Social Monitoring Report

Semi - Annual Report

Loan Number: 3260, Grant Number:0529 Project No:49215-001 July 2019

NEP: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project

Prepared by the Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank.

This Social Monitoring 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. Semi-Annual Report No. 6 January-June, 2019

Social

Monitoring

Report

Nepal: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project

ADB Loan No. 3260 NEP and SDC TA

Prepared by

Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EEAP), Project Directorate, Department of Roads for Government of Nepal (GoN) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sixth Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report, January-June, 2019

This social monitoring 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.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

Currency unit - Nepalese Rupee (NRs) NRs. 1.00 = $ 0.0090 US $ 1.00 = NRs. 110.231 Source: Nepal Rastra Bank, 14 Jul, 2019

NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Nepal and its agencies ends on 15 July. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends. (e.g., FY 2019. It ends on 15 July 2020).

(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

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ABBREVIATION

ADB Asian Development Bank AP(s) Affected Person(s)/People CDC Compensation Determination Committee CDO Chief District Officer CFUG Community Forest Users Group CISC Central Implementation Support Consultant CLPIU Central Level Project Implementation Unit CoI Corridor of Impact DADO District Agriculture Development Office DCC District Coordination Committee DISC District Level Support Consultants DLPIU District Level Project Implementation Unit DLSO District Land Survey Office DLRO District Land Revenue Office DoA Department of Agriculture DoR Department of Road DPR Detail Project Report EEAP Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project EMP Environmental Management Plan FY Fiscal Year GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GoN Government of Nepal GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GMaLI Grant Management and Local Infrastructure HHs Households IA Implementing Agency IOL Inventory of losses IR Involuntary Resettlement LEST Livelihood Enhancement Skills and Training MOFE Ministry of Forest and Environment NRA National Reconstruction Authority NRs Nepalese Rupees PAF Project Affected Families PAP Project Affected Person PC Project Coordinator PD Project Director PIC Project in Change RP Resettlement Plan RM Rural Municipality RF Resettlement Framework SMR Social Monitoring Report SSO Social Safeguard Officer Sq.m. Square meter

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1. Project Background 1 2. Impact And Outcome 1 3. Social Safeguards In Eeap 2 4. Overall Social Safeguard Status 2 5. Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report 3 Part 1: District Roads 4 Part 2: Strategic Roads 34 Part 1: 4 District Roads 1.1 Rural Road Background 5 1.2 Objective, Approach and Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring 9 1.3 Qualitative And Quantitative Monitoring Data 9 1.4 Monitoring Indicators and Parameters 9 1.5 Compliance with Loan and Grants Covenants 10 1.6 Progress on Documentation and Approval 10 1.7 Progress on Compensation Disbursement 10 1.8 Redressal of Grievances 11 1.9 Monitoring Plan and Activities Planned 13 1.10 Avoiding and Minimizing Impacts 14 1.11 Livelihood Restoration And Enhancement 14 1.12 Issues Observed 15 1.13 Issues for Delay 15 1.14 Corrective Actions 15 Table Table 1: Involuntary Resettlement Impacts in Details ...... 7 Table 2: Status of Submitted Grievances and Their Resolution ...... 11 Table 3: Progress on Livelihood Improvement Training ...... 14 Table 4: Issues Summarized ...... 15 Figure Figure 1: Grievances in Graph ...... 13 Appendices Appendix I: Status of Involuntary Resettlement Planning 17 Appendix II:Details of Compensation Disbursement and Deed Transfer of Resettlement Plan (16 RPs & 1 DDR) 18 Appendix III: Fortnightly Report 19 Appendix IV: Status of Compliance with Relevant Covenants 20 Appendix V: Details of Consultation Meeting Minutes 24 Appendix VI: Photographs 28 Appendix VII: Action Plan for Critical Roads 30 Appendix VIII: District wise Disintegrated Data 32

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1. PROJECT BACKGROUND 1. Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EEAP) is a project being implemented by loan assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and counterpart funding from Government of Nepal (GoN). The goal of the project is to support Government of Nepal to accelerate rehabilitation and reconstruction following the devastating earthquake of 25 April 2015 and the major aftershock of 12 May 2015. The project supports the rebuilding of schools, roads, and district-level government buildings, and strengthen resilience to future disasters. EEAP, Loan 3260 for $200 M was approved on 24 June 2015, signed on 21 August 2015 and did come into effect on 10 September 2015. Revised project completion date is 23 June 2019 corresponding with a 9 month extension of the implementation period. The Project covers 12 districts spread over eastern, middle and western development regions of Nepal.

2. The project will restore and strengthen the resilience of critical public and social infrastructures and services and has four outputs. Output 1: Schools are rebuilt and upgraded, Output 2: roads and bridges are rehabilitated and/or reconstructed, Out 3: District-level government facilities constructed and/or rebuilt; and Output 4: Disaster preparedness and management capacities strengthened.

3. Under Output 2 ;the initial target of district roads component was rehabilitation and reconstruction of 450 km. A total of 25 potential road sub-projects (474.7 km)had been identified for rehabilitation and reconstruction in 12 sub-projects districts under EEAP. However, 17 road sub-projects (290 km) has been prioritized for rehabilitation and reconstruction due to budget constraint (please refer Figures 1 and 2 for project location).

4. National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is executing agency for EEAP. NRA has established Central Level Project Implementation Unit-Grant Management and Local Infrastructure (CLPIU-GMaLI) in Kathmandu, headed by a Project Director to coordinate all project activities.

2. IMPACT AND OUTCOME

5. The impact of the project is accelerated economic and social recovery in Nepal’s earthquake affected districts. The outcome will be critical economic and social services resumed with disaster-resilient infrastructure.

6. The project has following four outputs:

(i) Output 1: Schools are rebuilt and upgraded. At least 700 schools will be rebuilt or retrofitted in line with school reconstruction plans to disaster-resilient standards and equipped with water and sanitation facilities, including sex-disaggregated toilets. About five will be model schools built with information and communication technology equipment, science laboratories, and improved learning spaces. However, target has been reduced 154 school buildings (MTR, October 2017). (ii) Output 2: Roads and bridges are rehabilitated and/or reconstructed. About 135 km of strategic roads and about 450 km of rural roads damaged by the earthquake and

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landslides will be rehabilitated. Target for strategic and district roads has been reduced to 99.6 km and 325 km respectively (MTR, October 2017). Project roads and bridges will have built back better features for road safety and climate resilience. Construction and maintenance equipment will also be procured. (iii) Output 3: District-level government facilities constructed and/or rebuilt. About 300 district-level government buildings will be rebuilt or retrofitted to disaster resilient standards with basic utilities, and furnished. This target has been reduced to 123 buildings (MTR, October 2017).Transitional district-level government offices will also be established to enable services to continue throughout the reconstruction period. (iv) Output 4: Disaster preparedness and management capacities strengthened. All outputs are assured to be disaster risk resilient. Engineering divisions of all implementing agencies will be strengthened.

7. In addition to loan assistance from ADB, Swiss Agency for Development and cooperation (SDC) provides technical assistance to the district roads components. United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-Grant 0529) has been received to finance 15 additional schools’ reconstruction in December 2016.

3. SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS IN EEAP 8. The project is category B for involuntary resettlement. Being a sector project a Resettlement Framework (RF) was prepared in accordance with ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009. (RPs) are required for district and strategic roads having land acquisition and involuntary resettlement impacts. RP is not prepared for school and office building subprojects as there are no land acquisition and involuntary resettlement impacts. Strategic and Rural Road components have involuntary resettlement impact. Resettlement plans has been prepared to mitigate impacts.

4. OVERALL SOCIAL SAFEGUARD STATUS 9. The overall social safeguard status of EEAP in reference to its output is listed below.

(i) Output 1- School Buildings: Since there are no land acquisition and involuntary resettlement impacts, so social safeguards monitoring is not needed.

(ii) Output 2a- District Roads: 17 RPs for 17 road subprojects have been approved by ADB and NRA. Up to this SMR, five updated RPs have been submitted and five more RPs are under process of revision.

(iii) Output 2b- Strategic Roads: Resettlement plans of all three roads have been approved.

(iv) Output 3- Office Buildings: Since land belongs to respective government offices there are no land acquisition and involuntary resettlement impacts, so social monitoring report is not needed.

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5. SEMI-ANNUAL SOCIAL MONITORING REPORT 10. According to RF, each CLPIU/GMaLi with CISC support has to prepare and submit semi-annual monitoring reports (SMRs to ADB, one from January-June and other July- December of each year by the 15th of next month). This SMR is from January-June, 2019.

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PART 1: District Roads

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1.1 RURAL ROAD BACKGROUND 1.1.1 INTRODUCTION

11. At the district level, project implementation will be the responsibility of the District Level Project Implementation Unit-Grant Management and Local Infrastructure (DLPIU- GMaLI) of each district. CLPIU/DLPIU (GMaLI) will be supported by District Implementation Support Consultants (DISC) which is headed by District Team Leader, technical and social staff. Overall back stopping support to the district will be provided by Central Implementation Support Consultants (CISC).

1.1.2 PHYSICAL PROGRESS

12. Up-to the reporting period, 17 road subprojects having total length of 290 km in 12 districts are under implementation. So far, out of 17 subprojects, 11 subprojects have been completed that include Bhaktapur (1), Thaiba-Godamchour Road in Lalitpur district (1) and Khopasi-Dhungakharka-Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang Road in Kavre district (1)), Garma-Nele-Bogal Road, Solukhumbu(1), Sankhu-Palubari Road in Kathmandu (1), Pipal Bhanjyang - Haitar - Netrakali Road in Sindhuli (1), Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek Road in Gorkha (1), Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - Thakurivanjyang Road in Chitwan (1), Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Serabazaar - Lituere - Pachok Road(1), Sunkhani-Lamidanda - Kalinchowk section of SunkhaniSangwa Road(1) and Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar – Doramba – Paseban – Kolibagar Road in Ramechhap (1). (Source; Technical Team, CISC).

1.1.3 CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURE

13. The DLPIU organized consultation meeting with APs, and with the other stakeholders along the road subproject. They were provided information on ADB Policy on involuntary resettlement, compensation and entitlement, RF of the EEAP. During the preparation of 17 RPs, adequate consultation meetings have been conducted. Their details are attached in Appendix V. Additionally during the period, it is reported that consultation and disclosure of Resettlement Plans in their respective (Rural) Municipalities is completed in all 12 EEAP districts (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap, Dolakha, Sindhuli, Gorkha, Lamjung, Kavre and Chitwan).

14. The community meetings and interviews were carried out in each affected (Rural) Municipalities with the land owners. In consultation with other stakeholders, information campaign is facilitated during cadastral survey and household listing and socio- economic and loss assessment survey of the households. The communities were explained about: a. Relevancy of the road subproject scope and schedules b. RP and various degrees of project impact, c. About land acquisition, compensation and other entitlements schemes, d. About grievance redress mechanism,

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e. Special consideration and assistance of all vulnerable groups, and f. Disclosed draft RP where civil works has started.

15. Further, information sharing and consultation programs throughout the project period are being conducted simultaneously as RP implementation has taken momentum. APs are actively participating in all levels of subproject planning and implementation process. CISC has advised the district teams to conduct consultation meeting, disclosures with proper recording system with photographs.

1.1.4 RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS

16. Underneath Table 1 describes impacts subproject-wise.

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Table 1: Involuntary Resettlement Impacts in Details

SN District Name of the Sub- Project Impacts by Households and Type of Loss Remarks Affected Affected Affected Affected Required Not HHs Population Land Land Physical Required (No.) (No.) Parcels (Ha) Relocation Physical (Plot No.) Relocation 1 Kathmandu Sankhu-Palubari-Nagarkot 55 140 123 10.046 21 Out of 21, 1 is public Road structure 2 Bhaktapur Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu – 207 348 254 7.788 28 Out of 28, 1 is public Telkot-Bhattedanda - structure Nagarkot Road 3 Lalitpur Thaiba - Godamchaur Road 144 353 247 1.72 1 54 Out of 55, 10 are public structures 3.i Godamchour- Godabari- 392 955 639 9.71 7 130 Out of 137, 9 are Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang public structures Road 4 Kavre Khopasi-Dhungakharka - 207 695 335 14.055 1 1 Chyamranbesi-Milche- Borang Road 4.i Kuntabesi-Nayagaun- 339 1568 515 16.67 14 110 Out of 124, 14 are Nagarkot public structures 5 Dolakha Sunkhani-Lamidanda - 154 182 10m CoI, which is in Kalinchowk section of already existing. SunkhaniSangwa Road 5.i Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa 190 372 259 25.565 1 3 Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa -Jiri Road 6 Ramechhap Devitar – Phulasipokhari 168 440 271 16.141 8 41 Section of Devitar – Doramba – Paseban – Kolibagar Road

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SN District Name of the Sub- Project Impacts by Households and Type of Loss Remarks Affected Affected Affected Affected Required Not HHs Population Land Land Physical Required (No.) (No.) Parcels (Ha) Relocation Physical (Plot No.) Relocation 6.i Haldibesi-Dhobi- 474 1485 935 38.9 11 33 Dhandebesi Road 7 Okhaldhunga Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar 404 850 708 11.1 17 32 Out of 49, 3 are public Road structures 8 Solukhumbu Garma-Nele-Bogal Road 189 330 284 17.6 2

9 Gorkha i)Luitel - Aappipal - 387 1234 744 30.575 12 88 Out of 100, 22 are Harmibhanjyang - public structures Thalajung – Bhachek Road ii) Luitel-Aapipal- 34 174 61 2.605 Harmibhanjyang-Thalajung- Bhachek Road Subproject 9.i Ghympesal - Balkot- 109 613 167 8.2 Palkhu- Swara-Saurpani- Barpak Road 10 Lamjung Belghari – Archalbot - 323 834 425 12.59 2 150 Out of 152, 9 are Lamabagar- Serabazaar - public structures Lituere - Pachok Road 11 Chitwan Khurkhure (Highway) - 44 193 54 15 Out of 10, 3 are public Samitar - Thakurivanjyang structures. Road 12 Sindhuli PipalBhanjyang - Haitar - 495 1269 495 29.29 12 26 Out of 38, 8 are public Netrakali Road structures

Total 4315 11842 6516 252.555 88 732

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1.2 OBJECTIVE, APPROACH AND SCOPE OF SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING 1.2.1 OBJECTIVE

17. The objective of this Semi-annual monitoring is to assess progress on resettlement plan implementation of the project including; (i) compensation payment, (ii) relocation of affected housing/structures and rehabilitation, (iii) restoration of public infrastructures, (iv) review of the consultation and disclosure processes, grievances redress mechanisms and (v) restoration of livelihood of the affected persons/households.

1.2.2 APPROACH

18. The report has been prepared compiling information from fortnightly report, monthly reports, quarterly progress reports and field visit reports submitted by the CISC.

1.2.3 SCOPE

19. This Semi-annual report covers status of safeguard implementation activities in EEAP during July-December, 2018

1.3 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING DATA 20. The quantitative data refers to those items that are numerically measurable whereas qualitative data are not tangibly measurable. The quantitative data required for this semi-annual report has been taken from the fortnightly/monthly/quarterly reports and database whilst qualitative data has been supplemented through the field observation, consultation and discussion with the stakeholders and information during meeting/dissemination etc. Qualitative data will be taken from compensation payment whereas quantitative data will be taken from livelihood. After field visits, both quantitative and qualitative data have been incorporated in the progress reporting. Hence, data incorporation process consisting of both qualitative and quantitative will be carried out throughout the implementation phase.

1.4 MONITORING INDICATORS AND PARAMETERS 1.4.1 RESETTLEMENT IMPACT CATEGORIZATION

21. Out of 17 sub projects, 16 fall in category B and one falls in category C. Prior to implementation of civil works, resettlement impacts in all the subprojects have been screened and classified by using ADB SPS 2009 classification system.

22. While preparing RP; following process have been applied; (i) the subproject site is selected in full consultation with landowners and any non-titled affected persons; (ii) voluntary donations do not severely affect the living standards of affected persons and the amount of agricultural or other productive land to be acquired from each affected household does not exceed 5% of the total productive landholdings of the household; (iii) voluntary donations are linked directly to benefits for the affected persons; (iv) any

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voluntary donation will be confirmed through written record and verified by an independent third party; (v) there is an adequate grievance process (vi) no affected household will be displaced from housing and severely affected; (viii) no affected household is vulnerable; and (ix) a process is in place to provide official documentation to those who donated land of their landholding post-donation.

23. Revised resettlement plan of Pipal Bhanjyang - Haitar - Netrakali Road Sub Project, Sindhuli had been forwarded on 28 January, 2019, and that of Okhaldhunga – Rumjhatar Road Sub Project had been forwarded on 12 February, 2019. Regarding Luitel-Aapipal-Harmibhanjyang-Thalajung-Bhachek Road Subproject, (a section of Thanisawara Cheuribot Thumki Melbhanjyang Road with Ch 15+920-18+525 Km), its RP was sent to CLPIU-GMaLI on 12 Feb, 2019. Likewise, revised resettlement plan of Telkot-Bhattedada road, Bhaktapur has been forwarded to CLPIU-GMaLI on 21 June, 2019 and 28 June, 2019 and revised resettlement plan of Garma-Nele-Bogal Road, Solukhumbu has been forwarded to CLPIU-GmaLI for further process and necessary action.

1.5 COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND GRANTS COVENANTS 24. Summary of covenants compliance with loan status is as follows; Out of 8 relevant covenants, 6 are compliance and remaining 2 are partially compliance with loan covenants. Regular follow-up actions are being taken in this regard. (Please refer Appendix IV for details)

1.6 PROGRESS ON DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVAL 25. Up to reporting time, all 17 RPs including 1 DDR were prepared and approved from NRA and ADB.

1.7 PROGRESS ON COMPENSATION DISBURSEMENT 26. The overall target on compensation disbursement is NRs 1108.26 million. Out of this, progress on compensation payment is NRs 62.34%. On the other hand, target HHs of deed transfer are 4315 and its progress is 66.23%. Out of NRs 1108.26 million, compensation worth NRs. 690.85 million has been paid. Deed transfer has been completed for 2724 HHs out of 4113 HHs. For FY 2073/74, Government of Nepal has sanctioned NRs 126.91 million for 12 districts. And, NRs. 493.40 million has been sanctioned for the fiscal year 2074/75 whereas additional NRs 528.90 million has been sanctioned for the this fiscal year 2075/76.(Source: CLPIU-GmaLI).

27. Based on progress data, out of all 17 subprojects, compensation payment in Chitawan and Kathmandu districts are more than 90%. In case of Devitar-Fulasi, Ramechhap, Bhaktapur-1, Dolakha-1, Lamjung-1, it is more than 80%. In Okhaldhunga and Kavre- 1, it is more than 70%. Compensation payment is more than 60% for only 2 districts (Solukhumbu-1, Gorkha-1) whereas it is more than 50% for only 3 districts (Lalitpur-1, Kavre-1, Sindhuli-1); and it is less than 50% in Lalitpur-1, Gorkha-1, Ramechhap-1. In case of one subproject in Dolakha, compensation payment is not applicable since existing area is taken for upgrading. Details of progress on resettlement plan status

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district-wise is given in Appendix II. Action Plan of each critical subproject for next reporting stage is also included in Appendix VII.

28. In case of two subprojects (Bhaktapur and Kathmandu), progress is halted after having achieved respectively 84.74% and 90.08% mainly due to land in mortgage, death of official land owners and non-registered land plots. Related districts have already published public notice for timely disbursement of remaining compensation. Regular follow-ups are being made by DLPIU-GMaLI and DISC, Kathmandu to ensure compensation distribution within timeframe. Due to these follow-ups, remaining APs have also started to come in contact.

29. The progress in compensation and deed transfer is slow especially on those subprojects which have lately started field verification of cadastral (e.g., Gorkha-1, Ramechhap-1 and Lalitpur-1). And in few districts, DSO is taking long time for field verification of missing plots/error in areas whereas this process is ongoing in some districts, namely, Ramechhap and Lalitpur. Consequently, progress in compensation payment is affected.

30. Regarding structures, upto the reporting period, districts have made good achievement to pay compensation for structures. Based on reports of some districts, the structure owners will get compensation of their structures in two installments especially in case of residential buildings. Compensation in two installments has been made by district teams with close consultation with APs. This provision has been necessitated upon realizing the risk of not willing to dismantle the structures by APs after getting that compensation. Hence, first installment will be provided before dismantling whereas second one will be provided only after the completion of dismantling of structures following the recommendation of rural municipality. In case of secondary structures/partially affected structures, compensation will be paid only in one installment.

1.8 REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES 31. Up to reporting time, districts, namely, Kathmandu-1, Bhaktapur-1, Solukhumbu-1, Chitawan-1, Gorkha-1, Dolakha-2, Lalitpur-2, Kavre-2 Okhaldhunga-1 and Sindhuli-1 have addressed grievances related to missing plots/structures/tress, error names, error in areas etc. Regarding subprojects in Lamjung-1, Gorkha-1 and Ramechhap-2, re- verification of cadastral survey is ongoing. Details of subproject-wise grievances are presented in Table 2 and their numbers are shown graphically in Figure 1.

Table 2: Status of Submitted Grievances and Their Resolution

SN Name of the Sub Project Total Solved Nature of grievances Remarks number of grievances recorded 1 Sankhu-Palubari-Nagarkot 118 118 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Road name, area, demanded addressed. compensation of existing area.

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SN Name of the Sub Project Total Solved Nature of grievances Remarks number of grievances recorded 2 Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu – 24 24 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Telkot-Bhattedanda -Nagarkot name, area addressed Road 3 Thaiba - Godamchaur Road 55 55 Missing plots mismatch in All grievances name, area are addressed. 3 Godamchour- Godabari- 56 55 Missing plots, mismatch in Out of 56 Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road name, area grievances, 55 are addressed and remaining are in process. 4 Khopasi-Dhungakharka - 23 23 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang name, area are addressed. Road 4.i Kuntabesi-Nayagaun- 123 123 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Nagarkot name, area addressed. 5 Sunkhani-Lamidanda - 3 3 Error area, demanded All 3 grievances Kalinchowk section of protection wall in school and are addressed SunkhaniSangwa Road drain

5.i Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa 22 22 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- name, area are addressed. Hawa -Jiri Road 6 Devitar – Phulasipokhari 76 76 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Section of Devitar – Doramba name, area are addressed. – Paseban – Kolibagar Road 6.i Haldibesi-Dhobi-Dhandebesi 220 50 Missing plots, mismatch in Out of 250 Road name, area, structures, tress grievances, 50 are addressed and remaining are in process 7 Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar Road 226 226 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances name, area, structures, trees are addressed. 8 Garma-Nele-Bogal Road 122 122 Missing plots, mismatch in All 122 name, area grievances are addressed. 9 i) Luitel - Aappipal - 149 149 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – name, area, structures, trees are addressed. Bhachek Road ii) Luitel-Aapipal- 10 10 Missing plots All grievances Harmibhanjyang-Thalajung- are addressed. Bhachek Road Subproject 9.i Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- 23 23 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Swara-Saurpani- Barpak Road name, area are addressed.

10 Belghari – Archalbot - 110 110 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Lamabagar- Serabazaar - name, area are addressed. Lituere - Pachok Road 11 Khurkhure (Highway) - 33 33 Missing plots, mismatch in All grievances Samitar - Thakurivanjyang name, area are addressed. Road 12 PipalBhanjyang - Haitar - 147 147 Missing plots, mismatch in All 147 Netrakali Road name, area grievances are addressed.

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SN Name of the Sub Project Total Solved Nature of grievances Remarks number of grievances recorded Total 1540 1369

Figure 1: Grievances in Graph

32. District Level Project Implementation Unit-Grant Management and Local Infrastructure (DLPIU-GMaLI) has been playing key role to the effective implementation of GRMs taking into account different levels of GRMs. All the grievances have been well documented for timely addressing the issues.

1.9 MONITORING PLAN AND ACTIVITIES PLANNED 33. The RP implementation progress is being monitored by central and district level team of government staffs and district team. The social safeguard Officer (SSO) are reporting monthly progress on RP implementation to the DLPIU-GMaLI. The DLPIU- GMaLI after discussing the progress status in safeguard desk, submits the report to CLPIU-GMaLI and CISC on a monthly basis. CLPIU-GMaLI and CISC compile information, prepare fortnightly and quarterly progress report and subsequently submit to ADB. The CLPIU-GMaLI with support of CISC prepares and submits semi-annual

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social safeguard monitoring report covering all project districts. The monitoring reports include detailed progress on RP implementation, grievance record and resolution status. The semi-annual report also evaluates the resettlement and compensation process in order to ascertain that the procedure prescribed in RF are duly followed as well as to assess whether AP’s economic status has been restored to the level of prior to the project implementation.

1.10 AVOIDING AND MINIMIZING IMPACTS 34. In the road sub projects under EEAP at critical sections and at those sections where large number of structures are noticed during the HHs survey, protection walls nearby residence buildings and other structures have been recommended in consultation with the technical team so that impacts can be minimized to a greater extent. For example: in approved RPs, CoI has been minimized from 10 to 8 m in market section to avoid number of RCC buildings in Khopasi-Dhungakharka-Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang Road, Kavre. Likewise, CoI has been minimized from 10m to 6.5m along Thaiba- Godamchoar Road, Lalitpur and from 10m to 6.5m along Godamchour-Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road, also in Lalitpur. And in case of Khurkhure-Samitar- Thakurivanjyang Road, Chitawan; CoI utilized only existing area i.e., 8m. The width has been minimized in these roads in order to avoid/minimize the no of structures to be demolished.

1.11 LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 35. Besides the compensation of affected assets, the APs have received life skill training by project. Priority is given to Dalit HHs, Janajati HHs, BPL HHs, women headed HHs and those HHs who have lost more than 10% total land holding. In approved RP, it is mentioned that the life skill training under the project will be NSTB-1 and tentative number of trainees is 1111. During RP implementation, TNA selected 871 potential trainees from 17 road subprojects of 12 districts and 333 trainees have completed the course for livelihood improvement training (I and II). Out of them, 305 males and 28 females were involved. Likewise, remaining 538 trainees will be included in Package III, IV and training will be conducted in the next FY 2076/77 BS. For the remaining trainings to accomplish, CLPIU-GMaLI has requested for budget from NRA. Details are shown in Table 3.

Table 3: Progress on Livelihood Improvement Training District Covered Name of the Trade Involved Participants Remarks

Target Male (No) Female (No) Total

Package I& Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Driving/Beauty Parlor 333 305 28 333 Package I & II. Dolakha, Sindhuli, Gorkha, II completed Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Kavre, Ramechhap, Lamjung and Chitwan Total 333 305 28 333 III Solukhumbu, Okhaldhunga, Taloring, eletrician, 538 315 223 538 Package III & Dolakha, Sindhuli, Gorkha, Mason, Carpenter, and IV is

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IV Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Off season vegetable planning next Kavre, Ramechhap, Lamjung and farming, Plumbing FY 2076/77 Chitwan etc. Total 538 315 223 538

1.12 ISSUES OBSERVED 36. Based on the assessment, following issue is observed along with the required action. It is enumerated in the table below (Table 4).

Table 4: Issues Summarized

S.N. Name of the Name of the Subproject Issue Action District 1 Ramechhap Haldibesi-Dhobi- After publishing notice, Resurvey and deed Dhandebesi Road some missing plots transfer process are have still been seen in ongoing cadastral report.

1.13 ISSUES FOR DELAY 37. Major issues for delay have been enumerated below:

a) Substantial time has been consumed at field level and also in the verification of cadastral survey reports from DSO and DLRO due to limited staffs at DSO and DLRO as well as transfer of the related staffs.

b) The compensation payment activities are directly interrelated with Government offices such as DSO/DLRO. So it takes more time to get required support on time from respective offices and accordingly distribute compensation.

Because of these reasons, direct impact on compensation disbursement and deed transfer in case of Gorkha, Kavre, Ramechhap and Lalitpur districts have been observed.

1.14 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 38. Despite of constant followup and coordination made by DISC team with DLPIU and DSO/DLRO, not much progress could be achieved in some road projects.

39. So, provision of having separate team with required representatives from DSO, DLRO and local elected bodies within the project structure will help to expedite such delay in future. Besides, having strong fast track policy related to compensation payment will be helpful.

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Appendices

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Appendix I: Status of Involuntary Resettlement Planning

SN District RP Consultant Length Road Status of the Roads, km 1 Kathmandu ERMC/RRRSDP 10.046 Sankhu-Palubari-Nagarkot Approved from NRA/ADB 2 Bhaktapur ERMC/RRRSDP 7.588 Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu –Telkot-Bhattedanda -Nagarkot Approved from NRA/ADB Road 3 Kavre ERMC/ RRRSDP 14.055 Khopasi-Dhungakharka -Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang Road Approved from NRA/ADB 18.673 Kuntabesi-Nayagoan-Nagarkot Road Approved from NRA/ADB 4 Dolakha Gaurav 27.37 Sunkhani-Lamidanda -Kalinchowk section of Approved from NRA/ADB SunkhaniSangwa Road 25.565 Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa - Approved from NRA/ADB Jiri Road 5 Solukhumbu SILT 22.007 Garma-Nele-Bogal Approved from NRA/ADB 6 Ramechhap Gaurav 16.141 Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar – Doramba – Approved from NRA/ADB Paseban – Kolibagar Road 38.899 Haldibesi-Dhobi-Dhandebesi Approved from NRA/ADB 7 Sindhuli SILT 29.29 PipalBhanjyang - Haitar - Netrakali Road Approved from NRA/ADB 8 Gorkhka CISC 30.575 i)Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek Approved from NRA/ADB Road ii) Luitel-Aapipal-Harmibhanjyang-Thalajung-Bhachek Road Approved from NRA Subproject, (a Section of Thanisawara Cheuribot Thumki Melbhanjyang Road with Ch 15+920-18+525 Km), 8.2 Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Swara-Saurpani- Barpak Road Approved from NRA/ADB 9 Lalitpur CISC 2.65 Thaiba - Godamchaur Road Approved from NRA/ADB ERMC 14.981 Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road Approved from NRA/ADB 10 Lamjung CISC 12.59 Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Serabazaar - Lituere - Approved from NRA/ADB Pachok Road 11 Okhaldhunga SILT 11.1 Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar Approved from NRA 12 Chitwan CISC 11.5 Khurkhure-Samitar-Thakurivanjyang Road Approved from NRA/ADB

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Resettlement Plan Implementation Status Appendix II : Details of Compensation Disbursement and Deed Transfer of Resettlement Plan (16 RPs & 1 DDR)

Final Compensation & Deed Transfer Completed HHs/Plots

S.N. District of Name Target Progre % Total Total Total % Remarks subproject Land NRs ss HHs Taget Compe NRs plots nsation Sankhu-Palubari- This MPR has progress in compensation and deed transfer in this month. This 1 Kathmandu Nagarkot Road 63168833.96 56902949.03 90.08 55 47 85 75 58 77 district subproject is handed over to DLPIU-GMaLI on 22 April, 2019

Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu This MPR has no progress in this month. This district subproject is handed over to –Telkot-Bhattedanda - DLPIU-GMaLI on 24 April, 2019. Revised RP was sent to CLPIU-GMaLI on 21 June, 2 Bhaktapur Nagarkot Road 110941995.57 94015438.34 84.74 207 177 86 264 224 85 2019. Thaiba - Godamchaur This MPR has no progress in this month. Budget that was long halted is recently Road 39833082.47 21090300.00 52.95 144 106 74 241 125 52 made available to district. 3 Lalitpur Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang This MPR has no progress in this month. Budget that was long halted is recently Road 123662331.27 35063691.00 28.35 392 187 48 631 190 30 made available to district. 189 plots are in process at DLRO for deed transfer. Khopasi-Dhungakharka - Chyamranbesi-Milche- No progress in compensation and deed transfer. This district subproject is handed Borang Road 24100499.93 18030236.01 74.81 207 152 73 297 196 66 over to DLPIU-GMaLI on 24 April, 2019 4 Kavre No progress in compensation and deed transfer. 17 HHs with 32 plots have been Kuntabesi-Nayagaun- omitted since DoR is upgrading that section. So target HHs and plots are revised Nagarkot Road 157321968.74 91286121.99 58.03 339 258 76 515 354 69 accordingly. Sunkhani-Lamidanda - Kalinchowk section of 5 Dolakha SunkhaniSangwa Road 154 6 4 182 7 4 Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Progress in deed transfer is slow at DSO and DLRO. 10 plots are still in process at Sahare- Hawa -Jiri Road 8632717.28 7646314.00 88.57 190 64 34 255 97 38 DSO for deed transfer process. Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar – Doramba – Paseban – Progress in compensation disbursement and deed transfer . Recently, revision of 6 Ramechhap Kolibagar Road 77584294.09 68120219.00 87.80 168 148 88 281 223 79 both sub projects structures' cost is done. Haldibesi-Dhobi- Dhandebesi Road 144580295.25 63259895.00 43.75 474 268 57 935 340 36 Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar Good progress in compensation and deed transfer. Revised RP cost approved from 7 Okhaldhunga Road 138681247.80 104306633.40 75.21 404 358 89 708 578 82 NRA .

This district subproject is handed over to DLPIU-GMaLI on 28 June, 2019. Revised RP was sent to CLPIU-GMaLI on 28 June, 2019. So revised target land cost, HHs 8 Solukhumbu Garma-Nele-Bogal Road 19661340.37 12127471.48 61.68 189 99 52 284 159 56 as well as land plots. i) Luitel - Aappipal - Slow progress due to: 1. since long time is taken to get approval from NRA (approx Harmibhanjyang - 5 months) and 2. Budget that was long halted is recently made available to district. Thalajung – Bhachek Preparation of lalpurja at DLRO is completed and its cost NRs18413323.85 is in Road 80918318.48 29742143.00 36.76 387 203 52 744 261 35 process. 36 plots are under process at DSO/DLRO for deed trasfer process. ii) Luitel-Aapipal- Harmibhanjyang- Thalajung-Bhachek Road 9 Gorkha Subproject, (a Section of Budget that was long halted is recently made available to district. This section of RP Thanisawara Cheuribot has been approved from NRA on 15 Feb, 2019. Published Land Notice on 27 Feb, Thumki Melbhanjyang 2019. And out of 61 plots, 13 plots' deed transfer is completed. Preparation of Road with Ch 15+920- lalpurja at DLRO is completed and its cost NRs1168246 is in process. 18 plots are 18+525 Km), 7164799.98 2471214.00 34.49 34 18 53 61 30 49 under process at DSO/DLRO for deed trasfer process. Ghympesal - Balkot- Progress in compensation and deed transfer. Budget that was long halted is Palkhu- Swara-Saurpani- recently made available to district. 37 plots are process at DSO and DLRO for deed Barpak Road 12984556.54 8720343.72 67.16 109 98 90 185 127 69 transfer and process of lalpurja. Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Serabazaar - 10 Lamjung Lituere - Pachok Road 66523212.00 58722585.00 88.27 323 298 92 463 438 95 Progress in compensation disbursement and deed transfer. Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - 11 Chitwan Thakurivanjyang Road 2228835.65 2035498.71 91.33 44 28 64 54 37 69 Good progress in compensation and deed transfer process. And out of target plots, 93 plots' deed transfer completed and preparation of Lalpurja at DLRO completed Pipal Bhanjyang - Haitar - and its cost NRs2815719 is in process. 38 plots are under process at DSO/DLRO 12 Sindhuli Netrakali Road 30280824.77 17310640.36 57.17 293 218 74 495 305 62 for deed trasfer process. Total 1108269154.15 690851694.04 62.34 4113 2733 66.45 6670 3749 56.21

Overall Progress Status of RP/DDR Implementation Upto reporting period, all 17 RPs (including 1 DDR) are already approved from NRA/ABD. The RP cost shown in table is estimated cost and can be changed after CDC decision/revised cadastral survey. Note: Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Solukhumbu. Lamjung ,Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga, Chitwan (Jorkulo Section),Ramechhap (2), Gorkha(Luitel Section 2.6KM) and Sindhuli districts have revised RP Implementation cost. However, total sum varies from the earlier cost.

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Appendix III Fortnightly Report Resettlement Plan Implementation Status

Final Compensation & Deed Transfer Completed HHs/Plots

S.N. District of Name Target Progre % Total Total % subproject Land NRs ss Taget Compe NRs plots nsation 1 Kathmandu Sankhu-Palubari-Nagarkot Road 63168833.96 56902949.03 90.08 75 58 77 Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu –Telkot- 2 Bhaktapur Bhattedanda -Nagarkot Road 110941995.57 94015438.34 84.74 264 224 85 Thaiba - Godamchaur Road 39833082.47 21090300.00 52.95 241 125 52 3 Lalitpur Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road 123662331.27 35063691.00 28.35 631 190 30 Khopasi-Dhungakharka - 4 Kavre Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang Road 24100499.93 18030236.01 74.81 297 196 66 Kuntabesi-Nayagaun-Nagarkot Road 157321968.74 91286121.99 58.03 515 354 69 Sunkhani-Lamidanda -Kalinchowk section of SunkhaniSangwa Road 182 7 4 5 Dolakha Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa -Jiri Road 8632717.28 7646314.00 88.57 255 97 38 Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar – Doramba – Paseban – 6 Ramechhap Kolibagar Road 77584294.09 68120219.00 87.80 281 223 79 Haldibesi-Dhobi-Dhandebesi Road 144580295.25 63259895.00 43.75 935 340 36 7 Okhaldhunga Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar Road 138681247.80 104306633.40 75.21 708 578 82 8 Solukhumbu Garma-Nele-Bogal Road 19661340.37 12127471.48 61.68 284 159 56 i) Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek Road 80918318.48 29742143.00 36.76 744 261 35 ii) Luitel-Aapipal-Harmibhanjyang- Thalajung-Bhachek Road Subproject, 9 Gorkha (a Section of Thanisawara Cheuribot Thumki Melbhanjyang Road with Ch 15+920-18+525 Km), 7164799.98 2471214.00 34.49 61 30 49 Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Swara- Saurpani- Barpak Road 12984556.54 8720343.72 67.16 185 127 69 Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- 10 Lamjung Serabazaar - Lituere - Pachok Road 66523212.00 58722585.00 88.27 463 438 95 Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - 11 Chitwan Thakurivanjyang Road 2228835.65 2035498.71 91.33 54 37 69 Pipal Bhanjyang - Haitar - Netrakali 12 Sindhuli Road 30280824.77 17310640.36 57.17 495 305 62 Total 1108269154.15 690851694.04 62.34 6670 3749 56.21

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Appendix IIV: Status of Compliance with Relevant Covenants

Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes/ Progress Status/Remarks Not Yet/Due/On- going/Partially Complied/Not Applicable)

Partially complied with – Schedule Conditions for Award of Contracts Resettlement Partially Out of 17 subprojects- ADB clearance for 3 RPs 4-8 Safeguard complied The Borrower shall not award any obtained prior to contract award; all other RPs cleared Works contract involving involuntary post contract awards resettlement impacts for a Subproject until the EA or the IAs has prepared and submitted to ADB the final RP for such Subproject based on the Subproject's detailed design, and obtained ADB's clearance of such RP.

Schedule Project is implemented in accordance with Administrative Yes Noted and considered. 5-1 PAM.

Schedule Land acquisition and resettlement Resettlement Ongoing Out 17 approved RPs, 17 subprojects have started 5-5 activities comply with laws; the compensation distribution and deed transfer ongoing. Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards; the RF; and the respective RP.

Schedule Necessary budgetary and human Safeguard Ongoing  NRA is arranging the necessary budget for the 5-7 resources made available to fully implementation of RPs. implement the EMPs, and the RPs.  For FY 2073/74, GoN has sanctioned NRs 126.91 million for 12 districts. NRs. 493.40 million has been sanctioned for the fiscal year 2074/75 whereas additional NRs 528.90 million has been

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes/ Progress Status/Remarks Not Yet/Due/On- going/Partially Complied/Not Applicable) sanctioned for this fiscal year 2075/76.  Focal persons for IEE and RP in CLPIU-GMaLI are assigned.

Schedule All bidding documents comply with IEE, Safeguard Ongoing Noted and considered. 5-8 EMP, and RP; budget is made available for environmental and social measures; any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous peoples risks notified by a written notice; and condition of roads, agricultural land and other infrastructure recorded prior to construction.

Schedule (a) A semi-annual Safeguards Monitoring Safeguards Yes Noted and under follow-up. Semi-annual social safeguard 5-9 Reports submitted to ADB and disclose monitoring report prepared and submitted along with relevant information; (b) any unanticipated quarterly report. environmental and/or social risks and impacts reported promptly to ADB; and (c) any actual or potential breach of compliance reported.

Schedule No proceeds of the Loan are used to Safeguard Yes No activities listed in Appendix 5 of SPS are carried 5-10 finance any activity included in the list of under EEAP. prohibited investment activities provided in Appendix 5 of the SPS.

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes/ Progress Status/Remarks Not Yet/Due/On- going/Partially Complied/Not Applicable)

Schedule The core labor standards and applicable Safeguard Yes Noted and considered. 5-11 laws are complied. Bidding documents and contracts require that the contractors (a) comply with applicable labor law and incorporate workplace occupational safety norms; (b) do not use child labor; (c) do not discriminate workers; (d) do not use forced labor; € allow freedom of association.

Schedule (a)the GESI/AP is implemented; (b) Safeguard Ongoing Resources allocated and implementation underway. 5-12 adequate resources are allocated for implementation of the GESI/AP (c) the bidding documents and contracts comply with the GESI/AP and (d) progress on implementation of GESI/AP regularly monitored and reported to ADB. Schedule Within 6 months after the Effective Date, Safeguard Yes First level of GRM is active at field. 5-15 the Borrower shall prepare a Grievance Redress Mechanism, acceptable to ADB, and establish a special committee to receive and resolve complaints/grievances or act upon reports from stakeholders on misuse of funds and other irregularities, including grievances due to resettlement. The special

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes/ Progress Status/Remarks Not Yet/Due/On- going/Partially Complied/Not Applicable) committee will (a) make public of the existence of this Grievance Redress Mechanism, (b) review and address grievances of stakeholders of the Project, in relation to either the Project, any of the service providers, or any person responsible for carrying out any aspect of the Project; and (c) proactively and constructively responding to them.

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Appendix V: Details of Consultation Meeting Minutes S.N. District Name of the Sub- Consultation Location & Issues discussed Project participants 1 Kathmandu Sankhu-Palubari Location: Shankarapur Briefing about the Project to the communities. Road Municipality-8,9; Male 28; ii) Demanded compensation for extra new cutting and their losses of structures as per recent market rate. 2 Bhaktapur Byasi-Jhaukhel- Location;Nagarkot Municipality i) Demanded compensation for extra new cutting and their Changu-Telkot Road 8;Male 18; Female 3 losses of structures as per recent market rate. ii) Community demanded APs should be facilitated by Life Skill Trainings. 3 Lalitpur Godamchour- Location;Godavari Municipality- i) Community demanded structures’ compensation at recent Godabari- Badikhel- 8;Male-10 , Female-5 market price. Lelebhanjyang Road 4.i Kavre Khopasi- Location; Bethanchowk Rural i) Community demanded structures’ compensation at recent Dhungakharka - Municipality-5,8,4; Male -50; market price. Chyamranbesi- Female 7 ii) During construction, maximum local laborers should be Milche-Borang Road used. iii) Those left plots during cadastral survey should be incorporated in the re-survey. 4.ii Kavre Kuntabesi- Location: Mandan Deupur i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities. Nayagoan-Nagarkot Municipality ward no. 2, 4 Road No. of consultation: 3 , Female: 11 Male: 20 5 Ramechhap Devitar-Fulasi- Location: Manthali Municipality ii) APs should be provided by different livelihood trainings Pokhari Road ward no. 4,1,2. eg., hair cutting saloon, advanced animal husbandry, No .of consultation :3, Female: 9, professional agricultural training etc. Male: 33 iii) During construction maximum, local laborers should be used. iv) Community demanded that cutting affected trees/saplings should be carried out in the presence of related CFUGs members. v). Community demanded structures’ compensation at recent market price.

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S.N. District Name of the Sub- Consultation Location & Issues discussed Project participants vi) Upgrading road works should be started as soon as possible.

i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities.

ii) This road should ensure direct benefits to the community people. iii) Regarding missing plots iv) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of structures during construction period. v) Demanded/requested road should be good. During construction, protection of landslide area, soil erosion and public gap area should be ensured through plantation and other appropriate measures. Construction of community people toilets and irrigation cannels should be prioritized. vi) Community requested that road should be accessible up to Primary School which is beyond the RoW (500m far away from the constructed road). 6 Sindhuli Pipalbhanzyang- Location: Kamalamai Municipality, i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities. Haitar No. of consultation: 1, Women: 10, Men: 70

ii) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of structures during construction period. iii) Demanded good spoil management and plantation.

iv) During construction, maximum local labors should be used. v) APs should be provided different livelihood trainings.

vi) Demand structures’ compensation at recent market price.

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S.N. District Name of the Sub- Consultation Location & Issues discussed Project participants vii) During the construction time, reconstruction demanded if any infrastructure damage occurred (within CoI 10m or beyond this too) such as irrigation canal, tap stand, pati, temple etc. 7 Solukhumbu Garma-Nele-Bogal Location: Dudkunda Municipality, i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities Road No. of consultation: 4, Female; Male: 31 ii) During implementation, sticking to centerline. Road (either gravel or black top) should be extended up to Sombare Bazaar. iii) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of structures during construction period. iv) Community requested to protect maximum infrastructures during construction. v) Construction should start as soon as possible. 8 Okhaldhunga Okhaldhunga- Municipality 3,2,1 Male-59; i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities. Rumjhatar Road Female-20

ii) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of structures as per recent market rate. iii) Community demanded to upgrade the road up to Ramilo Danda. iv). APs should be provided different livelihood trainings eg., hair cutting saloon, advanced animal husbandry, professional agricultural training. v) During construction, maximum local laborers should be used. vi) Implementation starts as soon as possible.

viii) Demanded good spoil management and plantation.

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S.N. District Name of the Sub- Consultation Location & Issues discussed Project participants

9 Gorkha Luitel-Aappipal- Location: Palungtar Municipality i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities. Harmibhanjyang- ward no. 3,8,9,13. Thalajung-Bhachek No. of consultation: 4 , Female: Road 25, Male: 60 ii) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of structures as per recent market rate. iii) Community demanded upgrading of road. Existing trees/saplings should be protected as much as possible. iv). APs request that public as well as private structures should be protected as much as possible. v) During upgrading the road, quality should be good. vi) At Raguwa ale village, Jhakri devisthan should be protected during road construction 10 Dolakha Sunkhani-Kampole - -

11 Lamjung Belghari-Archalbot- Location ;Location ;DordiRural i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities Lamabagar- Municipality2; Female;32; Sernabazar-Liture- ii) Community will help to count the CFUGs trees and Pachok Road structures too.

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Appendix VI: Photographs

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Protection of Ward Office at Dandagaun Protection of School at Protection of Private House ch 9+740 at Bhirkot-Sahare-Hawa Road Dandagaun ch 9+500 at Bhirkot- ch10+930 at Bhirkot-Sahare- Sahare-Hawa Road Hawa Road

Gabion Breast Wall for House Gabion & Stone Masonry Stone Masonry Breast Wall for protection Protection at ch 11+990 Retaining Wall with stair at ch of Shop and Electric Poles 11+875

Stone masonry breast wall for protection of residential buildings

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Appendix VII: Action Plan for Critical Roads

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Action Plan for Critical Roads

SN District Road Critical to How Responsi Status Issues Resolve bility

Godamchour- Delay in reverification Godabari- of missing plots and Badikhel- error in plots and slow Lelebhanjyang progress in deed Frequent coordination by 1 Lalitpur Road transfer process. DLPIU with DSO/DLRO. DLPIU/CLPIU Ongoing

Delay in reverification of missing plots and Frequent coordination error in plots due to with DSO/DLRO. Haldibesi-Dhobi- shortage of staffs at Rendering constant DLPIU/DISC/CL 2 Ramechhap Dhandebesi Road DSO assistance to DISC team. PIU Ongoing

After alomost one year, Luitel - Aappipal - field reverification Harmibhanjyang - completed. Slow Thalajung – progress in deed Frequent coordination by 3 Gorkha Bhachek Road transfer process. DLPIU with DSO/DLRO. DLPIU/CLPIU Ongoing

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Appendix VIII: District wise Disintegrated Data

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Disintegration Data of RP Implementation Progress Caterization of Plots**

Compensation & Deed Transfer Completed Plots

S.N. District subproject of Name plots Taget Total Compensation Total (Pre) % Plots contact in Not Abroad Plots Plots Legal Plots Mortgage Plots Guthi foundat not are which Plots Plots Institution Verification/recadastral Area LandSamyuktaOwners DeathPlots (RRRSDP)CoI existing 10m of (Caterization Plots Total RevisedPlots (Post) ProgressAchieved % Potential of RecentStatus plots DSO/DLRO APs) plots

1 Kathmandu Sankhu-Palubari-Nagarkot Road 75 58 77 7 9 1 17 57 98

Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu –Telkot- 2 Bhaktapur Bhattedanda -Nagarkot Road 264 224 85 7 1 16 1 4 4 7 40 224 100

Thaiba - Godamchaur Road 241 125 52 26 21 9 32 2 90 151 83 26 3 Lalitpur Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road 631 190 30 143 2 15 10 70 6 246 385 49 195 Khopasi-Dhungakharka - Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang Road 297 196 66 47 4 5 11 29 3 99 198 99 2 4 Kavre

Kuntabesi-Nayagaun-Nagarkot 515 354 69 67 1 1 4 53 8 134 381 93 27 Sunkhani-Lamidanda -Kalinchowk section of SunkhaniSangwa Road 182 7 4 175 175 7 100 5 Dolakha Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa -Jiri Road 255 97 38 9 12 127 148 106 92 9 Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar – Doramba – Paseban – 6 Ramechhap Kolibagar Road 281 223 79 13 17 1 27 58 223 100

Haldibesi-Dhobi-Dhandebesi Road 935 340 36 214 1 26 209 100 550 385 88 45

7 Okhaldhunga Okhaldhunga-Rumjatar Road 708 578 82 34 19 40 93 615 94 37

8 Solukhumbu Garma-Nele-Bogal Road 284 159 56 28 63 2 4 1 5 22 125 159 100

Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek Road 744 261 35 146 13 12 18 83 5 26 303 441 59 180 ii) Luitel-Aapipal-Harmibhanjyang- Thalajung-Bhachek Road 9 Gorkha Subproject, (a Section of Thanisawara Cheuribot Thumki Melbhanjyang Road with Ch 15+920- 18+525 Km), 61 30 5 1 1 2 9 52 58 22

Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Swara- Saurpani- Barpak Road 185 127 69 11 2 7 20 165 77 38 Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- 10 Lamjung Serabazaar - Lituere - Pachok Road 463 438 95 16 9 25 438 100 Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - 11 Chitwan Thakurivanjyang Road 54 37 69 2 4 5 1 1 13 41 90 4

Pipal Bhanjyang - Haitar - Netrakali 12 Sindhuli Road 495 305 62 58 17 17 28 4 124 371 82 66

Total 6670 3749 56 833 103 53 159 37 577 14 106 9 76 302 4399 85 651 Source:DLPIU/ DISC, 2019 **Note: Above categorization of plots couldnot deed transfer untill or unless APs self not proceed the documents.

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Part 2: Strategic Roads

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PHYSICAL PROGRESS 36 2. OBJECTIVE, APPROACH AND SCOPE OF SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING 38 3. SEMI-ANNUAL SOCIAL MONITORING REPORT 38 4. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES 41 5. STATUS WITH COVENANTS 43 6. STATUS OF OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 44 7. MAJOR ISSUES 44 8. PROPOSED ACTIONS ADDRESSING ISSUES 44 9. MAJOR FOCUS FOR NEXT REPORT 45

Table Table No: 01 Details of physical progress ...... 36 Table No: 02 Resettlement impact on Land ...... 36 Table No: 03 Impacts by Households and Types of the Structures loss ...... 37 Table No. 04 Summary of the Public consultation ...... 38 Table No: 05 Progress of Compensation Payment of land as of 30th June 2019 ...... 39 Table No: 06 Progress of Compensation Payment of structures ...... 39 Table No: 07 Status of Grievances Handling in Subproject Roads ...... 40 Table No: 08 Statuses of Grievances ...... 41 Table No. 09 Summary, of the Safeguard, HIV and GESI training ……………………………42 Table No. 10 Summary of the Livelihood Improvement & skill development Training ...... 43 Table No. 11 Major Focus by the end of the December 2019 ...... 45

Appendixes Appendix A: Status of RP Planning Activities 47 Appendix B: Summary of the RP Implementation Status 48 Appendix C: District wise compensation distribution 49 Appendix D: Summary of the field level activities 50 Appendix E: Summary of meetings/discussions 51 Appendix F: Status with Covenants 59 Appendix G: Photographs 60

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1.1 PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF THE SUB-PROJECTS 1.1 Physical progress 40. DoR has engaged M/S CR5 - Swachhanda JV, Syuchatar, Kathmandu on contract in September 2016 for the upgrading and improvement of Dolakha- Singati road. Similarly, for Dhadingbesi – Arughat – Gorkha Road, contract packages I & II have been awarded to Lama Construction Company, Mahaharagunj in January 2017, package III to Nepal Adarsha - Tamang JV in May 2017 and Package IV to Bajraguru- Synergy JV in September 2017. Contract for Panckahkal – Melamchi Road section has been awarded to M/S Swachhanda – Ashish JV, Syuchatar, Kathmandu, in October 2017. Summary of physical progress achieved up to June 2019 is given below in Table 01. Table No: 01 Details of physical progress SN Road Length (Km) Road Classification Physical progress in (%) 1 Dolakha – Singati 34.490 Feeder Road 80.51% Package-I 83.65 Package- II 82.72% 2 Dhading - Gorkha 42.274 Feeder road Package- II 79.04% Package- IV 98.59% 3 Panchkhal – Melamchi 22.997 Feeder road 57.51%

1.2 Resettlement impacts 41. As per the approved Resettlement Plan of Dolakha - Singati Road there 10 temporary structures. However 15 additional temporary structures were on risk due to the excavation works. Therefore, 25 temporary structures have been compensated by the shifting allowances. In Panchkhal – Melamchi road, 191 land parcels have been affected from 134 households of Kavre Palanchok and Sindhupalchok districts. Likewise, for land parcels of the Dhading – Gorkha road projects, CDC meeting of Gorkha & Dhading districts had issued the land acquisition notice on 16th July 2019 & 17th July 2019 respectively. Table 2 below shows the detail of resettlement impact in each road section. Table No: 02 Resettlement Iimpacts on Land (Updated) Name of road Original Additional Out of Total plots to be Remarks subproject Targeted plots newly alignment compensated Plots (CDC published plots to be approved) excluded Dhading- Updated Gorkha 568 401 - 969 parcels (Dhading) Dhading- Updated Gorkha 634 267 23 878 parcels (Gorkha) Panchkhal– 191 . -. 191 Melamchi

Total 1,393 668 23 2,038

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Table No: 03 Impacts by Households and Types of the Structures loss Required Total Not Affected Physical Subproject & Affected HHs Required SN Populati Relocation Remarks District Structures (No.) Physical on HHs (Nos.) Relocation structures Out of 34, 28 structures are listed Dhading - as earthquake 1 Gorkha 34 32 150 6 28* affected hence paid (Gorkha) as per NRA provisions Out of 28, 6 Dhading - structures are 2 Gorkha Road 28 26 105 7 21 requited shifting (Dhading) due to land slide Panchkhal - Out of 13, 12 are 3 Melamchi 13 13 65 1 12 not physically Road (Kavre) displaced Panchkhal - Out of 13, 12 are 4 Melamchi 13 12 50 1 12 secondary (Sindhu ) structures All temporary Dolakha - structures already 5 Singati Road 25 25 125 0 25 received shifting Dolakha allowances Total 113 108 495 15 98

1.3 Consultation, participation and disclosure 42. Consultation with project affected families and dissemination of project information including RP, which has to carry out throughout project cycle in compliance with ADB SPS is being done in each project road. Consultations and dissemination has been done in each ward and settlement level of the road alignment. During the reporting period 31 consultation meetings were conducted in all three roads, where 739 male and 309 female participated. Most of the agendas discussed during the public consultation were regarding the rate of compensation for house/structures and land, missing land parcels in land acquisition notice, Dust control, irrigation crossing, Provision for management of hum pipes, drinking water supply, intersection improvement, house yard stair, access road improvement, public utility and road safety awareness etc. The consulted people were informed about the land acquisition area and process of compensation payment in each road section. The affected people were also requested for not cultivating the acquired land. The project is carrying out following disclosure activities to ensure transparency and active involvement of APs and other relevant stakeholders in resettlement planning and implementation process:  Copies of approved RPs have been officially submitted to ADB to upload in ADB website,  Updating Resettlement Plan are continued

43. Seven copies of consultative meetings with affected people, stakeholders and its summary in English and photos are attached in Appendix D and E respectively.

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Table No. 04 Summary of the Public consultation Roads No of consultation Female Male Total participants Dolakha- Singati 8 31 76 107 Dhading-Gorkha 33 230 530 760 Panchkhal-Melamchi 9 48 133 181 Total 31 309 (29.5%) 739 (70.5%) 1,048

2. Objective, Approach and Scope of Semi-annual Monitoring 2.1 Objective 44. The objective of the Semi-annual monitoring report is to assess progress on safeguard plan implementation of the subproject roads including compensation payment, grievance redress procedure, public consultation and disclosure process, evaluation of income restoration program of affected households including indigenous people and vulnerable people. 2.2 Scope of Semi-annual Monitoring 45. This Social Monitoring Report is prepared for the project, covering 6 months from January to June 2019. The report will detail the progress of the implementation of the resettlement plan, as well as any other social mitigation and enhancement activities, including the implementation of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) plan.

3. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS 3.1 Progress on documentation and approval 46. The Detailed Project Report of each road have been prepared and approved. Based on detailed project report, Resettlement Plan of each road have been prepared and approved from ADB. The compensation rate for Panchkahal- Melamchi (PM) Road, the Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) has fixed compensation rate of structures on January 17, 2019, and March 18, 2019 for Kavre Palanchok and Sindhupalchok districts respectively. Likewise compensation rate of the structures of Dhading – Gorkha road has been decided by compensation Determination Committee of the Gorkha on 24 Feb, 2019 and Compensation Determination Committee of Dhading on 17 February, 2019 respectively. The compensation distribution of the structures almost completed. However, the grievances related to the loss of land parcels due to road up gradation works has been noted and verified by the land survey office Dhading. The Compensation Determination Committee (CDC), of the Dhading district has published a land acquisition notice of the missing land parcels on 18 June 2019 in Gorkhapartra national daily. Similarly, the missing land parcels of Gorkha, the CDC has published a land acquisition notice of the missing land parcels on 18th June 2019 in Nagarik national daily newspaper. Status of planning activities is presented in Appendix A and Appendix B respectively

3.2 Progress on compensation distribution 47. Compensation Determination Committee of project affected districts have finalized the compensation amount of land and structures for Dhading – Gorkha (DG) and Panchkhal– Melamchi (PM) roads and in Dolakha- Sindhati (DS) road land acquisition is not required. As of 30th June 2019, 55 percent and 27 percent compensation payment for DG and PM roads respectively has been completed and compensation payment is still ongoing. The table below presents the details of compensation payment of acquired private land parcels:

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Table No: 05 Progress of Compensation Payment of land as of 30th June 2019 Compensation payment Compensated parcels

No % of Target amount No. Distributed Target Achi Remarks of distribute % (NRs) HHs amount (NRs) (no.) eved HHs d amount

Subproject CDC of Dhading & Gorkha DG 166,914,985.50 1000 73,045,423.00 490 43.76 1,202 663 55.15 districts issued public for additional land parcels. 49 land parcels are in process at LSO , LRO & 40 land PM 31,102,787.78 163 12,646,614.95 50 40.66 191 52 27.20 parcels did not contact & 14 parcels withheld by bank Tot 198,017,773.28 1163 85,692,037.95 540 43.27 1,393 715 51.33 al

48. Shifting and material transportation allowance for twenty- five temporary affected structures has been paid for Dolakha – Singati road. Similarly, compensation cost including, shifting and materials transportation allowances for 46 structures has been paid in Dhading - Gorkha and 25 for Panchakhal- Melamchi road projects. The table below presents the details of compensation payment of the affected structures within corridor of Impact (COI):

Table No: 06 Progress of Compensation Payment of structures as of 30th June 2019

No .of Payment of Total cost of Total Payment Structures % of me % structures

S.N. S.N. structures (NRs.) NRs. (Including payment

Road Road Na (no) secondary) 1 DG (Dhading) 4,251,992.66 2,822,595.00 66.38 28 14 50.00 2 DG (Gorkha) 7,486,242.88 7,213,239.00 96.35 34 32 94.12 Total 11,738,235.54 10,035,834.00 85.50 62 46 74.19

3 PM (Kavre) 1,280,286.44 1,280,286.44 100.00 13 13 100.00 PM 4 1,575,542.00 963,326.00 61.14 13 11 84.62 (Sindhupalchok) Total 2,855,828.44 2,243,612.44 78.56 26 24 92.31 Dolakha - 5 378,000.00 378,000.00 100.00 25 25 100.00 Singati 14,972,063.98 12,657,446.44 84.54 113 95 84.07 Grand Total The compensation distribution of each road is summarized in Appendix C.

3.3 Grievance record system 49. The project has established a proper grievance recording systems. A register has maintained to keep the update of grievances filled in project offices and follow up action taken to address it. For this a social mobiliser is assigned to coordinate local level and assist to solve the grievances. Similarly, assistant resident engineer is assigned as safeguard focal person for the subproject to deal with safeguard related activities

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3.4 Grievances redress mechanism 50. The project has formed required grievance redress committees (GRC) to receive, evaluate, and facilitate the resolution of affected people’s concerns, complaints, and grievances about the social and environmental performance at the level of the project. Grievance Redress Committee in Dolakha- Singati, Dhading - Gorkha and Panchakhal - Melamchi Roads has been established and started handling the grievance in field level. The Subproject Office/PM and Social/Resettlement Specialist of the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) assist the GRC and informing people about the likely resettlement impacts, provision of compensation and other assistance to the affected persons. It is expected that GRC helps to minimize, ease to solve the grievances, and facilitate the compensation distribution process. Most of the grievances were related to missing land parcels, after verification of the missing land parcels the CDC of Dhading & Gorkha districts has issued the public notice.

51. During the reporting period number of grievances (missing land parcels) registered in subproject road office and its current status is presented in the Table 07 below.

Table No: 07 Status of Grievances Handling in Subproject Roads

Name of No of Grievance Under SN No. of non-settled Grievances subproject received process Grievances recorded but land owners Dolakah were out of 1 – 8 3 the village, so couldn’t be Singati connected and participated in settlement process Dhading- 491 missing land parcels published 2 501 10 Gorkha notice Panchkhal- 3 65 25 40 (23 grievances are in process) Melamchi Total 674 38 . 52. In Dolakha – Singati road sections a total of eight cases are recorded out of them present land owner at side whose grievances were settled coordination with district Land Survey Office, Dolakha. However, the numbers of grievances are reported higher in Dhadingbesi– Gorkha road section. In Dhading section while issuing notification for land acquisition 376 land parcels were missed during notice publication because of unavailability of owner’s name in the record of district land revenue office. The missed land parcels were communicated in community level and landowners have filed complaint with substantial document claiming for compensation process, these parcels were also recorded in Grievances. The project team is verifying grievances through field verification and documentation. After verification of the grievances another notice for land acquisition was issued by CDC of the Dhading. Similarly, in Gorkha section, length is revised in some particular section that created confusion among land owner’s so the number of grievances filled in project office. After verification of the grievances CDC Gorkha issued the land acquisition notice. The status and details of grievance are summarized in Table 08 below.

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Table No: 08 Statuses of Grievances Number of Nature of SN grievance Status Remarks grievances recorded Dolakha – Singati section Of the total presence land owners Among registered Verification of 1 8 were settled through field grievances 3 were settled land parcels verification with the help of district but 5 complaints land survey office, Dolakha remained unsolved

Dhadingbesi –Gorkha (Dhading district) While notification of land acquisition, 276 land Missing affected CDC of the Dhading published a parcels missed because land parcels in land acquisition notice of the of not availability of owner 2 401 published th missing land parcels on 18 June name in LRO record. acquisition 2019. Project personnel directly notice collected land ownership and it has been solved. Dhadingbesi –Gorkha (Gorkha district) Verification of the missing land All of the parcels, CDC of the Gorkha grievances were 3 100 district published a land Solved verified by land acquisition notice on 18 June survey office 2019. Panchkhal – Melamchi (Sindhupalchok district) Of the total 20 missing land Missing land parcels, 5 were settled through After verification of the parcels in 4 20 field verification with the help of land two land parcels acquisition government & private land acquired by the project. notice surveyor and remaining 5 grievances are under verification. Panchkhal – Melmchi (Kavre Palanchok district) Of the total 65 grievances, 41 Missing land 24 land parcels are under parcels in were settled through field 5 65 verification acquisition verification with help of district notice land surveyor, remaining 24 grievances are under verification

4. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES

4.1 Institutional adjustment and activities planned 53. The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is the Executing Agency (EA) and Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT), Project Management Unit (PMU) is an Implementing Agency (IA). The PMU coordinates social safeguards planning and implementation and ensure that the resettlement plans are properly implemented in field level. PM is responsible to monitor and implement project activities including implementation of resettlement plan that is assisted by Safeguard Specialist from Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC). PM is responsible to monitor the implementation of the resettlement plan, ensuring that this is carried out in compliance with the project resettlement principles, the resettlement framework, and with loan agreement. The CSC likewise provides capacity-building orientation and skills training, as needed, to concerned personnel of the PM. CSC ensures that the contractors adhere with the terms of their contract relative to avoiding and/or minimizing resettlement impacts, in addition to

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ensuring that contractors provide the necessary compensation and/or assistance to the affected households prior to and/or during construction activities. Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) of the supervising consultant team has been nominated as a focal person for safeguard related activities in all road projects

54. There is one social/resettlement expert and 2 social mobilizer in each road subprojects. Social mobilizers have full time input for field base but social expert have intermittent input. There is a safeguards focal person working in Project Directorate Office. The field level grievance redress committee is also formed as outlined in GRM.

4.2 Training on Social Safeguard & GESI 55. The HIV/AIDS, human trafficking awareness and mainstreaming program were components designed in order to prevent/reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS prevalence and human trafficking in the project area. Proposed four training packages of all road section were completed in Dolakha, Kavre Dhading and Gorkha districts with total 208 participants (74 female & 134 male) as given in Table 09.

Table No. 09 Summary of Social Safeguard, HIV and GESI training Targeted Road wise Participation of women in GESI training Women Men Total orientation training activities events Dolakha – Singati 1 22 (42%) 30 52 Dhading – Gorkha (Dhading district) 1 20 (37%) 35 55 Dhading – Gorkha (Gorkha district) 1 13 (29%) 32 45 Panchakhal – Melamchi Road project 1 19 (34%) 37 56 Total 4 74 (36%) 134 208

4.3 Monitoring Plan & Activities 56. Monitoring work is the major activity of any construction works and is essential for proper implementation of social safeguard activities. Monitoring is also essential update the baseline data and for assessing social impacts as well as for ensuring effective mitigation.

57. The CSC’s one social / resettlement expert is supported by two field level resettlement staff. Out of two supporting social staffs currently one is working in Dhading – Gorkha road project and another one is working in Panchkhal - Melamchi road projects.

58. The safeguard specialist & social mobilizer have been working closely with technical team to minimize and address the grievances of affected people. Affected HHs have received compensation at replacement cost and most of the AP’s are satisfied with the compensation rate decided by CDC. Most of the AP’s economic status has been restored to the level of prior to the project implementation. Detail activities are attached in Appendix-E.

4.4 Livelihood restoration and skill enhancement 59. Besides distribution compensation of affected assets, the APs were provided with skill enhancement training. The project identified affected households for livelihood restoration and skill enhancement training. The livelihood training had been completed in all road sections. Total 117 trainees had participated in Sweet and Snacks making, Off season vegetable production, Driving, and Sanitary pad making trainings in which 26% were Indigenous people. Looking through gender perspective, 30 male and 80 female participants trained and awarded

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certificate as given in Table 10. The details of the training impact and its success case studies will be submitted in the next report.

Table 10 Summary of Livelihood Improvement & Skill Development Training Total number of Event Road & Name of Revised participants in RP Remarks District Training target (target) Male Female Total IP Other IP Other Sweet & D-S Two events snacks 11 20 1 2 2 15 20 (Dolakha) completed making Off season D-S Two events vegetable 10 20 0 0 0 20 20 (Dolakha) completed production D-G Two events Driving 13 20 13 7 0 20 (Gorkha) completed D-G Two events Mason 12 20 1 6 3 10 20 (Dhading) completed P-M Sanitary pad One event 5 15 0 0 5 13 18 (Sindhu) making completed P-M Sanitary pad One event 5 15 0 0 9 10 19 (Kavre) making completed Total 56 110 15 15 15 68 117

60. Some positive results of livelihood training have been noted from training participants. In Dolakha - Singati Road, some training participants have started their own business. Currently, three participants (Dolakha District) have started their small hotel business in their own village. Likewise, 4 participants are preparing to start their own business, so they are collecting funds for this. The training participants for vegetable growing said that the training program has enhanced their knowledge for modern techniques of vegetables growing. Likewise, driving training of the participants (trainees) planning to buy the taxi which will be plying between Ghympeshal to Gorkha bazar.

4.5 Delayed in compensation distribution 61. The land acquisition and compensation distribution work of Gorkha district is delaying due to delay in deployment of new PIC in place of previous PIC (compensation distribution process stared before six months) and limited staff in DLSO and DLRO where most of the staff were engaged in Budigandaki Hydropower for massive land acquisition. Other causes of delaying for compensation payment are the documentation of legal testimonies from land owner side is lacking, about 14% of land parcels of Panchkhal - Melamchi road for land acquisition found mortgaged in bank or other financial institution. The project is co-coordinating with concern banks to settle the issues. The possession has not been taken from those who have not yet received compensation. Legal issues (mortgaged in bank or other financial institution) were identified during the implementation period. Therefore, proposed activities will be completed within project period by developing strong networking among stakeholders to make the project compliant with covenants.

5. COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS 62. Details of covenants compliance status is given in Appendix F. Regular follow-up actions are being taken for the compliance of covenants.

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6. STATUS OF OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 63. Regular consultations and meetings are being held by CSC with PAPs and other stakeholders to facilitate implementation of social safeguards component. Besides these, the other social activities such as camp site management, health and safety measures, wage rate to construction workers and issue of child labor have been regularly monitored. During site visits of subproject roads, the contractors have been made aware of maintaining compliances of the social activities as per social safeguard documents of the project. The contractors have been paying greater consideration to social safeguard issues during road construction.

7. MAJOR ISSUES 64. Following major issues are identified while implementing RP. The issues are accumulated in consultation with project staffs and affected people.  The compensation determination and payment activities are interlinked with government offices such as District Survey Office, District Land Revenue Office, so it’s challenging to receive support on time from respective offices and distribute compensation of acquired land and other assets. Therefore, project team has developed strong networking among the inter government agency for compensation distribution.  The resettlement activities incorporate survey of land, measurement of structure and trees, engineering design, valuation of structures, and compensation disbursement etc. These activities require the cooperation, coordination and mobilizations of numbers of government stakeholder organizations including District Survey Office, District Land Revenue Office, District Technical Office, concern local level authorities and Division Office for Urban Development and Building office, and District Administration Office. These offices are busy with their own tasks and often fail to allocate the time required for resettlement activities  Difficulties to identify land owner name in district record office in Dhading and Gorkha district that has created to issue next notice for land acquisition. However, the CDC of Gorkha and Dhading have again issued the land acquisition notice of the missing land parcels.  Civil societies and community people are involved in grievances redress, compensation distribution, resettlement and livelihood activities through project level committees, grievances redress committees, and others. This process consumes long time.  In Gorkha district, some land owners difficult for payment because different between affected areas published in notice & after deed transfer affected/acquired areas by the DOR. So that it was created configuring for payment of the compensation amount for PAF.  In Panchkhal - Melamchi road about, 20% land parcels are kept in bank or other financial institutions as collateral, 35% land parcels owners did not in contact and 25% land parcels in process at LSO & LRO. Therefore, coordination with the concern financial institutions has been started for compensation payment.

8. MAJOR ACTIVITIES COMPLETED 65. Following actions was undertaken addressing the issues encountered during subproject implementation:  Established strong networking among inter government agencies for compensation distribution and an effort was already made to achieve progress on time (as soon as possible).

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 In Panchkhal – Melamchi road at Kunta bazar Ch. 7+450 – 8+150, local people were requesting for working under existing road. Therefore, the issue had been settled through coordination with Mayor, concerned Ward Chairperson and technical team of the project.  Compensation determination Committee of the Kavre district fixed the rate of the affected structures and completed distribution of the compensation amount.  CDC of the Sindhupalchowk have fixed the rate of the affected structures under COI, among the affected structures 85% of the structures owners distributed the compensation amount  Coordination with land survey office Gorkha, verification of the missing land parcels from Ch 54+230 to 69+700 and CDC of the Gorkha district issued land acquisition notice.  Similarly, coordination with land survey office, Dhading, verification the additional land parcels and land acquisition notice was issued by CDC of the Dhading district.  Income restoration and skill development training were conducted for project affected people of all road projects. The conducted training were: sweet and snacks making, off seasonal vegetable production, driving, mason, and sanitary pad making, where 117 trainees were trained. Detail impacts and successful case studies will be reflected in next semiannual report.  Identification of absentees and legal disputes of the land parcels are ongoing.

9. MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT REPORT 66. The next report will focus on following activities:  Compensation Payment of the remaining land parcels of the Kavre, Dhading & Gorkha districts.  Payment of the compensation distribution of the Gorkha district will be accelerated, by the end of the December 2019, 70-80% land parcels will be compensated in Gorkha district.  Accelerate the deed transfer of the remaining land parcels of Dhading, Gorkha and Kavre districts,  Assessment of APs who have received compensation.  Preparation of the success case studies and training impacts.  Establishment of the public utility and public structures.  Effectiveness of local level grievance redresses committees.

Table. 11 Detail activities will be carried out end of the December 2019 Total Present status Activities Actions required Time Frame Target Possible efforts will be Compensation 70-80% plots will established among inter distribution of 634 Land 215 (34%) Land plots be compensated government agencies for the land in parcels deed transferred by the end of compensation distribution of Gorkha District December 2019 Gorkha Out of the total land parcels 101 land owners Compensation Possible efforts will be 80% plots will be submitted their application distribution of established among inter 163 land compensated by for compensation. Out of the land at government agencies for parcels the end of 101 plots, 54 are Kavre district compensation distribution December, 2019 completed and 18 plots are withheld by Bank

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Appendices

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Appendix A: Status of RP Planning Activities

S. N. Name of subproject up

IP/IR IP/IR

budget budget

category category planning

Remarks Remarks

prepared prepared

document document

Screening Screening

Does ADB ADB Does

subproject subproject

carried out out carried

Name of IR IR of Name

approved IR IR approved

allocated for allocated

planning doc. doc. planning

institution set set institution

Does required required Does

Does sufficient sufficient Does

1 Dolakha-Singati Road √ B RP √ √ √ 2 Dhading-Gorkha Road √ B RP √ √ √ Panchkhal-Melamchi 3 B RP Road √ √ √ √ Note: IR = Involuntary Resettlement RP = Resettlement Plan IP = Indigenous People

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Appendix B: Summary of the RP Implementation Status Income Compensation Total deed transfer Public infrastructure Name of restoration payment of land parcels reinstated SN subproject training Remarks Road Progre Tar Achi Achi Target % Target Achieve % % Target % ss get eve eve

1 Dolakha- NA NA NA NA NA NA 25 25 100 11 10 91.0 5 irrigation Singati canal & 6 water tap stand maintained

2 Dhading- Irrigation Gorkha cannel affected about 40 43.7 1202 663 55.15 50 50 100 65 44 68.0 places 4 tank & tap

73,045,423.00 stand & 15

166,914,985.50 166,914,985.50 bus waiting shed

3 Panchkhal Irrigation Melamchi cannel, waiting 25 25 100 25 10 40.0 40.6 191 52 27.2 shed & water tanks

31102787.78

12,646,614.95

Waiting shed

remaining Total 43.2 1393 715 51.33 100 100 100 101 64 64.0

85,692,037.95

198,395,773.28 198,395,773.28

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Appendix C: District wise compensation distribution of the land end of the 30th June 2019

% %

NRs. NRs.

Total Total plots

Plots Plots Plots

land NRs NRs land

% of deed % deed of

Total deed deed Total

Road Name Name Road

CDC Rate of of Rate CDC

transfer plots plots transfer plots transfer

Compensated Compensated Compensated

Total Payment Payment Total

Total Targeted Targeted Total

DG (Dhading) 83,586,977.12 58,462,440.00 69.94 568 448 78.87 448 78.87

DG (Gorkha) 83,328,008.38 14,582,983.00 17.50 634 215 33.91 107 16.88

Total 166,914,985.50 73,045,423.00 43.76 1202 663 55.15 555 46.17

PM (Kavre) 10,907,391.77 1,710,924.95 15.69 163 36 22.1 33 20.25

PM (Sindhu) 20,195,396.01 10,935,690.00 54.15 28 16 57.1 16 57.14

Total 31,102,787.78 12,646,614.95 40.66 191 52 27.2 49 25.65 198,017,773.2 85,692,037.9 71 Grand Total 43.27 1393 51.33 604 43.36 8 5 5

Note: 114 land parcels did not submit application and remaining 401 land plots are re published a notice.. 262 land parcels are abentee,28 are withheld bank ,17 are legal dispute/aboard and 267 parcels are re published a notice etc . 18 land parcels are withheld by bank, 42 parcels were no application and 21 plots are in DLSO & DLRO offices.. Sindhupalchok: Four Plots cannot pay due withheld bank and remaining five plots are in Process Dolakha: Secondary (Minor) Structures provided for shifting allowances

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Appendix D: Summary of compensation payment of structures as of June 30, 2019: No .of Structure Payment CDC fixed Rate Total s % of of of structures Payment % (Includin payme structure NRs NRs. g nt s (nos)

Road Name Name Road Secondar y ) DG (Dhading) 4,251,992.66 2,822,595.00 66.38 28 14 50.00

DG (Gorkha) 7,486,242.88 7,213,239.00 96.35 34 32 94.12

Total 11,738,235.54 10,035,834.00 85.50 62 46 74.19 PM (Kavrepalancho 1,280,286.44 1,280,286.44 100.00 13 13 100.00 wk) PM (Sindhupalcho 1,575,542.00 963,326.00 61.14 13 11 84.62 wk) Total 2,855,828.44 2,243,612.44 78.56 26 24 92.31

Dolakha - 378,000.00 378,000.00 100.00 25 25 100.00 Singati Grand Total 14,972,063.98 12,657,446.44 84.54 113 95 84.07

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Appendix E: Summary of minutes of meetings and public consultation discussions

Meeting minutes of the CDC fixed the rate of the structures at Gorkha, district

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Appendix F. Compliance Status with Loan Covenants

Covenants Status as of December 2018

Schedule 5-5. Land acquisition and resettlement Partially complied with. activities comply with the prevailing laws; the About 79% land parcels were completed deed transfer at Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards; the RF; and DG -01&DG-02 and 34 % in DG 1 & 2 are completed the respective RP. deed and compensation distribution process is on-going at DG-03&DG-04.(both of the district about 55%land parcels were completed deed transfer). Similarly, about 27% land parcels were completed deed transfer at Panchkhal - Melamchi road project.

Schedule 5-2. The Borrower shall make available Being complied with. adequate and timely budgetary allocations, and meet any financing shortfall.

Schedule 5-7. Necessary budgetary and human Partially complied with. resources made available to fully implement the Delay in deployment of Project Manager has impeded EMPs , and the RPs compensation disbursement.

Schedule 5-9. (a) Semi•annual Safeguards Being complied with. Monitoring Reports submitted to ADB and disclose Semi-annual monitoring reports are being submitted to relevant information; (b) any unanticipated ADB. Safeguards monitoring specialist has been engaged environmental and/or social risks and impacts under TA 8910 for assisting in the preparation of reports reported promptly to ADB; and (c) any actual or potential breach of compliance reported.

Schedule 5-15. Within 6 months after the Effective Being complied with. Date, the Borrower shall prepare a Grievance Yes, GRM has been established in the project. Redress Mechanism (GRM)

Schedule 5-16. Within 6 months after the Effective Being complied with. Date, the EA will develop a web-based project RE's of all three road projects are regularly providing the performance monitoring and reporting system , progress status to PMIS for updating the information.

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Sixth Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report January-June, 2019

Appendix G: Photographs

Discussion with APs & Road users’ Group, Gorkha Road safety awareness in DG -2 ward no-2

CDC meeting at Gorkha Consultation with Chief District Officer at Gorkha

CEO (Mr. Sushil Gyanali) from NRA giving Stakeholders meeting at Kavre for P-M Road project instruction for timely completion of road

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