Social Monitoring Report

Semiannual Report (July-December 2017) June 2018

NEP: SASEC Road Improvement Project

Prepared by Department of Roads, Project Directorate (ADB), for Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport and the Asian Development Bank

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 13 June 2018) Currency unit - Nepalese (NPR) NPR 1.00 = $0.00925 $ 1.00 = 108.078 NPR

ACRONYMS ADB - Asian Development Bank APs - Affected Persons BLT - Bhairahawa - - Taulihawa CBO - Community Based Organization CBS - Central Bureau of Statistics CDC - Compensation Determination Committee CDO - Chief District Officer COI - Corridor of Impact DAO - District Administration Office DCC - District Coordination Committee DLSO - District Land Survey Office DLRO - District Land Revenue Office DOR - Department of Roads CSC - Construction and Supervision Consultant EA - Executing Agency FGD - Focus Group Discussion GRC - Grievance Redress Committee HHs - Households IA - Implementing Agency MOPIT - Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport NGO - Non-governmental Organization NB - Narayanghat- PDP(s) - Project Affected Family (Families)/Project Affected Peoples PD - Project Directorate(ADB),Department of Roads PM/PIU - Project Implementation Unit / Project Manager ROW - Right of Way RP - Resettlement Plan R&R - Resettlement and Rehabilitation RS - Resettlement Specialist SRIP - South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Road Improvement Project SPAF - Severely Project Affected Family SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement (ADB 2009) VDC - Village Development Committee According to Local Level Administrative Order 2073 (2016) of , all VDCs have been converted into Rural or Municipality

GLOSSARY Affected Person (AP): Any person including Vulnerable encroachers / squatters, households, business affected by the project through the acquisition of land or other assets or disruption in business irrespective of legal or ownership title. This includes any person whose rights, standard of living, subsistence and income –generating capacity are adversely affected because of the disruption in the acquisition of assets or business, whether full/partial, or permanent/temporary.

Compensation: The payment in cash or kind for private property acquired by the government for the project, based on replacement value.

Entitled Person (EP): Any person physically or economically displaced as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Corridor of Impact (CoI): Minimum width of land required for the construction of roads and provision of shoulder, width plus safety zone on either side of the road.

Cut-off Date: The date of census survey to count the DPs and their affected business and assets.

Local Consultative Groups (LCG): / village level committees established to assist the affected population, legally constituted committees for land acquisition and project authorities, monitoring of implementation issues and community reactions and grievance resolution.

Poverty Line Income (PLI): The cost of maintaining basic minimum needs. PLIs have been defined by different organizations and the government departments, using factors such as per Capita calorie requirements and expenditures on housing and other non-food items.

Rehabilitation: The measures taken to mitigate social impacts, including compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation allowances where required.

Replacement Cost: The calculation of full replacement cost will be based on the following elements:(i) fair market value; (ii) transaction costs; (iii) interest accrued, (iv) transitional and restoration costs; and (v) other applicable payments.

Right of Way (ROW): The legal right to use the land by Department of Roads. Generally, government declares 50 meters for National highway and 30 meters for feeder roads.

Title holder: The person in whose name the project –affected business, land and/ or building business is legally registered and who is authorized to receive the compensation granted for the loss of business or acquisition of the land.

Tenant: A person occupying or utilizing buildings of a titleholder / house owner on rent.

Vulnerable persons: They are the disadvantaged persons such as disabled, women headed households, handicapped, orphans, destitute, independent elderly persons above 70 years of age, landless laborers, wage earners and people living below the poverty line.

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

CONTENTS

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...... 1 II. SCOPE OF THE REPORT ...... 2 III. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT ...... 2 IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN ...... 3 A. Public Consultation ...... 3 B. Status of Grievances Redress Committees ...... 7 C. DMS Survey ...... 8 D. Progress in Payment of Affected Households...... 8 E. Assistance to Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Allowances ...... 8 F. Additional Assistance to the Vulnerable Groups ...... 9 G. Compensation for loss of Livelihood ...... 9 H. Livelihood/Skills Enhancement Program ...... 9 I. Status of Other Social Activities ...... 9 V. MONITORING ...... 9 VI. REASONS FOR DELAY IN RP IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ...... 10 VII. GESI ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ...... 10 A. GESI Action Plan Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update ...... 11 VIII. CONCLUSION ...... 19

ANNEXURES Annex 1: Formation of Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) in BLT Road ...... 20 Annex 2: Formation of Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) at District Administration Office (DAO) ,Rupendehi (BLT Road) ...... 22 Annex 3: Copy of minutes of Public Consultation ...... 23 Annex 4: List of Stakeholders Consulted ...... 24

LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Contract-wise Project Packages ...... 1 Table 2: Implementation arrangements for conducting the Resettlement Plans ...... 3 Table 3: Summary of Stakeholders Consultation ...... 5 Table 4: Summary of Public Consultation ...... 6 Table 5: Grievance Redress Mechanism...... 7 Table 6: Summary of Affected Assets ...... 8 Table 7: Status of GESI Action Plan ...... 11

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I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1. The SASEC Road Improvement Project (SRIP) is rehabilitating and upgrading 160 kilometers (km) of one of Nepal’s strategic road networks, which comprises a critical section of the country’s main East–West highway 115 km of Narayanghat – Butwal section, and the feeder road 45km Bhairahawa – Lumbini – Taulihawa road. The project will contribute to poverty reduction and support the economic development of rural communities through (i) improving connectivity and accessibility of markets, headquarters and other centers of economic activity; (ii) year-round all- weather road connections; and (iii) improving DOR capacity for managing road construction/ improvement and maintenance. 2. The road connects Bhairahawa, Rupendhi district to Taulihawa, headquarter of . It serves the access road to Lumbini, birth place of Gautam Buddha, which is also the cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO. It connects Gautam Buddha International airport in Rupendehi district.

3. The Bhairahawa-Taulihawa Section, designated as a feeder road (No. F44 up to Lumbini and No. F45 up to Taulihawa) as DoR starts from Buddha Chowk at Bhairahawa in , in the Province no five, which lies approximately 274 km west of Kathmandu. The road passes mostly through the plain section of Rupandehi and Kapilbastu districts and ends at Hospital Chowk in Taulihawa. The Bhairahawa- Lumbini - Taulihawa road was constructed by the Government of Nepal in 1973. The project road crosses the Lumbini heritage place, agricultural land, rivers, and settlements. • The Narayanghat – Butwal road section of the East – West Highway will be widened/ improved to 4 lane road, except the Daunne Section (chainage 67+822 – 75+000 km) which will have 3 lanes including a climbing lane from present 2 lane road. • Bhairahawa - Lumbini - Taulihawa (BLT) road section will be widened/ upgraded to 4 lane road from 2 lanes up to Lumbini (Parsa) junction (Chainage0+000 – 18+130 km). The remaining section from Parsa junction to Taulihawa will have 2 lane road widened from single lane.The following table shows details of the Contract-wise project packages.

Table 1: Contract-wise Project Packages Length Contract Commenced Contract Completion Road Standard Remark (km) No. Date Period Date EWH 64.425 SRIP ICB Asian TBD TBD TBD Contract Narayanghat- NB01 Highway 4 award Butwal Road, lane/ 3 lane process is Section-I in progress EWH, 48.535 SRIP ICB Asian TBD TBD TBD Contract Narayanghat- NB02 Highway 4 award Butwal Road, lane/ 3 lane process is Section-II in progress Bhairahawa - 41.130 SRIP Feeder 14 July 2017 42 months: 10 Jan 2019 Contract Lumbini- ICBBLT01 Road 4 (30m awarded Taulihawa lane/ 2 lane construction and Road period, 12 m mobilized DNP)

4. The road project and improved transport system is expected to play a major role in the economic and social development. The East–West highway is the main arterial road cutting

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across the entire width of the country in area. The project influence area is at the center of the East–West highway, which is the most productive region in Nepal. It supports growing industries in agriculture and related processing, services, trade, and tourism.

5. Narayanghat is the fast–growing city where a large number of business and trading houses are based. Bhairahawa is a major trading city located in the country’s first special economic zone to increase trade between Nepal and . This area encompasses the , which is a Buddhist pilgrimage site of the religious tourism circuit. It was recognized as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Its main gateway, the Gautam Buddha Airport, is currently being upgraded to international standards under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) financing.

6. The SRIP is integral to the international and regional road network system that connects Nepal to regional countries.

II. SCOPE OF THE REPORT

7. This is the first Social Monitoring Report prepared for the project, covering 6 months from July to December 2017. A Social Monitoring Report will be prepared on a semi-annual basis throughout the course of the project implementation. The report will detail the progress of the implementation of the resettlement plan, as well as any other social mitigation and enhancement activities, including the implementation of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) plan.

III. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT

8. The mobilization of the Supervision Consultant took place on 11thJune, 2017 with the arrival of the Team Leader and the Sr. Contract Specialist on 8thJune, 2017. The Supervision Consultant has established a Team Leader’s office at Gaindakot Nawalparasi district and a Resident Engineer office at Bhairahawa for the Bhairahawa – Lumbini –Taulihawa Road. The construction work of Narayanghat- Butawal Road is yet to start.

9. The Resettlement Plan is implemented by the Project Directorate (ADB)/DOR with the support of the resettlement team under the Supervision Consultant. The resettlement & GESI team is composed of (i) a Resettlement Expert; (ii) a Gender, Social Inclusion, HIV, Anti- Trafficking and Livelihood Expert; (ii) a Road Safety Key Expert; (iii) a Human Trafficking Officer, a Social Development Officer, and (iv) 6 Field-based Social Mobilizers.

10. The implementation of the resettlement activities started after the establishment of the field-level Project Manager Office. The establishment of the first-level grievance redress committees was completed in September 2017 and the formation of the CDC in 23 January 2018 Disbursement of compensation and resettlement assistance activities shall be completed before each section is handed over by DOR to the contractor. However, income rehabilitation measures may continue and be completed even after civil works begin. Table 2 provides the timeline for resettlement activities.

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Table 2: Implementation arrangements for conducting the Resettlement Plans S. N. Activities Time period Responsibility 1 Mobilization of field safeguards staff Sept 2017 CSC 2 Formation of GRC first level Oct 2017 CSC, Contractor & DoR 3 Formation of second & third level GRM Dec 2017 CSC & DoR 4 Notice publication for site clearance Dec 2017 DOR 5 Verifications of detail measurement survey Dec 2017- Jan CSC 2018 6 Verification of structures Dec 2017- Jan CSC & DOR 2018 7 Dissemination of information, public consultation, distribution Jan 2018 DOR, SC of summary of RP in Nepali 8 Verification of land Jan 2018 DOR, CSC, Land Survey Office 9 Train the survey teams March 2018 CSC 10 Conduct PSA in-depth household survey together with March 2018 CSC PPMS and GESI baseline survey 11 Preparation of DMS summary report Feb 2018 (1st DOR, CSC week) completed 12 Activation of default CDC at Rupendehi & Kapilvastu Feb 2018 (2st DOR, CDO districts week) 13 Determination of compensation of affected assets in both Feb 2018 (3st DOR, CSC, CDO district week) 14 Publication of structure acquisition notice at both district Feb 2018 (4st DAO, Rupandehi & week) Kapilvastu 15 Publish notice to collect compensation amount March 2018 DOR, DAO 16 Distribution of compensation March 2018 DOR, CDC onwards 17 Payment of rehabilitation allowances to SPAF & vulnerable March 2018 DOR, SC groups 18 Explore high potential income generation activities for June & July CSC / DOR PAPs 2018 19 Provide training to PAPs TBD CSC. DOR, 20 Transfer of land already acquired but remaining to deed March 2018 DAO, DLRO, DLSO, transfer in the name of DOR/ Government onwards DOR 21 Hand over necessary document to Road Division offices June 2021 DOR

IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN

Public Consultation

11. Consultation with project affected families and disclosure of project information including RP was carried out in BLT road in accordance to ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 on 19th - 21st December 2017. Consultations and dissemination activities were carried out in each ward and settlement area of the road alignment. The AP and other project stakeholders were given project information including the provisions made in RP. The consulted people were informed about different aspects of the projects and likely resettlement impacts and mitigation measures. They were informed about; (i) Process of assessing resettlement impacts at detail design, (ii) Process of compensation determination in accordance to the Land Acquisition Act 1977

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(iii) Provisions of compensation and other assistance made in the Entitlement Matrix of the subproject attached in appendix 3

12. The following activities were undertaken by the project as of date in terms of consultation and information dissemination about the RP. • An informal meeting on "Adverse Impact minimization to Lumbini Gate" was organized by the Construction’s Supervision Consultants (CSC), Resettlement Expert and Social Mobilizer at Buddha Chowk on 19th December 2017. A discussion on detailed design features and construction schedule of the built-up areas of the BLT road were carried out. Ten local people participated in the discussion. Sufficient place available for construction of service lanes at both side of the Gate was noted. Other issues raised during the discussion were bike lanes, walkways / footpaths and pedestrian crossings or intelligent traffic safety system for safety measures. • Informal consultation meeting was held with APs and Non-APs at Dhohani & Bangai settlement area on 20 Decembe 2017. Discussion on detailed design features and construction schedule of the built off areas of the BLT road were carried out. Twelve people participated in the consultation. Discussion was carried out on the schedule of construction activities, requirement of road safety measures, pedestrian walkways, zebra crossing / pedestrian crossing and bus stop. • Another informal meeting was conducted with APs and Non-APs at Parsa Chowk on 21 December 2017 which discussed detailed design features and construction schedule of the built-up areas of the BLT road during which eight people participated in the consultation. The discussion raised issues related to the protection and improvement at Parsa Chowk junction, the schedule of construction activities, traffic management during construction, the requirements of road safety measures, pedestrian walkways, zebra crossing and bus stops. • In addition, the following stakeholder consultations described below were carried out, during which were raised issues related to road design features, resettlement impacts and construction schedule of the built-up areas of the BLT road corridor. The name list of consulted stakeholders is attached in Annex 4. ▪ APs and newly elected , Deputy mayor, and wards 8, 10 & 4 Chairpersons of Siddharatha Municipality ▪ Chairpersons, Deputy Chairperson and wards 6, 7 & 4 members of the Maya Devi Rural municipality ▪ Mayor, Deputy mayor, and wards 7 & 11 Chairpersons of Lumbini Sanskritik municipality of Rupendehi district ▪ Chairpersons / Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Chair Persons and Wards 2 & 6 members of Mayadevi Rural Municipality ▪ Mayor / Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Mayor and Ward chairperson of the Kapilvastu Municipality of Kapilvastu district.

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Table 3: Summary of Stakeholders Consultation Date Place Agenda 8 Dec 2017 CDO, Office Rupendehi • Compensation determination of private structures of Rupendehi district. • Planning for CDC meetings. • Circulation of letter for concern stakeholders including affected municipality & rural municipality members. 9 Dec 2017 Ward no 8, 10 & 4 ward level chairman • Drainage improvement from Lumbini gate to airport chowk • Adverse Impact minimization to trees within RoW and Lumbini Gate • Construction schedule provided by contractors in built areas 10 Dec 2017 Mayadevi Rural municipality, • Implementation schedule of resettlement Rupendehi district. plan • Construction schedule provided by Contractor • Bridge construction work • Traffic management • Bus park • Zebra crossing and pedestrian crossing • Junction improvement • Approach road of bridges etc 11 Dec 2017 LumbiniSansarkati municipality • Improvement at Parsa Chowk junction and Rupendehi district resettlement impact and compensation procedure and structures valuation, 12 Dec 2017 Mayadevi Rural municipality, • Zebra crossing and pedestrian crossing Kavilvastu district , Sudhhanon Rural • Upgrading hum pipe at market areas, municipality and kapilvastu • Traffic management municipality Taulihawa 13 Dec 2017 CDC meeting at Rupendehi district • Compensation for structures • Formation of technical sub-committee for structure valuation

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13. An extensive consultation program with project affected people and structures owners was carried out, where the requirements pertaining to receiving compensations and the compensation amount determination procedures were explained. The public, business owners, affected people and local level leaders were also informed about the possibility of disruptions due to the project activities. The consultations also focused on the entitlement matrix of the project and the procedures to receive compensations. The tools used for consultations were meetings, interviews and structured questionnaires. These consultations provided inputs for the identification of the needs of the communities and the relevant stakeholders. A detail of public consultation with major issues is given below. A public consultation meeting minute also attached in Annex 3.

Table 4: Summary of Public Consultation Date No. of Type of Topics/issue Location Information Participant Participants discussed disseminated Dec 8, 2017 10 Farmers, • ,Road safety Hattibangai Loss assessment PAFs, designs and Ward No. 8, and entitlements Housewife, awareness Rupandehi for compensation teacher and campaigns should newly elected be included in the Road safety members project. programs • If public The public structures are structures likely to going to be be affected by the affected within the project to be formation with relocated during constructions. Dec 9, 2017 5 Local Road safety, traffic Hatibangai Road safety people management during bazar areas designs and political the construction, awareness leader, junction campaigns should housewife, improvement etc be included in businessman, project worker Dec 10, 2017 9 Social Upgrading hum VDC Arrange bigger worker, pipe at market Chouhara size hum pipe at Housewife, areas Dohanibazer Ch Farmers & 26+450 leaders Dec 11, 2017 13 Businessman Road safety and Siddharnath Road safety , Pension compensation nagar— designs and Holder, issues, entitlements airport chok awareness teachers etc and project campaigns activities, Loss assessment and entitlements and use of compensation Dec 12, 2017 10 PAFs, Partially affected LumbiniSask Loss assessment Housewife, structures and artika NP, and entitlements Farmer local compensation Parsa Chok and use of leader, newly issues, entitlements compensation. elected and project Road safety chairperson activities, Junction designs and etc improvement and awareness zebra crossing campaigns

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14. Major stakeholders have been consulted, informed about resettlement impacts and entitlements, design features and the construction schedule has been provided by Contractors. Field resettlement staffs are at the site to conduct person to person contact with affected people on a regular basis.

Photo: Information Board in BLT Road

In 15. The consulted people were informed about different aspects of the projects and likely resettlement impacts and mitigation measures. They were also informed about the (i) process of assessing and confirming the scope of resettlement impacts and (ii) process of compensation determination in accordance to the Land Acquisition Act 1977 and the project provisions for compensations and other assistance included in the Entitlement Matrix.

Status of Grievances Redress Committees

16. The project has conceptualized three stages of grievance redress mechanism (GRM) to receive, evaluate, and facilitate the resolution of affected people’s concerns, complaints, and grievances on social and environmental performance. The First-level Grievance Redress Committees (GRC) for the BLT Road have been established since December 2017. No complain has been received to date.

Table 5: Grievance Redress Mechanism Field-Level Committee Local-Level Committee Project-Level Committee • Social mobilizers • DOR site engineer • PM DOR • Contractor Environmental/Social • Village Development • Chief District Officer Focal Point Committee Representative • Local Development Officer • CSC Social mobilizer • CSC Resettlement Expert • 2 representatives • CSC Environmental Expert designated by affected community local level (man/woman)

17. In the first level of GRM, the social mobilizer and environment focal person from the contractor are responsible in documenting the grievances. The responsible persons shall call a meeting with the DoR representative and the affected persons to facilitate the grievances. The formation of GRC is attached in Annex 1.

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18. If any grievances remain unsolved, the responsible person shall forward the grievances to the second level GRC that will be set up according to newly established local bodies. The election was just completed in December 2017 so the second level GRC will be established soon.

19. Grievance Record System: The project has established the grievance recording systems. A register has been established to keep records of grievances received and follow up actions taken to address them in each project offices. A social mobiliser from the CSC has been assigned as coordinator at the local level redresses committee document the grievance submission and resolution process. The DoR site engineer has been working as safeguard focal person to deal with safeguard related activities. No complaints have been received in this road section as of date.

DMS Survey

20. There is no private land, crops or trees affected by the road alignment. The Detailed Measurement Survey was verified in the Field in December 2017-January 2018. A total of 13 structures belonging to 13 households will be affected by this project. Among the affected structures, 11 are commercial structures and 2 are oil filling station. The affected households are informal settlers without any legal title to the land. The land occupied by the affected persons is a part of DOR’s right of way (ROW). The table below summarizes the assets affected on the road alignment.

Table 6: Summary of Affected Assets Type of Asset Affected (Within RoW) No of affected HHs Private structures on DoR's RoW 11 Oil filling stations 2

21. As per the detailed measurement survey report, a total of 13 private structures and 8 community structures are affected. The affected 11 HHs and 2 nos oil filling stations are informal settlers without legal title to the land which is part of RoW.

22. The Project Manager have forwarded the list to the Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) for valuation of the assets. The CDC has decided the compensation amount for affected structures and compensation payment is under process.

Progress in Payment of Affected Households

23. The Detail Measurement surveys have been completed in January 2018. There is not required private land acquisition as the available ROW of the road is sufficient for construction activities. The Compensation determination committee has decided the compensation amount of affected structures of BLT road. The project manager Office is preparing and verifying the documents of affected structures owners for compensation payments. In Narayanghat- Butawal Road, the compensation determination process is yet to be started.

Assistance to Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Allowances

24. The reconstruction and rehabilitation allowance cover the housing displacement and business displacement allowances. The Entitlement matrix (EM: B-2) provisions a reconstruction and shifting allowance for households whose houses need to be relocated will receive a reconstruction and shifting allowance equivalent to 10 % of replacement cost of structure or 9

equivalent to the actual cost of the transportation allowances. The affected owners will get such allowance during compensation payment.

Additional Assistance to the Vulnerable Groups

25. Based on the census data, there are 7 vulnerable households of different categories. The Entitlement matrix (EM: B-1-E-1. E-2, E-3.and F-1-b,c) provisions cash compensation for such vulnerable households, equivalent to three Months wage. Additional assistance to such vulnerable groups need to be distributed only after the finalization of resettlement impact and its extent, and confirmation of the vulnerability of the households in close collaboration with the local communities and CDC. The census survey found that 7 households are vulnerable. The additional assistance for vulnerable people is under process.

Compensation for loss of Livelihood

26. The entitlement matrix has various provisions for the loss of income, loss of business income, loss of wages, loss of crops and loss of fruit trees. According to the survey, 10 shop owners will lose their income as their commercial structure will be affected. These households will be eligible to one month of monthly income (EM : E-2).

Livelihood/Skills Enhancement Program

27. The Livelihood/Skills Enhancement Training will be provided for one member of each of the vulnerable households. Training courses will be identified through a needs assessment of the participants. Examples of training courses are vegetable farming (Off seasonal vegetable production) poultry farming, cattle rising, sewing classes, etc. The CSC livelihood expert will conduct the assessment and facilitate the training program implementation through coordination with line agencies.

28. In addition to the compensation to the affected assets, The AP will receive assistance in income generation and livelihood restoration activities. The project shall provide short-term training packages to the affected households in livelihood restoration and skill enhancement activities. The progress on training packages will be covered in next semi-annual safeguard monitoring reports.

Status of Other Social Activities

29. Other social impacts related to the project and their associated mitigation measures are regularly being monitored by the CSC team. These include: campsite management, health and safety measures, wage rates and child labor. During site visits, the contractors have been made aware of maintaining compliances of the social activities as per social safeguard documents of the project. The contractors are paying greater attention to social safeguard issues during road construction.

V. MONITORING

30. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT), is the Executing Agency (EA) and Project Management Unit (PMU) is the Implementing Agency (IA) for this project. The PMU is coordinating social safeguards planning and implementation and ensures that the resettlement plans are properly implemented at the field level. The PM office in Bhairahawa implements and monitors the resettlement plan with the support from the Resettlement Specialist from the

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construction supervision consultant. The PM is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the resettlement plan, ensuring that this is carried out in compliance with the project resettlement principles, the resettlement framework, and with the loan agreement. The CSC will provide capacity-building orientation and skills training, as needed to concerned personnel of the PM. The CSC will ensure that the contractors adhere with the terms of their contract relative to avoiding and/ or minimizing resettlement impacts. The PMU and CSC will monitor the grievances records at the field level.

VI. REASONS FOR DELAY IN RP IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

31. The RP implementation has been delayed for the following reasons: • Due to the local and provincial elections in November and December 2017, it was difficult to get time from the Chief District Officer (CDO) and CDC members. • The construction of the Narayanghat Butawal road has not yet to be started. The PD office has cancelled the first bidding process and second time bidding process is under process. • The confusion caused by the delay in mobilizing the NB road contractors caused delay in recruiting Social Mobilizers. • Normally resettlement activities are supposed to be completed before the beginning of civil work. The activities in the project started only after the mobilization of the contractors. Delay in the finalization of the Detailed Measurement Survey (DMS) caused delay in the overall RP implementation. Delay in the mobilization of officials in related governmental agencies further slowed down the process. • The resettlement activities incorporate survey of land, measurement of structure and trees, engineering design development, valuation of structures trees, crops, and compensation disbursement etc. These activities require the cooperation, coordination and mobilizations of numbers of government stakeholder organizations including District Survey Office, District land Revenue Office, District Forest Office, District Technical Office, Division Office for Urban Development and Building Construction, and District Administration Office. These offices are busy with their own tasks and often fail to allocate the time required for resettlement activities. • Civil societies and community people are involved in grievances redress, compensation distribution, resettlement and livelihood activities through project level committees, grievances redress committees, and others. The process consumes time. • The non-title holders of affected structure owners lack documents to prove that the structure belongs to them. The DOR requires justification before paying compensation, which can be difficult to obtain. The justification process takes time.

VII. GESI ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

32. Gender is a cross-cutting intervention integrated in all project components for the safeguard and sustained development impacts. The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Action Plan has been accordingly developed. The GESI team led by the gender key expert includes road safety expert, resettlement specialist, environment specialist, transport economist, resident engineers and support staffs, social development officer, human trafficking officer, and 6 social mobilizers 11

GESI Action Plan Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update

33. The progress of the implementation of the GESI activities for this reporting period is provided below.

Table 7: Status of GESI Action Plan Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility Output 1. Road network rehabilitated and upgraded Activity 1.1: Integrate road design features that are friendly to elderly, children, women, and persons with disabilities. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor 1.1.1) 11 zebra crossings Consultations showed that there is confusion among the stakeholders, (i.e. with ramps and gender civil contractors, supervision consultants, clients, and design consultants) inclusive warning signs in about the GESI-friendly design features. The draft guidelines of the gender major intersections and 95 and social inclusion requirements for the zebra crossings with ramps, pedestrian crossings with pedestrian crossings, walkways, bus stops, & service lanes with drainage and warning signs in minor safety measures making friendly to women, children, elderly, and people with intersections constructed. disability as per performance indicators have been drafted by undertaking the consultation with the Road Safety Specialist, taking into safety requirements. 1.1.2) 41.7 km of PWD- friendly walkways Draft guidelines have been prepared to guide all stakeholders for their constructed on both sides undertakings as to the GESI-friendly design requirements. It is planned to of built-up areas. discuss the draft during the upcoming Consultation Workshop of PD (ADB), GESU, and related staffs of DOR. 1.1.3) Gender inclusive safety signage posted. Safe pedestrian facilities (e.g. zebras, footpaths, bus stops, etc.); Construction of universally accessible pedestrian facilities and bus stops; 1.1.4) 60 bus stops Installation of gender inclusive warning signs, pedestrian facilities, intersection constructed at appropriate strategic sites.

Further walkover surveys and participant observations have been carried out in BLT road with BLT road contractors’ staffs including the Contract Manager, Social and Environmental Focal Persons, and Site Engineers during. This time the focus has been on public consultations with local political and social leaders, women, community people, local workers and stakeholders covering the issues and aspects of :

• The road design features relating to the requirements of activities and construction works including zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, walk- ability, and needs of pedestrians including women, children, elderly people, and people with disability • Public awareness and training. • Cooperation and participation of peoples in shifting of the community structures, road construction, GESI Action Plan implementation, road safety and other safeguard activities.

Training workshops of the BLT road civil contractor are scheduled for the next reporting period, where the participants will discuss and improve the guidelines. The training workshop of BLT road contractors planned for earlier months were postponed because of the absence of the essential staffs of the contractors including road safety engineer, social and environmental focal persons due to their unavoidable requirement of going home. The upcoming training workshop is planned to be participated by the followings.

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Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility Civil contractors’ all senior and junior technical, management, & supervisory staffs including Authorized Representatives, Contract Manager, Road Safety Engineer, Social and Environmental Focal Person, Petti-Labor Contractors, Labor Group Leaders. Supervision Consultants’ RE and staffs including AREs, S/IOWs, Surveyor, Social Mobilizers Project Managers, PMOs/ PD (ADB) / DOR including related staffs.

The GESI Specialist including Environment, Road Safety, and Resettlement Specialists of the Supervision Consultants and the Contract Manager of the BLT Road Civil Contractor by being with the Social and Environmental Focal Person, and Road Safety Engineer.

The warning signs for major and minor intersections as well as safety signage have been drafted with sample images, signs and signage, and messages for the installation in the strategic places identified during the walkover survey.

The GESI Action Plan has been attached in the Contract Document of the BLT Road Civil Contractor, mandating the contractor to implement the related activities of the GESI Action Plan and its Performance Monitoring Target Indicator.

Activity 1.2: Ensure the participation of women in the trainings on income generation and community forest management for communities living in the Chitwan National Park buffer zone. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, National Park Services 1.2.1) At least 35% of Fresh bids have been proceeded for the upgrading work of the Narayanghat - Chitwan National Park Butwal Road, following the cancellation of the last bidding process. As the new buffer zone training bidding process will take time, the activity 1.2.1 to be undertaken in the NB road participants are women. is postponed for the time being.

Activity 1.3 Conduct trainings in leadership and team management for women who are members of the community forest user groups. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, National Park Services 1.3.1) At least 110 women Fresh bids have been proceeded for the upgrading work of Narayanghat - who are part of the 34 Butwal Road, following the cancellation of the last bidding process. As the new community forest user bidding process will take time, the activity 1.3.1 to be undertaken in the NB groups of the National road is postponed for the time being. Park buffer zone have participated in a leadership and team management training program. 1.4 Ensure the participation of women in tree plantation program. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor 1.4.1) At least 30% of tree Fresh bids have been proceeded for the upgrading work of Narayanghat - plantation laborers are Butwal Road, following the cancellation of the last bidding process. As the new women. bidding process will take time, the activity 1.4.1 to be undertaken in the NB road where the Civil Contractor has role is postponed for the time being. 1.4.2) Provision in bidding document specifying In the case of BLT Road Civil Contractor, the provision and process to ensure participation of women the participation of women in road tree plantation program and bioengineering included. activities is being discussed. The strategy will be further refined during the training workshop of the BLT road civil contractor. The implementation 13

Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility compliance of the provision in contract document will be monitored by the Supervision Consultant.

In the case of compensatory tree plantation through District Forest Office, it is proposed to include provisions to ensure the participation of at least 30% women in the contract agreement with the DFO, with the requirement to report to the DOR on the compliance of the contract agreement. Consultations activities with both DFOs/DOF in BLT road and NB road are planned to be carried out during the next quarter.

1.5 Conduct a time-use study to assess the project’s impact on women’s safety and mobility including (i) women’s use of the roads/border crossing/walkways, bus shelters, (ii) impact on women’s travel time and time poverty; and (iii) women’s satisfaction with the project benefits. Responsibility: DOR, CSC 1.5.1) Time use study The preparation for women’s time use study integrated with the Project assessing the project’s Performance Monitoring Study (PPMS) covering women’s safety and mobility impact on women’s including women’s use of roads, walkways, bus shelters, border crossings, and mobility and agency with women’s travel time, time poverty, and in terms of project benefits and project baseline and post- satisfaction of women caused by the benefits from the project has been done. project surveys. The post- project survey will collect The survey tools consist the measurement of qualitative data via • Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) in overall road sections, interviews and focus group • Women-inclusive flow of passengers, cause of the flow, discussions for the project • Travel time and frequency of both women and men, completion report. • Transport costs, • Impact on livelihood, income generation, social and economic activities of both women and men, • Access to services (Administration, Health, Education, Water, HIV Prevention Tools, Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) for the People with AIDS, Volunteer Counseling and Testing (VCT) Services for the HIV Suspected People, • Level of awareness and practices on the subjects of awareness activities of the GESI Action Plan (Gender, HIV, AIDS, STI, Human Trafficking, Child Labor, Road Safety, and others). The survey tool on child labor awareness and practice is included on the request of the Civil Contractors. As reported, the Civil Contractors are pressurized by the locals to employ the child workers giving the cause that the child workers are compelled to work due to the poverty. The designed awareness trainings on gender, human trafficking and HIV include the child labor issue also). • Economic activities including production of cash crops, high value crops and others. • The per capita income during the time of baseline, endline and evaluation survey to compare the changes potentially affected by the SRIP activities.

The survey has been designed to establish • Baseline database • End-line assessment • Impact evaluation. • Utilization in the GESI Action Plan activities and as awareness tool in the awareness and sensitization training activities.

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Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility The sample size has been allocated minimum 20% of the households. The database on settlements along the road corridor and the secondary database has been collected and compiled. The dummy tables required for the data processing has been prepared.

In-depth Household Survey: The methodology includes the in-depth household survey in randomly selected minimum 20% households of the settlements crossed by the road alignment and selected settlements in the project influence zone. The study questionnaire for in-depth household survey has been prepared.

Focus Group Discussion: The focus group discussions (FGDs) with the purposive groups of male and female separately and jointly involving the organized and non-organized groups of project influence people will be carried out. The focus group discussion guidelines have been prepared. The guidelines cover the key steps in conducting FGD including the team mobilization, determining the types and numbers of groups, preparing for the FGD, conducting FGD; tips for the facilitator, observer and interpreter; and discussion checklists/questions as to the different target groups of focus group discussions.

Key Informant Interview: The key informant interviews will cover the local social and political leaders and local government, non-government, private sector organizations, and women groups, civil society and community-based organizations. The checklists and open questions for key informant interviews have been prepared.

Walkover Survey and Consultation: The checklists for walkover survey and consultation have been prepared. The walkover survey will sketch the map of the settlements, familiarize with the community composition, assess the locations for road design features friendly to elderly, children, women, people with disability etc. and others

The survey in NB road is planned to be carried out after the completion of survey in BLT road and completion of training workshop of PD (ADB).

The surveyors and enumerators have been provided orientation. The surveys will be conducted in May 2018.

1.6 Conduct gender-sensitive public preventative human trafficking and HIV/AIDS & STI awareness-raising sessions to communities and labors Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor 1.6.1) At least 500 • The Guidelines, Information Education Communication (IEC), and community members (at Reference Materials for awareness trainings and awareness campaigns on least 40% women) from all GESI, HIV, STI, human trafficking, and child labor have been drafted. The VDCs and municipalities materials include the posters, brochures, booklets, flyers, and flex prints. The crossed by the alignments materials are designed to use in the awareness training and awareness have participated in campaign as a tool to visualize the situation by the participants and adopt HIV/AIDS & STI sessions the required behavior, and then to utilize them in snowballing the awareness during the first 3 years of to the neighborhoods, peers and partners encouraging them to adopt the construction awareness into the behaviors and practices.

• Additional stakeholder engagement activities continued during this quarter also. In addition to the organizations visited during the last quarter, additional organizations have been visited. They include Family Health 15

Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility International active in HIV, National Centre for Information Education Communication Division (IECD) of Ministry of Health (MOH), Social Welfare Council for database on local NGOs and CBOs.

• The training and awareness campaign has been designed as per Design Monitoring Framework (DMF) of the project, GESI Action Plan Performance Monitoring Target Indicator and as guided by the Project Administration Manual (PAM), project documents, and contract documents. The training aims the awareness building and actions resulting the followings:

• With the increase in access to vehicle road, and the growth in vehicle movements and transportation, the internal and external movements and migration of local and external people within and outside the communities increases. The outmigration and in-migration of transport and construction workers increase during the period of road construction. Under such circumstances, the intimate relationship and other risk behaviors of the people with HIV positive, who might be hidden, non-tested or undiagnosed, may spread the HIV and STI. Taking into the consideration of such risk factors, this project has designed and implemented the awareness and capacity building activities for their prevention and control. It is aimed that there shall be no new HIV infection case in and around the settlements along the road alignments as resulted by the behavioral awareness building.

• The differential focus on the training subjects is designed as to the target groups i.e. government, public private sectors, community and project stakeholders; labors; project affected people, project influence people, women, men, youth, children/students, teachers, transport workers, and so on.

The walkover surveys and participant observations have been carried out continuously in BLT road. Public consultations with local political and social leaders, women, community people, local workers and stakeholders covering the issues and aspects of public awareness and training needs.

The following Information Education Communication (IEC) materials have been prepared for the preventive human trafficking and HIV, AIDS and STI awareness raising sessions to communities and labors have been developed.

• Three types of brochures on 1) Human Trafficking, 2) HIV and AIDS, 3) STI / STD, and 4) Condom Use • Two types of hanging posters on 1) 1) Human Trafficking, 2) HIV and AIDS • Six types of flex prints including 1) Human Trafficking, 2) HIV and AIDS, 3) STI/ STD, 4) Gender, 5) Child Labor, 6) Project Information Flyer • Booklet covering all in one 1) Human Trafficking, 2) HIV and AIDS, 3) STI/STD, 4) Condom Use. • Flyer of one page covering the synopsis of the SRIP and component programs

The contents of the IEC materials have been planned for testing during next quarter. The materials will be then submitted to the PD (ADB) for approval, after which the materials will be printed.

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Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility Together with the development of materials as mentioned above, the IEC materials on 1) Gender, and 2) Child Labor have also been developed for the awareness raising sessions. These materials shall be printed in the flex only for the awareness session presentation. 1.6.2) At least 50 HIV/AIDS Walkover survey has been undertaken during this reporting period also. Further & STI preventative walkover survey will take place during the PPMS and women’s time use study. awareness signs are set up The people around the potential strategic sites were consulted. The messages in strategic places along for the preventive awareness signs have been drafted. The public consultations the corridor prior to the with local political and social leaders, women, community people, local workers start of construction and stakeholders covering the issues installing HIV, AIDS & STI awareness signs in the strategic places. The consultation participants helped identify the strategic places.

1.6.3) All civil works The training workshop of BLT road civil contractors are scheduled for the next laborers have received reporting period, where the plan, monitoring and reporting system will be worked training on HIV/AIDS & STI out to provide training of all civil work laborers. The system of monitoring the prevention training of civil works staffs and labors have been established. The orientation sessions with the BLT road contractor has been carried out during that period also.

1.6.4) At least 2,000 As per studies and case findings, human traffickers target the fresh, convenient, community members (50% easily accessible and trafficable locations. In the context, the road facilities have women) from all VDCs and impacts on the growth of human trafficking. This is indicated in the project design municipalities crossed by document. With such practices, the traffickers who may be the people of the alignment have acquaintances or non-acquaintances of potential victims and risk groups may participated in human screen and approach them. The most victims are lured with false promises of trafficking awareness better jobs, better income, marriage, travel to dream places, and so on. Other sessions. tactics include the proposals and force. Awareness trainings of people in road impact zones, labors and stakeholders had been designed and conducted for the prevention and control of trafficking.

The following Information Education Communication (IEC) materials have been prepared for the preventive human trafficking awareness raising sessions to communities have been developed.

• Brochure • Hanging Posters • Flex Prints

1.7) Ensure that non-title holders/heads of households and spouses receive joint compensation and affected female-headed households receive compensation and benefit from livelihood improvement trainings. Responsibility: DOR, CS

1.7.1) 32 non-title holder The verification of non-title holder households has been done. The socio- households receive economic survey of PAPs including non-title holders was conducted. The resettlement assistance in awareness consultation with the verified non-title-holder households has been the names of head of carried out on the issue of receiving the resettlement assistance in the names of household and spouse head of households and spouse (men and women) as relevant. The message when relevant on the importance of joint account of women and men has been delivered. The men consulted by the social mobilizers suggested that they would bring the “No- objection Letter” from the spouse / women for the collection of the compensation amount. It is felt that the non-title holder families need further awareness sessions on the importance of joint account of men and women. 17

Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility 1.7.2) All affected female- The awareness consultation with the affected female-headed households has headed households have been proceeded through the Social Mobilizers. bank accounts in their names. 1.7.3) All affected female- The preparation of the profiles of female-headed households has started. All headed households affected female-headed households have been provided information and receive compensation, undertaken the awareness consultation to let them receive the resettlement additional assistance and assistance and benefit from livelihood training. They will be facilitated to avail benefit from livelihood the compensation, additional assistance and livelihood training. training. 1.8) Ensure that construction activities abide by core labor standards, such as equal wages of men and women for work of equal value, prohibition of child labor, etc. Responsibility: DOR, CSC 1.8.1) Bidding documents • Nepal is a signatory to the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention No. and contracts contain 182; ILO Minimum Age Convention No. 138; ILO Forced Labor Convention provisions on core labor No. 29; and UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Nepal has a standards. number of acts to prevent and control the child labor including the Children's Act, 1992; the Labour Act, 1992, and Labour Rules, 1993; the Child Labor 1.8.2) Incidents of non- (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1999; and Kamaiya Labor Prohibition Act, compliance reported 2001. Despite all such provisions, the Child Labor Report, 2011 reported the existence of 3,142,000 child labors, out of which 21% did not attempt the school study. The child labor has immediate and long term adverse impact on development of the family, society, and country as whole. The practice of child labor by the contractors in the past road projects have been recorded. Often the contractors have been pressurized by the poor in the community to employ their children.

• The project has planned to address the child labor prevention and control in all GESI awareness trainings of all target groups including stakeholders, labors and project affected people together with the project influence people.

The SRIP has ensured and caused to ensure through contractual provision in the contract of the civil contractors that the civil contractors comply with all applicable labor laws and regulations; and non-employment of child labor in construction and other activities. They were monitored through the requirement of reporting of the workers by mentioning of the age of the workers every month, which were regularly verified in the field by the social mobilisers and during the site visits by the RE’s field staffs and Specialists team.

• Provision has been made in contract documents on core labor standards including the equal wages of men and women for work of equal value, and prohibition of child labor.

• The monitoring of compliance of other core labor standards (no forced labor and right to organize) will also be conducted

Output 2: Road Safety and Maintenance Improved 2.1) Conduct road safety awareness campaigns to communities along corridor (audience: pedestrians, and professional bus and truck drivers in consultation with professional drivers’ associations) Responsibility: DOR, CSC

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Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility 2.1.1) At least 3,000 The development of plan and IEC materials to meet the road safety related residents (with at least awareness trainings/sessions and campaigns actions outlined in the Gender 40% women) from VDCs Action Plan mandated for this project has been prepared. The plan has outlined and municipalities crossed the compliance to the activities/ outputs for road safety awareness campaign for by the two alignments roadside communities, schools, commercial drivers (bus and truck) with at least participated in road safety 40% women participation and 50% school girl participation in each campaign/ awareness sessions education; 2.1.2) At least 50% of students (at least 50% are The development of traffic safety monitoring at BLT Road has been proceeded. schoolgirls) of at least 100 The preparation for road safety orientation/ training for the BLT contractor has kindergarten, primary and been done. Road safety awareness campaigns for roadside communities along secondary schools within 1 BLT Road has been designed. km of the alignment participated in road safety awareness sessions. 2.1.3) At least 150 professional bus and truck drivers attended a session on road safety measures. 2.2) Encourage participation of women and affected persons in maintenance activities Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor 2.2.1) At least 10% of The civil contractor has been made aware of the performance target. The contractor staff and performance monitoring system on the performance of the contractor has been laborers are women and established. The methods of achieving the target have also been discussed. The PAPs. contractor has reported the application of the proceeding. 2.2.2) Payroll with names, The standard format for recording and reporting with names, sex, age, work sex, work done, working done, working period, and wages received has been developed. The contractor period, and wages received orientation on the template and has started reporting accordingly. received, are made available for inspection by PIU. 2.2.3) Clause in bidding The clause is missing in the bidding/contract document. The issue will be document encouraging discussed during the training workshop of the contractor and the that of PD recruitment of PAPs, (ADB). women and local community residents. 3) For all activities under the GESI 3.1) Implement GESI activities, monitor progress and collect sex-disaggregated data. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor 3.1.1 All activities under In order to help guide the field activities in line with the GESI Action Plan, details the GAP will be supported of GAP implementation work plan have been prepared in line with the Design by the collection of sex- Monitoring Framework (DMF), GESI Action Plan and TOR of the Supervision disaggregated data and Consultant. The Consultation Training Workshop of the PD (ADB), GESU and reported in the Social and related staffs of DOR has been designed to be carried out in next reporting Gender Monitoring Report. period; which will also cover the issues of GESI-friendly design features, where the designs prepared by the design consultants do not include the designs required as to the GESI-friendly design feature resulting in the absence of BOQ of the BLT Road Civil Contractors. It is expected that the workshop will guide the requirements in the BOQ of the Civil Contractor in the NB road.

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Activities, Indicators, Implementation Arrangement and Progress Update Responsibility performance monitoring plan in the process of establishing the performance monitoring system for each activity work plan have been developed.

3.1.2 GESI implementation All Specialists including GESI & Livelihood Specialist, Environment Specialist, includes (all national Wildlife Expert, Road Safety Specialist, Transport Economist, and Resettlement positions): 1 gender key Specialist have been mobilized. The contractors for packages 1 and 2 for NB expert (24 months), 1 road road being not mobilized, and the work load for the staffs being inadequate, the safety key expert (24 recruitment and mobilization of Social Development Officer, Human Trafficking months), 1 social Officer, and 6 Gender and Community Awareness Social Mobilizers has not development officer (24 been done and shall be potentially mobilized during next reporting period. months), 1 human trafficking officer (12 Two Social Mobilizers have been mobilized. One Mobilizer was mobilized for the months), 6 gender and Joint Survey by being with the BLT Road Contractor. After the completion of joint community awareness survey, he has been demobilized. This followed the mobilization of new Social social mobilizers (total of Mobilizer. He has been involved in the safeguard activities. The recruitment of 180 months). two Social Mobilizers including one male and one female have been proceeded for the GESI Action Plan activities in the BLT road.

VIII. CONCLUSION

34. The major challenges include the process causing delay in compensation payment and consequently resulting the delay in the construction works. Otherwise there is no other challenge hampering the project performance. Overall the project is getting cooperation from all sectors including the project affected peoples, project influence communities, stakeholders, and all others. Timely accomplishment of social safeguard, it is expected that social safeguard will be timely accomplished.

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ANNEX 1: FORMATION OF GRIEVANCE REDRESS COMMITTEE (GRC) IN BLT ROAD

a. First Level

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b. Second level GRM ( Municipality ward no 8)

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ANNEX 2: FORMATION OF COMPENSATION DETERMINATION COMMITTEE (CDC) AT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE (DAO) ,RUPENDEHI (BLT ROAD)

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ANNEX 3: COPY OF MINUTES OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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ANNEX 4: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED

S.No Name of Person Address Occupation Contact Numbers 1 Mr. HariPdMainali District Administration Office Chief District Officer 2 Mr. ShyamPdRegmi District Administration Office Acting CDO 3 Dhanagauchan Siddharatha Municipality Lumbini gate president 9847060386 4 UmashLata SI .na Pa Ward member 9857024823 5 Krishna BdrGurung Lu Na Pa 6 Business man 9847098871 6 Rajan Jung Rana Si na Pa Ward chairman 9857020863 7 OmkarGauchan Si na pa (Lumbini Gaga Chairman 9857020168 Nagarikasamaja 8 ChandrakalaKhanal Si na pa, ward 8 elected Women 9847088758 member 9 BijayaDhamala Si na Pa -10 Ward Chairman 9847023853 10 Dhurba Narayan Maya Devi Rural Municipality Chairman/Mayor 9847054757 Choudhary 11 Devi Choudhary Maya Devi Rural Municipality Deputy Mayor 9806910561 12 PadamBhandari Maya Devi Rural Municipality Chairman secretary 9851064281 13 Rupesh Kumar Jha Mayadevipolicepost Office in charge police 9857023197 post 14 Ram Shankar Yadav Maya Devi Rural municipality Chairman ward no 7 9857022583 15 RajendraYadav Maya Devi Rural municipality Chairman ward no6 9857024720 16 Man mohanChoudhary LumbiniSaskarti Municipality Mayor 9857024793 17 Naiuemulla Khan ParshaChok Ward -6 chairman 9857021919 18 Lila Sharma ParshaChok Police post 9847058999 19 Santa Kumar Yadav Mayadevi -6 Political leader 9857010183 20 Mohan Poudel LumbiniSaskarti Municipality Chief Executive Officer 9857083111 21 PdRegmi Land Revenue office Senior officer 9857015207 22 SailendraShrestha Si na Pa Senior engineer 9857020128 23 Soma NathNeupane Maya Devi Rural Municipality , Chief Executive Officer 9857016939 Kapilvastu district 24 DhubarajBhandari Maya Devi Rural Municipality , Kapilvastu district 25 Kedhar Man Bhandari Si na Pa -13 Member 9857011713 26 Ganesh Chhetri Si na Pa -12 Citizen 98194592004 27 AmbikaNibasSantoshiSi Kapilbastu -8 Road side house 980698358 ngh 28 Dasaratha Kumar Kapilbastu -8 Business man 9819415212 29 KushedaAlam Kapilbastu -5 Chairman 9805415110 30 Gauri Shankar Bhattrai Si na Pa -8 Social Worker 9857010611 31 Ram Chandra Dhakal Mayadevi , Rural Municipality CEO 9847061361 Kapilvastu 32 Sandip Kumar Mayadevi , Municipality Chairman ward no 6 Choudhary Kapilvastu 33 HariGovindaChoudhary Mayadevi , Municipality Chairman ward no 6 Kapilvastu 34 NisarAmahad Khan Sudhodhan Rural Municipality Mayor 9816486787 35 SudhadeviPandya Sudhodhan Rural Municipality Deputy Mayor 9811929094 36 Shiva PujanPandya Sudhodhan Rural Municipality Citizen 9815473944 37 PremPdPaudel Sudhodhan Rural Municipality CEO 9857052101 38 RajkumarChaie Sudhodhan Rural Municipality -4 Citizen 39 Gangeshowar Sudhodhan Rural Municipality -4 Citizen 40 Abdul Apil M Sudhodhan Rural Municipality -5 Citizen 41 SushilPandya Sudhodhan Rural Municipality -5 Citizen 9811416238 Annex 4 25

42 Babu Ram KC Si na pa -8 9857011517 43 RajuShrestha Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate 9847032957 44 BishanuGautam Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate Leader of Civil Society 9857021770 45 Bijaya Narayan Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate Leader of Civil Society 9857021787 Shrestha 46 SubarnaShakya Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate Leader of Civil Society 9857012543 47 Monaronja Sharma Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate Leader of Civil Society 9857062352 48 RajendraSharestha Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate Leader of Civil Society 9847020901 49 Er Rajesh PdPaudel BLT Road PM 50 Er Rajesh Kuwahar LumbiniSaskarti Municipality Engineer 51 MrHariPaudel District Technical Office Chief District Engineer 52 MrNirajKishari DUDBC – Rupendehi Senior Engineer