Social Monitoring Report
Semi-annual Report
January 2018
NEP: Melamchi Water Supply Project (Subproject-1)
Prepared by Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) for the Government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank.
This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATION………………………………………………………………………………..….iii
1. BACKGROUND ...... 1
1.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES ...... 1
2. SAFEGUADS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES ...... 2
2.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE SAFEGUARDS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES ...... 2
2.2 CONTENT OF THE REPORT ...... 2
3. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CONSULTING TEAM ...... 3
3.1. GENERAL ISSUES……...... 3
3.2. SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS ...... 6
3.3. CONSULTANCY SUPPORT INPUTS/ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS ...... 7
3.3.1 Social Uplift and Capacity Building ...... 7
3.3.2 Public Relation…… ...... 12
3.3.3 Environment Management ...... 16
3.3.4 Resettlement……….…… ...... 28
3.4. PROGRESS AGAINST TOR ...... 28
3.5. Plans fo September-December, 2017……...... 36
4. MAJOR ISSUES/ ACTIVITIES ...... 38
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LIST OF TABLES:
Table 1: Man-Months Consumed by the SSDS Consultants till December, 2016 ...... 4
Table 2: Man-months Consumed by the SCI Experts and Associates till May, 2014 ...... 4
Table 3a: Man-Months Consumed by the Support Staff till December, 2016 ...... 4
Table 3b: Man-Months Consumed by the SSDS Consultants till December, 2016 (As revised on October 2016) ...... 5
Table 3C: Revised Man-Months Consumed by the Support Staff till December 2017 ...... 5
Table 4: Man-Months Consumed by the Associates and Technical Staff till May, 2014 ...... 6
Table 5: Annual Progress Report of HSMVSUPIC FY 2073/74 ...... 9
Table 6: Number of Meeting/Workshop/Training during July-December, 2017 ...... 11
Table 7: Different Points of Water Quality Test ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 81: Water Quality Test Result, December 2017 ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 82: Water Quality Test Result, December 2017 ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 83: Baseline Data of Water Quality for December ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 9: Discharge in this Quarter and their Respective Baseline ValuesError! Bookmark not defined.
Table 10: Baseline Values ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 11: Action Points on Environmental and Social Safeguards ...... 25
Table 12: Environment Mitigation Works FY 2073/74 ...... 28
Table 13: Status of Compensation Payment as of December, 2017Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 14: Progresses against TOR of SSDS Consultants July-December, 2017 ...... 32
ANNEXES:
ANNEX 1: NAMES AND DESIGNATION OF SSDS AND SCI CONSULTANT TEAMS ANNEX 2: NEWS PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL DAILY ON DECEMBER, 2017 ANNEX 3: PUBLIC EXPECTATION AND GRIEVANCES DURING 2017 ANNEX 4: ANNUAL PROGRESS OF HSMC ANNEX 5: ANNUAL PROGRESS OF MVSUS ANNEX 6:SUP PROGRESS UPDATE ANNEX 7: DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT OF DECEMBER 2017 ANNEX 8: WATER QUALITY DATA DURING JULY-DECEMBER 2017 ANNEX 9: PHOTOGRAPHS
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ABBREVIATION AAR : Adit Access Road ADB : Asian Development Bank APs : Affected Peoples CA : Constitution Assembly CBO : Community Based Organization CDC : Compensation Determination Committee CDO : Chief District Officer CFL : Current Flow Level CIRT : Community Issues Resolution Team CRCC : China Railway Construction Company CMC : Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti (Tunnel Contractor) CMS : Consolidated Management Service (P.) Ltd CT : Consulting Team DADO : District Agriculture Development Office DCS : Design and Supervision Consultant DDCs : District Development Committees DED : Deputy Executive Director DLRO : District Land Revenue Office/Officer DO : Dissolved Oxygen DSC : Design and Supervision Consultant EC : Electric Conductivity ED : Executive Director EIAs : Environment Impact Assessments EMP : Environmental Management Plan FUGs : Forest Users' Group GA : General Assembly GAAR : Gyalthum Adit Access Road GoN : Government of Nepal HFL : Highest Flow Level HHs : Households HSMC : Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Committee HSMVSUPIC : Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee HUPIC : Hyolmo Upliftment Program Implementation Committee HUP : Hyolmo Upliftment Program ICON : Integrated Consultants Nepal (P.) Ltd IGCD : Income Generation and Community Development JICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency KUKL : Kathmandu Upatkaya Khanepani Limited KVWSMB : Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board LAA : Land Acquisition Act LGP : Local Governance Program LNP : Langtang National Park LRO : land Revenue Office/Officer MLD : Ministry of Local Development MoGA : Ministry of General Administration
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MoLJ : Ministry of law and Justice MoUD : Ministry of Urban Development MoF : Ministry of Finance MPPW : Ministry of Physical planning and Works MWSDB : Melamchi Water Supply Development Board MWSP : Melamchi Water Supply Project MVSUPIC : Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee MVSUPIS : Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Samaj (society) NDF : Nordic Development Fund NDWQS : National Drinking Water Quality Standard NGOs : Non-Government Organization NORAD : Norwegian Agency for Development NRCS : Nepal Red Cross Society NRM : National Representative Mission OPEC : Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries PAPs : Project Affected Persons PAFs : Project Affected Families PIU : Project Implementation Units PM : Particular Matters PMC : Project Management Consultant PMU : Project Management Unit PR : Public Relation PRC : Public Relations Consultant PRP : Public Relation Program PSP : Private Sector Participation RAP : Resettlement Action Plan RFP : Request for Proposal RL : Reduced Level RPF : Resettlement Policy Framework RRA : Rural Rapid Appraisal SAAR : Sindhu Adit Access Road SDE : Senior Divisional Engineer SDP : Sector Development Program SGU : Safeguard Unit SIDA : Swedish International Development Agency SM : Social Mobilizer SPAFs : Severely Project Affected Families SSDS : Safeguard and Social Development Support SUP : Social Uplift Program TDS : Total Dissolve Substance ToR : Terms of Reference TSPM : Total Suspended Particle Matters UAR : Upgrading Access Road VDCs : Village Development Committees WDT : Water Diversion Tunnel WHO : World Health Organization WTP : Water Treatment Plant XS : Cross Section
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1. BACKGROUND
The Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) is considered to be the most viable long-term alternative to ease the chronic water shortage situation within the Kathmandu valley. The project is designed to divert about 170 MLD of fresh water to Kathmandu Valley from the Melamchi River in Sindhupalchowk district in the first phase. Augmenting this supply by adding about a further 170 MLD each from the Yangri and Larke rivers, which lie in the upstream proximity of Melamchi is also being investigated as further supply sources.
Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (HSMVSUPIC) has been constituted for the implementation of Social Upliftment Program (SUP). This committee is contributing towards resolving all SUP and other issues relating to Melamchi Water Supply Project in the Hyolmo, Sindhu and Melamchi Valley through community participation. Similarly, Hyolmo Upliftment program (HUP) is underway from 2012 separately for Helambu VDC. In addition, Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program (MVSUP) is also in existence in Kavrepalanchok.
Public relation consultant (PRC) was carrying out Social Uplift Program (SUP) and Public Relation (PR) related job as an interim arrangement before this consolidated consultancy (ICON-CMS-JV) was in place. Similarly, the ongoing Environmental management consultant has been continuing its works under this new contract. Since December, 2009 Safeguard and Social Development Support activities including Environment Management Program is under the responsibility of this ICON-CMS-JV. The tenure of the contract service was completed on May, 2014 and the process of continuation is under way.
A significant work has already been implemented based on the RAP, EMP, and SUP of 2001 through the consultants engaged by the project. An updated status of these activities can be appraised from the updated subproject-wise RAP, EMP and SUP report.
Separate Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at Melamchi and Project Management Unit (PMU) in Kathmandu has been major organizational restructuring under Melamchi Water Supply Project related to Subproject I. Similarly establishment of Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (HSMVSUPIC) in Melamchi Valley, Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (MVSUPIC) and Hyolmo Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (HUPIC) have been formed to support local community development and handling the grievances.
1.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES
The Original Project involved Consultants for Project Management, Access Roads, Construction Supervision, Environment Management, Land Acquisition, Resettlements, Public Relation and SUP. International and National Social Safeguard Officers were engaged separately through the project Management Consultants. Consultant hired by MWSP reported to the Executive Director directly.
Till November 2009, as a bridging arrangement or interim measure, the existing Public Relations Consultant, (PRC) was providing services for the SUP, RAP, and PR activities. Similarly, EMP activities were separately looked after by other consulting group.
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2. SAFEGUADS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Since December 2009, the project has proposed the consolidated Social Development Support to provide supports to Safe Guard Unit (SGU), HSMC and MVSUPIC on the implementation of SUP, EMP, PR, and RAP. Since 2012, the consultants are providing the consultancy for HUP activities also.
2.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE SAFEGUARDS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES
The Objectives of this consolidated safeguards and social development support consultancy are:
i. To build up a social development program with significant community participation ownership and empowerment.
ii. To provide project management skills to support social, environmental and public relations activities under the sub-project.
iii. To ensure compliance of the sub-project with social and environment safeguard requirements of both GoN and ADB.
iv. To provide technical advisory and capacity building services to the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB), the HSMVSUPIC and other similar local committees formed to assist the MWSDB in implementing any component of the project, if any, and associated project stake holders on all social, environmental, Public relation, community development and SUP implementation related activities.
v. To organize and carry out special events (e.g. field visits by GoN representatives, donor agencies, etc) as required by the MWSDB including media liaison, presentations on the public information program, logistics, preparation of materials and coordination of other items.
vi. To safe guard the project from upcoming local disturbances and to run the project smoothly by addressing local grievance in time.
vii. To ensure the smooth construction activities of project component by safeguarding the local disturbances.
viii. The liaison with the local line agencies towards the resettlement activities, land acquisition, components determination and grievances handling.
2.2 CONTENT OF THE REPORT
The main objective of this Semi-Annual Progress Report is to highlight the main activities carried out by Consulting Team during July to December 2017 and plan for 2018. This Semi- Annual Progress Report builds on the SSDS activities and includes detailed activities, monitoring, staff and schedules for the four components (social uplift, public relation, resettlement plan and environment management plan).
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The Major Objectives of this Report are:
• To document the activities of the Consulting Team for July to December 2017 in relation to the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the team as a whole and for each subject matter. In this regard activities as outlined in the TOR are compared to what has actually been achieved.
• To highlight important issues and constraints for the Consulting Team and Melamchi Water supply Board and HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC and HUP in general so that the necessary remedial action can be taken as necessary.
• To outline future activities to be undertaken by the Consulting Team.
Secondary Objectives include the following:
• To address issues raised about the SUP in the ADB Aide Memoire (December 2009 and onwards)
• To address comments that arouse at meetings and consultations with MWSDB, stakeholders in the Melamchi Valley, District authorities and other stakeholders since the commencement of consulting services.
This Monthly Progress Report is organized into four sections: an Introductory background of the project in Section 1; The objectives of SSDS consultancy and the scope of the work in Section 2; Activities of consulting teams in Section 3; and The issues and constraints in the program activities of consulting teams in section 4; There are nine annexes attached in this Report.
The Consulting Team would like to acknowledge the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board, HSMVSUPIC, MVSUS, HUPIC and Safeguard unit in the Project area for facilitating the various activities during this period.
3. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CONSULTING TEAM
This section details with the present status and activities undertaken by the consulting team as a whole and as individual specialists.
3.1. GENERAL ISSUES
Under the original contract, a total of 954 (350 Experts and 604 Support staff) person-months of consulting services comprising of (i) Team Leader, (ii) Resettlement Officer, (iii) Environment Officer/Engineer (iv) Public Relation/Social Mobilization Officer (v) Civil Engineer and (vi) Pool of Experts are to be provided for 54 months or till May 2014. During April 2013, it was revised with the approval of MWSDB as a total of 1155.9 (342 experts as original contract, 4.4 Expert from SCI and 809.5 support staff) including 342 MM from provisional sum/contingency amount for support staff. Then, onward total man months have become 1155.9. The contract agreement had been expired from May 2014 and the contract was extended for additional 31 months till December 2016 on December 22, 2014. A total of 172.5 man-month for expert (including pool of expert and 425 man-months for support staff) have been approved. Till May, 2014 a total of 223.178 person-months have been utilized by Consultants, 4.400 person-months by the staff of SCI. Similarly, 613.106 person-months among the support staff of SSDS have been consumed till May 2014 period from contractual man months. Similarly, a Safeguard and Social Development Support Semi-Annual Progress Report-8 (July-Dec. 2017) total of 169.367 MM person-month has been consumed from contingency or provisional sum by associates and technical staff. From the revised man-months of December 2014, a total of 100.67 from experts and 396.5 man-months from support staff have been consumed till this reporting period. Similarly, in October 2016 re allocation of man-month was done and in reallocated man-month three mm of Resettlement Officer and five mm of overseer/surveyor was spent. The contract of this consultancy service was expired on December 31, 2016 and it has been extended on February 17, 2017 for one year or till December 2017. In this contract the position of Chemist was approved to run the EMP laboratory smoothly. Other experts are same as original contract. Since the beginning of this new conract Environment Officer is vacant and Resettlement Officer Mr. RB Thapa resigned from his position in Noverber 2017 and he was replaced by Mr. Rajat Adhikari from December 2017. The consumption of man-months as of proposed man-month is shown in Table 3C. Till December 2017, 53 man-months for expert and 176 man-months for support staff have been consumed. For detail refer Table 3C. A summary of the inputs of each individual consultant are shown in following Table 1, Table 2, Table 3a, Table 3b, 3c and Table 4.
Table 1: Man-Months Consumed by the SSDS Consultants till December, 2016
Till During Total (till Contractual Revised SN Position May, December, December Balance MM MM 2014 2016 2016) Team Leader 1 54 43.801 31.0 1.0 31.000 0.000 (TL) Environment 2 50 38.971 24.0 0.0 15.933 8.067 Officer/Engineer Resettlement 3 54 37.672 28.0 0.0 28.000 0.000 Officer Public Relation 4 50 48.500 28.0 0.0 6.067 21.933 Officer 5 Civil Engineer 54 53.967 24.0 1.0 20.670 5.330 6 Pool of Experts 80 0 37.5 0 0 37.500 Total 342.00 223.178 172.5 2.00 100.670 71.830
Table 2: Man-months Consumed by the SCI Experts and Associates till May, 2014
SN Position Contractual MM Till May, 2014 Balance 1 Monitoring and Evaluation Expert 2.70 2.700 0 2 Zoologist/Fishery Expert 0.00 0.000 0 3 Biodiversity/Watershed/Botanist 1.70 1.700 0 4 Hydrologist 0.00 0.000 0 5 Resettlement/PR Expert 0.00 0.000 0 Total 4.400 4.400 0
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During Total (till Contractual Till May Revised SN Position December Balance MM 2014 MM December 2016 2016) Surveyor (One) 54.000 53.558 134.0 0.0 133.0 1.0 1. Overseer (Four) 2. Sub -Overseers (2) 30.00 30.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Junior Technician 3. 0.00 0.00 46.0 1.0 18.5 27.5 (2) Environment 4. 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Assistant 5. Lab. Technician 54.000 52.870 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 6. Social Mobilizer 162.000 156.000 28.0 0.0 28.0 0.0 Office Manager/ 7. 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Accountant Assistant 8. 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 /Secretary Computer 9. 54.000 52.678 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Operator Office Assistant 10. 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Messenger Office boy/Sample 11. 64.000 52.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Collector Total 634.00 613.106 425.0 8.00 396.50 28.50
Table 3b: Man-Months Consumed by the SSDS Consultants till December, 2016 (As revised on October 2016) During Total (till Revised SN Position December, December Balance MM 2016 2016) 1 Resettlement Officer 3 1.0 3.00 0.00 2 Overseer/Surveyor 9 5 5.00 4.00 Total 12.00 6.0 8.00 4.00
Table 3C: Revised Man-Months Consumed by the Support Staff till December, 2017
Contractual During Total (till SN Position Balance MM Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017) Experts 1 Teal Leader 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 2 Environment officer 12.0 0 0 12.0 3 Public Relation Officer 12.0 1.0 8.5 3.5 4 Resettlement officer 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 5 Civil Engineer 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 6 Chemist 12.0 1.0 8.5 3.5 7 Pool of Experts 5.0 0 0 5.0
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Contractual During Total (till SN Position Balance MM Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017) Total 77.0 5.0 53.0 24.0 Support Staff Surveyor (One) 1 60.00 5.0 60.0 0.0 Overseer (four) 3 Sub-Overseers (2) 24.00 2.0 20.0 4.0 4 Junior Technician 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 5 Environment Assistant 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 6 Lab. Technician 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Office Manager/ 7 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Accountant 8 Assistant /Secretary 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 9 Computer Operator 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Office Assistant 10 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Messenger Office boy/Sample 11 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Collector Total 180.00 15.00 176.0 4.0
Table 4: Man-Months Consumed by the Associates and Technical Staff till May, 2014 Contractual Balance SN Position Till May, 2014 MM MM Monitoring and Evaluation 1 51.933 47. 824 4.109 Associate 2 Interdisciplinary Associate 5.833 5.833 0.00 3 Resettlement Associate 6.710 6.710 0.00 1 Surveyor 43.00 41.000 2 Overseer 3 Sub-Overseers (2) 68.000 68.000 0.000 Total 175.476 169.367 6.109 The Composition of staff from SSDS Team is attached in ANNEX 1. 3.2. SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS
Following are the Major Activities by Component
The team of consultant including Team Leader, Resettlement Officer, Civil Engineer, Public Relation Officer and Chemist are present in the office. Mr. Prem Krishna Shrestha and Mr. Rajan Timilsina are appointed by consultant on March 2017 as Public Relation officer and Chemist and they joined the team on April 16, 2017. Environment Officer is vacant till date. Following activities were carried out during this reporting period.
• Assisted SUP activities for field supervision and implementation of sub-projects.
• Forwarded bill for final payments with recommendation
• Assisted to prepare and implement different proposals of software activities; training, income generation activities, procurement of materials under SUP.
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• Attended several meetings with different stakeholders to solve the problems regarding compensation and other social issues especially at MAR, SAR, GAR and Ambathan, Sindhu, Gyalthum and Sundarijal adit site.
• Reviewed MWSDP related news and articles which published in local and national papers in ANNEX 2.
• Prepared Monthly progress report covering of June, 2016.
• Monitored the activities carried out under SUP and HUP activities.
• Carried out meetings with different stakeholders regarding project issues at MAR, SAR, GAR and Sindhu/Gyalthum adit people about crop compensation and irrigation canal during road maintenance works by CMC.
• Collected and analyzed water quality of Water sample from four different sites (Ambathan, Gyalthum River, Sindhu Audit and Melamchi canteen) for water quality monitoring.
• Discharge measurement of Melamchi river at different points namely; Ribarma Timbu (before the confluence of fountain), Gohare (after the confluence of Gohare khola), Gyalthum (after the confluence of Gyalthum khola), Talamarang (after the confluence of Gyalthum Khola) and Melamchi (at Pulbazar).
3.3. CONSULTANCY SUPPORT INPUTS/ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS
All the members of the consulting team are working in Melamchi site office at Melamchi in close collaboration with Safeguard Unit for all the activities as specified in ToR. Following are the major activities to be carried out by the consultants;
3.3.1 Social Uplift and Capacity Building
The main objective of the SUP is to engage local participation in the mitigation of direct and indirect project impacts and to create a base for long-term development in project-affected VDCs to improve quality of life. The selected sectors for SUP implementation are: (a) Cultural and Environmental Protection and Conservation including Buffer Zone Development, (b) Health, (c) Education, (d) Income Generation and Community Development and (e) Rural Electrification.
The Specific Objectives of each Component are:
a. Buffer Zone- To provide support to preserving the Langtang National Park (LNP) environment from outside population influx and other negative impacts in the project VDCs that include National park Buffer Zone areas (principally Helambu VDC and parts of Ichok and Kiul VDCs).
b. Health - To develop a SUP Health Plan for improving and upgrading existing health facilities and general health care in the Melamchi Valley through the training of health personnel and the supply of basic medicines and equipment to local health service programs including construction of physical infrastructure.
c. Education - To assist in the development and upgrading of Melamchi Valley education through support to schools, including the building or upgrading of physical facilities, implementation of school sanitation programs, training of teachers, provision of grants
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and scholarships, and implementation of adult literacy programs including supply of basic education materials.
d. Income Generation and Community Development - To provide guidance and funding to promote income generation and community development activities through capacity building at the local level, under the pre-existing Local Governance Program (LGP), includes formation of COs and CMCs, seed grant capital, form savings and credit groups, agriculture and livestock development programs etc.
e. Rural Electrification - To launch a rural electrification program in areas and communities peripheral to the 26.6 km long Melamchi Valley main transmission (Sundraijal to Ambathan) following completion of the project tunnel works. (This component is not yet finalized.)
Regarding the progress of these components, following activities were carried out by consultants:
• Reviewed the progress of each activity.
• Assisted HSMVSUPIC and MVSUS and HUPIC for the resolution of local problems regarding MWSP.
• Monitoring of SUP projects is continuing.
• Assisted to prepare information regarding MWSDB and SUP to disseminate in different occasion.
• Assisted to prepare the estimates, supervision and monitoring of the program of SUP and HUP activities.
Activities of SUP Program in HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC and HUPIC
Based on the Identification of Community needs by the Village Community Committee (VCC) and as specified in SUP implementation Plan, the following components/programs of SUP have been determined and implemented in 14 VDCs of HSMC since 2010.
a) Buffer Zone b) Health c) Education d) Rural Electrification / Infrastructure development e) Income Generation & Community Development (IGCD).
Total expenses Of HSMVSUPIC for FY 2073/74
Among the NRs 8,70,00,000.00 budget allocated NRs. 7, 48, 88,803.00 was a expended by HSMVSUPIC for the FY2073/74. Details are shown in following table. For more detail refer ANNEX 4.
Total expenses Of MVSUS for FY 2073/74
NRs. 1, 50, 00,000 was allocated by MWSDB for the FY2073/74 as regular budget. Finally NRs1,49,76,000.00 was spent by MVSUS I FY 2073/74. Details are in ANNEX 5.
Safeguard and Social Development Support Annual Progress Report-8 (Jan.-Dec. 2017) Table 5: Annual Progress Report of HSMVSUPIC FY 2073/74 Safeguard and Social Development Support Semi-Annual Progress Report-8 (July-Dec. 2017) Semi-Annual Progress Report-8 (July-Dec. 2017) Component Admin. Total SN Name of VCC Income Infrastructure Remarks Education Health Buffer zone Expanses Amount Generation Development A SUP Implementation (VCC+Central Committee) 1 Helambu 100,000.00 3,280,610.00 1,965,323.00 - 5,345,933.00
2 Haibung 130,000.00 100,000.00 3,234,500.00 - - 3,464,500.00
3 Thakani 100,000.00 100,000.00 3,197,000.00 - - 3,397,000.00
4 Sindhukot 98,500.0098,500.00 300,000.00 3,006,141.00 - - 3,404,641.00
5 Phatakshila - 3,395,500.00 - - 3,395,500.00
6 Bansbari 600,000.00 3,767,216.00 - - 4,367,216.00
7 Melamchi 1,048,500.00 900,000.00 318,800.00 1,612,570.00 - - 3,879,870.00 8 Talamarang 553,918.00 600,000.00 1,817,673.00 - - 2,971,591.00
9 Mahankal 448,500.00 3,299,915.00 - - 3,748,415.00
10 Ichowk 700,000.00 800,000.00 2,150,000.00 1,500,000.00 - 5,150,000.00
11 Kiul 200,000.00 400,000.00 2,662,769.00 1,461,201.00 - 4,723,970.00 12 Duwachaur 3,397,063.00 - - 3,397,063.00
13 Palchowk 724,724.00 50,000.00 2,425,000.00 - - 3,199,724.00
14 Bhotechaur 100,000.00 3,297,000.00 - - 3,397,000.00
Total (A) 3,951,724.00 1,602,418.00 2,818,800.00 40,542,957.00 4,926,524.00 - 53,842,423.00 B Other Central Program
1 HSMC General Assembly Expanses 440,730.00 440,730.00
2 CTEVT renew Short term training on demand 87,000.00 87,000.00
3 Co-operative organizations grant distribution. 6,066,400.00 6,066,400.00
4 SUP documentary broadcasting program. 499,000.00 499,000.00
5 Youth capacity development and sport program 800,000.00 800,000.00
6 Information and notice program 100,500.00 100,500.00
7 Office building construction. 6,244,377.00 6,244,377.00
8 Organization capacity building. 243,149.00 243,149.00
9 Program monitoring contingencies. 475,600.00 475,600.00
Total (B) 1,486,500.00 - 6,750,279.00 6,719,977.00 - - 14,956,756.00 C Administrative Expanses Administrative Expanse - 6,089,624.00 6,089,624.00
Total (C) ------6,089,624.00 6,089,624.00 - - Grand Total 5,536,224.00 1,503,918.00 9,569,079.00 47,262,934.00 4,926,524.00 6,089,624.00 74,888,803.00
Progress in Percent 7,39 2.01 12.78 63.11 6.58 8.30 100
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Table 6: Annual Progress Report of Mandan Valley FY 2073/74
Development Component Admin. S.N Name of the VDC Income Infrastructure Administ. Total Amount Remarks Education Health Expense Generation Development Cost A. Social Uplift
Program
1 Panchakhal 2,00,000.00 4,00,000.00 6,72,737.00 12,74,700.00 25,47,437.00 2 Jaisithok 3,50,000.00 1,00,000.00 - 21,47,100.00 25,97,100.00 3 Deupur - 2,50,000.00 5,50,000.00 16,97,000.00 24,97,000.00 4 Mahadevsthan 2,00,000.00 3,00,000.00 3,99,400.00 15,97,000.00 24,96,400.00 5 Chandeni 2,00,000.00 4,00,000.00 4,50,000.00 14,38,900.00 24,88,900.00
Total 9,50,000.00 14,50,000.00 20,72,137.00 81,54,700.00 1,26,26,837.00
B. Admin. Expanses
1 General Assembly expense - - 2,99,400.00 - - 2,99,400.00 - 2 Monitoring program 3,00,000.00 3,00,000.00 3 Central training program 2,00,000.00 2,00,000.00
4 Anshikhola badh Construction - - 3,00,000.00 - 3,00,000.00 - 5 Administration Expense - - - - 10,50,000.00 10,50,000.00
Total 2,00,000.00 - 2,99,400.00 6,00,000.00 10,50,000.00 21,49,400.00 -
Grand Total 11,50,000.00 14,50,000.00 23,71,537.00 87,54,700.00 10,50,000.00 1,47,76,237.00 - 7.78 9.81 16.05 59.25 7.11
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Annual program Of HSMVSUPIC for FY 2074/75
NRs. 7, 50, 00,000 was allocated by MWSDB for the FY2074/75 as regular budget. Final allocation will be done after General Assembly which is scheduled to be held on September, 2017. But it could not held in timely basis. So It will be delay to allocate the budget.
Annual Program of MVSUS for FY 2074/75
NRs. 1, 50, 00,000 was allocated by MWSDB for the FY2074/75 as regular budget. Final allocation will be done after General Assembly which is scheduled to be held on September, 2017.
Meetings at HSMVSUPIC/MVSUPIC and VCCs HSMC Central Committee Meeting A central committee meeting was held on September 28, 2017 to pass the budget and program of FY 2073/74, to fix the date of general Assembly, to renew the NGO, and to audit the expenses of FY 2073/74. The meeting decided to postpone the GA till the end of General election. The date will be fixed after election. No meeting was held during August, October, November and December
HSMC Working Committee Meeting A working committee meeting was held on September 27, 2017 to pass the budget and program of FY 2073/74, to fix the date of general Assembly, to renew the NGO, and to audit the expenses of FY 2073/74. The meeting decided to postpone the GA till the end of General election. The date will be fixed after election. No meeting was held during May, July, August, October, November and December
Other Meetings
Regular staff meetings were held as per schedule. Besides these, following meetings were held during this reporting period.
Table 7: Number of Meeting/Workshop/Training during July-December, 2017 Types of Training/ No of Date Agenda Result Venue Meeting/Workshop participants 25 including Chief Progress Review Secretary and his July 01 meeting with Chief Progress Review Reviewed the progress team, MWSDB Site office secretary, Secretary officials, consultants and contractors
20 including PM, Progress briefing and Minister for WSS, Review meeting with Progress Review Aug. 09 Reviewed the progress Minister for COI and Ambathan PM and other two and briefing other high level ministers officials 10 including AAG Progress briefing and Aug. Progress Review and team , MWSDB Review meeting with Reviewed the progress Site office 26 and briefing officials and Auditor General consultants
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Types of Training/ No of Date Agenda Result Venue Meeting/Workshop participants 20 including State Progress briefing and Minister for Water Review meeting with Progress Review supply and Sept.05 Minister of State and Reviewed the progress Campsite and briefing sanitation, Secetary, Secretary and Joint Joint Secretary and Secretary other officials
Program of FY 2073/74,General Fixex the date GA for All members, Sept. HSMC central Assembly, Budget Oct. 10, 2017 and MWSDB officials HSMC 10 Committee Meeting and program of passed all the agenda and consultants FY 2074/75 Program of FY 2073/74,General All members, Sept. HSMC central Postpone the GA till Assembly, Budget MWSDB officials HSMC 28 Committee Meeting general election and program of and consultants FY 2074/75 20 including State Progress briefing and Minister for Water Review meeting with Progress Review supply and Dec.30 Minister of State and Reviewed the progress Campsite and briefing sanitation, Secetary, Secretary and Joint Joint Secretary and Secretary other officials Progress Review meeting with 16 including Honorable NPC Vice- Dec.31 Progress Review Reviewed the progress consultant and Site office Chairman Dr. MWSDB officials Swarnim Wagle and his team
Other Trainings
No training was conducted during this reporting period.
3.3.2 Public Relation
The public relation issues are very crucial to implement in the infrastructure projects. Many local problems and disturbances raised by the local people were settled with dialogue in local level. The local issues were settled in close coordination with MVSUPIC and HSMVSUPIC mobilizing CIRT.
Dissemination of Information • The compensation distribution system and grievances handling process have been informed to APs regularly.
• The information regarding the projects activities has been regularly disseminated to APs and other stakeholders through various media (Meetings, Interactions, Visits, etc.).
• Reviewed MWSDP related news published in national news papers and attached in ANNEX 2. Other Activities Local Level Meeting for Grievance Redresses and other Events Several informal meetings at were carried out with local communities regarding condition of roads, losses of property by landslides, losses of crops due to damages of irrigation canal, crack houses issues etc.
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Site visits by Different Agencies and personnel
Site visit of Chief Secretary and Secretary Chief Secretary Dr. Som Lal Subedi along with Secretary Mr. Bhim Prasad Upadhaya (Secretary, Ministry of DWSS) visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu, Ambathan on July 01, 2017 and observed intake and tunnel activities. Executive Director of MWSDB accompanied the team. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day before departing to site. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Dr. Som Lal Subedi - Chief Secretary, Office of Prime-minister 2 Mr. Bhim Prasad Upadhaya - Secretary, MOWSS 3 Mr. Tej Raj Bhatta - DG, Department of DWSS 4 Mr. Sunil Kumar Das - DDG, Department of DWSS
Site visit of Honorable prime-minister at Ambathan/Head-works
Honorable Prime-minister Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuwa along with two ministers namely Mr. Mahendra Yadav (Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation and Mr. Mohan Bahadur Basnet (Minister for Communication and Information) with high level government official visited Ambathan Campsite, adit tunnel and head-works on August 09,2017. A Progress Review meeting was held at Ambathan Camp site on same day before departing to site. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Rt. Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuwa - Prime-Minister, Government of Nepal 2 Hon. Mahendra Kumar Yadav - Minister, Water Supply and Sanitation 3 Hon. Mr. Mohan B. Basnet - Minister, Communication and Information 4 Mr. Sher B. Tamang - Member of Parliament 5 Mr. Bhim Prasad Upadhaya - Secretary, MOWSS 6 Mr. Shabmbhu Koirala - Regional Administrator 7 Mr. Ganesh KC - DIG 8 Mr. Raju Ram Suwal - DIF\G. APF
Site visit of Auditor General Acting Auditor General Mr. Shyam Prasad Aryal along with his team visited Melamchi Campsite and Ambathan/head-works on August 26, 2017. Deputy Executive Director of MWSDB accompanied the team. A progress review meeting was held before departing to site. 1 Mr. Shyam P. Aryal - AAG, Office of Auditor General 2 Mr. Mani Ram Sharma - AAG, Office of Auditor General 3 Mr. Padam B. basnet - Audit officer, Office of Auditor General Site visit of Honorable Minister of State and Secretary
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Honorable Minister of Statefor Water Supplly and Sanitation Mr. Abdul Rajak Gaddi along with Secretary Mr. Krishna Raj BC and team visited Melamchi Campsite, Ambathan/head-works and Gyalthum on September 05, 2017. y Executive Director of MWSDB accompanied the team. A progress review meeting was held before departing to site. 1 Hon. Abdul Rajak Gaddi - Minister of State, MOWSS 2 Mr. Krishna Raj BC - Secretary, MOSS 3 Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal - joint-Secretary, MOSS
Break Through and Site visit of Honorable Minister of State (Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation) Honorable State Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation Mr Abdul Rajak Gaddi Visited Melamchi campsite, intake, headwork and Gyalthum site on December 30, 2017. Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Thakur, Joint Secretary Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota accompanied the team. A break-through of (9.4 Kilometer portion of Gyalthum – Ambathanwas tunnel was accomplished on December 29, 2017. The minister and Secretary visited the tunnel from Gyalthum t Ambathan by vehicle. The briefing about project was held at Ambathan Camp. Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota presented the progress of project. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Abdul Rajak Gadi - Hon. minister of State, MOSS 2 Mr. Gajendra Thakur - Secretary MOSS 3 Mr. Ramchandra Devkota - ED MWSDB 4 Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal - Joint Secretary, MOSS 5 Mr. Diwakar Dhakal - DPD PID 6 Mr. Laxmi P. Dhakal - DE, PID Site visit of Honorable NPC Vice-Chairman, members and other officials-2 Honorable National planning Commission Vice-Chairman Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Mr. Biswa Poudel, Mr. Tek Raj Regmi and Dev Raj Joshi along with Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota (visited Melamchi Camp site on December 31, 2017. Officials of NPC and MWSDB including Executive Director was also present at the Team. A progress review meeting and address of ED was also held at Melamchi Camp site. The team visited Ambathan adit and intake The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Dr. Swarnim Wagle - Honorable Vice-Chairman NPC 2 Mr. Biswa Poude - NPC officials 3 Mr. Dev Raj Joshi - NPC officials 4 Mr. Tek Raj Regmi - NPC officials 5 \Mr. Saroj Shrestha - NPC officials
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Major Events • Chief Secretary Dr. Som Lal Subedi along with Secretary Mr. Bhim Prasad Upadhaya (Secretary, Ministry of DWSS) visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu, Ambathan on July 01, 2017 and observed intake and tunnel activities. Executive Director of MWSDB accompanied the team. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day before departing to site. • Rt. Honorable Prime-minister Mr. Sher Bahadur Deuwa along with two ministers namely Mr. Mahendra Yadav (Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation and Mr. Mohan Bahadur Basnet (Minister for Communication and Information) with high level government official visited Ambathan Campsite, adit tunnel and head-works on August 09, 2017. A Progress Review meeting was held at Ambathan Camp site on same day before departing to site. • Acting Auditor General Mr. Shyam Prasad Aryal along with his team visited Melamchi Campsite and Ambathan/head-works on August 26, 2017. Deputy Executive Director of MWSDB accompanied the team. A progress review meeting was held before departing to site. • Honorable Minister of State for Water Supplly and Sanitation Mr. Abdul Rajak Gaddi along with Secretary Mr. Krishna Raj BC and team visited Melamchi Campsite, Ambathan/head-works and Gyalthum on September 05, 2017. y Executive Director of MWSDB accompanied the team. A progress review meeting was held before departing to site.
• General Assembly of Mandan Valley Social Uplift Samaj has been held on September 25, 2017 to allocate the budget of FY 2074/75.
• Honorable State Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation Mr Abdul Rajak Gaddi Visited Melamchi campsite, intake, headwork and Gyalthum site on December 30, 2017. Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Thakur, Joint Secretary Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota accompanied the team. A break-through of (9.4 Kilometer portion of Gyalthum –Ambathanwas tunnel was accomplished on December 29, 2017. The minister and Secretary visited the tunnel from Gyalthum t Ambathan by vehicle. The briefing about project was held at Ambathan Camp. Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota presented the progress of project.
• Honorable National planning Commission Vice-Chairman Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Mr. Biswa Poudel, Mr. Tek Raj Regmi and Mr. Dev Raj Joshi along with Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota (visited Melamchi Camp site on December 31, 2017. Officials of NPC and MWSDB including Executive Director was also present at the Team. A progress review meeting and address of ED was also held at Melamchi Camp site.
Public Expectations and Grievances
No grievance was forwarded by MWSDB site office during this reporting period. Previous applications were reviewed by consultants to provide the compensation of crop losses due to landslides/damage of irrigation canal at Sindhu and damage of irrigation by project works at Gyalthum. The consultant reviewed and forwarded MWSDB with recommendation for compensation. Follow up of previous grievances are in progress. For detail refer ANNEX 3.
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In addition to the above mentioned works; following activities are also done regularly by consultant:
• Attended various informal meetings with different stakeholders to solve the problems related to MWSP.
• Attended the meetings with different stakeholders regarding present issues.
• Reviewed MWSDP related news published in local and national papers in ANNEX-2
3.3.3 Environment Management
This chapter discusses the task accomplished in December,2017 by Environmental Management Program (EMP) under Safeguard and Social Development Support Consultant (SSDS) at Melamchi construction sites. The various activities incorporated during this period are as follows:
1. Environmental Monitoring The environmental monitoring of the environment during project construction and operation period is essential to appraise changes in physical, biological, socio-economic and cultural changes. This monitoring of the project evaluates whether the project has complied to maintain qualitative standard of water, air and noise as prescribed by environmental laws and regulations. Monitoring is also needed to quantify the degree of impacts on the existing environment by project implementation and it enables to adapt appropriate mitigation measures, minimize detrimental effects on the environment and to human life. Considering this, monitoring of air, water and noise quality of Melamchi Drinking Water Project area were conducted, which is presently under construction. Thus, a regular and systematic monitoring of Air pollution, Water pollution, Noise level, River discharge, Aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity is recommended during the construction period of any developmental activities. Realizing these facts, some activities were regularly conducted and some are planned to conduct very near future. The project is under construction since 2000 A.D and targeted to complete in 2017 A.D. The project underwent a full scale Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. Environmental management action plan has recommended monitoring actions related to air, water and noise quality under construction. This chapter discusses the task accomplished in the year 2012 by Environmental Management Program (EMP) under Safeguard and Social Development Support Consultant (SSDS) at Melamchi construction sites. 1.1 Noise Quality In revised contract during December 2014, Specific Consulting Inputs, which was incorporated in original contract of November 2009, was terminated and the service of staff under SCI who was carrying these activities was also terminated. As a result, the works could not carry out. The consultant is trying to coordinate with DSC consultant and contractor to carry out the activities. 1.2 Air Quality In revised contract during December 2014, Specific Consulting Inputs, which was incorporated in original contract of November 2009, was terminated and the service of staff under SCI who was carrying these activities was also terminated. As a result, the works could not carry out. The consultant is trying to coordinate with DSC consultant and contractor to carry out the activities.
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2. Water Quality
For the month of December, 2017 the water samples were collected from the following twelve sites on the following date and time for physico-chemical and bacteriological analysis. Table 8: Locations of Water Quality Sample Collection
• Melamchi River at Ambathan (Before effluent) Dec-21at 12:20 • Melamchi River at Ambathan (After effluent) Dec -21 at 12:35 • Melamchi River at Ambathan (Camp) Dec -21 at 10:05 • Gyalthum River at Adit point (Before effluent) Dec -21 at 01:26 • Gyalthum River at Adit point (After effluent) Dec -21 at 01:28 • Gyalthum River at Adit point (Camp) Dec -21 at 01:42 • Sindu River at Adit point (Before effluent) Dec -18 at 02:05 • Sindu River at Adit point (After effluent) Dec -18 at 02:14 • Sindu camp Dec -18 at 02:41 • Bagmati River at Sundarijal (Before effluent) Dec -19 at 11:35 • Bagmati River at Sundarijal (After effluent) Dec -19 at 12:05 • Melamchi Camp Dec -27 at 12:25
Sample was taken in a 1000ml PVC bottle for chemical analysis from each site and 200 ml PVC sterile bottle for bacteriological analysis was collected from all camp site and Ambathan u/s. Also samples were collected from rivers near the camp sites and audit points before mixing of effluent and after mixing of effluent for checking of environmental impact due to constructions of tunnel. Sampling time and weather condition were recorded in each site. The Temperature, turbidity, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC) and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) were measured in in-situ using portable instrument and probes (the names of the instruments used are given in the table of water quality test report). The collected water samples were analyzed following standard analytical procedures (mentioned in water quality test report table) in Environmental Laboratory at site office, Melamchi. Different methods like titrimetric,Electrometric and spectro-photometric methods were used for water quality analysis.
Result and Discussion: The results of water quality analysis for the month of December, 2017 comparing with World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value and National Drinking Water Quality Standard
(NDWQS) are included in Table 91 & 92.
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Table 91: Water Quality Test Result, December 2017
Parameters Units WHO NDW Sampling Sites Methodology GV QS Ambathan(Bef Ambathan Ambathan Gyalthum Gyalthum Gyalthum ore effluent) (Aftereffluen Camp (Before (Aftereffluent Camp Dec-21at t) Dec -21 at Dec -21 at effluent) Dec ) Dec -21 at Dec -21 12:20 12:35 10:05 -21 at 01:26 01:28 at 01:42 Physical Temperature 0C - - 8.6 8.7 8.4 12.7 16.6 17.1 Thermometer EC µS/cm 1500 1500 211 284 254 176 450 410 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 5 5 (10) 3 2 1 1 78 1 Nephelometric TDS mg/l 1000 1000 53 73 50 30 92 48 Gravimetric DO mg/l - - 11 14.3 5.3 7.5 7.4 4.4 Electrometric Chemical pH - 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 8.5 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.2 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l 500 500 30.84 30.84 16.44 14.392 37.008 18.504 EDTA Titrametric Calcium mg/l - 200 9.888 9.064 3.296 5.768 12.360 4.944 EDTA Titrametric Magnesium mg/l - - 1.499 1.999 1.999 <0.01 1.499 1.499 EDTA Titrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 500 - 75.164 59.34 39.56 53.406 100.878 47.472 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l - - <0.0 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l - - 57.362 33.626 21.758 33.626 21.758 17.802 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 3.996 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 250 250 7.039 6.033 5.027 3.016 3.016 5.027 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l 1.5 1.5 <0.01 0.067 <0.01 0.112 0.202 <0.01 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l - - 0.131 0.0.227 0.545 0.818 0.5 0.181 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l 0.1 0.2 <0.01 0.250 <0.01 <0.01 1.132 <0.01 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 50 50 1.764 2.199 0.068 0.350 0.678 0.145 Brucene method Iron mg/l 0.3 0.3 0352 0.389 0.572 0.573 0.757 0.379 Phenonthroline Microbiological Total Coliform Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 5 120 50 14 120 Nil Membrane filter E-coli Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 12 93 46 12 450 Nil Membrane Filter NDWQS: National Drinking Water Quality Standard, WHO GV: World Health Organization Guideline Value
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Table 92: Water Quality Test Result, December 2017
Parameters Units WHO NDW Sampling Sites Methodology GV QS Sindhu Sindhu Sindhu Sundarijal Sundarijal Melamchi (Before (Aftereffluen Camp (Before (Aftereffluent Camp effluent) Dec - t) Dec -18 at Dec -18 at effluent) Dec ) Dec -19 at Dec -27 18 at 02:05 02:14 02:41 -19 at 11:35 12:05 at 12:25 Physical Temperature 0C - - 12.2 13.8 19.3 12.1 15.8 12.2 Thermometer EC µS/cm 1500 1500 627 431 156 589 176 734 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 5 5 (10) 13 290 1 2 111 1 Nephelometric TDS mg/l 1000 1000 45 177 92 82 130 79 Gravimetric DO mg/l - - 2.9 2.7 2.7 4.4 3.9 3.5 Electrometric Chemical pH - 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 8.1 8.4 8.3 8.7 8.1 7.9 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l 500 500 24.672 53.456 12.336 20.56 32.896 22.616 EDTA Titrametric Calcium mg/l - 200 4.120 17.304 3.296 6.592 9.064 9.064 EDTA Titrametric Magnesium mg/l - - 3.497 2.498 0.999 0.999 2.498 <0.01 EDTA Titrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 500 - 39.56 79.12 57.362 55.384 104.834 69.23 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l - - 37.582 43.516 35.604 39.56 43.516 17.802 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l - - <0.01 41.958 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 250 250 4.022 5.027 5.027 5.027 5.027 5.027 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l 1.5 1.5 0.067 0.427 0.337 0.202 0.292 <0.01 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l - - 0.794 0.867 0.647 0.867 0.647 0.944 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l 0.1 0.2 <0.01 0.102 0.102 0.250 0.691 0.397 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 50 50 0.346 1.256 0.068 0.350 0.678 0.145 Brucene method Iron mg/l 0.3 0.3 0.794 0.867 0.523 0.867 0.899 0.342 Phenonthroline Microbiological Total Coliform Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 14 136 5 40 TMTC 230 Membrane Filter E.coli Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 22 44 Nil 28 413 215 Membrane Filter NDWQS: National Drinking Water Quality Standard, WHO GV: World Health Organization Guideline Value
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Table 93: Baseline Water Quality for month of December
Parameter Units Sampling sites Methods Reference year 2006 2010 2010 2006 2010 2006 2010 2010 2010 Intake Melamchi at Melamchi at Melamchi at Gyalthu Sindhu Bagmati at Sindhu Melamchi (Ups) Gyalthum Talamarang Pul Bazaar m River River Sunderijal Camp Camp Physical Temperature 0C NA 12 12 NA 10 NA 10 14 14 Thermometer EC µS/cm 46 151.3 204 48 206 57 206 289 270 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 2 4 6 3 3 26 3 2 4 Nephelometric TDS mg/l NA 206 204 NA 151.2 NA 151.2 190.7 Gravimetric DO mg/l NA NA NA Electrometric Chemical pH - 7.4 7.7 7.7 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l 22 20 20 EDTA Titrametric Calcium mg/l 6 6 6 EDTA Titrametric Magnesium mg/l 1 3.51 3.52 1 6.1 1 0 3.4 6.52 EDTA Titrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 23 37.8 37.8 23 23.6 27 0 118 23.6 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l Nil <0.1 <0.1 Nil <0.1 Nil 0 <0.1 <0.1 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l 28 28.8 46.3 28 46 33 6.1 143.9 34.5 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l Nil <0.1 <0.1 Nil <0.1 Nil 23.6 <0.1 <0.1 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 2.5 26.5 18.3 25 10.2 2.5 <0.1 32.2 14.5 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l <0.1 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.1 <0.2 0.1 0.2 <0.2 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l <0.1 0.06 0.03 <0.1 0.04 0.2 <0.1 0.1 0.08 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.04 0.4 0.13 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 0.1 0.2 2.4 10.2 Brucene method Iron mg/l <0.1 <0.1 0.2 <0.2 Phenonthroline Microbiological Total Coliform Cfu/100ml 182 TMTC 48 2815 18 3217 NA 112 TMTC Membrane Filter E.coli Cfu/100ml NA TMTC 32 NA 11 NA NA Nil 72 Membrane Filter
NDWQS: National Drinking Water Quality Standard, WHO GV: World Health Organization Guideline Value
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Comparing the quality test of strategic locations water sample from different locations with the available baseline shows that the physical parameters are slightly increasing in this month in most of the samples which would be due to the high flood. However, water samples of camps sites are of general trend which are below the WHO guideline values and NDWQS. Similarly, the hardness values (total hardness, calcium hardness and magnesium hardness) are also slightly increased in most of the samples still it is far below the WHO guideline values and NDWQS. Similarly, the alkalinity values(carbonates, hydroxides and bicarbonates)are also increased in the some of samples and decreased in some of the samples which is also below the WHO guideline values and NDWQS.Chloride in this month is also slightly increased but below the standard. In the same way, other parameters (Ammonia, Nitrate, Total Phosphate, Manganese, and iron) were also analyzed in this month, from which Iron and Total Phosphate are slightly increased and others are decreased still they are under WHO guideline values and NDWQS. In case of Total coliform and E. coliof camps only few references were in Sindhu Camp and Gyalthum Camp, though it is clear that there is decrease in microbial contamination in water which have been improved and water is safe for drinking.But in case of Timbu Camp drinking water more infected by bacterial organism. And it is informed to the contractor for the chlorination of drinking water for purification process.For the other locations of the Melamchi River, people do not use water for drinking purpose. The drinking water samples from Melamchi camp and Sindhu camp has all the parameters within the WHO guidelines and National standards. 3. Measurement of Discharge Discharge is the volume rate of water flow, including any suspended solids (i.e. sediment), and dissolved chemical species. The measurement of river water discharge is very important for aquatic ecosystem and also to water related developmental project. There is various method of measuring river discharge. The method used by EMP team for discharge measurement was Current meter. The principal involve in this instrument is that water flowing pass the rotating element of the meter makes it revolve due to the unbalanced force acting on it and the speed of the rotating element is directly proportional to the velocity of water. The cup type current meter consists of a wheel of conical cup rotating about a vertical axis. In both the method the discharge is obtained as,
Discharge (Q) = Cross Sectional area of the River (A) x Average velocity of the flow (V)
In Dec.-2017, the discharge was almost equal as base year and month of Dec 2012
Table 10: Discharge of Melamchi River Baseline Data Station Discharge Site Discharge (m3/sec) No. (m3/sec) Dec.2012 1 Ribarma/Timbu (Intake 5.12 4.77 2 Gohare (After the confluence of Gohare river) 7.04 5.52 Gyalthum (After the confluence of Gyalthum 3 7.26 6.34 river) Talamarang (After the confluence of 4 7.46 6.51 Talamarang river
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5 Melamchi at Pul Bazaar 7.63 6..66 6 Average 6.902 5..96
Figure 1: Discharge of Melamchiriver at different locations compared with base line
Table 11: Summary of Discharge of Melamchi River at different locations in 2017
Discharge, m3/s Location July – Remarks Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Nov Dec Oct. Melamchi at Timbu 4.24 3.78 3.19 3.88 4.03 4.45 5.92 4.77 D/S of the junction of Sky fall /Ambathan
Melamchi at D/S of the Junction of Melamchi 4.93 3.89 3.4 4.07 4.49 4.81 6.77 5.52 Gohore and Gohare Rivers
Melamchi at D/S of the Junction of Melamchi 5.20 4.19 3.85 4.44 5.05 5.54 7.45 6.34
Gyalthum and Gyalthum Rivers period D/S to the confluence of Melamchi at 5.54 4.26 4.15 4.75 5.53 6.09 7.71 6.51 Talamarang and Melamchi Talamarang Rivers Downstream to the confluence Melamchi at of Nuwar river and Upstream to 5.63 4.29 4.23 4.95 5.78 6.45 7.86 6.66
Pulbazaar the confluence of Melamchi and
high flood in the river during this monsoon monsoon this during river in the flood high Discharge cannot be measured due to the the to due measured be cannot Discharge Indrawati Rivers
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Figure 2: Discharge of Melamchiriver at different locations in different months
Figure 3: Discharge of Melamchi river at different locations in measurement sites
From above figure it can be concluded that the discharge of river increases as it comes to the downstream from intake site(Ambathan). Also there are some decrease in discharge in river which may be due to irrigation and to run water mills(Ghatta).
For the reference to compare with initial baseline values of discharge measurement with present valued the data for baseline valued are derived from various sources available from previous report available. The baseline values are as follows as shown in the following table.
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Table 12: Baseline values for discharge compiled from different years Baseline Monthly Discharge (in m3/s unit)
Station Name Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Oct Nov Dec July-Sep 2007 2006 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2010 2010
Riberma/ Ambathan 3.122 3.101 2.662 2.752 4.610 3.277 12.327 7.94 7.31
Gohore 3.558 4.064 3.228 3.308 4.064 3.560 12.088 9.75 8.54 High Flood Gyalthum 4.688 4.188 4.230 3.738 4.188 7.543* 13.432 11.37 8.72 Period Talamarang 4.622 4.330 4.763 4.472 4.330 8.677* 14.003 11.53 8.82
Melamchi 5.281 4.472 4.976 4.180 4.472 8.945* 14.951 14.93 9.49
Note: * = Data from June 2008
= High Flooding Period
Comparing the Melamchi river discharge with previous years (baseline values), it is found that the discharge this year is lower in 2017 during the months most of the months. The annual discharge shows that it is well above the proposed diversion value 2m3/sec. In this year 2017, even the driest months had at least more than two times more water in proposed intake site.
Discharge measurement of Yangri and Larke
In request of MWSDB to consultants discharge measurement of Yangri and Larke were done on 2016. After the diversion of water from Melamchi to Kathmandu valley, the water from these two rivers is also planned. Therefore, MWSDB felt necessary to measure the discharge in bi- monthly basis. But due to the terminations of contract between MWSDB and consultancy, the measurement process have been stopped which was continued by other consultancy.
4. Action Points on Environmental and Social Safeguards Some action points were indicated by ADB mission for environment and safeguard works, which are addressed in following Table 13. Table 13: Action Points on Environmental and Social Safeguards
S.N. Description Response
A Cumulative Impact Assessment 1 Conduct environmental flow analysis to monitor impacts to Discharge monitoring shows that downstream uses (irrigation, fishing, drinking, etc) the volume available after water diversion is more than 0.5m3/s above the confluence of Timbu
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S.N. Description Response 2 Closely monitor effect of water flow over an extended time even in dry months, which is more throughout the watershed based on monthly water flow than required flow suggested by measurements. This is directly related to the specific EMP EIA report. After the confluence of Timbu, Gohore, Gyalthum, measures considering cumulative impacts which requires a 3 Talamarang and other tributaries flow of at least 0.4m /s to be released downstream during the flow becomes more than the dry month to ensure downstream ecology, river sufficient. Regular discharge morphology, and other water requirements. Information to measurement in monthly basis be reported in the monthly environmental monitoring reports (except in rainy season) is carried out, and found not less than 2.5m3/s even in dry season. 3 Closely monitor specific mitigation measure in the EMP In absence of Environmental which cover both design and construction stages of road Engineer in SSDS, the specific development, including tasks were not under monitoring for (i) identification of erosion prone areas and avoiding such last few months. Besides, there is vulnerable areas as far as possible almost no new road construction at (ii) implementation of suitable technical designs and best the moment. Presently in construction practices for slope stability and erosion control collaboration with MWSDB, SSDS including cut-and-fill balancing, proper soil compaction and consultant's civil engineer is consolidation of the newly constructed roads, undertaking the EMP activities. bioengineering, designing the road pavement based on Design and Supervision Consultant anticipated vehicular traffic, closely monitoring land is responsible and undertaking the subsidence in the vulnerable areas, and spoil and sediment management (iii) spoil and sediment management and drainage controls and drainage control along the tunnel and assess roads.
4 Continue to monitor higher sediment levels in water bodies There is almost no construction that are likely due to temporary construction debris, and works nearby water bodies. take immediate remedial actions. 5 Coordinate with ADB TA team (TA-7984 Mainstreaming EMP team will coordinate with the Climate Change Risk Management in Development) to ADB TA team strengthen the data and analytical basis to monitor and predict the impacts, and support infrastructure sectors (including water supply and water resources management). This is intended to inform operation of the Melamchi tunnel operations and how to manage environmental and cumulative impacts in the Melamchi project. 6 Coordinate with ADB study relating to comprehensive EMP team will coordinate with the Bagmati River basin management project that includes ADB study conducting a cumulative water balance study in the Kathmandu Valley B Landslides and Grievances 1 Monitor landslide protection measures not only associated EMP is monitoring landslides within with project related works (e.g. roads and other facilities) the scope and initiated to avoid and but also related to activities taken up by local people and mitigate such activities through local governments if such activities impact project works. SUP activities 2 Fill any vacancies in the SSDS team to ensure all experts All the vacant position except are mobilized Environment Officer is fulfilled.
3 Continue to quickly grievance redress team and implement Community Issues Resolution recommendations quickly Team (CIRT) is already formed in each Access road to solve the local
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S.N. Description Response issues. This team is active and solving local issues C River banks and watershed analysis 1 Continue to avoid and minimize impact on rivers and MWSDB under EMP is continuing streams in the area. By maintaining adequate buffer as well these activities. In buffer zone area as bank protection, soil stabilization, and erosion control LNP is aware to reduce such facilities to mitigate sedimentation and hydrologic impacts. activities 2 Report average monthly flows in the monthly monitoring Monthly discharge is regularly reports presented in monthly progress reports except for few months during Monsoon D Environmental flow analysis 1 Continue to assess the requirement to maintain ecological, It is not assessed after EIA report. It morphological, and hydrological characteristics of the river does not hamper irrigation and system and to meet the demands of downstream drinking water purpose. But due to communities for drinking and irrigation and other uses. The continue excavation of sands and EIA state this was estimated at 0.4m3/s. the project commits concrete from river by crusher to ensuring sufficient water for these purposes, especially industry the depth of river is being during the dry season. down and intakes of irrigation are suffered. 2 Document findings in the monitoring reports E Trend analysis for fisheries 1 Further strengthen the fish monitoring protocol to monitor Fish monitoring protocol is updated diversity and population health. Submit proposal to ADB from February, 2014. The methodology will be reflected from progress report of Feb, 2014. Separate study from MWSDB should be arranged. Presently after the termination of Specific consultancy Inputs of SSDS in 2014 fish assessment are not carried out. 2 Monitor and assess sensitive species and implement EMP lacks expert on fish, so this is measure for their conservation not in progress. Terrestrial wildlife and forest (including poaching and illegal logging/firewood collection) F and third party monitoring measures 1 Implement anti-poaching and prevention of illegal, when are EMP is keep eye open this regard strictly enforced. Remain vigilant in this regard has not found any illegal activities directly. 2 Conduct awareness building and training in sustainable Coordination with HSMC has been fishing to local villages under the social uplift program built and such curriculum is (SUP) designed and imparted to such communities G Water quality 1 Compare water quality to baseline in 2000 in addition to EMP found baseline from 2000 only WHO and national standards for almost months and the quality reports are being compared with available previous data. H Endangered species and rare species
1 Ensure no works proposed within Reserve and improve MWSDB is aware for such activities
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S.N. Description Response monitoring of works to avoid impacts to sensitive species. and such works are not proposed.
5. Environment Mitigation Activities Environment mitigation activities for this current year are going on. Following Table 12 shows the status of environment mitigation activities carried out in this Fiscal year.
Table 14: Environment Mitigation Works FY 2073/74
Cost sharing in NRs SN Work Description Location Remarks Total MWSDB User Dahapokhari-Salme Danda 1 Kateri Irrigation canal Thakani 14,63,095.93 Completed maintenanceProject Ghatte Fokta Irrigation 2 Thakani 3,37,997.34 Completed Canal maintenance Lavagaon-Halo katne 3 Mahankal 10,86,141.07 Completed Danda Road
Gyalthum Baluwa Nala 4 Mahankal 8,31,384.03 On-going Nirman
Gyalthum-Ward office 5 Mahankal 2,00,000.00 Completed motor road Rehabilitation Total 39,18,618.37
3.3.4 Resettlement
Land acquisition is one of the major activities of MWSDB. Land acquisition for public purposes in Nepal is largely governed by the Land Acquisition Act (LAA) 2034 (1977A.D). The Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) headed by Chief District Officer (CDO) is responsible for evaluation of property and its compensation. The LAA sets out compensation standards and benefits such as compensation for lost assets at market value, provision for alternative land and compensation for standing crops and trees. However, the LAA 2034 is inadequate to meet the requirements of the Melamchi Project. Therefore, MWSDB has prepared a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and has been approved by the Cabinet in 2057 (2000 AD) to cover resettlement related needs of the Project Affected Persons (PAP's). This policy ensures benefits to non-titled persons such as encroachers and squatters with appropriate displacement allowances for relocation and income restoration assistance. The RPF emphasizes that compensation should enable project-affected people to maintain the existing to better standard of living. The land/assets acquisition and compensation is based on the following principles as per the RPF of the project.
• Compensation upon acquisition by the project for land, crops, trees and house or commercial enterprises. • Mitigation for loss of water due to diversion of Melamchi River • Displacement allowances • Rehabilitation measures
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• Protect government property • Protect community facilities and resources • Avoid community losses • General counseling
Status of Compensation Payment during January- December, 2017
A total of NRs. 18,58,399.00 was paid during this year (January- December 2017) as compensation.
The number of persons with compensation amount paid during this year (January- December 2017) is given in the Table 15 below.
Table 15: Persons with compensation payment during January- December 2017
Compensation Comp. SN Owners Name Address Amounts Remarks (land/crops) (NRs)
1 Chiranjibi Luitel Sindhukot-2 Land 117000.00 Melamchi Municiplity-5
2 Birjit Tamang Thakani-9 Land 200370.00 Melamchi Municipality-4 Total 317,370.00
Note: Figures in the parenthesis indicate the area of land.
The Table 16 below shows the status of compensation payments of land and crops loss during 2017.
Table 16: Status of compensation payment as of December, 2017 Total Compensation Period Remarks (NRs) January, 2017 to December, 2017 3,17,370.00 December, 2009 to December, 2016 6,04,57,183.00 As of November 2009 (Received from PRC) 78,00,89,592.00 Total compensation paid till December, 2017 84,08,64,145.00
Note: Total compensation include both for land and other assets (e.g. trees, crops, structures)
The compensation payment in annual basis from 2010 is shown in the Table 17below.
Table 17: Compensation payment in Annual basis SN Year Compensation Amount in (NRs) Remarks 1 2017 317370.00 2 2016 1858399.00 3 2015 273900.00 4 2014 1344763.00
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5 2013 4517583.00 6 2012 3357284.00 7 2011 9599316.00 8 2010 39505938.00 Compensation distribution received from PRC 78,00,89,592.00 As of December,2017 84,06,64,145.00
Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) meetings
One CDC meeting held during this year. The CDC meeting approved compensation for tunnel ventilation Saft (VS) construction, Private trees and crops compensation to the affected person Thakani and Ichok.
Progress achievements
Land Acquisition and Compensation Related Activities
• All procedures completed and CDC meeting approved the rate to acquire private land affected by land slide at Sindhu adit area. The affected persons collected compensation.
• All procedures are fulfilled C meeting has approved to provide crop compensation and land acquisition to Mr. Masina Tamang(Ichok-8),Mr.Dhansing Tamang(Thakani -9),Gyan Bahadur Tamang(Thakani-9),Bag Sing Tamang (Thakani-9),Mr.Dharpon TamanghaThakani-9),Sahili Tamang(Thakani-9),Mr.Man bahadur Tamang (Thakani-9) Mr. Netra B. Thapa (Talamarang-9), Mr. Rohi Bdr Majhi and Dhan Bdr Majhi (Bansbari- 2), Mr. Bharat Lamichhane (Mahankal-9), Mrs. Januka Lamichhane (Mahankal-9), Mr. Raj Kumar Lamichhane (Mahankal-9), Mr. Ashok Kumar Lamichhane (Mahankal-9) and Mr Tirtha Bdr Majhi (Bansbari-2). However, not all persons have collected compensation.
• Permission obtained from the MoF and the trees around the intake area have been cleared. All procedures are fulfilled and CDC meeting has approved the compensation for the trees cleared. Brado milarepa Forest Users Groups (FUGs), the owner of the forest (Langtang National park, Dhunchhe Rasuwa) has not collected money yet.
• Locations have been identified for vent (De-aeration pipe) construction at CH 5+112, CH 14+113, CH 25+920. The SSDS consultants are awaiting MWSDB instruction for further action.
• The SSDS consultants coordinated to MWSDB and CDO office, Dhulikhel, Kavre regarding compensation payment procedures and account related matters.
• The SSDS consultants coordinated to MWSDB and CDO office, Chautara, Sindhupalchok regarding compensation payment procedures and account related matters. A follow-up is continued in this matter.
• The SSDS consultant assisted Sr. RO MWSDB to collect necessary document from Land Revenue Office Chautara, Sindhupalchok and Dhulikhel Kavre to provide compensation to the concerned persons.
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• Facilitation and consultation regarding compensation distribution and public issues have been dealt by SSDS consultants at times of need.
Facilitated for Grievance Handling
• A land slide occurred during rainy seasons at Sindhu adit access road affecting local people . A land slide occurred again at the same place this year. A meeting held with the concerned people and the issues have been resolved promising by providing compensation. The CDC meeting has approved compensation but not collected.
• The local people of Gyalthum Adit area have filed application with various demands. The MWSDB and SSDS have completed short term demand with following long term demand.
• The SSDS consultants convinced local people to evacuate project land acquired for electric sub-station at Mahankal-9. However, there has been no progress about fencing the land and thus the local people have continued cultivation of land. This case is being followed to evacuate land and to put fence around the land.
• Mr. Jit Bdr Tamang, Thakani-4 filed an application claiming compensation for his land. The SSDS consultants with DSC and CMC personnel carried out field investigation and verified related documents and came to the point that Mr. Tamang was not eligible for compensation.
• The SSDS consultant assisted MWSDB RO and coordinated District based line agencies in regard to compensation distribution.
• The SSDS consultants assisted MWSDB, eptisa and CMC engineers and carried out field work to identify land acquired by the project to deposit spoil tip. Planning is under way in this regard.
• A team of experts (SSDS Consultants, eptisa and CMC engineers) and house owners held a meeting at Sindhu site office on 5-8-2015. Five local people built temporary houses along the SAR near the Adit on project land. They agreed to remove their houses within 17 September 2015. The SSDS consultants, eptisa and CMC engineers with local people demarcated private and project land so that the encroachers will not again construct houses within project land.
• The SSDS consultants assisted DSC engineers to identify and demarcate spoil tip No. 18 and 19 at SAAR.
• A local person (Bansbari–9) built temporary house on project land at spoil tip No.10 (Sindhu AAR). Frequent discussion took place between project and house owner to stop the construction of the house but he has denied to do so. The project, however, has issued a written notice to take legal action in this regard.
• Mr Dol P. Lamichhane filed an application to receive compensation for his crack house. The SSDS consultants have forwarded this case to MWSDB, Baneshwor, Kathmandu. This issue is under consideration.
• The local people of Thakani VDC -4 (Sindhu adit area) and Gyalthum have claimed various demands. The SSDS consultants in coordination with MWSDB have resolved
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this issue in promising to fulfill their demands as far as possible. Actions are already being taken for some genuine demands.
Title Transfer of Land Ownership Certificates
• More than 90% cases of land ownership have been brought in the name of the project up to this reporting period.
Issues/Challenges/Problems
The land/asset acquisition and compensation including crops, trees etc were dealt according to Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) prepared for the project. The major challenges include high expectations of compensation and demand for land acquisition instead of land protection and crop compensation. There are often cases of compensation for loss of private property due to natural calamity, but this has been discouraged.
Achievement
The majority of land acquisition and compensation has been complete. The relationship between the project and local people is harmonious. CDC meeting organized and coordination between project and local people was established. All procedures are competed to acquire private land and providing crops/trees compensation to the affected persons whose lands were affected due to land slide during raining season.
Suggestion
The compensation package of MWSDB is very flexible. It is therefore suggested that the acquisition and compensation cases should be carried out in line with resettlement policy frame work (RPF) of MWSDB. The SSDS consultants have specific roles and responsibilities and are devoted to fulfill these objectives as per stipulated TOR.
3.4. PROGRESS AGAINST TOR
Following activities were carried out by individual consultants during the reporting period.
Table 18: Progresses against TOR of SSDS Consultants July-December 2017
Progress Components of TOR Activities Status A. Social Uplift and Capacity Building
Assist with the formation and • Participate in regular meeting Meeting being institutionalization of HSMVSUPIC and any • Review the constitution and attended similar local committees. regulation
Enhance the capacity of HSMVSUPIC • Participatory discussions with Continue executive committee and secretariat to plan, committee members execute manage and monitor social and • Develop monitoring indicators environmental development program and resettlement action plans from ADB loan • Participatory monitoring funds
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status
Update and improve the SUP implementation • Review guidelines Continue guidelines and implementation systems of • Suggest for improvement social uplift program under the subproject.
Review and confirm the criteria for eligibility of • Study the ADB safeguard Continue affected people to benefit from the sub- requirements project and the criteria for the sub-component • Monitor the impact of activities selection to ensure consistency and compliance with ADB safeguards • Compliance with ADB safeguard requirements. requirements
Review and confirm the criteria for sub- • Suggest criteria for sub-component Continue and component selection to ensure consistency selection to ensure consistency advised to all and compliance with ADB safeguards VCC requirement, and assist the Safeguard Unit chairpersons and HSMVSUPIC in screening proposals in accordance with the said criteria.
Assist HSMVSUPIC and PMU in preparing • Review the progress Continue annual budget which identifies SUP sub- • Assist to prepare annual plan components to be undertaken for the applicable year.
Establish a mechanism for public audits at • Discuss with HSMVSUPIC and Continue least twice a year. Safe guard unit
Support HSMC in implementing the social • Discuss with HSMVSUPIC and Continue development support program, and undertake Safe guard unit capacity building of HSMC through skills • Identify Social dev. Support development and training. program • Identify training needs • Assist to conduct training
Support HSMC in monitoring the progress • Assist to form monitoring teams Continue and performance of the social development • Monitor the impact of activities support program including compliance with Safeguards requirement. • Compliance with ADB safeguard requirements • Assist to prepare report
Assist HSMVSUPIC and MWSDB in • Study the prevailing policies Initiated preparing policies for water levy to be paid for • Coordinate with HSMVSUPIC and water diversion and entering into an MWSDB agreement between Kathmandy Valley's authorized agency and Melamchi Valley • Suggest and recommend people regarding the levy to be paid for water diversion.
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports Continue progress report with a summary of periodic • Quarterly reports and cumulative figures and data. • Annual reports • Completion reports
B. Public Relation
Assist MWSDB and HSMVSUPIC in • Identify project related problems Continue establishing a proactive informative campaign raised and likely to be for PAF, and dialogue with concerned stakeholders in communities
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status both the Melamchi and Kathmandu valleys. • Assist to settle the issues, problems and obstruction
Promote the benefits of the MWSP, targeting • Develop relationship with PAFs, Continue project-affected people, project stakeholders, Stakeholders, NGOs the general public and non-government • Support HSMVSUPIC's public organization (NGOs); and support relation activities HSMVSUPIC's public relation activities.
Proactively organize public relations events, • Coordinate media for wide Continue in coordination with MWSDB, HSMVSUPIC dissemination of information and the PMC (i.e., mobilize media and • Prepare IEC materials and any engage in a fact-based debate with social other materials to develop positive activists to separate reality from myth consent of community towards regarding MWSP, its activities and intent). project
Organize, at least once in three months, • Organize meetings with all Continue meeting with other stakeholders such as the stakeholders once in three month local bodies, VDCs and NGOs in order to to disseminate to different disseminate information and seek feedback stakeholder as stipulated in the loan agreements and • Seek feedback/comments from other documents for the project. local communities regarding project to implement the project
Assist in the development of PR skills to • Organize trainings for capacity Will be MWSDB's staff by organizing training and building to social mobilizes of organized as capacity building programs. Prepare and HSMVSUPIC, and consultants requirement submit a plan of such programs as part of the • Develop training manuals, modules consultant's inception report. for capacity build up of staffs of HSMVSUPIC/ MWSDB
Promote understanding among local • List the problems of local Continue communities, project and affected people so communities that conflicts are lessened and the project is • Mobilize HSMVSUPIC officials, executed smoothly; and other stakeholders
Identify and potential conflict area at an early • Identification of potential conflict Continue stage and assist safeguard unit to take timely area measures to avoid it. • Assist safeguard unit to take timely measures
Create awareness on the role of HSMC and • Awareness campaign on the role of Continue local communities in management and HSMC and local communities to all handling grievances and implementation of VDCs safeguard activities including social upliftment • Assist to implement safeguard Program. activities including SUP
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/Quarterly Continue progress report with a summary of periodic reports/Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
C. Environment Management
Support the SUP and HSMVSUPIC to carry • Participate in regular meeting Continue out environment monitoring and • Visit to different construction sites environmental management, if any, under the • Monitoring and environment
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status SUP. management • Suggestion and recommendation
Report to SG unit chief and the MWSDB on • Participate in regular meeting Continue the level of compliance with subproject-wide • Recommend EMP sub-projects EMPS for subproject infrastructure works, and supplement the regular supervision by • Implementation of sub-projects MWSDB, the panel of experts, and the funding agencies.
Review all EIAs and EMPs prepared for the • Review EIA and EMP reports Continue subproject, and update them during • Update them subproject implementation.
Through field visits, discussions with the • Review the activities Continue stakeholders, monitoring activities within • Understand the problem HSMVSUPIC, training, feedback, and communication with MWSDB, recommend • Training and feedback other possible environmental enhancements • Recommendation for the subproject.
Assist the MWSDB safeguard unit to ensure • Prepare sub-project for Continue that the subproject is executed in an environment mitigation environment friendly and adheres to the EMP. • Manage trainings
Prepare a monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/Quarterly Continue progress report with a summary of periodic reports/Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
Undertake research and produce report on • Identify research type As requirement the impact of EMP activities on Melamchi • Undertake research valley and beyond. • Produce report
Conduct third party monitoring of the activities • Manage monitoring activities Initiated as stipulated in the EMP for the • Regular follow-up environmental protection/mitigation activities provided for implementation by other agencies (contractors, CBO, User's Group, and other local agencies).
Continue the environmental activities • Continuation Initiated currently being carried out by EMP consultant such as, measuring of noise pollution, dust pollution, fish specimen D. Resettlement
Develop confidence in communities towards • Organize CDC meeting as require Continue compensation packages (for outstanding land • Mobilize team for cadastral survey acquisition and resettlement activities) in and case verify as set by locals construction works; • Facilitate for the distribution of compensation
Assist the project and the SG unit in carrying • Coordinate with LRO, LDO and Continue out land acquisition, title transfer and DAO for title transfer recording in the asset register. • Coordinate with LRO, DAO for asset register maintain
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status
Implement RAP and update it as necessary. • Study RAP Continue • Update as required
Assist the grievance handling unit in resolving • As requirement Continue the claims, grievances and obstructions in the project implementation as a result of land acquisition and RAP activities.
Assist the SG unit and PR consultant on • As requirement As requirement information dissemination through Website and various media
Prepare a monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/ Quarterly reports/ Continue progress report with a summary of periodic Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
Assist the Panel of expert in conducting the • Assist panel of experts for field As requirement third party monitoring. visit, case studies and monitoring
E. Civil Engineering Works
Develop confidence in communities towards • Participate in regular meeting Continue in construction works; • Review the past civil works • Receive feedback from HSMVSUPIC and SG unit to implement SUP
Assist the project and the SG unit in survey, • Field visit for design, cost estimate Continue design and construction works. and implementation of different infrastructures related sub projects
Monitor SUP activities related to • Mobilize support staffs for Continue infrastructures. monitoring field activities
Prepare a monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/Quarterly Continue progress report with a summary of periodic reports/Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
E. Laboratory works
Maintain the EMP laboratory works on site • Laboratory operation Continue office. • Monitor the further requirements
Regular water quality tests of different places • Sample collection in regular basis Continue and operate and handle the laboratory works • Test the parameters in close coordination with MWSDB
Communicate the lab result to concern • Communicate the results Continue officers , and display the • Display the results
Discharge measurement of Melamchi river at • Monthly discharge measurement Continue different places • Display the results
3.5. Plans for 2018
Plan for Social Uplift and Capacity Building
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• Assist and facilitate HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC, HUPIC and SG unit to prepare running and final bill of sub-projects for FY 2073/74.
• Assist to prepare training, observation tours and other proposals as necessary.
• Assist and facilitate HSMVSUPIC and MVSUPIC to monitor sub-projects.
• Assist HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC, HUPIC and SG unit for the preparation of different reports.
• Assist for institution development of HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC and HUPIC.
• Monitor different activities conducted under SUP.
• Follow up of the activities as indicated in aide Memoire of ADB mission.
• Prepare different types of training modules and assist training activities
Plan for Public Relation
• Disseminate the project information for concern community members and other stakeholders.
• Assist, participate and provide suggestions in community meeting and HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC, HUPIC meetings.
• Facilitate the project to identify problem at different adit.
• Study Public Relation related information and document them.
• Arrange meeting at different places.
Plan for Environment Management
• Operate Laboratory located inside the site office compound.
• Design and estimate for the infrastructures required to mitigate the environmental management in the project area.
• Regular monitoring of river discharge, water quality, noise pollution, fish assessment along Melamchi River.
• Prepare monthly progress report.
Plan for Resettlement Implementation
• Facilitate for Compensation Distribution: The regular distribution of compensation payment will be facilitated from both SSDS and Program Management Unit office.
• Facilitate Grievance Handling: It will be facilitated to mobilize CIRT to address the claims, obstruction and grievances. The CIRT will verify the case related to compensation claims and resettlement in close collaboration with project affected families.
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• Organize Meetings: The meeting related to compensation distribution will be organized as and when required. Meetings to settle on the issue of resettlement conflict between projects affected families and the project will be organized as and when required.
• Co-ordination with Media: For the right and effective information dissemination about the project a national level electronic media house will be coordinated. Media persons will be coordinated as and when required in regular basis.
• Facilitate for Title Transfer: It will be facilitated to follow up activities to be carried out to collect Land Ownership Certificate from Sindhupalchowk, Kavre and Kathmandu Land Revenue Offices that have been transferred to MWSDB.
Plan for Civil Engineering Works
• Develop confidence in communities towards in construction works;
• Assist the project and the SG unit in survey, design and construction works
• Monitor SUP activities related to infrastructures.
• Monitor SUP activities related to infrastructures.
Plan for EMP Laboratory Works
• Maintain the EMP Laboratory works on site office
• Regular water quality tests of different places
• Operate and handle the laboratory works in close coorination with MWSDB
• Communicate the laboratory results to concern parties
• Discharge measurement of Melamchi River at different locations.
4. MAJOR ISSUES/ ACTIVITIES
The consultant was provisioned to use the project vehicles (Two 2 Pick-ups) at the beginning of consulting services. These vehicles were in use for a long time. The consultant's staff is experiencing frequent breaks down of these vehicles requiring major repair works and replacement of vehicle parts. Such situation has affected the field activities of the consultant's staff. Therefore, the consultant request to ensure the replacement of these vehicles by better conditioned vehicles so that the consultant will be able to perform their field activities.
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ANNEXES:
ANNEX 1: NAMES AND DESIGNATION OF SSDS AND SCI CONSULTANT TEAMS
ANNEX 2: NEWS PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL DAILY ON DECEMBER, 2017
ANNEX 3: PUBLIC EXPECTATION AND GRIEVANCES DURING 2017
ANNEX 4: ANNUAL PROGRESS OF HSMC
ANNEX 5: ANNUAL PROGRESS OF MVSUS
ANNEX 6: SUP PROGRESS UPDATE
ANNEX 7: DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT OF DECEMBER 2017
ANNEX 8: WATER QUALITY DATA DURING 2017
ANNEX 9: PHOTOGRAPHS
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ANNEX 1: NAMES AND DESIGNATION OF SSDS AND SCI CONSULTANT TEAMS
Composition of SSDS Team Members
1. Mr. Basudev Prasad Banskota : Team Leader/SUP/Community Dev. Expert
2. - : Environment Officer/ Engineer
3. Mr. Rajat Adhikari : Resettlement Officer
4. Mr. Rajendra Neupane : Civil Engineer
5. Mr. Prem Krishna Shrestha : Public Relation Officer
6. Mr.Rajan Timilsina : Chemist
7. Mr. Narayan Sigdel : Surveyor
8. Mr. Raj kumar Nakal : Sub-Engineer
9. Mr. Surya Dhakal : Sub-Engineer
10. Mr. Tulsi Kumar Singh : Sub-Engineer
11. Mr. Purusottam Katwal : Sub-Engineer
12. Mr. Dambar Nepal : Junior Technician
13. Mr. Dawa Lama : Assistant Sub-Engineer
14. Mr. Bijaya Magar : Assistant Sub-Engineer
15. Mr. Krishna Prasad Shrestha : Lab. Technician
16. Mr. Surya Kafle : Environment Assistant
17. Mr. Saroj Kafle : Office Manager/Accountant
18. Ms. Shradha Karki : Computer Operator
19. Mrs. Laxmi Karki : Documentation Assistant/Secretary
20. Mr. Ram Kaji Tamang : Office Assistant/Messenger
21. Mr. Anjan Shrestha : Office Boy/Sample Collector
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ANNEX 3: Public Expectation and Grievances DURING 2017
No relevant grievances were available during this reporting period.
Follow up of grievabces of 2016
Date Addressed to SN Name Location Nature of Grievances Received Application
Support for road maintenance (Timbu- 1 Dec, 01 Dawa Norpu lama Helambu-8 Out of scope Doring-Kharchung – Nakote Rural Road)
Mr. Tharpen Tamang Crop compensation due 2 Sept, 06 Mahankal-2 Completed and other 2 to landslide
Crop compensation due 3 Sept, 13 Mr. Bir B. Tamang Mahankal-8 Completed to landslide
Mr. Bir B. Tamang, Compensations Chairperson Sherpa 4 Sept, 14 Mahankal-8 payments of trees due to Completed Chihandanda com. land slide Forest
Ms Jantare Tamang Crop compensation due 5 Sept, 15 Mahankal-5 Completed and other 2 to landslide
6 Sept, 16 Mr. Jit B. tamang Thakani-4 Land acquisition Completed
Crop compensation due 7 Sept, 28 Ms Sita Acharya Mahankal-9 Completed to landslide
Crop compensation due 8 Sept, 28 Mr. Sancha B. Tamang Thakani-4 Completed to landslide
Bir B. Tamang and M Crop compensation due 9 July, 18 Bansbariu-9 Completed Sanchaa Mai Tamang to land slide
Maintenance of RCC Requested CMC 10 June, 02 Bhisma K. Lamichhane Mahankal-1 bridge of Gyalthum through MWSDB
Opening of track to 11 June, 04 Bhimsen Raut Haibung Requested to SUP Thakani
12 June, 11 Iman singh Tamang Bansbari-9 Compensation payments Completed
Protection road cutting 13 July, 01 Som P. Bhandari Kiul On process through river training
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Social Uplift Program Progress Report F\Y 2073\74
Admin. Component Expanses SN Name of VCC Income Infrastruct Education Health Bufferzone Generation Development SUP Implementation A (VCC+Central Committee)
Helambu 1 - - 100,000.00 3,280,610.00 1,965,323.00 5,345,933.00
Haibung 2 130,000.00 - 100,000.00 3,234,500.00 3,464,500.00
Thakani 3 100,000.00 - 100,000.00 3,197,000.00 3,397,000.00
Sindhukot 4 98,500.00 - 300,000.00 3,006,141.00 3,404,641.00
Phatakshila 5 - - - 3,395,500.00 3,395,500.00
Bansbari 6 600,000.00 - - 3,767,216.00 4,367,216.00
Melamchi 7 1,048,500.00 900,000.00 318,800.00 1,612,570.00 3,879,870.00
Talamarang 8 - 553,918.00 600,000.00 1,817,673.00 2,971,591.00
Mahankal 9 448,500.00 - - 3,299,915.00 3,748,415.00
Ichowk 10 700,000.00 - 800,000.00 2,150,000.00 1,500,000.00 5,150,000.00
Kiul 11 200,000.00 - 400,000.00 2,662,769.00 1,461,201.00 4,723,970.00
Duwachaur 12 - - - 3,397,063.00 3,397,063.00
Palchowk 13 724,724.00 50,000.00 - 2,425,000.00 3,199,724.00
Bhotechaur 14 - - 100,000.00 3,297,000.00 3,397,000.00
Total(A) 4,050,224.00 1,503,918.00 2,818,800.00 40,542,957.00 4,926,524.00 - 53,842,423.00 Other Central B Program Yearly General assembly 1 expense 440,730.00 440,730.00 Renew for Short term training 2 under CTEVT 87,000.00 87,000.00 Co-operative organization grant 3 distribution 6,066,400.00 6,066,400.00 SUP documentry 4 bordcasting 499,000.00 499,000.00
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programme Youth capacity development and sports 5 program 800,000.00 800,000.00 Information and notice 6 programme 100,500.00 100,500.00 Office Building 7 Construction. 6,244,377.00 6,244,377.00 Organization capacity 8 building 243,149.00 243,149.00 Program 9 monitoring 475,600.00 475,600.00
Total(B) 1,486,500.00 - 6,750,279.00 6,719,977.00 - - 14,956,756.00 C Administrative Expanses Administrative Expanse 6,089,624.00 6,089,624.00
Total(C) 6,089,624.00 6,089,624.00
Grand Total 5,536,724.00 1,503,918.00 9,569,079.00 47,262,934.00 4,926,524.00 6,089,624.00 74,888,803.00
progress in % 7.39 2.01 12.78 63.11 6.58 8.13 100.00
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Mandani Valley Social Uplift Program Progress Summary Fiscal year 2073/74 Development Component Admin. S.N Name of the VDC Income Infrastructure Administ. Total Amount Remarks Education Health Expense Generation Development Cost
A. Social Uplif Program
1 Panchakhal 200,000.00 400,000.00 672,737.00 1,274,700.00 2,547,437.00
2 Jaisithok 350,000.00 100,000.00 - 2,147,100.00 2,597,100.00
3 Deupur - 250,000.00 550,000.00 1,697,000.00 2,497,000.00
4 Mahadevsthan 200,000.00 300,000.00 399,400.00 1,597,000.00 2,496,400.00
5 Chandeni 200,000.00 400,000.00 450,000.00 1,438,900.00 2,488,900.00
Total 950,000.00 1,450,000.00 2,072,137.00 8,154,700.00 12,626,837.00
B. Admin. Expanses
1 General Assembly expense - - 299,400.00 - - - 299,400.00
2 Monitoring program 300,000.00 300,000.00
3 Central training program 200,000.00 200,000.00
Central program Anshikhola 4 - - 300,000.00 - - 300,000.00 badh Construction
5 Adminastration Expense - - - - 1,050,000.00 1,050,000.00
Total 200,000.00 - 299,400.00 600,000.00 1,050,000.00 - 2,149,400.00
Garnd Total 1,150,000.00 1,450,000.00 2,371,537.00 8,754,700.00 1,050,000.00 - 14,776,237.00 7.78 9.81 16.05 59.25 7.11
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Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Uplift Program Implementation Committee Progress of IGCD/SUP Activities Melamchi Water Diversion Sub-Project ( As December, 2017) Member in Coverage Cooperative Cooperative Investment No of Benificiaries SN VCCs Ward Settlement Household internal Saving Remarks Ü from SUP from investment covered HH Female Male Total (NRS) total covered total covered total covered
1 Phataksila 9 7 25 15 894 560 62.64 225 335 560 3,032,000.00 1,200,000.00 185
2 Bansbari 9 8 37 22 1102 700 63.52 200 500 700 2,500,000.00 1,200,000.00 99
3 Melamchi 9 9 29 25 1179 788 66.84 370 418 788 6,193,000.00 1,200,000.00 283
4 Sindhukot 9 9 25 20 681 403 59.18 160 243 403 150,000.00 700,000.00 45
5 Bhotechaur 9 8 40 31 1074 885 82.40 366 519 885 2,108,916.00 1,200,000.00 87
6 Haibung 9 8 26 15 576 378 65.63 189 189 378 817,074.00 1,200,000.00 33
7 Thakani 9 3 27 21 718 285 39.69 105 180 285 550,000.00 - 45
8 Talamarang 9 4 24 15 716 180 25.14 75 105 180 61,500.00 700,000.00 49
9 Duwachaur 9 9 38 33 1375 900 65.45 355 545 900 3,485,580.00 880,000.00 284
10 Palchok 9 7 17 12 489 170 34.76 41 129 170 399,000.00 - 54
11 Mahankal 9 7 32 21 1024 620 60.55 280 340 620 505,000.00 1,200,000.00 26
12 Ichok 9 9 28 25 1270 825 64.96 425 400 825 11,588,506.00 1,200,000.00 264
13 Kiul 9 8 20 14 764 490 64.14 195 295 490 254,969.00 1,200,000.00 34
14 Helambu 9 5 23 17 656 400 60.98 170 230 400 930,117.00 1,200,000.00 58 Total 126 101 391 286 12518 7584 60.58 3156 4428 7584 32,575,662.00 13,080,000.00 1,546
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Name of the river: Melmchi Date and Time: 21/12/2017 at3.35pm Station No: Five Weather: Sunny Location: Melamchi pul bazar Total river length: 16m
Distance from Sectional Depth of Meter depth from the surface(.6d) Velocity 2% Velocity Area of section Discharge of Cumulative No of obs 2 3 bank(m) length (m) river(m) d Depth (m) Time (sec) Revolution (m/s) correction (m ) section (m /s) discharge (m3/s) 1 - - 0.36 0.23 40.00 20.00 - - - - - 2 1.00 1.00 0.29 0.49 17.00 20.00 0.79 0.78 0.33 0.25 0.25 3 2.00 1.00 0.27 0.69 16.00 20.00 0.84 0.82 0.28 0.23 0.48 4 3.00 1.00 0.25 0.89 16.00 20.00 0.84 0.82 0.26 0.21 0.70 5 4.00 1.00 0.27 0.90 15.00 20.00 0.90 0.88 0.26 0.23 0.92 6 5.00 1.00 0.30 0.92 17.00 20.00 0.79 0.78 0.29 0.22 1.15 7 6.00 1.00 0.55 0.88 15.00 20.00 0.90 0.88 0.43 0.37 1.52 8 7.00 1.00 0.60 0.73 18.00 20.00 0.75 0.73 0.58 0.42 1.94 9 8.00 1.00 0.60 0.52 17.00 20.00 0.79 0.78 0.60 0.47 2.41 10 9.00 1.00 0.60 0.42 15.00 20.00 0.90 0.88 0.60 0.53 2.93 11 10.00 1.00 0.53 0.35 15.00 20.00 0.90 0.88 0.57 0.55 3.48 12 11.00 1.00 0.49 0.35 16.00 20.00 0.84 0.82 0.51 0.42 3.90 13 12.00 1.00 0.50 0.37 16.00 20.00 0.84 0.82 0.50 0.41 4.31 14 13.00 1.00 0.60 0.30 15.00 20.00 0.90 0.88 0.55 0.48 4.79 15 14.00 1.00 0.90 0.32 18.00 20.00 0.75 0.73 0.75 0.55 5.34 16 15.00 1.00 0.92 0.40 15.00 20.00 0.90 0.88 0.91 0.80 6.14 17 16.00 1.00 0.79 0.32 22.00 20.00 0.61 0.60 0.86 0.51 6.66
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ANNEX 8: WATER QUALITY TEST RESULT OF 2017 July-December 2017
July, 2017 Sampling Sites Ambathan Ambathan Ambathan Gyalthum Gyalthum Gyalthum (Before (After (Camp) (Before (After (Camp) WHO NDWQ Parameters Units effluent) effluent) effluent) effluent) GV S Methodology
July-19 at July-19 at July-19 at July-19 at July-19 at July-19 at 10:50 11:19 11:43 1:23 1:42 2:10 Physical Temperatur 0C - - 18.4 19.5 20.2 20.5 22.8 24.2 Thermometer ECe µS/cm 1500 1500 407 723 198 618 796 215 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 5 5 (10) Nephelometric TDS mg/l 1000 1000 28 79 11 45 516 76 Gravimetric DO Mg/l - - 5.6 5.1 6.5 7.3 5.4 6.6 DO meter Chemical pH - 6.5- 6.5-8.5 7.7 7.3 7.8 8.2 7.5 7.4 pH meter T. Hardness mg/l 5008.5 500 31.4 29.6 14.1 18.7 24.1 18.5 EDTA Titrametric Calcium mg/l - 200 9.37 9.32 6.13 6.19 6.56 6.15 EDTA Titrametric Magnesium mg/l - - 1.59 3.84 2.71 4.62 4.01 2.93 EDTA Titrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 500 - 39.3 40.2 28.9 27.3 58.7 32.1 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l - - <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l - - 29.10 27.3 21.2 22.3 57.8 23.8 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l - - <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 250 250 1.07 2.93 4.48 5.45 3.70 5.68 Argentometric Ammonia mg/l 1.5 1.5 SpectrophotometricTitration T. mg/l - - Spectrophotometer Phosphate Manganese mg/l 0.1 0.2 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 50 50 Brucene method Total Iron mg/l 0.3 0.3 Phenonthrolen Bacteriological Total Cfu/100 213 87 Nil Nil Nil 167 103 Nil Membrane Filter Coliform ml E. coli Cfu/100 Nil Nil 57 84 Nil 153 73 Nil Membrane Filter ml
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ANNEX9: PHOTOGRAPHS
Some glimpses of Rt. Prime-minister Mr Sher Bahadur Deuwa at Ambathan
Prime- Minister's Visit to Ambathan and intake site
Visit of Honorable Minister of State at intake. DED addressing to GA of MVSUS
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General Assembly of MVSUS HSMC building construction works
Sample collection to test water quality. Discharge measurement of Melamchi River
Passing the water of Ribarma at intake Ressing by SSDS TLto MVSUS GA
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Gabion works at Melamchi intake to divert the water of Ribarma
Track opening and road widening activities under Fish species ASALA at Melamchi River SUP
Handover of engineering equipments to Mahendra Inspection of road construction under SUP MM, Ichok
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