Social Monitoring Report

Semi-Annual Report

Project Number: 49215-001 Loan: L3260 March 2019

Nepal: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project

Prepared by:

Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EEAP)

Central Level Project Implementation Unit-Grant Management and Local Infrastructure (CLPIU- GMaLI); Department of Roads, Project Directorate Office; and National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) for Government of Nepal (GoN) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Fifth Semi-Annual Social MonitoringSemi-Annual Report, July-December Report 2018 No. 5 July-December 2018

Social

Monitoring

Report

Nepal: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project

ADB Loan No. 3260 NEP and SDC TA

Prepared by Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EEAP)

Central Level Project Implementation Unit-Grant Management and Local Infrastructure (CLPIU-GMaLI) Department of Roads, Project Directorate Office National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) for Government of Nepal (GoN) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Fifth Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report, July-December, 2018

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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

Currency unit - Nepalese Rupee (NRs) NRs. 1.00 = $ 0.0089 US $ 1.00 = NRs. 111.26 Source: Nepal Rastra Bank, 6 Dec, 2018

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 2018. It ends on 15 July 2019.

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

ABBREVIATION

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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 DoLIDAR Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads DoA Department of Agriculture DoR Department of Road DPR Detailed Project Report EEAP Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project EMP Environment 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 MoFEe 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 Safeguards Officer Sq.m. Square meter

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Table of Contents

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: 4 DISTRICT ROADS 4 1.1 RURAL ROAD BACKGROUND 5 1.1.1 Introduction 5 1.1.2 Physical Progress 5 1.1.3 Consultation, Participation and Disclosure 5 1.1.4 Resettlement Impacts 6 1.2 OBJECTIVE, APPROACH AND SCOPE OF SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING 1 1.2.1 Objective 1 1.2.2 Approach 1 1.2.3 Scope 1 1.3 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING DATA 1 1.4 MONITORING INDICATORS AND PARAMETERS 1 1.4.1 Resettlement Impact Categorization 1 1.5 COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND GRANTS COVENANTS 2 1.6 PROGRESS ON DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVAL 2 1.7 PROGRESS ON COMPENSATION DISBURSEMENT 2 1.8 REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES 3 1.9 MONITORING PLAN AND ACTIVITIES PLANNED 6 1.10 AVOIDING AND MINIMIZING IMPACTS 6 1.11 LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 6 1.12 ENSURING IPS’ IDENTIFY, HUMAN RIGHT, LIVELIHOOD AND CULTURAL UNIQUENESS 7 1.13 ISSUES OBSERVED 7 1.14 ISSUES FOR DELAY 8 1.15 WAYS FORWARD 8

Table Table 1: Involuntary Resettlement Impacts in Details ...... 7 Table 2: Status of Submitted Grievances and Their Resolution ...... 3 Table 3: Progress on Livelihood Improvement Training ...... 7 Table 4: Issues Summarized ...... 7

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Figure 1: Grievances in Graph ...... 5

Appendices

Appendix I: Status of Involuntary Resettlement Planning 84 Appendix II:Details of Compensation Disbursement and Deed Transfer of Resettlement Plan (16 RPs & 1 DDR) 84 Appendix III: Fortnightly Report 88 Appendix IV: Status of Compliance with Relevant Covenants 92 Appendix V: Details of Consultation Meeting Minutes 97 Appendix VI: Photographs 104 Appendix VII: Action Plan for Critical Roads 42 Appendix VIII: District wise Disaggregated Data 43

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1. PROJECT BACKGROUND 1. Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project (EEAP) is a project being implemented with 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 will support the rebuilding of schools, roads, and district-level government buildings, and strengthen resilience to future disasters. EEAP, Loan 3260 for $200 million was approved on 24 June 2015, signed on 21 August 2015, and became effective 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 landslides will be rehabilitated. Target for strategic and district roads has been reduced to

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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. 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 whereas RP is not required 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, revision of two RPs is underway.

(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 CLPIUs with DISC 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).

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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, 14 subprojects are under construction whereas 3 subprojects Bhaktapur (1), Thaiba-Godamchour Road in Lalitpur district (1) and Khopasi- Dhungakharka-Chyamranbesi-Milche-Borang Road in Kavre district (1)) have been completed. (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 subprojects. 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 was launched during cadastral survey, household listing, and socio-economic and loss assessment survey. 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, 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 are being conducted simultaneously throughout the project period 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.

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1.1.4 RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS

16. Underneath Table 1 describes impacts subproject-wise.

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Table 1: Involuntary Resettlement Impacts in Details

Impacts by Households and Type of Loss Affected Land Not Affected Affected Parcels Affected Required Required Name of the HHs Population (Plot Land Physical Physical S.N District Sub Project (No.) (No.) No.) (Ha) Relocation Relocation Remarks

Sankhu-Palubari- 1 Kathmandu Nagarkot Road 55 140 123 10.046 21 Out of 21, 1 is public structure Bysai –Jhaukhel –Changu – Telkot- Bhattedanda - 2 Bhaktapur Nagarkot Road 207 348 254 7.788 3 25 Out of 28, 1 is public structure Thaiba - Godamchaur 3 Road 144 353 247 1.72 1 54 Out of 55, 10 are public structures Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang 3.i Lalitpur Road 392 955 639 9.71 7 130 Out of 137, 9 are public structures Khopasi- Dhungakharka - Chyamranbesi- Milche-Borang 4 Road 207 695 335 14.055 14 17 Out of 31, 3 are public structures Kuntabesi- Nayagaun- 4.i Kavre Nagarkot 339 1568 515 16.67 14 110 Out of 124, 14 are public structures

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Impacts by Households and Type of Loss Affected Land Not Affected Affected Parcels Affected Required Required Name of the HHs Population (Plot Land Physical Physical S.N District Sub Project (No.) (No.) No.) (Ha) Relocation Relocation Remarks Sunkhani- Lamidanda - Kalinchowk section of SunkhaniSangwa 5 Road 154 182 10m CoI, which is in already existing. Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- 5.i Dolakha Hawa -Jiri Road 190 372 259 25.565 1 3 Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar – Doramba – Paseban – 6 Kolibagar Road 168 440 271 16.141 2 8 Haldibesi-Dhobi- Dhandebesi 6.i Ramechhap Road 474 1485 935 38.90 5 1

Okhaldhunga- 7 Okhaldhunga Rumjatar Road 355 850 594 11.1 26 6 Out of 32, 3 are public structures Garma-Nele- 8 Solukhumbu Bogal Road 200 517 302 17.66 2 2

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Impacts by Households and Type of Loss Affected Land Not Affected Affected Parcels Affected Required Required Name of the HHs Population (Plot Land Physical Physical S.N District Sub Project (No.) (No.) No.) (Ha) Relocation Relocation Remarks

Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – 9 Bhachek Road 387 1234 623 30.575 9 97 Out of 106, 30 are public structures Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Swara-Saurpani- 9.i Gorkha Barpak Road 109 613 167 8.2 Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Serabazaar - Lituere - Pachok 10 Lamjung Road 323 834 425 12.59 2 150 Out of 152, 9 are public structures Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - Thakurivanjyang 11 Chitwan Road 44 193 54 15 Out of 10, 3 are public structures. PipalBhanjyang - Haitar - Netrakali 12 Sindhuli Road 191 769 321 29.29 12 18 Out of 30, 8 are public structures Total 3939 11548 6064 250.01 98 657

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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 updating RP, following process have been applying ; (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 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

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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. Khurkhure-Samitar-Thakurivanjyang Road (Jorkulo Section 520m), Chitwan district, involves voluntary donation. Hence, this subproject is classified as Category B. The voluntary donation report has been attached in the updated resettlement plan and sent to CLPIU/GMaLI on 08 August 2018. Similarly, the updated resettlement plan of Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek Road, Gorkha had been forwarded to CLPIU/GMaLI on 06 Sept 2018. Likewise, updated resettlement plan was sent to CLPIU-GMaLI on 03 Oct 2018 and again on 19 Dec 2018 for further process and necessary action.

1.5 COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND GRANTS COVENANTS 24. Summary of the status of covenants compliance is as follows;

25. Out of 8 relevant covenants, 6 are complied with and remaining 2 are partially complied with. Regular follow-up actions are being taken in this regard. (Please refer Appendix IV for details)

26. In two subprojects Luetel - Aaanpipal subproject in Gorkha and Devitar- Phulasi, some cases of non-compliance was observed. Physical relocation was occurred prior to compensation payment to affected households. In Luetel – Aanpipal subproject, about 5 hhs and Devitar- Phulasi subproject, about 15 houses were displaced prior to compensation distribution. While the case of non-compliance was observed, immediate action was taken by organizing all party meeting of DLPIU, DISC and contractor. The meeting agreed on implementation of corrective actions as corrective measures. The corrective action plan was to provide compensation, and all entitlements within 15 days from the agreed date. The implementation of corrective action plans has been completed with satisfactory result.

27. Similarly, the compensation payment is comparatively slow comparing to physical progress. However, the Contractor has possessed the site in which either compensation of land has been paid or the land belong government. The major issue observed in delay in compensation distribution is migration of land owner into new locations from original locations due to earthquake effect. The consultant is in process of preparing disintegrated information on compensation distribution. The compensation of assets below NPR 5000 other than land has been paid in cash in field. The households who missed receiving compensation shall be ensured through depositing compensation amount in additional account under District Administration Office (DAO). The compensation of land will be made available to affected landowners once she/he present with complete testimonies.

1.6 PROGRESS ON DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVAL 28. Up to reporting time, all 17 RPs including 1 DDR were prepared and approved from NRA and ADB.

1.7 PROGRESS ON COMPENSATION DISBURSEMENT 29. The overall target on compensation disbursement is NRs 1071.41 million.. Out of this, progress on compensation payment is NRs 46.05%. On the other hand, target HHs of deed transfer are 3939 and its progress is 42.35%. Out of NRs 1071.41 million, compensation worth

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NRs. 493.40 million has been paid. Deed transfer has been completed for 1668 HHs out of 3939 HHs. During last FY, CLPIU–GMaLI has sent NRs 126.91 million for 12 districts and additional NRs 658.15 million has been sanctioned from Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2074/75.

30. Based on progress data, out of all 17 subprojects, compensation payment in Chitwan district is more than 95%, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu districts is more than 80%. For 1 subproject (Ramechhap-1), it is more than 70%. Compensation payment is more than 50% for only 2 districts (Okhaldhunga-1, Lamjung-1). Remaining subprojects (Lalitpur-2, Kavre-2, Solukhumbu-1, Ramechhap-1, Gorkha-2, Dolakha-1 and Sindhuli-1); compensation payment is less than 50%, 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 district-wise is given in Appendix II. Action Plan of each critical subproject for next reporting stage is also included in Appendix VII.

31. In case of two subprojects (Bhaktapur and Kathmandu), progress is halted after having achieved respectively 82.13% and 80.10% 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.

32. 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, Sindhuli-1 and Dolakha-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, Kavre, Okhaldhunga, Gorkha Ramechhap and Sindhuli. Consequently, progress in compensation payment is affected.

33. Regarding structures, up to 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 34. 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 Fig 1.

Table 2: Status of Submitted Grievances and Their Resolution

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No. of Name of the Sub grievances Nature of S.N Project recorded Solved grievances Remarks Missing plots, mismatch in name, area, demanded Sankhu-Palubari- compensation of 1 Nagarkot Road 118 118 existing area. All grievances addressed. Bysai –Jhaukhel – Changu –Telkot- Missing plots,mis- Bhattedanda - match in names, 2 Nagarkot Road 24 24 area All grievances addressed Thaiba - Missing plots Godamchaur mismatch in name, All grievances are 3 Road 55 55 area addressed. Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Missing Lelebhanjyang plots,mismatch in All grievances are 3 Road 55 55 name, area addressed. Khopasi- Dhungakharka - Chyamranbesi- Missing Milche-Borang plots,mismatch in All grievances are 4 Road 23 23 name, area addressed. Kuntabesi- Missing Nayagaun- plots,mismatch in 4.i Nagarkot 123 123 name, area All grievances addressed. Sunkhani- Lamidanda - Kalinchowk Error area, section of demanded SunkhaniSangwa protection wall in All 3 grievances are 5 Road 3 3 school and drain addressed Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Missing Bhirkot - Sahare- plots,mismatch in All grievances are 5.i Hawa -Jiri Road 23 23 name, area addressed. Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar Out of 76 grievances, 74 – Doramba – Missing are addressed and Paseban – plots,mismatch in remaining grievance are 6 Kolibagar Road 76 74 name, area process. Missing plots,mismatch in name, Out of 100 grievances, 17 Haldibesi-Dhobi- area,structures, are addressed and 6.i Dhandebesi Road 100 17 tress remaining are in process Missing Out of 226, 196 plots,mismatch in addressed and Okhaldhunga- name, area, remaining30 are in 7 Rumjatar Road 226 196 structures, trees process. Missing Garma-Nele- plots,mismatch in All 122 grievances are 8 Bogal Road 122 122 name, area addressed.

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Luitel - Aappipal - Missing Harmibhanjyang - plots,mismatch in Thalajung – name, area, All grievances are 9 Bhachek Road 149 149 structures, trees addressed. Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Missing Swara-Saurpani- plots,mismatch in Out of 23, 3 grievances 9.i Barpak Road 23 20 name, area are in process. Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Out of 110 grievances, Serabazaar - Missing 101 grievances are Lituere - Pachok plots,mismatch in addressed and remaining 10 Road 110 101 name, area are in process. Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - Missing Thakurivanjyang plots,mismatch in All grievances are in 11 Road 33 33 name, area addressed. PipalBhanjyang - Missing Haitar - Netrakali plots,mismatch in All 147 grievances are 12 Road 147 147 name, area addressed.

Total 1410 1283

Figure 1: Grievances in Graph

35. 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.

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1.9 MONITORING PLAN AND ACTIVITIES PLANNED 36. The RP implementation progress is being monitored by central and district level team of government staffs and district team. The social safeguard Officer (SSO) will report monthly progress on RP implementation to the DLPIU-GMaLI. The DLPIU-GMaLI will discuss the progress status in safeguard desk and submit the report to CLPIU-GMaLI and CISC in 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 will prepare and submit semi-annual 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 37. 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, Chitwan; 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 38. 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 2075/76 BS. For the remaining trainings to accomplish, CLPIU-GMaLI has requested for budget from NRA. Details are shown in Table 3.

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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 333 305 28 333 Package I & II II. Dolakha, Sindhuli, Gorkha, Parlor 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 IV Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Off season planning next Bhaktapur, Kavre, vegetable farming, FY 2075/76 Ramechhap, Lamjung and Plumbing etc Chitwan Total 538 315 223 538

1.12 ENSURING IPS’ IDENTIFY, HUMAN RIGHT, LIVELIHOOD AND CULTURAL UNIQUENESS Since this project fall under Category C, it has no impact in IPs.

1.13 ISSUES OBSERVED 39. Based on the assessment, following issues are observed. They are tabulated as under along with actions taken (Table 4).

Table 4: Issues Summarized Name of Name of the S.N. the District Subproject Issues Actions Taken After publishing notice, some missing plots have still been Haldibesi-Dhobi- seen in Cadastral 1 Ramechhap Dhandebesi Road Report. Resurvey ongoing During Construction Belghari – Archalbot - some missing plots Lamabagar- Serabazaar have still been seen 2 Lamjung - Lituere - Pachok Road in Cadastral Report. Resurvey ongoing After publishing notice, some missing Ghympesal - Balkot- plots have still been Palkhu- Swara- seen in Cadastral 3 Gorkha Saurpani- Barpak Road Repo Resurvey ongoing.

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1.14 ISSUES FOR DELAY 40. Major issues for delay have been enumerated below: a) Substantial time has been consumed in the re-survey of cadastral at field level and verification of cadastral survey reports from DSO and DLRO due to limited staff at DSO and DLRO and transfer of the related staffs. b) The compensation payment activities are directly interrelated with Government offices such as DSO/DLRO. So it’s time consuming to get support on time from respective offices and accordingly distribute compensation. c) Seeking approval on updated RP from NRA is also taking long time. Consequently, deed transfer of submitted plots has been affected and delayed.

These are the reasons why direct impact on compensation disbursement and deed transfer in case of Gorkha, Kavre, Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga and Lalitpur districts have been observed.

1.15 WAYS FORWARD 41. Following actions should be taken by the project in order to improve effective compliance of safeguard implementation and monitoring activities; a) Constant coordination is made with CLPIU to allocate required staffs and expedite re- survey; b) Regarding compensation payment, district offices have coordinated with CDOs, Mayors, Chairpersons of Rural Municipalities and other stakeholders. In addition, field visits from CISC have been made to facilitate in this regard; c) Regarding seeking approval on updated RP from NRA, constant follow-up is made; d) Laying more focus on Life Skill Training for timely accomplishment; e) Expediting the preparation of updated RP in the remaining subprojects; and f) Carrying out increased field visits to critical districts.

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DoR Component

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1 PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF THE SUB-PROJECTS 1. 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.The summary of Physical progress achieved up to December 2018 is given below in table 1.2 Table No: 1.2 Details of physical progress SN Road Length (Km) Road Classification Physical progress in (%) 1 Dolakha – Singati 34.490 Feeder Road 60.49% Package-I 41.88 Package- II 36.72% 2 Dhading - Gorkha 42.274 Feeder road Package- II 40.48% Package- IV 55.18% 3 Panchkhal – Melamchi 22.997 Feeder road 31.18%

2 RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS 2. As per the approved Resettlement Plan of Dolakha - Singati Road, there are 10 temporary structures. However 15 additional temporary structures were increased due to excavation works. Therefore, 25 temporary structures have been compensated by providing the shifting allowances.. In Panchkhal – Melamchi road, 191 land parcels have been affected from 134 households of Kavre and Sindhupalchok districts. Likewise, 1202 land parcels from 962 is acquired in Dhadingbesi – Arughat- Gorkha road. The table below shows the detail of resettlement impact in each road section. Table No: 1.3 Resettlement impact on Land Affected No of No of No. of No of land Name of Sub land SN affected Affected affected land parcels notice project road HHs Person parcels issued (ha) Dolakha 1 – 25 60 NA NA NA Singati Dhading- 2 1101 5692 1527 1202 13.98 Gorkha Panchkhal 3 – 135 675 191 191 0.68 Melamchi Total 1246 6427 1717 1393 14.63 Table No: 1.4 Impacts by Households and Types of the Structures loss Required Not Total Affected Physical Required Sub Project & Affected HHs S.N Populati Relocatio Physical Remarks District Structures (No.) on n HHs Relocatio (Nos.) structures n Dhading - Out of 30, 12 1 Gorkha 31 30 150 7 24 structures are huts (Gorkha) (temporary nature)

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Required Not Total Affected Physical Required Sub Project & Affected HHs S.N Populati Relocatio Physical Remarks District Structures (No.) on n HHs Relocatio (Nos.) structures n Dhading - Out of 23, 6 structures 2 Gorkha Road 23 21 105 10 11 are requited shifting (Dhading) due to the land slide Panchkhal - Out of 13, 10 are 3 Melamchi Road 13 13 65 3 10 temporary structures (Kavre) Panchkhal - Out of 10, 6 is a public 4 Melamchi 10 10 50 4 6 structures (Sindhu ) Out of 25, 25 Dolakha - temporary structures 5 Singati Road 25 25 125 0 25 already received Dolakha shifting allowances Total 102 99 495 24 76

3 CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURE 3. Consultation with project affected families and disclosure of project information including RP, which has to be carried out throughout project cycle in compliance with ADB SPS is 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 25 consultation meeting were conducted in all three roads, where 428 male and 230 female participated. Most of the agendas discussed during the public consultation were rate of compensation for house and structures, left land parcels in land acquisition notice 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 not to cultivate 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 Plans are continue, 7. Copies of consultative meetings with affected people, stakeholders and its summary in English and photos are attached in Appendix D and E respectively.

4. OBJECTIVE, APPROACH AND SCOPE OF SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING

4.1 OBJECTIVE 5. 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. 5 SCOPE OF SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING 6. This Social Monitoring Report is prepared for the project, covering 6 months from July to December 2018. A Social Monitoring Report will be prepared on a semi-annual basis throughout the course of the project implementation. The report will detail the progress of the implementation of the resettlement plan, as well as any other social mitigation and

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enhancement activities, including the implementation of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) plan. 5.1 Changes in the project scope and revised RP of the DG Road 7. The length of Panchkhal – Melamchi – Timbu road is reduced from the originally proposed. Originally, road was proposed 41 km and RP was prepared accordingly, but revised length is only 23 km (Panchkhal – Melamchi section) for the upgrading. So revised resettlement plan is prepared and approved by ADB. Similarly, Resettlement Plan of Dhading - Gorkha road section needs to be updated due to reduction of 7 Km (Chainage 69+700 to 76+700 at Phinam to Gorkha Bazar) length of Gorkha section. Out of the 735 total land parcels, 101 land parcels are out of scope of our work (reduction part Chainage 69+700 Km to 76+700 Km).. So, the updated RP for the Dhading - Gorkha road project is prepared and submitted. 5.2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING DATA 8. The monitoring report contains both quantitative and qualitative information. The quantitative data required for this semiannual report has been collected from project office and qualitative information is from the field observation, consultation and discussion with the project officials, stakeholders and information during meeting/dissemination etc.

6. Monitoring indicators and parameters 6.1 Resettlement Impact Categorization 7. All the roads under EEAP come under category “B” in terms of involuntary resettlement (IR) according to ADB’s SPS 2009. According to this the subprojects having any land acquisition and involuntary resettlement, either physical or economic displacement or temporary restrictions to land use that to be compiled with the ADB’s IR and SPS through the preparation of RP’s and other safeguard documents as required. Therefore, RP has been prepared for each road and being implemented.

8. The monitoring method of the report is based on some basic indicators of resettlement implementation. Mainly, type of land acquired, extent of impacts, measures adopted to mitigate the impacts, implementation status of mitigating measures, consultation and dissemination, grievance redress, compensation payment, deed transfer, resettlement and rehabilitation measures are focused during the reporting period. The following parameters have been applied for preparing social safeguard monitoring report: • Progress on land acquisition and compensation Payment; • Procedure of compensation rate determination and compensation payment delivery system (easiness, transparency etc.); • Grievances by type and resolution status, effectiveness of GRC in local level; • Rehabilitation of public utilities; • Public consultation and disclosure activities; • Status of income restoration program (skill training, employment opportunity etc.) • Resettlement Budget; • APs satisfaction & perception regarding compensation amount decided by CDC;and • Implementation of social awareness program (gender/HIV/human trafficking). 9. All sub projects are in line with project selection criteria and there is no possibility of change in resettlement categorization. 7. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS

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7.1 Progress on Documentation and Approval 8. 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 land on January 14, 2018 and February 7, 2018 for Kavrepalchok and Sindhupalchok districts respectively. Likewise compensation amount of Dhading – Gorkha road has been decided by compensation Determination Committee on 8 Feb 2017. Status of planning activities is presented in Appendix A and Appendix B respectively.

7.2 Progress on compensation distribution 9. Compensation Determination Committee of project affected districts have finalized the compensation amount of land for Dhading – Gorkha (DG) and Panchkhal–Melamchi(PM) roads whereas Dolakha- Sindhati (DS) road does not require land acquisition. As of 30 December 2018, 37 percent and 18 percent compensation payment for DG and PM roads has been completed respectively and compensation payment is still ongoing. The table below presents the details of compensation payment of acquired private land parcels:

Table No: 5.1 Progress of Compensation Payment of land as of 30th December 2018

Sub- Compensation payment Compensated parcels Remarks proje ct Target Achieved % Target Achieved % DS NA NA NA NA NA NA 320 land parcels are in process at LSO, LRO & 114 DG 166,914,985.50 65,997,688.00 39.54 1,202 438 36.44 are withheld by bank /dispute /legal issues/ absentees 69 land parcels are in process at PM 31,102,787.78 10,191,438.70 32.77 191 34 17.94 LSO , LRO &30 land parcels withheld by bank 389 are in process & 144 Total 198,017,773.28 76,189,126.70 38.4 1,393 472 33.88 are withheld by Bank

10. Shifting and material transportation cost for twenty- five temporary structures owners of Dolakha – Singati road section has been paid. In DG and PM roads, cost evaluation of affected structures is ongoing with technical assistance of Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC).

11. The compensation payment of affected structures for Dolakha- Singati Road is completed. In Dhading – Gorkha and Panchkhal – Melamchi road compensation, rate for affected structures process is going. Once compensation rate is fixed by CDC and payment is complete, the process of demolition will be initiated.

The compensation distribution of each road is summarized in Appendix C.

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7.3 Grievance record system 12. The project has established a proper grievance recording systems. A register has been 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

7.4 Grievances Redress Mechanism 13. 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 grievances 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.

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

Table No: 5.2 Status of Grievances Handling in Subproject Roads

S.N. Name of Subproject No of Grievance No. of settled & No. of non-settled Received process for Grievances publication notice

1 Dolakah – Singati 8 3 5 2 Dhading- Gorkha 501 295 206 3 Panchkhal- Melamchi 65 25 40 Total 674 323 251 . 15. In Dolakha – Singati road section, a total of eight cases are recorded. Out of them, three are settled and five remaining will be settled with coordination of Land Survey Office. However, the numbers of grievances are reported higher in Dhadingbesi –Gorkha road section. In Dhading section, while issuing notification for land acquisition, 276 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. Once it is completed, another notice for land acquisition will be issued by project. 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 seems high. The field verification shows 15 land parcels are out of scope of work, remaining 65 grievances are in process and continued to address complaint registered. The status and details of grievance is summarized as below Table 5.3

Table No: 5.3 Statuses of Grievances

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Number of Nature of S.N. grievance Status Remarks grievances recorded

Dolakha – Singati section Of the total 3 are settled Verification of through field verification with 1 8 5 are under process to settle land parcels the help of district land survey office Dhadingbesi –Gorkha ( Dhading district) Of the total 401 missing land While notification of land Missing land parcels 280 are settled acquisition, about 276 and parcels in through field verification with 2 401 parcels missed because of acquisition help of district land survey, not availability of owner notice remaining 121grievances are name in LRO record. under verification Dhadingbesi –Gorkha ( Gorkha district) The grievances recorded because of revised road length in particular stretches 15 grievances are out of scope and different between of project.15 grivances are existing road and cadastral Request to verify 3 100 settled through the field map. land loss verification and remaining sixty Certain road section of are under verification. Gorkha district was reduced (Ch. 54+300 Km to 69+700 Km) 101 land parcels are falling under reduction part.

Panchkhal –Melamchi ( Sindhupalchok district)

of the total 20 missing land parcels five are settled through Missing land field verification with the parcels in 15 land parcels are under 4 20 private surveyor, remaining 15 acquisition verification grievances are under notice verification with help District Land Survey Office Panchkhal –Melmchi ( Kavre district) Of the total 35 grievances, ten are settled through field Missing land verification with help of district .25 land parcels are under parcels in 5 35 land Surveyor, remaining 25 verification acquisition grievances are under notice verification with help District Land Survey Office Kavre. Request to verify land loss & Verification shall be carried out demanding for After discussion with Mayor 6 10 in coordination with district working under which are under verification land survey office existing centreline

8 IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES

8.1 Institutional adjustment and Activities Planned 16. The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is the Executing Agency (EA) and Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT), Project Management Unit (PMU) is an

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Implementing Agency (IA). The PMU will coordinate social safeguards planning and implementation and ensures 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 will likewise provide capacity- building orientation and skills training, as needed, to the 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 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

17. There are one social/resettlement expert and 2 social mobilizer in each subproject roads are working to implement the resettlement plan and other social activities of the project. Social mobilizers have full time input for field base but social expert have intermittent input.There is one safeguards focal person working in Project Directorate Office. The field level grievance redress committee is also formed as outlined in GRM.

8.2 Training on safeguard and GESI 18. Proposed four training packages of all road section were completed in Dolakha, Kavre Ghading and Gorkha districts.

Table No 6.1: Summary, of the Safeguard, HIV and GESI training at Dolakha, Dhading Gorkha and Kavre districts Road wise Participation of women in GESI Women Men Total orientation training activities Dolakha – Singati 22 30 52 Dhading – Gorkha (Dhading district) 20 35 55 Dhading – Gorkha (Gorkha district) 13 32 45 Panchakhal – Melamchi Road project 19 37 56 Total 74(35.58%) 134 208

19. Altogether, there are 208 participants (74 female & 134 male) who participated in Workshop Cum Training for Road Safety, Gender, Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS and Safeguards Issues

8.3 RP implementation process 20. Monitoring work is the major activity of any construction works and is essential for proper implementation of social safeguard activities. Monitoring is also essential to update the baseline data and assessing the social impacts as well as for ensuring effective mitigation.

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

22. 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

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compensation at replacement cost and most of the AP’s are satisfied with the compensation rate decided by CDC. Detail activities are attached in Appendixes

8.4 Livelihood Restoration and Enhancement 23. Besides distribution compensation of affected assets, the APs will receive skill training. The project shall identify the affected households who are entitled to participate in livelihoods restoration and skill enhancement activities and provide short term training. The livelihood training has been started from Dolakha – Singati road section. More than 12 nos of the trainees were participated in Sweet and snacks training at Kautachour of the Dolakha – Singati road. The details of the training reports on life skill development training will be covered in next semiannual safeguard monitoring report.

Table No 6.2: Summary of the Livelihood Improvement & skill development Training Progress 31st December, 2018 Road & District Name of the Training Remarks

Covered

Target

(No) (No)

Male Male

Total Female Female

Sweet & Snacks/Off Dolakha Training started end of – seasonal Vegetable 25 7 5 12 Singati ( December, 2018. production/Mason Dolakha) Driving/Sweet & Snacks/Off Dhading seasonal Vegetable – 35 In process Gorkha( production/Mason/Sanitary Gorkha) Pad making etc Dhading – Driving/Sweet & Snacks/Off Gorkha seasonal Vegetable 30 In process (Dhading) production/Mason/Sanitary Pad making etc Driving/Sweet & Snacks/Off Panchakhal - seasonal Vegetable 25 Yet to be started Melamchi production/Mason/Sanitary Pad making etc 11% progress end of Total 115 7 5 12 December,2018

8.5 Delayed in compensation distribution 24. The land acquisition and compensation distribution work of Gorkha district is delayed due to delay in deployment of new PIC in place of previous PIC, so that compensation distribution process stared just before one month 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 20% of land parcels of panchkhal -Melamchi road announced for acquisition are kept in bank or other financial institutions as collateral. The project is coordinating with concern banks to settle the issues. The possession has not taken who have yet to receive compensation.

9 STATUS OF OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 25. Regular consultations and meetings are being held by CSC with PAPs and other stakeholders to facilitate implementation of social safeguards component. During site visits of subproject roads, the contractors have been made aware of maintaining compliances of the

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social activities as per social safeguard documents of the project. The contractors have been paying greater consideration to social safeguard issues during road construction.

10 MAJOR ISSUES 26. 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 in time from respective offices and distribute compensation of acquired land and other assets; • 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, concerned local level authorities, and Division Office for Urban Development and Building Construction, 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 owners’ names in district record office in Dhading district that has created to issue next notice for land acquisition; • 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. The process consumes time; • In Gorkha, few locations of the road alignment, error is found between existing road and cadastral map. So that local people are demanding the compensation of the existing road or road shall be constructed according to cadastral map; • In Gorkha, it has been difficult to make payments to few land owners because of notice area of road (including existing road and new cutting) and receive the land parcels (lalpuja) area of the DOR. In Panchkhal - Melamchi road, about 20 % land parcels are kept in bank or other financial institutions as collateral, 35 % land parcels owners are not in contact and 25 % land parcels in process at LSO & LRO. 11 PROPOSED ACTIONS ADDRESSING ISSUES 27. Following actions will be undertaken addressing the issues encountered during subproject implementation: • Best efforts to be put to establish good networking among inter government agencies for compensation distribution; • In Panchkhal – Melamchi road at Kunta bazar Ch. 7+450 – 8+150, the local people were requesting for working under existing road.Therefore, the issue would be settled with coordination among Mayor, concerned ward Chairman and technical team of the project staff; • Coordination with district land survey office, field verification from Ch 62+230 to 69+700 has been completed of the Gorkha district at Dhaing to Gorkha road section; • Database of displaced households and their affected assets by type of project activities will be prepared at Dhading – Gorkha road section; • Income restoration program for project affected people was initiated from this month. More than 12 trainees participated in sweet and snacks making training at Katuwachour Bazar of the Dolakha - Singati road section.

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• Identification of absentees and legal disputes of the land parcels are ongoing. 12 PROPOSED MAJOR FOCUS FOR NEXT REPORT 28. The next report will focus on following activities: • Compensation Payment of the Structures at Panchkhal- Melamchi and Dhading to Gorkha Roads projects. • Accelerate the payment of the compensation amount at Gorkha district 10 to 50% parcels land parcels. • Notice publication of the missing parcels of the Dhading & Gorkha district. • Accelerate the payment of compensation at Gorkha and Kavre districts. • Life skill training activities of the Dhading – Gorkha & Panchkhal- Melamchi road section training will be completed as possible. • Assessment of APs who have received compensation. • Effectiveness of local level grievance redresses committees. • Sufficiency of compensation amount to restore income source of affected people.

Table No. 8.1: Major Focus by the end of the February 2019 Activities Actions required Total Target Present status Time Frame Possible efforts was done to 60% plots will establish good approach 110 (18%) Land plots be Compensation distribution of the among inter government 634 Land parcels deed transferred & 60 compensated land in Gorkha District agencies for compensation ( 10%) Compensated end of the distribution February 2019 As possible conducted CDC 31 nos of structures Compensation distribution of the meeting and decided for including secondary Valuation of the 1st week of the affected structures in Gorkha distribution of the structures, and structures on going February 2019 district compensation amount taharas As possible conducted CDC 22 nos of structures Compensation distribution of the meeting and decided for including secondary Valuation of the 1st week of the affected structures in Dhading distribution of the structures, and structures on going February 2019 District compensation amount taharas 13 nons of Compensation distribution of the Fixed the rate of the structures including Just fived rate of the End of the affected structures at Kavre structures secondary structures January,2019 district structures Out of the total land parcels 93 land owners submitted Possible efforts was done to their application. for 60 % plots will establish good approach Compensation distribution of the compensation Out of compensated among inter government 163 land parcels Land at Kavre district the 93 plots 54 are end of the agencies for compensation completed kitta kata February, 2019 distribution from Survey office among them 24 plots are withheld by Bank As possible conducted CDC 8 nos of the Compensation distribution of the meeting and decided for structures including Verification of the 15 th affected structures at distribution of the secondary structures February,2019 Sindhupalchok District compensation amount structures

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Appendixes

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Appendix A: Status of RP Planning Activities

S. Name of up

N. subproject 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

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

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Appendix B: Summary of the RP Implementation Status

S. Name of Compensation payment Compensated Income restoration Public Remarks N. subproje parcels training infrastructure ct reinstated

Target Achieve % Target Achiev % Targ Achi % Targ Ach % e et eve et ieve

1 DolakhaSin NA NA NA NA NA NA 25 12 48 2 1 50.00 Land acquisition issue is not gati Road existed till date but 25 nos. of temporary structure owners had also received 3, 78,000.00 for compensation amount for PAF..

2 Dhading- 65 0 0 2 1 50.00 Verification & valuation of the Gorkha structures is on going Road 166,914,985.50 65997688.00 39.54 1202 438 36.44

3 Panchkhal 191 34 17.84 25 0 0 4 0 0 Verification process of the Melamchi structures is on going Road 31102787.78 10191438.7 32.77

198,395,773.28 76,189,126.70 Total 38.40 1393 472 33.88 1115 12 11.00 8 2 25.00

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Appendix C: District wise compensation distribution end of the 30th December 2018 Total Compe CDC Total Com Total S. Remaining Total nsatio Road Name published Payment % pens % Targete % N Budget NRs HHs n RP NRs NRs ation d Plots Plots HHs Dhading – Gorkha 1 ( Dhading ) 83,586,977.12 55,532,051.00 66.44 28054926.12 477 343 71.91 568 378 66.55

Dhading Gorkha 2 – 83,328,008.38 10,465,637.00 12.56 72862371.38 485 52 10.72 634 60 8.20 ( Gorkha)

Panchakhal- Melamchi 3 10,907,391.77 1,268,800.67 11.63 9638591.10 130 27 20.77 163 21 12.88 (Kavre)

Panchakhal- Melamchi 4 20,195,396.01 8,922,638.03 44.18 11272757.98 26 12 46.15 28 13 46.43 ( Sindhupalchowl) Dolakha – Singati 5 ( Dolakha) 378,000.00 378,000.00 100.00 Shifting cost 25 25 100 0 0 0.00

198,395,773.28 76,567,126.70 38.59 121,828,646.58 1,143.00 459.00 40.16 1,393.00 472.00 33.88 Total

Note: Dhading, 85 land parcels withheld by bank/ abstained /legal dispute and 80 land parcels are in process. Gorkha district: 110 land parcel completed deed transfer. However, 58 land parcels are abstained of the land owners/ withheld bank /legal dispute etc and Two hundred twenty parcels are in process for deed transfer Kavre: 24 land parcels are withheld by bank; remaining 64 plots are in process at Land Revenue Office. 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 the field level activities conducted from July to December 2018. Sub-project Date Purpose for the Site visit Conducted Activities

Coordination with Land and Land Visited with district Land Survey Panchkhal Melamchi 1st to 3th July, 2018 – revenue office for deed transfer & Land Revenue office

Coordination with Divisional forest Panchkhal Melamchi 8st to 10th July, 2018 Visited with DFO office – office submitted letter to DFO

Discussion with Land survey office Submission of the cadastral Map Dhading Gorkha 26- 29th July 2018 – for deed transfer and discussed about scale map

Field verification of the certain Verified certain places at Gorkha Dhading Gorkha 12st to 13rd Aug, 2018 – places District Discussion with area Forest Pachkhal- Melamchi 23th to 25th Aug , 2018 Preparation for Forest document officer Melamchi for inventory of the trees and document. Field visited at Aahale Bazar Dhading –Gorkha 13th to 15th September, 2018 Field verified at Aahale bazar area. coordination with concerns authorities

Deed transfer of the two land Panchkhal- Melamchi 6th to 7th Oct , 2018 Discussion with Land survey parcels at Sindhupalchok district Dhading Gorkha Road – 19nd to 22th October, 2018 Preparation for mission visit Field visit at Alahale to Jhigati projects

Field visited & discussed with Gorkha Dhading road 18th to 21st Dec, 2018 Preparation of the mission visit concern authorities

Panchkhal- Melamchi Collection of the remaining 24st to 26nd December, 2018 DFO forest office Sindhupalchok road supporting documents

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Appendix E: Summary of meetings/discussions (In English)

No of Date Place Summary of discussion Participants

Dhading- Gorkha Road

Different types of the issues were discussed at public meeting including 28/5/2018 Jyamire -8, dhading payment of the compensation amount as possible. and Information sharing to community regarding land acquisition area which is 17 additional 2 m. each side from center line of the road where existing road acquired land width was 8 meter which was already acquisition by RAIDP Discussion about error in existing road and cadastral map and additional 15/10/2018 Finam, Gorkha 10 land acquisition area (2m. each side from center line and its compensation amount and process. Discussed about additional land acquisition area (2m. each side from 13/12/2018 Khanchok bazar, 15 center line and current rate of land of existing Khanthok. VDC which was Gorkha NRs 0.8 million for 508 square meter land. Discussion with local people about error of cadastral and existing road 02/11/2018 Gorkha Municipality -1 18 Verified shifted road alignment as possible and provided all Gorkha compensation of the land as possible

02/9/2018 Aalema, Gorkha Muni- Verified the bazar area of the alaha area where error has been 22 2, Gorkha observed.

02/7/2018 GorkhaMunicipility -4 10 Verification of the land parcels as possible

18/8/2018 Bhimsen rural Discussion about controlling dust and regular watering municipality -5 Gorkha 13 Completion of the re survey as soon as possible .

17/02/2018 Palpa Bhanjyang, 10 Discussion for affected house and structures. Dhading

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26/12/2018 Melanchi NP , Discussion for providing acceptance letter from Aapaghi, Ramche 8 Sindhupalchok Dunde and Kapase Community Forest User Groups Sindhupalchok Meeting was chaired by Mayor ( Mr Dmaber Bdr. Aryal) 24/9/2018 Discussion for diversion of the road at river bank Melamchi Municipality 11 Zero Kilo to Melamchi road shall be maintain trafficable any time Coordination among elected chairman and local bodies etc Internal meeting conducted between DOR, Consultant staffs and 02/07/2018 Contractors representative Kunta Besi CSC, office 12 Contractors social safeguards focal personal should have coordination among local bodies etc 24/10/2018 Melamchi Municipality 18 Construction progress at field and road maintained Internal meeting conducted between DOR, Consultant staffs and 02/07/2018 Contractors representative Kunta Besi CSC, office 12 Contractors social safeguards focal personal should have coordination among local bodies etc

24/10/2018 Melamchi Municipality 18 Construction progress at field and road maintained

02/07/2018 Internal meeting conducted between DOR, Consultant staffs and Contractors representative Kunta Besi CSC, office 12 Contractors social safeguards focal personal should have coordination among local bodies etc

24/10/2018 Melamchi Municipality 18 Construction progress at field and road maintained

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Photographs of Dhading – Gorkha Road

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Photo No: 01 Affected structures of the shyam Bazar of Photo No: 02 Verification of the lalpurja Gorkha np Gorkha ward no-2 near Kati, Gorkha

Photo No: 03 Field Verification and consultation with Photo No: 04 Public consultation with affected local people at Aahale Bazar Gorkha household members in Gorkha NP , ward no-1

Photo No:06 Field verification of missing land Photo No: 05 Field verified by Ajaya Sharestha parcels of the Guthi land at Ch 16+320 Gola UDBO at Gorkha Bhanjhang Dhading

Photographs of Panchkhal – Melamchi Road

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Photo No:01 Field verification of missing land parcels of Photo No:02 Field verification missing land parcels at the Kavre Makitar Kavre

Appendices ( GmALI components)

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

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

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Resettlement Plan Implementation Progress Status

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Sankhu-Palubari- 1 Kathmandu Nagarkot Road 101264013.9 68574594.26 54925051.22 80.10 55 55 46 81.8182 123 77 67 87.01

Bysai –Jhaukhel – Changu –Telkot- Bhattedanda - 2 Bhaktapur Nagarkot Road 128958649.6 113058300.5 92859902.21 82.13 162 207 177 85.5072 314 254 219 86.22

Thaiba - Godamchaur Road 39767864.77 40442788.94 19679430 48.66 144 74 51.3889 242 95 39.26 3 Lalitpur Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road 108566980.60 124121931.27 27371833.00 22.05 392 147 37.50 639 203 31.77 Khopasi- Dhungakharka - Chyamranbesi-Milche- 4 Kavre Borang Road 38980996.07 42462669.34 13587569.00 32.00 207 109 52.657 335 151 45.07

Kuntabesi-Nayagaun- Nagarkot 100804175.4 157135367.2 74725305.40 47.55 339 148 43.6578 515 190 36.89

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SN District Namesubproject of Approved Target Total RP NRA Amount (NRs.) Total HHs Taget (Approved RP) Revised HHs Total HHs Compensation % of Number Total of Total Targeted Plots Total Plots Compensation % of of Plots Number Total Sunkhani-Lamidanda - Kalinchowk section of SunkhaniSangwa Road 154 6 3.8961 182 7 3.85 5 Dolakha Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa -Jiri Road 3614992.26 8868197.9 2310922 26.059 190 18 9.47368 259 25 9.65

Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar Doramba 6 Ramechhap – – Paseban – Kolibagar Road 43455520.22 65200689.09 46696049 71.62 160 168 132 78.57 259 271 156 57.56

Haldibesi-Dhobi- Dhandebesi Road 264995031.3 140961369.5 24729619 17.54 474 82 17.30 935 101 10.80

Okhaldhunga- 7 Okhaldhunga Rumjatar Road 78950259.54 109437400.37 62592929.08 57.20 355 240 67.61 594 357 60.10

Garma-Nele-Bogal 8 Solukhumbu Road 15340666 20503902.89 9286354.74 45.29 320 200 75 37.5 648 302 112 37.09

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Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek 9 Gorkha Road 55819915.28 81554518.48 9899371.98 12.14 342 387 49 14.3275 614 623 61 9.79 Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Swara- Saurpani- Barpak Road 14005910.14 13065106.54 4729901 36.20 109 68 59.633 158 91 57.59

Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Serabazaar - Lituere - 10 Lamjung Pachok Road 12296369.11 66523212 41922495 63.02 267 323 202 62.5387 425 463 319 68.90

Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - 11 Chitwan Thakurivanjyang Road 1060384.23 1974017.32 1919718.71 97.25 44 7 15.9091 54 8 14.81

Pipal Bhanjyang - 12 Sindhuli Haitar - Netrakali Road 20295898.10 17527248.21 6163879.11 35.17 191 88 46.0733 321 116 36.14

Total 1028177626.52 1071411313.82 493400330.45 46.05 3939 1668 42.35 6224 2278 36.60

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SN District Namesubproject of Approved Target Total RP NRA Amount (NRs.) Total HHs Taget (Approved RP) Revised HHs Total HHs Compensation % of Number Total of Total Targeted Plots Total Plots Compensation % of of Plots Number Total 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 ,Chitwan (Jorkulo Section) , Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga districts have revised RP Implementation cost. However, total sum varies from the earlier cost.

Appendix III: Fortnightly Report Resettlement Plan Implementation Progress Status

Dec, 2018

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Sankhu-Palubari- 1 Kathmandu Nagarkot Road 101264013.9 68574594.26 54925051.22 80.10 55 55 46 81.8182 123 77 67 87.01

Bysai –Jhaukhel – Changu –Telkot- Bhattedanda - 2 Bhaktapur Nagarkot Road 128958649.6 113058300.5 92859902.21 82.13 162 207 177 85.5072 314 254 219 86.22

Thaiba - Godamchaur Road 39767864.77 40442788.94 19679430 48.66 144 74 51.3889 242 95 39.26 3 Lalitpur Godamchour- Godabari- Badikhel- Lelebhanjyang Road 108566980.60 124121931.27 27371833.00 22.05 392 147 37.50 639 203 31.77 Khopasi- Dhungakharka - Chyamranbesi-Milche- 4 Kavre Borang Road 38980996.07 42462669.34 13587569.00 32.00 207 109 52.657 335 151 45.07

Kuntabesi-Nayagaun- Nagarkot 100804175.4 157135367.2 74725305.40 47.55 339 148 43.6578 515 190 36.89

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S.N. District Namesubproject of Approved Target Total RP NRA Amount (NRs.) Total Taget HHs (Approved RP) Revised HHs Total HHs Compensation % of of HHs Number Total Total Targeted Plots Total Plots Compensation % of of Plots Number Total Sunkhani-Lamidanda - Kalinchowk section of SunkhaniSangwa Road 154 6 3.8961 182 7 3.85 5 Dolakha Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa Section of Bhirkot - Sahare- Hawa -Jiri Road 3614992.26 8868197.9 2310922 26.059 190 18 9.47368 259 25 9.65

Devitar – Phulasipokhari Section of Devitar Doramba 6 Ramechhap – – Paseban – Kolibagar Road 43455520.22 65200689.09 46696049 71.62 160 168 132 78.57 259 271 156 57.56

Haldibesi-Dhobi- Dhandebesi Road 264995031.3 140961369.5 24729619 17.54 474 82 17.30 935 101 10.80

Okhaldhunga- 7 Okhaldhunga Rumjatar Road 78950259.54 109437400.37 62592929.08 57.20 355 240 67.61 594 357 60.10

Garma-Nele-Bogal 8 Solukhumbu Road 15340666 20503902.89 9286354.74 45.29 320 200 75 37.5 648 302 112 37.09

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Luitel - Aappipal - Harmibhanjyang - Thalajung – Bhachek 9 Gorkha Road 55819915.28 81554518.48 9899371.98 12.14 342 387 49 14.3275 614 623 61 9.79 Ghympesal - Balkot- Palkhu- Swara- Saurpani- Barpak Road 14005910.14 13065106.54 4729901 36.20 109 68 59.633 158 91 57.59

Belghari – Archalbot - Lamabagar- Serabazaar - Lituere - 10 Lamjung Pachok Road 12296369.11 66523212 41922495 63.02 267 323 202 62.5387 425 463 319 68.90

Khurkhure (Highway) - Samitar - 11 Chitwan Thakurivanjyang Road 1060384.23 1974017.32 1919718.71 97.25 44 7 15.9091 54 8 14.81

Pipal Bhanjyang - 12 Sindhuli Haitar - Netrakali Road 20295898.10 17527248.21 6163879.11 35.17 191 88 46.0733 321 116 36.14

Total 1028177626.52 1071411313.82 493400330.45 46.05 3939 1668 42.35 6224 2278 36.60

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S.N. District Namesubproject of Approved Target Total RP NRA Amount (NRs.) Total Taget HHs (Approved RP) Revised HHs Total HHs Compensation % of of HHs Number Total Total Targeted Plots Total Plots Compensation % of of Plots Number Total 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.

\ Appendix IV: Status of Compliance with Relevant Covenants

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

Schedule Conditions for Award of Contracts Environmental Ongoing • IEE reports are prepared and 4-7 Safeguard The Borrower shall not award any approved by concerned agencies

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes or Not Progress Status/Remarks Yet Due or On-going or Partially Complied or Not Applicable) Works contract for a Subproject (NRA). Few road sub-projects are which involves environmental under construction though IEE are impacts until the EA or the IAs still under preparation. However, has: construction activities are limited to structural activities in those road sub- (a) Obtained the final approval projects. of the EIA/IEE from the Ministry of Science, Technology and • Provisional sum of money for Environment(for EMP is allocated in work contracts. EIAs)/concerned sector agency (for IEEs) (b) Incorporated the relevant provisions from the EMP into the Works contract.

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

Schedule Preparation, design, Environmental Ongoing IEE prepared as per applicable law 5-4 implementation, and operation of Safeguard and EARF. EMP of approved IEE are

each Subproject comply with under implementation. applicable laws; the Environmental Safeguards; the EARF; and IEE and EMP.

Schedule Land acquisition and resettlement Resettlement Ongoing Out 17 approved RPs, 17 subprojects

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes or Not Progress Status/Remarks Yet Due or On-going or Partially Complied or Not Applicable) 5-5 activities comply with laws; the have started compensation Involuntary Resettlement distribution and deed transfer Safeguards; the RF; and the ongoing. respective RP.

Schedule Necessary budgetary and human Safeguard Ongoing • NRA is arranging the 5-7 resources made available to fully necessary budget for the implement the EMPs, and the implementation of RPs. RPs. • Total 126.91has been sanctioned by GoN for EEAP subproject. And, additional NRs 658.15 million has been sanctioned from Government of Nepal for the fiscal year 2073/2074. • Focal persons for IEE and RP in CLPIU-GMaLI are assigned.

Schedule All bidding documents comply Safeguard Ongoing Noted and considered. 5-8 with IEE, EMP, and RP; budget is made available for environmental and social measures; any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes or Not Progress Status/Remarks Yet Due or On-going or Partially Complied or Not Applicable) 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 Safeguards Yes Noted and under follow-up. Semi- 5-9 Monitoring Reports submitted to annual social safeguard monitoring ADB and disclose relevant report prepared and submitted along information; (b) any unanticipated with 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 Safeguard Yes No activities listed in Appendix 5 of 5-10 to finance any activity included in SPS are carried under EEAP. the list of prohibited investment activities provided in Appendix 5 of the SPS.

Schedule The core labor standards and Safeguard Yes Noted and considered. 5-11 applicable laws are complied. Bidding documents and contracts require that the contractors (a) comply with applicable labor law

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes or Not Progress Status/Remarks Yet Due or On-going or Partially Complied or Not Applicable) 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; Safeguard Ongoing Resources allocated and 5-12 (b) adequate resources are implementation underway. 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 Safeguard Ongoing First level of GRM is active at field. 5-15 Date, 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

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Schedule Covenants Type Complied (Yes or Not Progress Status/Remarks Yet Due or On-going or Partially Complied or Not Applicable) due to resettlement. The special 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.

Appendix V: Details of Consultation Meeting Minutes

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Name of the Sub- .N. District Project Consultation Issues were discussed Briefing about the Project to the communities.

ii) Demanded compensation for extra new cutting and their losses of Location:Shankarapur structures as per recent market rate. 1 Kathmandu Sankhu-Palubari Road Municipality-8,9; Male 28; i) Demanded compensation for extra new cutting and their losses of structures as per recent market rate.

ii) Community demanded APs should Byasi-Jhaukhel- Location;Nagarkot Municipality be facilitated by Life Skill Trainings. 2 Bhaktapur Changu-Telkot Road 8;Male 18; Female 3 Godamchour- Godabari- Location;Godavari Municipality- i) Community demanded structures’ Lalitpur Badikhel- 8;Male-10 , Female-5 compensation at recent market price. 3 Lelebhanjyang Road

i) Community demanded structures’ compensation at recent market price. ii) During construction, maximum local laborers should be used. Khopasi-Dhungakharka Location; Bethanchowk Rural iii) Those left plots during cadastral -Chyamranbesi-Milche- Municipality-5,8,4; Male -50; survey should be incorporated in the 4.i Kavre Borang Road Female 7 re-survey. Location: Mandan Deupur Kuntabesi-Nayagoan- Municipality ward no. 2,4,. i) Briefing about EEAP to the 4.ii Kavre Nagarkot Road No.of consultation:3 , Female: communities.

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Name of the Sub- .N. District Project Consultation Issues were discussed 11 Male:20

ii) APs should be provided by different livelihood trainings eg., hair cutting saloon, advanced animal husbandry, professional agricultural training etc. 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. vi) Upgrading road works should be started as soon as possible. i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities. ii) This road should ensure direct Location: Manthali Municipality benefits to the community people. ward no. 4,1,2. No.of Devitar-Fulasi-Pokhari consultation:3 , Female: 9, 5 Ramechhap Road Male:33 iii) Regarding missing plots

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Name of the Sub- .N. District Project Consultation Issues were discussed 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).

i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities.

ii) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of structures during construction period.

Location: Kamalamai iii) Demanded good spoil management Municipality, No.of and plantation. Pipalbhanzyang- consultation: 1, Women: 10, iv) During construction, maximum local 6 Haitar Sindhuli Men:70 labors should be used.

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Name of the Sub- .N. District Project Consultation Issues were discussed v) APs should be provided different livelihood trainings.

vi) Demand structures’ compensation at recent market price. 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. i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities 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 Location: Dudkunda construction. Garma-Nele-Bogal Municipality,No.of consultation: v) Construction should start as soon as 7 Solukhumbu Road 4, Female ; Male:31 possible.

i) Briefing about EEAP to the Okhaldhunga- Municipality 3,2,1 Male-59; communities. 8 Okhaldhunga Rumjhatar Road Female-20 ii) Demanded compensation of extra

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Name of the Sub- .N. District Project Consultation Issues were discussed 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.

i) Briefing about EEAP to the communities.

ii) Demanded compensation of extra new cutting and their losses of Luitel-Aappipal- Location: Palungtar Municipality structures as per recent market rate. Harmibhanjyang- ward no. 3,8,9,13. No.of iii) Community demanded upgrading of Thalajung-Bhachek consultation:4 , Female: 25, road. Existing trees/saplings should be 9 Gorkha Road Male:60 protected as much as possible.

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Name of the Sub- .N. District Project Consultation Issues were discussed 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 - - i) Briefing about EEAP to the Belghari-Archalbot- communities Lamabagar- Sernabazar-Liture- Location ;Location ;DordiRural ii) Community will help to count the 11 Lamjung Pachok Road Municipality2; Female;32; CFUGs trees and structures too.

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Appendix VI: Photographs

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Land compensation received by APs

Consultation meeting with APs

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 Potential HHs &

plots

Road

District

Remaks

CriticalIssues

Responsibility

Howto Resolve

deed deed transfer and compensa tion Frequent Delay in coordination reverification with of error plots DSO/DLRO. and slow Rendering progress in constant Thaiba - deed assistance Godamchaur transfer to DISC 30 Jan, Road process. team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019 Lalitpur Frequent Delay in coordination Almost for a reverification with month, DLPIU of error plots DSO/DLRO. has no budget Godamchour- and slow Rendering for Godabari- progress in constant compensation Badikhel- deed assistance End of worth over Lelebhanjyang transfer to DISC Feb, NRs one Road process. team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019 crore. Slow Frequent progress in coordination field with verification DSO/DLRO. Kavre Khopasi- and Rendering Resurvey Dhungakharka - accordingly, constant completed Chyamranbesi- deed assistance and deed Milche-Borang transfer to DISC 15 Feb, transfer is Road process. team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019 under process Resurvey completed and deed Slow Frequent transfer of progress in coordination initial section field with is under Dolakha Bhirkot - verification DSO/DLRO. process and Sahare- Hawa and Rendering data of end Section of accordingly, constant section is Bhirkot - deed assistance End of being Sahare- Hawa - transfer to DISC Feb, processed at Jiri Road process. team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019 DSO.

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Frequent coordination with Delay in DSO/DLRO. Ramechhap reverification Rendering Haldibesi- of error plots constant Dhobi- due to assistance End of Dhandebesi shortage of to DISC Feb, Road staffs at DSO team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019 Frequent coordination with DSO/DLRO. Revised RP is Luitel - Aappipal After Rendering not approved - alomost one constant by NRA and Harmibhanjyang year, field assistance End of hence - Thalajung – reverification to DISC Feb, progress Bhachek Road going on team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019 retarded. Gorkha Frequent coordination with DSO/DLRO. Ghympesal - Rendering Balkot- Palkhu- constant Swara- Delay in assistance End of Saurpani- reverification to DISC Feb, Barpak Road of error plots team. DLPIU/DISC/CLPIU/CISC 2019

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Appendix VIII: District wise Disaggregated Data

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District wise disintegrated data SN District Male Female Total 1 Kathmandu 21 10 31 2 Bhaktapur 13 8 21 3 Lalitpur 4 5 9 4 Kavre 37 27 64 5 Ramechhap 36 19 55 6 Dolakha 70 41 111 7 Sindhuli 74 31 105 8 Solukhumbu 52 23 75 9 Okhaldhunga 32 38 70 10 Gorkha 90 56 146 11 Lamjung 114 65 179 12 Chitwan 3 2 5 Total 546 325 871

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