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Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Social Safeguards Monitoring Report Project No. 42248-013 Semestral Report January-June 2015 BAN: Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Prepared by Kh. Khairul Matin Social Safeguards Specialist, Independent Consultants, Safeguard and Quality Monitoring Cell Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project, for the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank Semestral Report (Social Safeguards Monitoring) January- June 2015 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. Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs ii Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Semestral Report (Social Safeguards Monitoring) January- June 2015 . The People’s Republic of Bangladesh & Asian Development Bank Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Loan № 2763-BAN, Project № 42248-013 Environmental & Social Safeguards Monitoring Report January - June 2015 Prepared by Kh. Khairul Matin, Consultants Safeguard and Quality Monitoring Cell (SQMC) Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs iii Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Semestral Report (Social Safeguards Monitoring) January- June 2015 CONTENTS CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS .................................................................................................. vi ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................... vi GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................... vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... viii I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1 A. Background .....................................................................................................................1 B. Purpose ...........................................................................................................................1 C. Methodology ....................................................................................................................2 D. Scope 2 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ORANISATION ..............................................................2 A. Project Description (CHTRDP-II) .....................................................................................2 B. Project Organisation ........................................................................................................3 1. Institutional Arrangement of the Project ...........................................................................3 2. Organizational Structure for the Social Safeguard ...........................................................4 3. Progress of the Project ....................................................................................................4 III. SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS MONITORING ..........................................................................4 A. Basic information on AP households ...............................................................................5 1. Location of the project .....................................................................................................5 2. Composition of structure, age education, skill levels ........................................................5 3. Gender of Household Head .............................................................................................5 4. Ethnic Groups ..................................................................................................................5 5. Housing Type ..................................................................................................................5 6. Land and other resources ................................................................................................6 7. Occupation and employment pattern ...............................................................................6 8. Income sources and levels ..............................................................................................6 9. Agricultural Production .....................................................................................................6 10. Participation in community groups ...................................................................................6 11. Access to cultural sites and events ..................................................................................7 12. Value of all assets forming entitlements ...........................................................................7 B. Rural Road Component ...................................................................................................7 C. Community Infrastructure (CI) Components .....................................................................8 D. Micro Agribusiness Development (MAD) component ...................................................... 10 E. Scope of Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 10 Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs iv Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Semestral Report (Social Safeguards Monitoring) January- June 2015 F. Methodologies adopted during monitoring ..................................................................... 11 G. Monitoring of LARP implementation ............................................................................... 12 1. Compensation Payment for Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................................... 13 2. Restoration of living standard ........................................................................................ 14 3. Restoration of Livelihoods.............................................................................................. 15 4. Levels of AP satisfaction ................................................................................................ 16 5. Effectiveness of Resettlement Planning ......................................................................... 17 6. Redress of Grievances .................................................................................................. 18 IV. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. 21 Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs v Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Semestral Report (Social Safeguards Monitoring) January- June 2015 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 December 2014) Currency unit – Bangladeshi Taka (Tk) Tk 1.00 = $ 0.013 $1.00 = Tk 77.95 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank CHT – Chittagong Hill Tracts CHTDB – Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board CHTRC – Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council CHTDF – Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility CHTRDP-I – Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project CHTRDP-II – Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project CI – Community Infrastructure DPD – Deputy Project Director DPMO – District Project Management Office DPP – Development Project Proforma GC – Growth Centre GoB – Government of Bangladesh HDC – Hill District Council IP – Indigenous People IPP – Indigenous People Plan LAR – Land Acquisition and Resettlement LARF – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework LCS – Labour Contracting Society LGED – Local Government Engineering Department HQ – Headquarters MAD – Micro Agribusiness Development MoCHTA – Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs NGO – Non-government Organization O&M – Operation and Maintenance PAM – Project Administration Manual PIC – Project Implementation Consultants PD – Project Director PMO – Project Management Office RCC – Reinforced Cement Concrete SDS – Survey, Design and Supervision SQMC – Safeguards and Quality Monitoring Cell SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement UNDP – United Nations Development Programme UP – Union Parishad Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs vi Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Semestral Report (Social Safeguards Monitoring) January- June 2015 GLOSSARY Chittagong Hill Tracts : Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council is a statutory apex body of Regional Council the Chittagong hill tracts and consist of a chairman, fourteen tribal members; seven non-tribal members; chairmen of the three hill district councils (ex-officio). Circle : Chittagong Hill Tracts are sub-divided into three units based on ethnic domain. Each unit is called circle. Circle Chief : Circle Chief is an administrative head of a circle responsible for the administration of “tribal” justice and customary laws of the hill people, for revenue administration. District : Administration unit headed by district commissioner comprising a number of upazilas. Hill District Council : Hill District Council is a statutory body and consist of a chairman, twenty tribal members, and ten non-tribal members. Headman : Headman is the mouza chief and responsible for the administration of “tribal” justice and customary laws of the hill people, for revenue
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