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External Monitoring Report External Monitoring Report (E-35, Hassanabdal – Havelian Expressway, Package -I) Jan-Mar 2015, PAK: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (NTCHIP) Tranche - II Prepared by National Highways Authority for the Asian Development Bank. NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Ministry of Communications Government of Pakistan Hassanabdal – Havelian Expressway Project (E-35) External Monitoring of LARP Implementation of Package-I (Jan-Mar, 2015) By Shaukat Ali Shahid Monitoring Consultant [email protected] Second External Monitoring of LARP of Package-I of Hassanabdal-Havelian Expressway Project (E-35) TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................ i LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................. ii LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... ii LIST OF ANNEXES ............................................................................................................. iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................. iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ES) .............................................................................................. v 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Description ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Objectives of the External Monitoring ......................................................................... 3 2. METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................ 4 2.1 General ...................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Consultative Meetings ................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Review of Project Documents .................................................................................... 4 2.4 Consultations with DPs .............................................................................................. 4 2.5 Data Collection and Analysis ...................................................................................... 4 3. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF LARP OF PACKAGE- I ............................................. 5 3.1 Project Impacts as per LARP ..................................................................................... 5 3.2 Status of Implementation ............................................................................................ 5 3.2.1 Land Compensation ............................................................................................ 5 3.2.2 Non-Land Payment ............................................................................................. 6 3.2.3 Allowances/ Livelihood Restoration ..................................................................... 6 3.2.4 Reasons for delay in Payments ........................................................................... 6 3.2.5 Crop Compensation ............................................................................................ 7 3.2.6 Compensation for Affected Structures ................................................................. 7 3.2.7 Payment of Other Allowances ............................................................................. 7 3.2.8 Trees Compensation ........................................................................................... 7 4. CONSULTATIVE MEETINGS ......................................................................................... 9 4.1 Consultative Meetings with DPs ................................................................................. 9 4.2 Information Disclosure .............................................................................................. 11 4.3 Efforts made to ensure all Payments ........................................................................ 11 5. INTERNAL MONITORING REPORT ............................................................................ 12 6. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ........................................................................ 12 7. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LARP IMPLEMENTATION ........................ 12 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................. 13 8.1 Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 13 8.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 14 8.3 Action Plan to Improve LARP Implementation .......................................................... 15 PHOTOLOG ....................................................................................................................... 18 ANNEXES .......................................................................................................................... 22 i Second External Monitoring of LARP of Package-I of Hassanabdal-Havelian Expressway Project (E-35) LIST OF TABLES Table ES-A: Overall Status of Disbursement of Compensation including Allowances ........... vi Table ES-B: Proposed Action Plan for the implementation of LARP ...................................... x Table 3.1: Project Impacts by Category ................................................................................ 5 Table 3.2: Reasons for delay in Payments of land compensation ......................................... 7 Table 3.3: Status of Payment of Compensation in Package-I ................................................ 8 Table 4.1: List of Participants during Consultative Meetings................................................ 10 Table 8.1: No. of DPs received payment of compensation during the Quarter (Jan – Mar 2015) .................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 8.2: Status of LAR Free and Impact Reaches at Package-I ....................................... 15 Table 8.3: Proposed Action Plan for the implementation of LARP ....................................... 15 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: Location of the Proposed ExpresswayProject .................................................... 2 Figure 1.2: Proposed Carraiageway (Package I) ................................................................... 2 Figure 1.3: Location Map of the Proposed Experessway (E-35) ............................................ 3 ii Second External Monitoring of LARP of Package-I of Hassanabdal-Havelian Expressway Project (E-35) LIST OF ANNEXES Annex-A: Linear Plan - Section-wise status of Payment of Compensation in Package I ...... 23 Annex-3.1: DP-wise Reasons for Un-paid Cases of Land Compensation ............................ 24 Annex-3.2: DP-wise Reasons for Un-paid Cases of Crops Compensation .......................... 52 Annex-3.3: DP-wise Reasons for Un-paid Cases of Trees Compensation .......................... 80 Annex-4.1: Information Disclosure Brochure ....................................................................... 83 Annex-4.2: Advertisement in Local Newspaper ................................................................... 84 Annex-4.3: Information Banner Displayed in the Village ...................................................... 84 Annex-4.4: Notification of Grievance Redress Committee ................................................... 85 Annex-4.5: NHA Approval for the Payment of Allowances .................................................. 86 Annex- 4.6: Copy of a Public Notice for Payment ............................................................... 87 iii Second External Monitoring of LARP of Package-I of Hassanabdal-Havelian Expressway Project (E-35) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AD Assistant Director ADB Asian Development Bank DPC Displaced Person Committee DPs Displaced Persons EALS Environment, Afforestation, Land and Social EM External Monitoring EMA External Monitoring Agency EMR External Monitoring Report GOP Government of Pakistan GRC Grievance Redress Committee IMR Internal Monitoring Report LAA Land Acquisition Act LAC Land Acquisition Collector LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LARU Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit MFF Multi-tranche Financing Facility MIS Management Information System NHA National