Indigenous Peoples Plan Monitoring Report

Project No.39432-013 Semiannual Report February 2016

BAN: Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Sector Project — Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi Division

Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank.

This indigenous peoples plan 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.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CATEGORIZATION

Date: 16 February, 2016

A. Project Data

Country/Project No./Project Title : Bangladesh/Loan No. Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project (PSSWRSP): ADB Loan No. 2542 BAN (SF): Subprojects under Dhaka Division

Department/Division : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Processing Stage : Implementation Stage: Ongoing

Project Loan

Project Loan [ ] Program Loan [ ] Financial Intermediary [ ] General Corporate Finance

[ ] Sector Loan [ ] MFF [ ] Emergency Assistance [ ] Grant

[ ] Other Financing Modalities:

B. Indigenous Peoples Category

Re-categorization-Previous New [  ] Category [ B ]

[ ] Category A [ ] Category B [ ] Category C [ ] Category FI

[ ] Other Financing Modalities:

C. Project requires the broad community support of affected Indigenous Peoples communities. No D. Comments:

Project Team Comments: BRM Comments:  The Project will implement about 270 subprojects in 46 districts of the country, excluding three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts from 2010- 2017 to reduce the poverty level of the country by increasing agricultural and fishery production. 

12 Subprojects were designed in 5 districts as per the list attached (ATTACHMENT-1):  Although some of the project districts (i.e. Gazipur, Manikganj etc.) are scattered habitats of Indigenous Peoples (IP)/Small Ethnic Communities (SEC), “No IP/SEC” lives in the subproject areas, according to the feasibility studies and socio-economic surveys conducted within the catchment areas of each of the subprojects. As the subprojects are small scale water resources structures related to agriculture and fisheries development, they will not have indirect negative impact on the neighboring SECs, if there is any. The subproject will also not directly or indirectly affects the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or culture of the neighboring IP/SECs or affects the territories or natural or cultural resources that IPs own, use, occupy, or claim as their ancestral domain.  So, all the subprojects of the above list under Dhaka division are categorized as “C” for IP safeguards.

E. Approval

Reviewed by: Proposed by:

______Md. Shahidul Alam Sheikh Mohd Nurul Islam Senior Safeguards Officer Project Director Bangladesh Resident Mission PMO, PSSWRSP, LGED, Dhaka. Asian Development Bank Date: 16 February 2016 Date: Endorsed by:

______Zahir Uddin Ahmad Team Leader, Water Resources Management, BRM Asian Development Bank Date:

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IMPACT SCREENING CHECKLIST

KEY CONCERNS NOT (Please provide elaborations YES NO Remarks KNOWN on the Remarks column) A. Indigenous Peoples Identification

1. Are there socio-cultural groups present in or use the project About 41% of the total indigenous area who may be considered as "tribes" (hill tribes. schedules X people (IP) of the country live in tribes. tribal peoples) (ethnic or national minorities), or "indigenous three districts of Chittagong Hill communities" in the project area? Tracts name Rangamati, 2. Are there national or local laws or policies as well as Bandarban and Khagrachari. anthropological researches/studies that consider these groups There is high concentration of present in or using the project area as belonging to "ethnic X ethnic groups in Naogaon, minorities", scheduled tribes, tribal peoples, national minorities, or Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Rangpur and cultural communities? Joypurhat districts of Rajshahi division; and in the hillocks of 3. Do such groups self-identify as being part of a distinct social X Sylhet, mostly in Moulvibazar and and cultural group? Hobigonj. Others are scattered in 4. Do such groups maintain collective attachments to distinct Mymensingh, Netrokona and habitats or ancestral territories and/or to the natural resources in X Tangail region (known as these habitats and territories? Madhupur area); Patuakhali; Cox’s Bazar; and Khulna 5.Do such groups maintain cultural, economic, social, and political X (Sundarbans). Since 46 districts institutions distinct from the dominant society and culture? of the country would be taken 6. Do such groups speak a distinct language or dialect? X under the Project activities, some of the districts containing high 7. Has such groups been historically, socially and economically concentration of IP/SEC might be marginalized, disempowered, excluded, and/or discriminated X in the project’s jurisdiction. against? However, so far IP/SECs have 8. 'Are such groups represented as "Indigenous Peoples")( as been recorded during feasibility "ethnic minorities" or "scheduled tribes" or "tribal Populations" in X and socio-economic study of the any formal decision-making bodies at the national or local levels? listed subprojects. B, Identification of Potential Impacts 9. Will the project directly or indirectly benefit or target indigenous X Peoples?

10. Will the project directly or indirectly affect Indigenous Peoples' IP/SECs of the neighboring traditional socio-cultural and belief practices? 2.g. child-rearing, X villages (if there is any) will get health, education, arts, and governance) the direct benefit of the 11. Will the project affect the livelihood systems of Indigenous agriculture and fisheries produces Peoples? (e.g., food production system, natural resource X of the project, and the flood management. crafts and trade, employment status) control/drainage facilities build under the Project. 12 Will the project be in an area (land or territory) occupied. owned. or used by Indigenous Peoples. and/or claimed as X ancestral domain? C. Identification of Special Requirements

Will the project activities include: 13. Commercial development of the cultural resources and X knowledge of Indigenous Peoples? 14. Physical displacement from traditional or customary lands? X 15. Commercial development of natural resources (such as minerals, hydrocarbons, forests. water, hunting or fishing grounds) within customary lands under use that would impact the livelihoods X or the cultural, ceremonial, spiritual uses that define the identity and. community of Indigenous Peoples? 16. Establishing legal recognition of rights to lands and territories that are traditionally owned or customarily used, occupied or X claimed by indigenous people? 17. Acquisition of lands that are traditionally owned or customarily X used, occupied or claimed by indigenous peoples?

D. Anticipated project impacts on Indigenous Peoples

Project component Anticipated negative activity/ output Anticipated positive effect effect

Based on the agreed Subproject Selection IP/SECs of neighboring villages (if there is any) Criteria, the Project has under taken 12 small No negative impact anticipated so far. The will get the direct benefit of the agriculture and scale water resources subprojects comprising Subprojects will not directly or indirectly affects fisheries produces of the project, and the flood the following types of interventions: the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or control/drainage facilities build under the a) Flood Management: Construct embankment, culture of the neighboring Indigenous Peoples. Project. sluice gates, to reduce the depth and duration

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of flooding of farmland. b) Drainage Improvement: Excavate/Re- excavate drainage channels to increase the capacity of drainage systems to benefit agriculture and fisheries. c) Water Conservation: To develop water conservation capacity of existing beels, channels to increase availability of irrigation water by installing water retention structures and by excavating the bed of the water body. d) Command Area Development: This improves existing irrigation system by providing better distribution system such as improved canal networks, lining of canals, installation of header tank and buried pipe and water retention structure (WRS) to increase efficiency and productivity. e) Achievement of Design Monitoring Framework: The Project has completed 15 PRA, 12 FS and 12 Detail Design in Dhaka Division. The Project has given benefit to 6443 ha areas enhancing productivity and sustainability of agriculture system and institutional development through 12 WMCAs in the Division.

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ATTACHMENT-1

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CATEGORIZATION: DIVISION: DHAKA

Short Description of SP District Upazila Union SP ID Subproject Name Activities

SP works completed. Dhaka Dhamrai Kushura, Balia SP41010 Sawrnakhali Khal WMCA functioning well.

SP works ongoing. WMCA Dhaka Dhamrai Chowhatta SP45163 Chayani Khal functioning. SP works completed. Gazipur Sreepur Gosinga SP41008 Gosinga-Sitalakha WMCA functioning well. Baika-Bara Hapania- SP works completed. Manikgonj Harirampur Balla SP41003 Jhikutia WMCA functioning well.

SP works completed. Manikgonj Ghior Ghior SP41009 Kusta-Thakurkandi WMCA functioning well.

Manikgonj Singair Jamsha SP43052 Golai Beel Social conflict. Dropped

Works ongoing. WMCA Manikgonj Singair Charigram, Jamsha SP44082 Volda Beel functions improving. SP works ongoing. WMCA Manikgonj Daulatpur Khalshi SP44088 Roha Kumargara Beel functioning well. Works just started. WMCA Manikgonj Harirampur Gopinathpur SP45209 Gopinathpur Beel formed & fulfilled 12 conditions. Masumkhali-Nolghora- Social conflict. Dropped Munshigonj Sreenagar Sreenagar SP44091 Noria Golakata Khal

Works ongoing. WMCA Munshigonj Tangibari Autshahi SP45186 Chasri Beel formed & functioning. Kumira Beel (Uttar Works ongoing. WMCA Narsingdi Raipura Amirganj SP44105 Duba Khal) formed & functioning.

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CATEGORIZATION

Date: 16 February, 2016

A. Project Data

Country/Project No./Project Title : Bangladesh/Loan No. Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project (PSSWRSP): ADB Loan No. 2542 BAN (SF): Subprojects under Chittagong Division

Department/Division : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Processing Stage : Implementation Stage: Ongoing

Project Loan

Project Loan [ ] Program Loan [ ] Financial Intermediary [ ] General Corporate Finance

[ ] Sector Loan [ ] MFF [ ] Emergency Assistance [ ] Grant

[ ] Other Financing Modalities:

B. Indigenous Peoples Category

Re-categorization-Previous New [  ] Category [ B ]

[ ] Category A [ ] Category B [ ] Category C [ ] Category FI

[ ] Other Financing Modalities:

C. Project requires the broad community support of affected Indigenous Peoples communities. No D. Comments:

Project Team Comments: BRM Comments:  The Project will implement about 270 subprojects in 46 districts of the country, excluding three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts from 2010- 2017 to reduce the poverty level of the country by increasing agricultural and fishery production. 

61 Subprojects were designed in 8 districts as per the list attached (ATTACHMENT-2):  Although some of the project districts (i.e. Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar etc.) are scattered habitats of Indigenous Peoples (IP)/Small Ethnic Communities (SEC), “No IP/SEC” lives in the subproject areas, according to the feasibility studies and socio-economic surveys conducted within the catchment areas of each of the subprojects. As the subprojects are small scale water resources structures related to agriculture and fisheries development, they will not have indirect negative impact on the neighboring SECs, if there is any. The subproject will also not directly or indirectly affects the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or culture of the neighboring IP/SECs or affects the territories or natural or cultural resources that IPs own, use, occupy, or claim as their ancestral domain.  So, all the subprojects of the above list under Chittagong division are categorized as “C” for IP safeguards.

E. Approval

Reviewed by: Proposed by:

______Md. Shahidul Alam Sheikh Mohd Nurul Islam Senior Safeguards Officer Project Director Bangladesh Resident Mission PMO, PSSWRSP, LGED, Dhaka. Asian Development Bank Date: 16 February 2016 Date: Endorsed by:

______Zahir Uddin Ahmad Team Leader, Water Resources Management, BRM Asian Development Bank Date:

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IMPACT SCREENING CHECKLIST

KEY CONCERNS NOT (Please provide elaborations YES NO Remarks KNOWN on the Remarks column) A. Indigenous Peoples Identification

1. Are there socio-cultural groups present in or use the project About 41% of the total indigenous area who may be considered as "tribes" (hill tribes. schedules X people (IP) of the country live in tribes. tribal peoples) (ethnic or national minorities), or "indigenous three districts of Chittagong Hill communities" in the project area? Tracts name Rangamati, 2. Are there national or local laws or policies as well as Bandarban and Khagrachari. anthropological researches/studies that consider these groups There is high concentration of present in or using the project area as belonging to "ethnic X ethnic groups in Naogaon, minorities", scheduled tribes, tribal peoples, national minorities, or Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Rangpur and cultural communities? Joypurhat districts of Rajshahi division; and in the hillocks of 3. Do such groups self-identify as being part of a distinct social X Sylhet, mostly in Moulvibazar and and cultural group? Hobigonj. Others are scattered in 4. Do such groups maintain collective attachments to distinct Mymensingh, Netrokona and habitats or ancestral territories and/or to the natural resources in X Tangail region (known as these habitats and territories? Madhupur area); Patuakhali; Cox’s Bazar; and Khulna 5.Do such groups maintain cultural, economic, social, and political X (Sundarbans). Since 46 districts institutions distinct from the dominant society and culture? of the country would be taken 6. Do such groups speak a distinct language or dialect? X under the Project activities, some of the districts containing high 7. Has such groups been historically, socially and economically concentration of IP/SEC might be marginalized, disempowered, excluded, and/or discriminated X in the project’s jurisdiction. against? However, so far IP/SECs have 8. 'Are such groups represented as "Indigenous Peoples")( as been recorded during feasibility "ethnic minorities" or "scheduled tribes" or "tribal Populations" in X and socio-economic study of the any formal decision-making bodies at the national or local levels? listed subprojects. B, Identification of Potential Impacts 9. Will the project directly or indirectly benefit or target indigenous X Peoples?

10. Will the project directly or indirectly affect Indigenous Peoples' IP/SECs of the neighboring traditional socio-cultural and belief practices? 2.g. child-rearing, X villages (if there is any) will get health, education, arts, and governance) the direct benefit of the 11. Will the project affect the livelihood systems of Indigenous agriculture and fisheries produces Peoples? (e.g., food production system, natural resource X of the project, and the flood management. crafts and trade, employment status) control/drainage facilities build under the Project. 12 Will the project be in an area (land or territory) occupied. owned. or used by Indigenous Peoples. and/or claimed as X ancestral domain? C. Identification of Special Requirements

Will the project activities include: 13. Commercial development of the cultural resources and X knowledge of Indigenous Peoples? 14. Physical displacement from traditional or customary lands? X 15. Commercial development of natural resources (such as minerals, hydrocarbons, forests. water, hunting or fishing grounds) within customary lands under use that would impact the livelihoods X or the cultural, ceremonial, spiritual uses that define the identity and. community of Indigenous Peoples? 16. Establishing legal recognition of rights to lands and territories that are traditionally owned or customarily used, occupied or X claimed by indigenous people? 17. Acquisition of lands that are traditionally owned or customarily X used, occupied or claimed by indigenous peoples?

D. Anticipated project impacts on Indigenous Peoples

Project component Anticipated negative activity/ output Anticipated positive effect effect

Based on the agreed Subproject Selection IP/SECs of neighboring villages (if there is any) Criteria, the Project has under taken 61 small No negative impact anticipated so far. The will get the direct benefit of the agriculture and scale water resources subprojects comprising Subprojects will not directly or indirectly affects fisheries produces of the project, and the flood the following types of interventions: the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or control/drainage facilities build under the a) Flood Management: Construct embankment, culture of the neighboring Indigenous Peoples. Project. sluice gates, to reduce the depth and duration

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of flooding of farmland. b) Drainage Improvement: Excavate/Re- excavate drainage channels to increase the capacity of drainage systems to benefit agriculture and fisheries. c) Water Conservation: To develop water conservation capacity of existing beels, channels to increase availability of irrigation water by installing water retention structures and by excavating the bed of the water body. d) Command Area Development: This improves existing irrigation system by providing better distribution system such as improved canal networks, lining of canals, installation of header tank and buried pipe and water retention structure (WRS) to increase efficiency and productivity. e) Achievement of Design Monitoring Framework: The Project has completed 92 PRA, 68 FS and 61 Detail Design in Chittagong Division. The Project will give benefit to 50000 ha areas enhancing productivity and sustainability of agriculture system and institutional development through 61 WMCAs in the Division.

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ATTACHMENT-2

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CATEGORIZATION: DIVISION: CHITTAGONG

Short Description of SP District Upazila Union SP ID Subproject Name Activities

Works of SP completed. Brahmanbaria Sadar Sultanpur SP43038 Shilaur-Dogangy Khal WMCA functioning well.

Parimial khal- Baroaulia SP works ongoing. WMCA Brahmanbaria Nabinagar Uttar Kaitala. SP45144 Beel functioning satisfactorily. SP works ongoing. WMCA Brahmanbaria Nabinagar Ibrahimpur. SP45166 Burinadi-JogidharaKhal functioning satisfactorily. SP works ongoing. WMCA Brahmanbaria Nabinagar Birgaon. SP45172 Birgaon - Tilokia khal functioning satisfactorily.

Brahmanbaria Nabinagar Ratanpur SP46220 Jamuna Khal Social conflict. Dropped SP works are in progress. Brahmanbaria Kashba Mulgram SP46234 Sambari-Kalihari Khal WMCA formed & functioning. SP works completed. Chandpur Kachua South gohat SP42013 South Gohat WMCA functioning well.

SP works completed. Chandpur Kachua Kadla SP42014 Udura Khal WMCA functioning well. SP works almost Chandpur Kachua Shahadebpur. SP42015 Sunduri Khal completed. WMCA functioning. SP works almost Chandpur Faridganj Subidpur East, SP45188 Subidpur Khal completed. WMCA functioning. Work is being started. Chandpur Haziganj Barkol East, SP46225 Sendra Belchow WMCA formed.

Work is being started. Chandpur Haziganj Hatila SP46229 Patanish Noapara WMCA formed. Work is being started. Chandpur Faridganj Subidpur East, SP46242 Montola saliapara WMCA formed. Work is being started. Chandpur Haziganj Kaloch (North) SP46247 Firoj khal WMCA formed.

Work is being started. Chandpur Sadar Rampur SP46267 Kamranga-Monihar WMCA formed. Work completed. Benefit Chittagong Fatikchari Harwalchari SP41007 Harwalchari accrued. Well functioning WMCA. Works ongoing. WMCA Chittagong Mirsharai Korer Hat SP44093 Paschim Joar formed & functioning.

Work completed. WMCA Chittagong Fatikchari Kanchannagar SP44095 Kalapania Khal functioning well.

Works ongoing. WMCA Chittagong Banshkhali Puichari SP45153 Bamer Chara functioning well. Work is being started. Chittagong Lohagara Adunagar SP45178 KulPagli chara WMCA formed

Work is being started. Chittagong Lohagara Kalauzan SP45179 Karam Ali Chara WMCA formed.

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ATTACHMENT-2

Short Description of SP District Upazila Union SP ID Subproject Name Activities

Work is being started. Chittagong Mirsharai Khaiyachhara SP45203 Sonai Chhara WMCA formed. Work is being started. Chittagong Lohagara Padua SP46214 Hungor Khal WMCA formed. Work is being started. Chittagong Lohagara Chunati SP46222 Chambi Khal WMCA formed.

Borkoit,Khosba Work completed. WMCA Comilla Chandina SP43056 Latifpur- Etbarpur Khal sh, Etbarpur functioning well. Work completed. WMCA Comilla Chandina Borkoit SP43059 Kedarpur-Gobindapur functioning well. Works ongoing. WMCA Comilla Chandina Barkarai SP45147 Barkarai-Derpar Kaduti formed.

Works ongoing. WMCA Comilla Chandina Mahichail SP45154 Harina Changagachia formed. Works ongoing. WMCA Comilla Chandina 13 No. Joag SP45156 Orain Golicho Noagaon formed. Works ongoing. WMCA Comilla Muradnagar Andikot SP45176 Deowra CAD formed.

Works ongoing. WMCA Comilla Muradnagar Nobipur west SP45177 Dhakshin Trish CAD formed. Dollai Works ongoing. WMCA Comilla Chandina SP45190 Nababpur- Kaliarchar Nawabpur functioning well. SP works completed. Cox’s Bazar Chakoria Fasiakhali SP42021 Fasiakhali Irrigation WMCA functioning well.

SP works are ongoing. Cox’s Bazar Sadar Pokkhali SP43045 Pokkhali-Naikhongdia WMCA functioning well. SP works completed. Cox’s Bazar Ukhia Ratna Palong SP43046 Thim Chari-Purbakul WMCA functioning well. Raja Palong, SP works completed. Cox’s Bazar Ukhia SP43047 Paschim Digulia Ratna Palong WMCA functioning well.

SP works completed. Cox’s Bazar Ramu Kaoerkhop SP43051 Monirjheel-Sonaichari Khal WMCA functioning well. SP works are ongoing. Cox’s Bazar Chakoria Boroitali SP44124 Sonaichari WMCA functioning satisfactorily. SP works are ongoing. Cox’s Bazar Ukhia Raja Palong SP45151 Harinmara-Dhusri Khal WMCA functioning satisfactorily.

SP works are ongoing. Cox’s Bazar Teknaf Howaikang SP45158 Raikhong Khal WMCA functioning satisfactorily. SP works are ongoing. Dakshin Paner chhara Purbakul Cox’s Bazar Ramu SP45159 WMCA functioning Mitachhari Khal satisfactorily.

SP work is going to be Sujapur Cox’s Bazar Chakoria SP46262 Boalia Chhara started soon. WMCA Manikpur formed & registered.

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ATTACHMENT-2

Short Description of SP District Upazila Union SP ID Subproject Name Activities

Dagonbhuiya SP works are ongoing. Feni Shindurpur SP44089 Shindurpur Sekanderpur n WMCA functioning well. SP works started. WMCA Feni Sadar Sarshadi SP46228 Abupur registered & functioning. SP works started. WMCA Feni Sonagazi Motigonj SP46260 Badarmokan Khal registered & functioning.

SP works under Laxmipur Sadar Bhanga kha SP43065 Bhanga kha-Niyamatpur completion. WMCA functioning well.

SP works re-planned & Laxmipur Sadar Shakchar SP43073 Tumchar-Kalirchar designed. WMCA functioning.

Works of SP are ongoing. Laxmipur Sadar Dighli SP44100 Dighuli kathali WMCA functioning well. Char Ramani Works of SP are ongoing. Laxmipur Sadar SP44128 Gorur Khal Mohon WMCA functioning well.

South Char Works of SP are ongoing. Laxmipur Raipur SP44132 Dakkhin Char Ababil Ababil WMCA functioning well.

Works of SP are ongoing. Laxmipur Sadar Kushakhali SP45162 Pukurdia-Naldugi WMCA functioning well. Works of SP is being Laxmipur Sadar Laharkandi SP45202 Ramanadi-Kutubpur started. WMCA registered.

Tender under finalization. Laxmipur Sadar Bhobanigonj SP46264 Char Bhuta Hatem Ali WMCA registered. SP works completed. Noakhali Begumganj Gopalpur SP44119 Banglabazar-Gopalpur WMCA functioning well. Construction of WMCA Noakhali Sonaimuri Sonaimui SP45200 Kamaldeni- Amishapara office pending. WMCA functioning. Tender for SP works are Noakhali Companiganj Charparboti SP45210 Char Parbati under finalization. WMCA functioning. Tender for SP works are Fanaghata Rajullahpur Noakhali Begumganj Jirtaly SP45213 under finalization. WMCA khal functioning.

Tender for SP works are Noakhali Companiganj Charkakra SP46215 Char Kakra under finalization. WMCA functioning.

Tender for SP works are Noakhali Companiganj Char Fakira SP46218 Char Fakira under finalization. WMCA functioning.

Tender for SP works are Noakhali Companiganj Musapur SP46223 Musapur under finalization. WMCA functioning.

Tender for SP works are Noakhali Companiganj Char Hazari SP46233 Char Hazari under finalization. WMCA functioning.

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CATEGORIZATION

Date: 16 February, 2016

A. Project Data

Country/Project No./Project Title : Bangladesh/Loan No. Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project (PSSWRSP): ADB Loan No. 2542 BAN (SF): Subprojects under Rajshahi Division

Department/Division : Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Processing Stage : Implementation Stage: Ongoing

Project Loan

Project Loan [ ] Program Loan [ ] Financial Intermediary [ ] General Corporate Finance

[ ] Sector Loan [ ] MFF [ ] Emergency Assistance [ ] Grant

[ ] Other Financing Modalities:

B. Indigenous Peoples Category

Re-categorization-Previous New [  ] Category [ B ]

[ ] Category A [ ] Category B [ ] Category C [ ] Category FI

[ ] Other Financing Modalities:

C. Project requires the broad community support of affected Indigenous Peoples communities. No D. Comments:

Project Team Comments: BRM Comments:  The Project will implement about 270 subprojects in 46 districts of the country, excluding three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts from 2010- 2017 to reduce the poverty level of the country by increasing agricultural and fishery production. 

47 Subprojects were designed in 8 districts as per the list attached (ATTACHMENT-3):  Although some of the project districts (i.e. Chapai Nawabganj, Naogaon etc.) are scattered habitats of Indigenous Peoples (IP)/Small Ethnic Communities (SEC), “No IP/SEC” lives in the subproject areas, according to the feasibility studies and socio-economic surveys conducted within the catchment areas of each of the subprojects. As the subprojects are small scale water resources structures related to agriculture and fisheries development, they will not have indirect negative impact on the neighboring SECs, if there is any. The subproject will also not directly or indirectly affects the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or culture of the neighboring IP/SECs or affects the territories or natural or cultural resources that IPs own, use, occupy, or claim as their ancestral domain.  So, all the subprojects of the above list under Rajshahi division are categorized as “C” for IP safeguards.

E. Approval

Reviewed by: Proposed by:

______Md. Shahidul Alam Sheikh Mohd Nurul Islam Senior Safeguards Officer Project Director Bangladesh Resident Mission PMO, PSSWRSP, LGED, Dhaka. Asian Development Bank Date: 16 February 2016 Date: Endorsed by:

______Zahir Uddin Ahmad Team Leader, Water Resources Management, BRM Asian Development Bank Date:

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IMPACT SCREENING CHECKLIST

KEY CONCERNS NOT (Please provide elaborations YES NO Remarks KNOWN on the Remarks column) A. Indigenous Peoples Identification

1. Are there socio-cultural groups present in or use the project About 41% of the total indigenous area who may be considered as "tribes" (hill tribes. schedules X people (IP) of the country live in tribes. tribal peoples) (ethnic or national minorities), or "indigenous three districts of Chittagong Hill communities" in the project area? Tracts name Rangamati, 2. Are there national or local laws or policies as well as Bandarban and Khagrachari. anthropological researches/studies that consider these groups There is high concentration of present in or using the project area as belonging to "ethnic X ethnic groups in Naogaon, minorities", scheduled tribes, tribal peoples, national minorities, or Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Rangpur and cultural communities? Joypurhat districts of Rajshahi division; and in the hillocks of 3. Do such groups self-identify as being part of a distinct social X Sylhet, mostly in Moulvibazar and and cultural group? Hobigonj. Others are scattered in 4. Do such groups maintain collective attachments to distinct Mymensingh, Netrokona and habitats or ancestral territories and/or to the natural resources in X Tangail region (known as these habitats and territories? Madhupur area); Patuakhali; Cox’s Bazar; and Khulna 5.Do such groups maintain cultural, economic, social, and political X (Sundarbans). Since 46 districts institutions distinct from the dominant society and culture? of the country would be taken 6. Do such groups speak a distinct language or dialect? X under the Project activities, some of the districts containing high 7. Has such groups been historically, socially and economically concentration of IP/SEC might be marginalized, disempowered, excluded, and/or discriminated X in the project’s jurisdiction. against? However, so far IP/SECs have 8. 'Are such groups represented as "Indigenous Peoples")( as been recorded during feasibility "ethnic minorities" or "scheduled tribes" or "tribal Populations" in X and socio-economic study of the any formal decision-making bodies at the national or local levels? listed subprojects. B, Identification of Potential Impacts 9. Will the project directly or indirectly benefit or target indigenous X Peoples?

10. Will the project directly or indirectly affect Indigenous Peoples' IP/SECs of the neighboring traditional socio-cultural and belief practices? 2.g. child-rearing, X villages (if there is any) will get health, education, arts, and governance) the direct benefit of the 11. Will the project affect the livelihood systems of Indigenous agriculture and fisheries produces Peoples? (e.g., food production system, natural resource X of the project, and the flood management. crafts and trade, employment status) control/drainage facilities build under the Project. 12 Will the project be in an area (land or territory) occupied. owned. or used by Indigenous Peoples. and/or claimed as X ancestral domain? C. Identification of Special Requirements

Will the project activities include: 13. Commercial development of the cultural resources and X knowledge of Indigenous Peoples? 14. Physical displacement from traditional or customary lands? X 15. Commercial development of natural resources (such as minerals, hydrocarbons, forests. water, hunting or fishing grounds) within customary lands under use that would impact the livelihoods X or the cultural, ceremonial, spiritual uses that define the identity and. community of Indigenous Peoples? 16. Establishing legal recognition of rights to lands and territories that are traditionally owned or customarily used, occupied or X claimed by indigenous people? 17. Acquisition of lands that are traditionally owned or customarily X used, occupied or claimed by indigenous peoples?

D. Anticipated project impacts on Indigenous Peoples

Project component Anticipated negative activity/ output Anticipated positive effect effect

Based on the agreed Subproject Selection IP/SECs of neighboring villages (if there is any) Criteria, the Project has under taken 47 small No negative impact anticipated so far. The will get the direct benefit of the agriculture and scale water resources subprojects comprising Subprojects will not directly or indirectly affects fisheries produces of the project, and the flood the following types of interventions: the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems, or control/drainage facilities build under the a) Flood Management: Construct embankment, culture of the neighboring Indigenous Peoples. Project. sluice gates, to reduce the depth and duration

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of flooding of farmland. b) Drainage Improvement: Excavate/Re- excavate drainage channels to increase the capacity of drainage systems to benefit agriculture and fisheries. c) Water Conservation: To develop water conservation capacity of existing beels, channels to increase availability of irrigation water by installing water retention structures and by excavating the bed of the water body. d) Command Area Development: This improves existing irrigation system by providing better distribution system such as improved canal networks, lining of canals, installation of header tank and buried pipe and water retention structure (WRS) to increase efficiency and productivity. e) Achievement of Design Monitoring Framework: The Project has completed 55 PRA, 49 FS and 47 Detail Design in Rajshahi Division. The Project has given benefit to 32200 ha areas enhancing productivity and sustainability of agriculture system and institutional development through 47 WMCAs in the Division.

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ATTACHMENT-3

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IMPACT CATEGORIZATION: DIVISION: RAJSHAHI

Short Description of SP District Upazila Union SP ID Subproject Name Activities

SP works completed. WMCA Bogra Sherpur Simabari SP44078 Dhankundi functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Bogra Adamdighi Chhatiangram SP44107 Amail-Indail functioning well. SP Works are ongoing. Bogra Adamdighi Kundagram SP44108 Tiloch Iramoti WMCA functioning. SP works will be completed Bogra Adamdighi Chhatiangram SP44123 Kamarpur-Adamdighi soon. WMCA functioning well.

SP Works are ongoing. Bogra Sherpur Kushumbi SP44139 Bhadraboti-Tilkatala WMCA functioning well. Pachim vogoil Bairadaghi SP works just started. WMCA Bogra Kahaloo Paikur SP45174 Eidgaha Khal functioning well. Bid evaluation sent to PMO. Bogra Sherpur Bisalpur SP45207 Dublai Bhadrabati WMCA functioning well.

SP works completed & handed Chapai Nawabgonj Sadar Gobratala SP43039 Ghoghodima Khutbatala over. WMCA functioning well. Chapai Nawabgonj Sadar Baliadanga SP44079 Krishnapur Social conflict & Dropped

SP works ongoing. WMCA Chapai Nawabgonj Sadar Jhilim SP44087 Mohadanga Panna Beel functioning well. SP works ongoing. WMCA Chapai Nawabgonj Sadar Gobratala SP44121 Kalitala Kashmahal functioning well. SP works ongoing. WMCA Chapai Nawabgonj Sadar Baliadanga SP46261 Sreerampur functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Joypurhat Kalai Punot. Zindapur SP41002 Purba Sarail-Madhai functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Joypurhat Akkelpur Rukindipur SP44094 Chri Khal functioning well. SP works ongoing. WMCA Joypurhat Kalai Punot SP44098 Shikta Maday Nungla Khal functioning well.

SP works almost completed. Joypurhat Panchbibi Atapur SP44109 Jhinaigari Khal WMCA functioning well. SP works ongoing. WMCA Joypurhat Khetlal Barotara SP44134 Haraboti Khal functioning well. Amlagari-Tulshiganga Tender receive on 04.03.2016. Joypurhat Khetlal Mamudpur SP45175 Subproject WMCA functioning.

Contract signed. WMCA Joypurhat Panchbibi Aolai SP45194 Bhigram Sirota Khal functioning. SP works ongoing. WMCA Joypurhat Akkelpur Gupinatpur SP46227 Nandahar Khal functioning.

Balighata/ Dropped due to social conflict. Joypurhat Panchbibi SP46241 Puther Khal Pourosova UP

SP works at completion stage. Naogaon Raninagar Kashimpur SP42025 Kujail-Raktadaha WMCA functioning well.

Ratandara-Sodakhali SP works completed. WMCA Naogaon Raninagar Gona SP42026 Subproject functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Naogaon Niamatpur Bahadurpur SP43031 Belgaur-Julupara Subproject functioning well.

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stage. WMCA functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Naogaon Niamatpur Bhabicha SP43033 Sontospara-Chatra functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Naogaon Atrai Pachupur SP43042 Atrai-Burigonj functioning well.

SP works ongoing. WMCA Naogaon Atrai Bisha SP44102 Bisha-Udaypur khal functioning well. SP works ongoing. WMCA Naogaon Raninagar Baragacha SP44133 Gohelapur-Shafiqpur functioning.

Bid under evaluation. WMCA Naogaon Sadar Hanshaigari SP46232 Krishnapur-Baromashi Khal functioning well.

Work is being satisfactory. Naogaon Badalgachi Badalgachi SP46256 Abhaipur- Baikandapur Khal WMCA functioning. Work is being satisfactory. Natore Baraigram Chandai SP45157 Satail Beel WMCA functioning.

Work started. WMCA Natore Gurudaspur Biaghat SP45196 Dighdaria functioning. Pabna Chatmohor Foiljana SP42012 Kadamtali Khal Dropped due to social conflict.

SP work completed except Pabna Sujanagar Hatkahli SP42027 Nuruddin Khal O&M Shed. WMCA functioning.

SP works completed. WMCA Pabna Atghoria Debottor SP43028 Sapdanga Khal functioning well. SP works completed. WMCA Rajshahi Puthia Bhalukgachi SP41011 Noapara-Hazirdhara Beel functioning. SP works ongoing. WMCA Rajshahi Durgapur Noapara SP44114 Isobpur Dakkin Beel-Chaipara functioning.

SP works ongoing. WMCA Rajshahi Mohonpur Jahanabad SP45198 Shutki Beel functioning. Bid evaluation under process. Rajshahi Durgapur Joynagar SP46250 Amulia Beel -Barnai River WMCA functioning. Tarash, SP works completed. WMCA Sirajganj Tarash Deshigram,Madhain SP42020 Ulushi Khal functioning well. agar,Baruhas Bhadrabari South (Baruhash SP works completed. WMCA Sirajganj Tarash Baruhas. SP43036 Khal) functioning well.

SP works completed. WMCA Sirajganj Tarash Talom, Baruhas. SP43037 Bhadrabati Khal (North) functioning well. Saguna, Baruhash, Dropped due to social conflict. Sirajganj Tarash SP43053 Hedar Khal Talom

SP works completed. WMCA Sirajganj Ullapara Durganagar SP43061 Bhagalpur-Montala functioning well.

SP works ongoing. WMCA Sirajganj Tarash Tarash, Magura. SP44137 Nimaichara-Wapda khal functioning. Structure completed. Salonga, Sirajganj Ullapara SP45145 Naimuri Alidah Earthwork in progress. WMCA Ramkrishnapur functioning well.

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