42265-023: Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program

Social Monitoring Report

Project Number: 42265-023 April 2019

Period: July 2018 – December 2018

IND: Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program - Tranche 1

Submitted by Guwahati Development Department and Urban Development Department, Government of Assam

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.

SEMI-ANNUAL SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS MONITORING REPORT

Reporting Period: July 2018 to December 2018 Loan 2806-IND April 2019

IND: Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program (AUIIP)

Prepared by Guwahati Development Department and Urban Development Department of the Government of Assam.

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB — Asian Development Bank AP — Affected Person C&P — Consultation and Participation CBO — Community-Based Organization DSC — Design and Supervision Consultant EMP — Environmental Management Plan FGD — Focus Group Discussion GIS — Geographic Information System GoA — Government of Assam GoI — Government of India Govt. — Government GRM — Grievance Redress Mechanism HH — Household IPP — Indigenous Peoples Plan Km — Kilometer Km2 — Square Kilometer GMDA — Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority LA — Land Acquisition LHS — Left-Hand Side M/F — Male/Female m — Meter M2 — Square Meter MLD — Million Liters Per Day Mm/mm — Millimeter NA — Not Applicable NGO — Non-government Organization No. — Number NOC — No Objection Certificate PD — Project Director PDS — Public Distribution System PMU — Project Management Unit

PST — Pre-Setting Tanks RP — Resettlement Plan R&R — Resettlement and Rehabilitation RHS — Right-Hand Side RoW — Right-of-Way Rs. — Rupees SC — Scheduled Caste SIA — Social Impact Assessment SPS — Safeguard Policy Statement ST — Scheduled Tribe AUIIP --- Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program

Table of contents: I.Introduction ...... 1 II. Background ...... 1 III. Project & Report Purpose ...... 3

IV. Social Safeguards Categorization ...... 3 V. Status of Award of Contract of Sub-projects under Tranche1 ...... 3 VI. Physical progress of Sub-projects ...... 6 VII. Implementation Arrangements ...... 8 VIII. Sub-project components and impact on land acquisition and resettlement ...... 9 IX. Mitigation Measures...... 17 X. Activities carried out for Public Participation ...... 18 XI. Grievance Redress Mechanism ...... 24

XII. Issues and Action Plan ...... 24

APPENDIX

Sl. No Appendix Particular Page No. 1 Appendix-1 Request letter from PD for Demarcation of 25 Hangrabari Reservoir Land. 2 Appendix-2 Status report of Panchakanya Land to be submitted 26-27 by Circle Office,Dispur. 3 Appendix-3 Gazette Notification of DTP Drain, Dibrugarh. 28-32 4 Appendix-4 Brief Note on LA Cases(Zirat) Pertaining to DTP 33-34 drain. 5 Appendix-5 Statement of Payment of AF for SWM 35 6 Appendix-6 Request letter to District Authority for transferring the 36 land under appraoch road project/ government. 7 Appendix-7 Attendence sheet of Public Consultation in Guwahati. 37-44 8 Appendix-8 Attendence sheet of Public Consultation in Dibrugarh. 45-46

I. Introduction 1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program (AUIIP), a $200 million Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF), to improve water supply of South Guwahati East Zone1 as well as drainage and solid waste management (SWM) of Dibrugarh2. AUIIP will also provide support for ongoing urban reforms and associated capacity development for improved service delivery, urban governance and financial management in Guwahati and Dibrugarh. AUIIP will be implemented in a period of 6 years. The first tranche (Project 1) of the MFF became effective on 25 March 2012. The Tranche 1 contains three sub-projects which are (i) Water Supply System in South East Guwahati (ii) Storm Water drainage in Dibrugarh and (iii) Solid Waste Management in Dibrugarh.

2. The major outputs of this program include: (i) improved water supply, and improved drainage system in Guwahati; and (ii) improved drainage to reduce economic losses due to flooding, and comprehensive Solid Waste Management (SWM) system in Dibrugarh.

II. Background 3. Guwahati is the largest city in North-Eastern India. The city is lagging behind in providing basic services like water supply, sewerage, proper drainage and scientific solid waste management system. It has almost no sewerage system and more than two third of the area has not been covered by any piped water supply system. Further, Dibrugarh, the third largest populous city of Assam is suffering with the inadequacy of drainage and improper management of solid waste system.

4. Looking forward to improving the quality of life, Government of Assam (GoA) has prioritized some projects and taken initiatives for infrastructure development in the field of water supply, drainage and solid waste management. On priority basis, the government has decided to implement water supply, and improved drainage system for Guwahati and rehabilitation of Dibrugarh Town Protection (DTP) drain as well as improving Solid Waste Management (SWM) system for Dibrugarh. The GoA has availed external funding assistance in several projects in order to address the situation and improve the basic infrastructure service levels. The work for supply of water supply project to South Guwahati West Zone funded under JNNURM Program is in progress and in completion stage. A water supply project work for South Guwahati Central Zone with JICA assistance also has been started. The water supply of South Guwahati East zone as well as drainage and solid waste management of Dibrugarh are being undertaken with funding assistance of ADB under Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program (AUIIP). The AUIIP has been constituted to implement the ADB funded project on behalf of Guwahati Development Department and Urban Development Department, GoA.

5. On 30 September 2011, the ADB approved the Multitranche financing facility (MFF) for the AUIIP for an amount of $200 million, to improve the urban environment and promote ongoing reforms for sustainable, efficient, and responsive urban service delivery in Guwahati and Dibrugarh in the State of Assam. Subsequently, Tranche 1 of AUIIP amounting to $81 million (Project 1, Loan 2806-IND) was approved on 18 November 2011, became effective on 25 April 2012 and is expected to be completed on 30 June 2018. On government’s request, $20 million was cancelled reducing Tranche 1 to $61 million in March 2014. The Government of Assam (GoA) has recently submitted a request for further cancellation of $10 million from Tranche 1 to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) for endorsement and onward submission to ADB. The MFF availability period was originally

1 The city of Guwahati has been divided into four water supply zones; one north of the Brahmaputra river and three to the south. In south Guwahati, the west zone is being financed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the central zone by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), while the east zone has been identified for ADB assistance. 2 The city of Dibrugarh suffers from prolonged local flooding during the annual monsoon season due to of the lack of sewerage and inadequate solid waste management. 1

expected to end on 30 June 2018. With the current status of implementation, GOA has also requested to DEA an extension of MFF availability period until 15 September 2021, for endorsement and onward submission to ADB. Accordingly, the MFF availability period was extended till 29th June, 2021.

6. Project 1 initially included subprojects for improvements in (i) water supply, sewerage, and bus rapid transit system (BRTS) in Guwahati, (ii) drainage in Dibrugarh, (iii) solid waste management in Dibrugarh, and (iv) capacity building and implementation support. On 17 November 2014, ADB approved a minor change in scope of the Investment Program to allow GoA to exclude the two subprojects for sewerage and BRTS and include a new subproject for urban drainage in Guwahati. The Tranche-wise description of project components are in Table 1Error! Reference source not found..

Table 1: Tranche wise Description of Components

Project City Details Tranche 1 Construction of transmission water supply pipelines and allied works in Guwahati Guwahati (Contract Package: AUIIP/PR-1/GUW/WS/01)

Guwahati Construction of storage reservoirs of various capacities at three locations, approach road and allied works in South East Guwahati Water Supply Project. (AUIIP/PR- 1/GUW/WS/02A)

Construction of storage reservoirs of various capacities at three locations, approach Guwahati road and allied works in South East Guwahati Water Supply Project. (AUIIP/PR- 1/GUW/WS/02B) Construction of DTP Drain, Box Culverts and Allied works in Dibrugarh from Chainage Dibrugarh 00.00 m to 9500 m (Contract Package: AUIIP/PR-1/DIB/DR/01). Design & Build 100 MT Solid Waste Processing Plant & 60 MT Sanitary Landfill and Dibrugarh Allied Works at Dibrugarh. (Contract Package: AUIIP/PR-1/DIB/MSW/01B)

Construction of compound wall, river protection wall, access roads, security guard room Dibrugarh and allied works of landfill site at Dibrugarh. (Contract Package: AUIIP/PR- 1/DIB/SWM/02). Procurement of Equipment for Primary, Secondary collection and transportation Dibrugarh vehicles for Municipal Solid Waste Management at Dibrugarh. (Contract Package:

AUIIP/PR-1/DIB/SWM/02).

7. Earlier to support implementation of the Program, AUIIP have engaged Design & Supervision Consultant (DSC) as well as Project Management consultant (PMC). The PMC for the project was M/s Tetra Tech India Ltd. in association with M/s Poyry Environment GmbH and M/s Vision EIS Consulting Pvt. Ltd while DSC was M/s Shah Technical Consultant (P) Ltd. in association with SMEC India (P) Ltd. However, in the third quarter of 2016 the PMC has withdrawn their services and DSC’s contract lapsed on 30th May 2018 after extension of their contract for three months. In the month of October 2018 GKW Consult GmbH in association with Vision EIS Consulting Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded the contract for the Design, Management and Supervision Consultancy (DMSC).

III. Project & Report Purpose

8. The purpose of semi-annual social monitoring report (SMR) is to analyze periodically over the total implementation period of the project, the compliance with the approved safeguard documents. This report covers social monitoring, addressing all the issues related with social safeguards, with reference to the progress achieved and status of reporting period.

9. This report outlines monitoring implementation of social safeguard activities during July 2018 to December 2018 in accordance with the ADB safeguard policies.

IV. Social Safeguards Categorization 10. The project is classified as Category “B” for involuntary resettlement (IR) and “C” Indigenous People in accordance with ADB's Safeguards Policy Statement (SPS, 2009) and continues to remain same during reporting period.

V. Status of Award of Contract of Sub-projects under Tranche1

11. The status of the packages / sub-project under tranche 1 awarded or to be awarded as of 31st December 2018 is presented in Table 2.

Table 2: Sub Project Status under Tranche-1

Project SN Package Name Package No. Status/Action plan Town Due to poor performance of the Construction of storage Contractor M/S. IVRCL, contract was reservoirs of various terminated on 07.12.2015 for fresh capacities at three bid. New bidding invitation completed. 1 locations Approach road and Allied works in LOA issued to M/s. Shivam Transcon South East Guwahati Pvt. Ltd on 05.05.2016 AUIIP/PR- Water Supply Project. 1/GUW/WS/02 Guwahati Award of Contract:08.06.2016 A

NTP issued: 06.08.2016

Time of completion: 900 days from the date of issuance of NTP.

Target completion of work by 28.01.2019 Construction of storage Due to poor performance of the reservoirs of various Contractor M/S. IVRCL, contract was capacities at three AUIIP/PR- terminated on 07.12.2015 for fresh locations Approach 1/GUW/WS/02 bid. IFB was floated on 17 December 2 Guwahati road and Allied works in B 2015. South East Guwahati LOA issued to M/s. Shivam Transcon Water Supply Project. Pvt. Ltd on 30.08.2016. Award of Contract: 1.10.2016

Project SN Package Name Package No. Status/Action plan Town NTP issued: 04.10.2016 Time of completion: 900 days from the date of issuance of NTP. Target completion of work by March 2019. However, the contract packages for 3 reservoirs in Hengrabari, Nabajyotinagar and Basistha has been terminated recently, as the contractor failed to initiate any works at site since NTP issued to M/s. Shivam Transcon Pvt. Ltd on 30.08.2016.Contract terminated under litigation

Due to poor performance of the Contractor M/S. IVRCL, contract was terminated on 07.12.2015 for fresh Construction of water bid. supply transmission main pipelines and LOA issued to M/S Tirupati Cement allied works in Products on 30.08.2016. Guwahati. Award of Contract: 01.10.2016 AUIIP/PR- 3 Guwahati 1/GUW/WS/01 NTP issued: 04.10.2016

Time of completion: 730 days from the date of issuance of NTP.

Target completion of work by 01.10.2018.

The extension of contract upto 28.02.2019

Contract awarded to M/S CORSAN CORVIAM CONSTRUCCION S.A.

Contract Agreement was signed on 20.02.2014 and NTP was issued on Construction of DTP 25.03.2014. drain, Box Culvert and AUIIP/PR- 4 Allied works in Dibrugarh 1/DIB/DR/01 The contractor had applied for EOT Dibrugarh from since the contract was expired on Chainage 00m to 23.05.2017. However, the request 9500m was not approved by the Govt. of Assam. The construction activity is halted since June 2017 after the main contractor declared bankruptcy.

Project SN Package Name Package No. Status/Action plan Town Contractor & Sub contractor have left the work abandoned. No physical progress since 11th June 2017.

ADB has consented to AUIIPs proposal to award the partial works (Ch 3.615km – Ch 9.515 km) to an existing subcontractor engaged by the main contractor M/s Corsan Corviam Constructions.

The contract will be rebid. Design & build 100 MT The contract was awarded to M/s Solid Waste Processing Milan Dutta-Blackberry Overseas Pvt. Plant & 60 MT Sanitary Ltd-Alfa Therm Ltd JV on 19.04.2017. Landfill and Allied NTP was issued on 21.08.2017. Works at Dibrugarh AUIIP/PR- 5 Dibrugarh 1/DIB/SWM/01 Date of Commencement: 04/09/17 B and currently work is under progress.

Scheduled Date of Completion: 24/09/19

Construction of LOA issued to M/S Badri Rai and Co. Compound wall, River on 30.08.2016. Protection Wall, Access Roads, Security Guard AUIIP/PR- Award of Contract: 1.10.2016 6 Room and Allied Works Dibrugarh 1/DIB/SWM/01 of Landfill site at A NTP issued: 08.11.2017 Dibrugarh. Time of completion: 730 days from the date of issuance of NTP i.e on 8/11/19 Procurement of The tender was floated on18.01.2018 equipment for primary, for re-bidding the contract and secondary collection evaluation is under process. The and transportation targeted award of the contract is Q2 of AUIIP/PR- 7 vehicles for Municipal Dibrugarh 2019. 1/DIB/SWM/02 Solid waste management at Dibrugarh.

VI. Physical progress of Sub-projects The physical progress of the awarded packages as of 31st December 2018 is given in Table 3:

Table 3:Status of Sub-project Awarded/Implementation

Projected Schedule Cumulative Starting date months of date of Physical Component, name of the of completion completion Location progress (%) sub project (Code No.) Implementati (as per (Extended as on on Work date of 30.06.18 order) completion) Guwahati Construction of storage M/s. Shivam 900 days January 2019 46.97% City reservoirs of various Transcon Pvt. from the date capacities at three Ltd LOA of issuance Work in locations Approach road issued on of NTP progress and Allied works in South 05.05.2016 East Guwahati Water Award of Supply Project. Contract:08.06 (AUIIP/PR-1/GUW/WS- .2016 02A) NTP issued: 06.08.2016

Guwahati Construction of storage M/s. Shivam 900 days March 2019 Contract City reservoirs of various Transcon Pvt. from the terminated capacities at three Ltd LOA issuance of under litigation locations Approach road issued on NTP and Allied works in South 30.08.2016 East Guwahati Water Award of Supply Project. Contract: (AUIIP/PR-1/GUW/WS- 1.10.2016 02B) NTP issued: 04.10.2016

Guwahati Construction of water M/S Tirupati 730 days Target 58.12% City supply transmission main Cement from the completion of pipelines and allied works Products date of work by Work in in Guwahati. LOA issued on issuance of 01.10.2018. progress (AUIIP/PR-1/GUW/WS/01) 1.10.2016 NTP. Award of Contract: 01.10.2016 NTP issued: 04.10.2016

Dibrugar Construction of RCC DTP M/s Isolux 1095 Days Contractor & 13.41% h City Drain, Box Culverts and Corsan or 36 Sub Allied works in Dibrugarh Corviam months contractor from chainage 0 to 9500 m Construction have left the (AUIIP/PR-1/DIB/DR-01) Contract work Agreement: abandoned. 20.02.2014 No physical NTP issued: progress 6

25.03.2014. since 11th June, 2017 Dibrugarh Construction of Compound M/S Badri Rai 730 days NTP issued: 22.16% City Wall, River Protection etc.- and Co. or 21.08.2017 AUIIP/PR-1/DIB/SWM/01A 23.06.2017 24 months Time of completion: 900 days from the date of issuance of NTP i.e on 8/11/19. Dibrugarh Design Build of 100 MT (M/S Milan 750 days or Scheduled 20.57% City processing plant and 60 Dutta- 25 months Date of MT sanitary land fill site Blackberry Completion: and allied works at Overseas Pvt. 24/09/19. Dibrugarh. (AUIIP/PR- Ltd-Alfa Therm 1/DIB/SWM-01B) Ltd. LOA issued on 19.04.2017 Dibrugarh Procurement of goods and The tender 365 days or - 0% City equipment- AUIIP/PR- was floated 12 months 1/DIB/SWM/02 on18.01.2018 for re-bidding the contract and evaluation is under process.

VII. Implementation Arrangements 12. The Government of Assam’s GDD is the executing agency. PMU has been established to manage AUIIP through PIUs, one each in Guwahati and Dibrugarh. The PMU is headed by a Project Director (PD) is in-charge of overall execution and technical supervision, monitoring, and financial control of all activities under the Project. PMU reports to the Empowered Committee (the Committee) of the Government of Assam headed by the Chief Secretary, who is responsible for the project results on behalf of Government of Assam. The PIUs are responsible for the day-to-day activities of project implementation in the field and will be under the direct administrative control of the PMU.

13. Community awareness and RP Implementing NGO: An NGO named COSHEDA was in place engaged by AUIIP under the contract of PMC for community awareness in the subprojects of Dibrugarh. Their main responsibility was to liaison with related departments/institutions, sensitize community in general, organize training programs, conduct perception survey and undertake different IEC activities and conduct public consultations with the project affected persons and community in general for the DTP drain and SWM subprojects. However, this NGO in Dibrugarh discontinued after withdrawal of the PMC in second quarter of 2016. Community awareness NGO is yet to be engaged for Guwahati and Dibrugarh subproject. RP implementing NGO is yet to be recruited in the project city of Dibrugarh and Guwahati to carry out Community Awareness, Behavior Change, and Livelihood Training Program, Resettlement Plan Implementation, Project Baseline, Performance Monitoring, and Evaluation and Implementation of the Gender Action Plan. The DSC, PMU and PIUs have taken the responsibility to organize the community awareness programs in Guwahati and Dibrugarh subproject in the absence of NGOs.

14. PMU and PIU Safeguard officers: The Safeguards compliance officer at the PMU has resigned in June 2018 and following this, the Resettlement Specialist and Environment Officer from PIU, Guwahati was transferred to PMU, Guwahati with effect from July, 2018 and the PIU in Guwahati has vacant with no safeguard officers. The PIU Safeguard Compliance Officer is in place in Dibrugarh. The Resettlement Specialist and Environmental Officer of PMU, Guwahati monitors the overall compliance of the safeguard parameters as underlined in the approved EMP and RP for the sub-projects in assistance with the DMSC Social Safeguard Specialist and Environment Expert. However, DMSC is yet to mobilize the Social Safeguard specialists till 31st December, 2018.

VIII. Sub-project components and impact on land acquisition and resettlement

Table 4: Sub-project components and impact on land acquisition and resettlement

Project Permanent impact on LA and IR/ SN Sub-project name Implementation Status location Temporary impact Tranche 1 1. Guwahati Construction of storage reservoirs of Land acquisition: No land acquisition, Land for Gopalnagar, and various capacities at 3 locations at the construction plot being a Govt land. Northjyotinagar Reservoir Gopalnagar, Kenduguri and The necessary no objection certificates belongs to Revenue Northjyotinagar approach road and have been obtained for three reservoirs Department, these plots are allied works. (Package: AUIIP/PR- site. already allotted in favour of 1/GUW/WS-02A) GMDA/AUIIP. The document Gopalnagar: was provided in the SMR Reservoir: Structures of two households January – June, 2018 residing in the Government land near the retaining wall has been impacted during Land for Kenduguri water construction and they have been paid reservoir belongs to APDCL the required compensation against the land and APDCL has impacted structures (2 toilets and 1 transferred the land to storeroom) before start of civil work. GMDA/AUIIP. The document Approach road: No IR impact in the was provided in the SMR approach road. January – June, 2018

Kenduguri: The required compensation Reservoir: No IR impact in the reservoir amount at Gopalnagar land. reservoir site has already Approach road: No IR impact in the been paid to Mr. Tarani approach road. Baishya and Mr. Haren Haloi. The document evidences have North Jyotinagar: been already provided in the Reservoir: No IR impact in the reservoir SMR for reporting period land. January – June 2018. Approach road: No IR impact in the approach road.

2 Guwahati Construction of storage reservoirs of Land acquisition: No land acquisition, Govt. land of Jonaki Nagar various capacities at 3 locations at The land for one reservoir belongs to (Hengrabari) for reservoir is Jonakinagar (Hengrabari), temple trust and two reservoirs land already handed over in favour Nabajyotinagar and Basistha approach belongs to State Government for which of GMDA/AUIIP on road and allied works. (Package: 31.08.2017. The document the necessary no objection certificates AUIIP/PR-1/GUW/WS-02B) was provided in the SMR have been obtained. January – June, 2018

However, the petition was filed Jonakinagar (Hengrabari): in the Hon’ble Court by the Reservoir: No IR impact in the reservoir Hengrabari Rajahuwa Smasan land. Unnayan Samity, wherein they Approach road: The access road to have claimed that Jonaki Nagar (Hengrabari) does not GMDA/AUIIP has encroached entail any IR impacts and will follow the upon the land reserved as existing available encumbrance free Hengrabari Public Cremation alignment and right of way to minimize Ground vide PIL No 74 of adverse impacts. 2016. It is seen that land reserved in favour of the cremation ground is covered by Dag No. 146 (old)/573 (new), whereas the land allotted in favour of Guwahati Development Department, measuring 2 Bighas 2 Kathas 10 Lessas is covered by Dag No 138 Old)/ 565 (new), both of Village No 1 Hengarabari under Beltola Mouza. The petition was dismissed by the Hon’ble Court on the grounds that survey numbers allotted are distinct and different, however the local people are not allowing the start of work, since they are under the impression, that land handed over to GMDA/AUIIP belongs to them. The document was provided in the SMR January – June, 2018. To clarify the above matter both the land 10

(allotted to cremation ground and reservoir site) need to demarcate by the revenue department. Accordingly, on 29th November, 2018 PD, AUIIP has written to Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (M) for demarcating the Hengrabari reservoir land. Moreover, ADC Kamrup (M) wrote to the Circle Officer’s to take necessary action as per rule at the earliest (Appendix – 1). The Circle Officer’s has been informed and fixed the date on 9th January, 2019 for demarcation of the said land in presence of AUIIP official and the local people of Hengarabari.

Nabajyotinagar: Land selected for reservoir of Reservoir: No IR impact in the reservoir Nabajyotinagar is a Govt. land land. Approach road: The construction of and the same has been approach road is likely to cause allotted to GMDA/AUIIP. The resettlement impact on land, structure document was provided in the and livelihood. The people likely to be SMR January – June, 2018 impacted in the approach road have No construction work has extended their support and are willing to started. donate their land. However, after The construction of more than finalization of the engineering 2 km long approach is likely to design/alignment of the approach road cause resettlement impacts on the land requirement and impact would land, structures and livelihood. be known. However, after finalization of the design/alignment the actual resettlement impact would be known. Accordingly the process of land donations witnessed by the third party or the compensation would be paid prior to start of civil works. DMSC is yet to finalize 11

the design of the approach of Nabajyoti Nagar reservoir.

Basistha: The Board of Trustees Reservoir: The original reservoir site was voluntarily donated 0.149 ha shifted due to objection from the students of land to AUIIP for of the Government Art College, Basistha construction or reservoir, as they are occupying the certain part of approach road and allied the government land allotted to AUIIP. A works. new site has been identified nearby the The third-party witness to the land of which belong to Panchakanya land donation process has Dham Trust and the Board of Trustees volunteered to provide required land for been done. The document the reservoir and approach road. was provided in the SMR January – June 2018 and the Approach road: The design of approach Trust handed over the land to road needs to be done to finalize the the Project through executing land requirement. It is anticipated that a an Affidavit. The document household having residential structure was provided in the SMR build upon the land belonging to temple January – June, 2018. trust may be impacted Due diligence has been carried out in new site at Basistha by the Safeguard Compliance Officer, PMU, Resettlement Specialist, PIU, Guwahati and Social Safeguard Specialist, DSC on 12.02.2018 and 14.02.2018 One Affected Household is likely to get affected due to approach road. This has to be confirmed after finalization of the design. DMSC is yet to finalize the design of the approach of Basistha reservoir site. The Project Director has written to Deputy Commissioner Kamrup (M) for mutation of Panchakanya land 12

in favour of AUIIP. The document was provided in the SMR January – June, 2018. The survey and assessment of land was carried out by Dispur Revenue Circle in presence of engineers of PIU and DSC and the land proposal have been forwarded to DC, Kamrup (M) from the Circle Office, Dispur Revenue Circle on 05/04.2018, where it was mentioned in the report submitted by concerned Lot Mandal that it covered by Dag No 140 and previous allotment Dag No. 14(0)/20(N) to be cancelled. The document was provided in the SMR January – June, 2018. In this connection, the DC's office has asked Circle Officer, Dispur to clarify the initial Dag No. i.e. 14(0)/20(N) in terms of new Dag No 140 as forwarded in land proposal. On 15/12/2018 the CO, Dispur clarified the matter to DCs Kamrup (M) that the Dag No. of Panchakanya Dham Trust land allotted to AUIIP is covered by 140. Appendix-2. The mutation of land is pending with DC, Kamrup (M). The regular liaison is being made with DC Kamrup (M) for early mutation of land in favour of AUIIP. 13

The RP needs to be revised to cover the impacts for approach road to Basistha and Nabajyotinagar reservoirs.

3 Guwahati Construction of Transmission Main Land acquisition: No additional land is Pipelines. (Package: AUIIP/PR - required. Transmission lines will follow As anticipated in the 1/GUW/WS/01) the RoW of the existing roads which engineering design that 10 belongs to the PWD, GoA. Alignment of shops in the Beltola service some portion in the end point is required road area will be temporarily to be changed due to change of the impacted during the laying of reservoir site of Basistha. pipelines. However during the construction time the Temporary impacts: Re-validation resettlement impacts have survey was carried out as per the final been avoided at Basistha engineering design and initially 10 Chariali by making minor shopkeepers were found to be getting temporarily impacted due to loss of change in the alignment of the livelihood during construction stage. No Transmission Main Pipelines. structures were found to be impacted. Presently no IR impact has However, during laying of transmission been found in the pipelines it was possible to avoid the Transmission Main Pipelines. temporary disruption of shopkeeper by

making minor change in the alignment of Transmission Main Pipelines.

There was no such temporary or partial disruption of business during the time of construction.

4 Dibrugarh Construction of RCC DTP Drain, As per the joint survey of revenue, PWD Land acquisition for DTP Drain Widening of Culverts and allied works in (B) and AUIIP officials’ partial loss of is in progress. The Gazette Dibrugarh (Package: AUIIP/PR- structures (Zirat on Govt land) of 193 Notification (Appendix- 3) for 1/DIB/DR-01) titleholders and private Land measuring land acquisition has been 0B-2K-15L (0.076Hac) has been published in the local news acquired for construction of DTP drain. paper on 31st October 2018. Total number of 20 nos. families will lose Deputy Commissioner Office part of their land. The value of the has submitted a brief report to acquired land is under assessment at AUIIP on detailed assessment Deputy Commissioner’s Office, of property (Zirat). (Appendix- Dibrugarh. 4).

At present no work is under progress. The work will be started only after payment of compensation to the affected households. 5 Dibrugarh Design, Build and operation of 100 MT Land acquisition: Land measuring The compensation and processing plant and 60 MT sanitary 28.03 ha (210 Bigha 4 katha and 4 lessa) required R & R assistance landfill site and allied works at is being acquired and possession taken. have been paid to the six Dibrugarh. (Package: AUIIP/PR- Project Affected Families 1/DIB/SWM/01B). Project Affected Families: 6 project along with two squatters affected families including 2 non- namely Paban Mudi and titleholders are identified and they have Samara Lahor. The document been paid the required R&R assistance. was provided in the SMR The details compensation amount is at January – June 2018. Appendix 5. The RP needs to be revised Relocation of school: Environmental due to relocation of the school Clearance (EC) was obtained for SWM which is in proximity to the project on 21/09/2015 from State proposed landfill site. Environmental Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and in the EC report a condition Land acquisition is completed (VII. Additional Condition No. 1) was kept on 7th July 2011. The wherein instruction was given to the document was provided in the Executing Agency to shift the existing SMR January – June, 2018. Middle English (ME) school which is in proximity to the proposed landfill site. A The estimated amount of plot of land measuring 2 Bighas (0.27 ha) Rs.7734066.31 for the situated at Lekai Gaon by the side of construction of the ME school Mancotta PWD road, Dibrugarh has and Rs.407341.00 for the been identified and purchased through construction of the Anganbadi direct negotiation with two titleholders for Centre respectively has been the construction of the ME school. The sanctioned and placed at the Anganwadi centre will also be relocated disposal of Deputy in the school premises. Provision in the Commissioner Dibrugarh. The R&R budget has been kept for the document was provided in the construction of the school building and SMR January – June, 2018 the Anganbadi centre. PWD building division, Dibrugarh will select the contractor and award the work at the advice of District Administration, Dibrugarh and accordingly the contract has been awarded to M/s Abhijit 15

Sonowal. The pre construction activities The transfer of Tea Estate are under progress for the construction land to AUIIP for approach of the ME school and the Anganbadi road to SWM site is under Centre. process. The PIU, Dibrugarh has written to District Authority Approach Road: The people have and requested to transfer the objected on using of the main road via land of the approach road to local market. Regarding the said matter, the project/government on a meeting was held with local people and 11/12/2018 (Appendix-6). two Tea Estates owners by the District Commissioner (Additional Project The RP will be updated after Director, PIU, AUIIP) on 05.01.2018. the aforesaid land is During interaction with the local people it transferred to AUIIP. was unanimously agreed for development of the existing Kutcha Road through two Tea Estates land in consultations with the Tea Estates owners. The proprietors of concerned Tea Estates viz. Kabir and Ranu (Earstwhile Khanikar Tea Estate) have given no objection certificate (NOC) for up-gradation of the said road. The process of transferring of Tea Estate land under approach road in the name of the project would be done.

IX. Mitigation Measures 15. The sites or locations for the water supply subproject components have been carefully selected to avoid and minimize resettlement impacts. Out of six reservoir sites, five have been proposed in Government land and one site is proposed in the temple trust, Basistha for which necessary no objection certificates have been obtained, which is free from encumbrances or within the existing RoW for Transmission Main Pipeline thereby avoiding land acquisition, demolition of structures and displacement of people. The overall impacts will be further minimized through careful routing of pipelines within the RoW during detailed design stage. The following mitigation measures are proposed in the subproject’s Environmental Management Plan to avoid and/or reduce the impacts during linear pipe works:

(i) Maintain access to avoid disturbance to residents and businesses by providing planks and leaving spaces for businesses and residents to maintain access; (ii) Identify IR impacts in early stage after finalization of design; (iii) Pay all compensation as well as R&R assistances to the affected families, if any, before start of civil work; (iv) Provide at least one-week advanced notice to community along the construction Manage traffic flows as per traffic management plan prepared by the contractor in coordination with local authorities and communities; (v) Limit amount of time of open trenches and complete works quickly where lots of businesses are located; (vi) Avoid full street closure to extent possible; (vii) Contractors to provide employment opportunity to the affected people where possible; and (viii) Contractors to assist vendors and hawkers in shifting to alternative location

16. The engineering designs adopted will ensure that routing of pipelines and mains within the ROW are through stretches where there are no structures, thereby having on impact on access and livelihood opportunity for the local community. However, if in the unlikely event during construction it is found that construction activities are causing loss of income and livelihood to any businesses they would be entitled to livelihood assistance.

X. Activities carried out for Public Participation 17. The activities carried out for public consultation, public awareness, training to Urban Local Body and focus group discussions for the subprojects in Guwahati and Dibrugarh for the reporting period is given in Table 5. Photographs of the activities conducted in Guwahati and Dibrugarh are given in Figure 1 and Figure 2. The attendance sheets of public consultations in Guwahati and Dibrugarh are in Appendix 7 and Appendix 8 respectively.

Table 5: Consolidated table of consultations

A. Summary of Consultation in Guwahati

Date Place Queries and Responses 10/07/2018 Service Road During consultation the local people were satisfied by laying of near Basistha pipelines as it would benefit the people for getting safe drinking Chariali water.

People expecting supply of water as early as possible as it is a huge crises situation in their areas. Local people were very happy that adequate safety measures were adopted.

People are happy that water spraying is done to control dust and also requested to do the same regularly.

30/08/2018 Chunchali near Local people emerged satisfied for laying of pipelines as it WTP would benefit the people for getting safe drinking water.

People request to complete the work as early as possible so that they would get the safe drinking water, as people expecting supply of water early.

Local people were very happy that adequate safety measures were adopted.

22/10/2018 Chachal, VIP Local people emerged satisfied for laying of pipelines as it Road would benefit the people for getting safe drinking water.

People are expecting supply of water as early as possible as it is a huge crises situation in their areas.

Local people were very happy that adequate safety measures were adopted for safety of the people 19/11/2018 Lohit Path, During consultation, the local people requested for taking Gopalnagar adequate safety measures during construction of transmission mains pipeline and road restoration works and efforts should be made to minimize impacts.

The local people requested to repair the road as early as possible before the starting the monsoon season.

People also requested for timely completion of the project;

21/12/2018 Basistha Temple Public consultation was carried out on 21st December 2018 Office with the Basistha Debaloy Parichalana Samity (BDPS) and discussed that laying of underground transmission main lines and taking over of 700 mm dia pipe are required through the Basistha temple premises towards the bridge of the Basistha

Date Place Queries and Responses River.

In the said meeting ADC, Kamrup Metropolitan District and Circle Officer, Basistha were present and suggested AUIIP to obtain a consent from the Archaeology Department which is under the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Archaeology.

For successful implementation of the South East Guwahati water supply project and in the interest of the people of Guwahati, Basistha Debaloy Parichalana Samity members further inform us that after obtaining the permission from Directorate of Archaeology the President and Secretary of BDPS will sign the NOC.

B. Summary of Consultation – Dibrugarh

Date Place Queries and Responses 17/11/2018 Public . The community wanted to know about the exposure tour of Auditorium local people to visit other state of the country to observe and learn about Solid Waste Management Plant. The community showed their strong desire for the exposure tour to empower their knowledge regarding solid waste management plant. They were intimated that the matter will be conveyed to higher authority.

. The community requested to start the construction work of the ME School as soon as possible. It was assured that the construction work will be started very soon.

. They also requested to develop the Playground (club) soon as District Administration promised them.

. The community was interested to know about scientific treatment of solid waste. It was explained to community how the organic/biogradable waste will be processed at compost plant and the non-biogradable waste will be disposed at landfill site by burial.

. The community requested to employ more local people in the project. They were informed that already sufficient local people are working under contractor and their message will be conveyed to the contractor.

. The local people expressed their happiness for conducting community consultation and suggested to conduct such type of consultation in every month. 24/12/2018 Nearby . Communities were briefed about AUIIP and the activities Project site, taken up in Dibrugarh. Lekai . Will the solid waste be dumped in open ground? Community were informed that the waste will be scientifically dumped and treatment process will be done on daily basis.

. Will nearby community be impacted by the project? The community in general were briefed that they will not be impacted by the project. As per Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, the habitation must be 200 meters away from the landfill site and the proposed landfill site will be more than 400 meters away from the community.

. As the community was interested to know about the scientific treatment of solid waste, it was explained to them as to how the organic/biodegradable waste will be processed at compost plant and the non-biogradable waste will be disposed at landfill site through burial.

. The community came up with the request to employ more local people in the project.

Figure 1: Photographs of Consultations in Guwahati

Consultation with the public at service road near Consultation conducted with the shopkeeper at Basistha Chariali. service road near Basistha Charali

Public consultation at Chunchali near WTP

Consultation in Transmission Main at Chachal, VIP Road

Consultation with Basistha Debaloy Parichalana Samity at Basistha Temple

Figure 2: Photographs of Consultations in Dibrugarh

Consultation was held at Public Auditorium, Lekai

Consultation among tea garden labourers was held at nearby SWM Project Site, Lekai

XI. Grievance Redress Mechanism 18. The grievance redress committed has been constituted on 1st July 2015 for Guwahati as well as the Dibrugarh. The notification has been appended in the SMR for reporting period January – June 2018.

19. The stakeholders are being informed about the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) through public awareness campaigns. The project information leaflets /signboards at site has been installed, that contains information on the GRM, the contact phone number and address of the PMU/PIU. The Safeguard Officer at PMU is responsible for processing and placing all the matters before the Grievance Redress Committee, maintaining the database of the complaints, recording the decision, issuing minutes of meetings and monitoring of implementation of the decisions. During the reporting period, July 2018 – December 2018, no grievance related to social safeguards issue has been reported.

XII. Issues and Action Plan 20. Experience in urban projects show complex social, economic, legal, institutional, and management issues. However, during design effort was made to minimize and reduce social impacts as far as possible. The resettlement impacts are different for each of the sub project. The main issues at this stage are:

(i) Update of the RPs due to change of drains and reservoir location in Dibrugarh and Guwahati. (ii) Finalization of the list of people to be impacted due to constriction of DTP drain in Dibrugarh (iii) Transferring the Solid Waste Management land under approach road in favour of AUIIP in Dibrugarh. (iv) Mutation of Panchakanya land (new Basistha site) in favour of AUIIP. (v) Obtaining NOC from Basistha temple committee for laying of pipe line through temple premises, Basistha in Guwahati. (vi) Finalizing the design and the land requirement for approach road to Nabajyoti Nagar reservoir in Guwahati (vii) Physical demarcation of Hengrabari reservoir land by the concerned Circle Office in Guwahati. (viii) Public consultation which is a continuous process will be conducted with the stakeholders in the ongoing construction site. (ix) No work can start on any sub project locations where there are either land acquisition/ impact on structures until all compensation and assistance has been paid according to the subproject RPs.

Appendix 1: Request letter from PD, AUIIP for Demarcation of Hengrabari Reservoir Site

Appendix-2 Status report of Panchakanya Land to be submitted by Circle Officer, Dispur

Appendix-3 Gazette Notification of DTP Drain, Dibrugarh

Appendix-4 Brief Note on LA Cases (Zirat) Pertaining to DTP Drain

Appendix -5: Statement of Payment of AP for SWM

Sl Name of the Awardees Total Amount Payment Status 1. Md. Ahmed Kabir Paid s/o Alha Aamuaruddinn Ahmed 3,528,700/-

2 Sri Alimuddin Ahmed Paid 7,98,750/-

3 M/S Mini Fisheries, Dibrugarh and Paid M/S Enver Plantation Pvt Ltd 2,74,46,470/-

4 Ahmed Kabir Paid S/O Anuaruddin 3,02,11,511/-

5 Samra Lohar Paid 2,79,607

6 Paban Mudi Paid 1,91,353/-

TOTAL 62,456,391

Appendix -6: Request letter to District Authority for transferring the land under approach road to project/government

Appendix -7: Attendance sheets of Public Consultations in Guwahati

Appendix -8: Attendance sheets of Public Consultations in Dibrugarh