Social Monitoring Report
Semiannual Report (July-December 2018) January 2019
NEP: SASEC Road Improvement Project
Prepared by Department of Roads, Project Directorate (ADB), for Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport and the Asian Development Bank.
This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
pGovernment of Nepal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport DEPARTMENT OF ROADS Project Directorate (ADB) Bishalnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF SASEC ROADS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SRIP)
(ADB Loan No.: 3478-NEP) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT NO. 3 (SOCIAL MONITORING)
SASEC Roads Improvement Project Package 1: EWH- Narayanghat Butwal Road, Section I (64.425 Km) Package 2: EWH- Narayanghat Butwal Road, Section II (48.535 Km) Package 3: Bhairahawa – Lumbini - Taulihawa Road, (41.130 Km)
(July - December) 2018
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SEMI-ANNUAL (SOCIAL MONITORING) REPORT 3 July - December 2018
Social Monitoring Report
Semi-Annual Report No. 3 (July - December 2018)
NEP: Loan No. 3478 SASEC Road Improvement Project (SRIP)
Prepared by: Department of Roads, Project Directorate (ADB), for Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport and the Asian Development Bank.
SEMI-ANNUAL (SOCIAL MONITORING) REPORT 3 July - December 2018
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
20 December 2018 Currency unit – Nepalese Rupee (NRs) NRs1.00 = $ 0.008853475 US $1.00 = NRs 112.95
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NOTES
(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Nepal and its agencies ends on 16 July. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY 2017/18 ends on 16 July 2018. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.
This Social Resettlement Report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
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ACRONYMS
ADB Asian Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome APs Affected Persons BLT Bhairahawa- Lumbini - Taulihawa BPL Below Poverty Line CBO Community Based Organization CBS Central Bureau of Statistics CIPRP Combined Indigenous Peoples and Resettlement Plan CoC Conditions of Contract CSC Construction Supervision Consultants CDC Compensation Determination Committee CDO Chief District Officer COI Corridor of Impact DAO District Administration Office DCC District Coordination Committee DDR Due-Diligence Report DLSO District Land Survey Office DLRO District Land Revenue Office DP Displaced Persons DOR Department of Roads CSC Construction and Supervision Consultant EA Executing Agency EP Entitled Persons EWH East West Highway FGD Focus Group Discussion GESI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion GESU Geo-environment and Social Unit GRC Grievance Redress Committee GON Government of Nepal HDI Human Development Index HIV Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus HPI Human Poverty Index HHs Households IA Implementing Agency INGO International Non-Government Organization IP Indigenous People IR Involuntary Resettlement LCG Local Consultative Group MOF Ministry of Finance MOPIT Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport NGO Non-governmental Organization PLI Poverty Line Income PDP(s) Project Affected Family (Families) / Project Affected Peoples PD Project Director / Project Directorate PID
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PM/PIU Project Implementation Unit/ Project Manager RM Rural Municipality ROW Right of Way RP Resettlement Plan R&R Resettlement and Rehabilitation RS Resettlement Specialist SASEC South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation SRIP South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation Road Improvement Project SLC Subproject Level Committee for grievance redress SPAF Severely Project Affected Family SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (ADB2009) Sq.m Square meters VDC Village Development Committee according to Local Level Administrative Order 2073 (2016) of Nepal, all VDCs have been converted into Rural Municipality or Municipality ZOI Zone of Influence
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GLOSSARY
Acquisition: Acquisition of land and other assets for the purpose of development projects in accordance to prevailing Land Acquisition Act 1977 (2034 BS).
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, generally within the RoW, except where construction requirements and topography necessitate the acquisition of wider area.
Cut-off Date: The date of census survey to count the DPs and their affected business and assets. The changes made by the people after the Cut-of-Date is not counted as DPs until and unless census survey have made mistake in counting or caused by changes in design.
Excluded Groups refer to women, Dalit, Indigenous ethnic groups, Madhesi, Muslim, persons with disabilities, elderly people and people living in remote areas. who have been structurally excluded over a long-time due to economic, caste, ethnic, gender, disability, and geographic reasons and include sexual and gender minorities (i.e. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI). Transgender is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Being transgender does not imply any specific sexual orientation. Therefore, transgender people may identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.
Gender: Gender refers to the socially constructed roles and identities of men and women as well as the relationship between them. The definition of gender has now been expanded to include transgender or third gender categories, that is those individuals who do not identify with some (or all) of the aspects of gender that are assigned to their biological sex of being a woman or a man. Gender identity is one's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.
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Gender Equality refers that all human beings are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without the limitations set by strict gender roles. The different behavior, aspirations, and needs of women and men are considered, valued and favored equally.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) refers to a concept that addresses unequal power relations between women and men and between different social groups. It focuses on the need for action to re-balance these power relations and ensures equal rights, opportunities and respect for all individuals regardless of their social identity.
GESI Mainstreaming refers to the process whereby barriers and issues of women and poor and excluded people are identified and addressed in all functional areas of infrastructure development system: policies, institutional systems, work environment and culture, program and budget formulation, service delivery, monitoring and evaluation, and research.
GESI Sensitive: Being GESI sensitive means that the different needs of women and men (and people of third gender), unequal power relations and inequalities are addressed to ensure that women, poor and the excluded have access to sector resources and opportunities
Indigenous People: Nepal indigenous/nationalities/tribal Act 2001defines Ethnic/ Indigenous Peoples as; “people having their own mother tongue, distinct traditional values, and cultural identities, including social structure and written/non-written history are indigenous and nationalities population.” The National Foundation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN) has declared 59 groups as ethnic nationalities.
Local Consultative Groups (LCG): Municipalities / 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.
Severely Project Affected Family: Family having more than 10 percent loss of total landholding or income is considered as severely affected family.
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Social Exclusion describes the experience of groups that are historically disadvantaged because of discrimination based on income, gender, caste, ethnicity or religion or location.
Social Inclusion refers to a process that ensures that those at risk of poverty and social exclusion gain the opportunities and resources they need to participate fully in economic, social and cultural life and to enjoy a standard of living and wellbeing that is considered normal in the society in which they live. It ensures that they participate more in decision making on matters that affect them and on access to resources, opportunities and services to enjoy their fundamental rights.
Sub project Level Grievance Redress Committee: Village Development Committee or municipality level committee established to assist the affected people, legally constituted committees for land acquisition and project authorities, monitoring of implementation issues and community reactions and grievance resolution.
Titleholder: 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 title holder/ 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.
Vulnerable Groups refer to groups of people whose disadvantage or risk of disadvantage is situational rather than structural.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS ...... III
GLOSSARY ......
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... VIII
1. INTRODUCTION ......
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......
1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ......
1.3 OUTPUT, OUTCOME, AND IMPACT ...... 5
1.4 SCOPE OF REPORT ...... 5
2. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT ...... 6
2.1 EXECUTING AND IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES ...... 6
2.2 SUPERVISION CONSULTANTS ...... 7
2.3 SOCIAL COMPONENTS ...... 9
3. IMPLEMENTATION ...... 16
3.1 WALKOVER SURVEY ...... 16
3.2 PUBLIC INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND CONSULTATION ...... 17
3.3 WOMEN'S TIME USE AND MOBILITY STUDY ...... 30
3.4 ROAD ACCIDENT SURVEY ...... 31
3.5 RESETTLEMENT PLAN ...... 31
3.6 TEMPORARY USE OF ASSETS ...... 37
3.7 GESI ACTION PLAN ...... 38
4. MONITORING ...... 56
5. CHALLENGES AND CONCLUSION ...... 57
ANNEXES ...... 58
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List of Figure
Figure 1: Map of Nepal Showing Project Locations 3
List of Tables
Table 1: Salient Features and Commencement Status of Project Packages 1 Table 2: Summary of the Resettlement Activities & Progress 4 Table 3: Implementation Arrangement and Process of the Resettlement Plan 6 Table 4: Summary of Stakeholders Consultation 10 Table 5: Summary of Public Consultation 11 Table 6: Grievance Redness Mechanism 12 Table 7: Summary of Affected Assets 14 Table 8: Number of Participants in Road Safety Awareness Training 21
List of Annexes:
Annex 1 : Summary of Compensation Payment in Joint Account (Male & Female) Annex 2 : Technical Sub Committee Submitted Valuation Report to CDC at District Administration Office, Rupandehi. Annex 3 : Compensation Notice Published by DoR Annex 4 : Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) Decided for Distribution of Compensation at DAO, Rupandehi Annex 5 : Minutes of Meeting of Ward Level GRM Committee Formation at Lumbini Sanskritik Nagarpalika Ward No. 6. Annex 6 : Minutes of Meeting of Ward Level GRM Committee Formation at Mayadevi Ga. Pa. Ward No. 6. Annex 7 : Minutes of Meeting of Ward Level GRM Committee Formation at Lumbini Sanskritik Nagarpalika Ward No. 11. Annex 8 : Minutes of Meeting of Ward Level GRM Committee Formation at Mayadevi Gaupalika Ward No. 08. Annex 9 : Minutes of Meeting of GRM Committee Formation First Level Annex 10 : Name List of the Trainees and Their Interests Annex 11 : List of Stakeholders Consulted Annex 12 : Progress Summary on GESI up to December 2018 Annex 13 : Photographs
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I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 PROJECT SUMMARY
Project Title : SASEC Road Improvement Project – SRIP
Country : Nepal
Project No. : 3478 NEP
Type of Project : Loan/Grant
Funding Agency : Asian Development Bank
Executing Agency : Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Implementing Agency : Department of Roads, Project Directorate (ADB)
Approval and Timeline : 23rd May 2017 – 2nd February 2026
CSC Commencement Date : 11 June 2017
Resettlement Impacts Category: B
Project Impact : Transport Connectivity within Nepal and with neighboring countries enhanced (Fourteenth Plan [FY 2017 – 2019])
Project Outcome : Road transport system improved
Table 1: Salient Features and Commencement Status of Project Packages Narayanghat- Narayanghat- Bhairahawa-Lumbini - SN Package Butwal Road, Butwal Road, Taulihawa Road Section – I Section – II 1 Length (Km) 64.425 48.535 41.130 Project Rupandehi Rupandehi / Kapilbastu 2 Nawalparasi Districts Asian Highway Asian Highway Feeder Road
- Urban Section: 4 - Urban Section: -Urban Section (From lanes with service 4 lanes with 0+000 Km to 18+130 road on both sides service road on Km): 4 lanes with Road service road in built- 3 of built-up sections both side of built- Standard up areas & village up sections section 4 lanes without service road.
- Rural section: 4 - Rural section: 4 -Rural Section (From lanes without lanes without 18+130 Km to
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Narayanghat- Narayanghat- Bhairahawa-Lumbini - SN Package Butwal Road, Butwal Road, Taulihawa Road Section – I Section – II service road. service road. 41+130 Km): 2 lanes. Carriageway 4 14.00 / 10.50 14.00 / 10.50 14.00 / 7.00 width: m Shoulder 5 2.50 / 1.50 / 0.75 2.50 / 1.50 / 0.75 2.50 / 1.50 width (m) Roadway 6 37.2 / 21 / 12.50 37 / 21 / 12.50 37 / 21 / 10 width (m Asphalt Concrete / Asphalt Concrete Asphalt Concrete / 7 Surface Type DBST / DBST DBST Cross Slab culvert / Box Slab culvert / Box Slab culvert / Box 8 Drainage culvert / HPC culvert / HPC culvert / HPC Type Side RCC covered RCC covered RCC covered drain in 9 Drainage drain in built-up drain in built-up built-up sections Type sections sections Retaining 10 Gabion / Stone Masonry Wall Contract Contract 11 Contract Awarded Contract awarded Status Awarded 12 Contract No. SRCP/ICB/NB/01 SRCP/ICB/NB/02 SRCP/ICB/BLT/01 Commenced 13 Not Started Yet Not Started Yet 14 July 2017 Date 54 months: 40 54 months: (40 Contract months months 42 months: 30 14 months construction, Period construction, 12- construction, 12- 12-month DNP month DNP month DNP Completion 15 TBD TBD 10 Jan 2019 Date Progress till 16 Not Started Yet Not Started Yet 19.08% Date
1.2 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)
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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 Rupandehi District, 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.
4. 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.
5. Bhairahawa - Lumbini - Taulihawa (BLT) road section will be widened/ upgraded to 4 lane road from 2 lanes up to Lumbini (Parsa) junction (Chainage 0+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.
Map 1. Map of Nepal Showing Project Locations 6. 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
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7. 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 India. This area encompasses the Lumbini Zone, 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.
8. The SRIP is integral to the international and regional road network system that connects Nepal to regional countries.
II. SCOPE OF THE REPORT
9. This is the third Social Monitoring Report prepared for the project, covering 6 months from July to December, 2018. A Social Monitoring Report will be prepared on a semi-annual basis throughout the course of the project implementation. This report details 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.
Table 2: Summary of The Resettlement Activities & Progress
S. N. Activities Description Progress
Mobilization of Social One Social mobilizer & time-based 1 Safeguards Personnel Completed 2017 input of two experts
Grievance collection 1st level Completed at 2017 & 2nd on going, second level Formation of 1st, 2nd & 3rd level Major settlement areas 2 GRC will be active if level GRC completed at Nov, 2018. and 3rd problem did not solve level RC formed on 4th July 2018. by 1st level.
Notice publication for site 3 For standing crops Completed Jan, 2018 clearance
Verification of structures & (Payment 11 structures owners in First installment conduction of meeting and 4 two installments (Payment in Joint completed on July finally compensation account) 2018. distribution
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S. N. Activities Description Progress
Stakeholder consultation more than 20 times (agenda: bigger size drain, Zebra crossing & traffic light, Junction improvement, Overhead Ongoing (Socially Dissemination of formal & crossing pedestrian bridge, cycle excluded group 5 information public lane, disable friendly pedestrian encourage to consultation about RP footpath, street light, bus bay, participation at meeting) passenger waiting shed with public toilet Lumbini gate, etc)
Does not required still 6 Verification of land Working under ROW date Conduct PSA in-depth household survey together Preparation of the 7 Completed HHs survey with PPMS and GESI report baseline survey
Payment of rehabilitation Prepared and 8 allowances to PAF & February, 2019 Approval taken from CDC meeting vulnerable groups
Explore high potential income generation Started from February 9 Need assessment Completed activities 2019 for PAPs
Transfer of land already On process discussed acquired but remaining to with Land & Land 10 On process deed transfer in the name revenue office both of DOR/ Government office
Hand over necessary 11 document to Road Division On progress Preparation offices
III. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT
10. 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.
11. 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,
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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.
12. 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 and CDC decided distribution of the compensation amount on 4th July 2018. The establishment of the third level grievance redresses committees was completed in 4th July 2018. CDC has been decided distribution of compensation amount from Bhairahawa – Lumbuni- Taulihawa project office. However, compensation amount has been distributed income rehabilitation measures may continue and be completed even after civil works begin started. Table 2 provides the Implementation arrangements and Process for resettlement activities.
Table 3: Implementation Arrangements and Process of The Resettlement Plan
Purpose Time S N Activities Progress Responsibility period 1 Mobilization of field safeguards Sept 2017 Mobilized, 2017 CSC staff 2 1st level GRC CSC, DoR & Formation of 1st level GRC Oct 2017 formed on Oct 2017 Contractor 3rd level GRM formed on July, Formation of second & third 2018 & 2nd level 3 Dec 2017 CSC & DoR level GRM GRM at major settlement formed on Nov, 2018 4 Notice publication for site Dec 2017 Feb 2018 DOR clearance
5 Verifications of detail Dec 2017- Jan Jan 2018 CSC measurement survey 2018 6 Dec 2017- Jan Verification of structures March 2018 CSC & DOR 2018 7 Dissemination of information, Jan 2018 July 2018 DOR, SC public consultation about summary of RP Does not required DOR, CSC, 8 Verification of land Jan 2018 still date (working Land Survey under ROW) Office
9 Train the survey teams March 2018 June 2018 CSC,
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Purpose Time S N Activities Progress Responsibility period Completed 10 Conduct PSA in-depth household survey together CSC, March 2018 July 2018 with PPMS and GESI Completed baseline survey 11 Preparation of DMS DOR, CSC Feb 2018 Aug 2018 summary report completed 12 Activation of CDC Feb 2018 July 2018 DOR, CDO at Rupendehi districts 13 First installment Determination of compen- distributed July DOR, CSC, sation of affected assets in Feb 2018 2018 & 2nd CDO for 11 no of the structures installment ready for distribution 14 Publication of structure DAO, Feb 2018 June 2018 acquisition notice at Rupandehi Rupendehi district 15 Publish notice to collect Co- March 2018 July 2018 DOR, DAO mpensation amount for PAF 16 Distribution of compensation March 2018 July 2018 DOR, CDC amount onwards
17 Payment of rehabilitation Approval taken from allowances to SPAF & March 2018 CDC meeting July DOR, CSC vulnerable groups 2018 18 Explore high potential In- June & July Need assessment come generation activities CSC / DOR 2018 Completed for PAPs 19 Within project Feb 2019, Provide training to PAPs Selected period CSC. DOR,
20 Transfer of land already On process discussion with. acquired but remaining to March 2018 Land survey & Land DAO, DLRO, deed transfer in the name onwards revenue office for DLSO, DOR deed transfer of the of DOR/ Government remaining parcels 21 Hand over necessary document to Road Division June 2021 Preparation DOR offices
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IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN
4.1 Public Consultation
13. 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 1st July – 30th December, 2018. 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.
14. They were informed about:
a. Process of assessing resettlement impacts at detail design, b. Process of compensation determination in accordance to the Land Acquisition Act 1977 c. Provisions of compensation and other assistance made in the Entitlement Matrix of the subproject attached in appendix 3 d. Distribution of compensation for APs for their structures.
15. The following activities were undertaken by the project as of date in terms of consultation and information dissemination about the RP.
16. Consultation with project affected families at Ch. 11+100 of Maya Devi Rural Municipality ward no 8 on 22th August, 2018 and Ch. 18 +560 of Lumbini Sarsarkiti Municipality ward no 11, on 28th August, 2018. The discussion agenda are drain improvement, street light, construction of bus bay and improvement of the intersection etc. The consulted people were informed about different aspects of the projects and likely resettlement impacts and mitigation measures, construction of the drainage, Intersection improvement and construction of the bus bay etc. The participation of women and socially excluded groups in local meeting is highly prioritized.
17. Furthermore, informal Consultations and dissemination activities were carried out in each ward and settlement area of the road alignment. The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, chairman, Vice- Chairman and ward level Chairpersons. They were also informed about the (i) process of construction activities and timeline, (ii) process of compensation determination in accordance to the Land Acquisition Act 1977 and provisions of compensation and other assistance made in the Entitlement Matrix of the subproject. Consultation photographs attached in Annex -13.
18. Consultation with project affected families at Ch. 12+100 of Maya Devi Rural Municipality ward no 6 on 2nd October, 2018. The discussion agenda are street light, construction of bus bay and selection of the trainees. Meeting was conducted for smooth implementation of the construction activities in this locality. The meeting minute attached in Annex 6.
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19. Consultation with project affected families at Ch. 18+100 of Lumbini Saskriti municipality ward no 6 on 5th December, 2018. The discussion agenda are street light, construction of the bus bay, passenger waiting shed and selection of the trainees. Meeting was conducted for smooth implementation of the construction activities in this locality. Public consultation meeting minute attached in Annex 3
20. A formal meeting on "partially affected structures at Parsa Chok" was organized by the Construction’s Supervision Consultants (CSC), Resettlement officers and Social Mobilizer at Parsa Chowk on 5th December 2018. A discussion on partially affected structures on parsa chok and compensation distribution process, required document for payment of the affected households. Other issues also raised during the discussion were intersection improvement of the Parsa Chok and construction schedule of the built-up areas. Twenty local people participated in the discussion. Sufficient place available for construction of intersection improvement and pedestrian crossings for safety measures of the Parsa Chok.
21. Another informal meeting was conducted with Ward chairman, APs and Non-APs at Mayadevi ward no 8 on 19th November, 2018. Discuss for bus bay Zebra crossing, street light, passenger waiting shed, during which twenty people were participated in the consultation meeting. In the discussion raised Issues are Street light, Passenger waiting shed with public toilet and pedestrian footpath.
22. Formal consultation meeting was held with APs and Non-APs at Muglahawai settlement area on August, 2018. Discussion agenda were bus stop, zebra crossing and construction schedule of the built off areas. During the discussion, nineteen people participated in the consultation.
23. Next meeting was conducted with Ward chairman, APs and Non-APs at Maya Devi Rural Municipality ward no 4 areas on 6 July, 2018. Discussion on bus stop slope maintained of the branch road, Construction of the bigger size drainage, and problem for water logging and construction schedule of the built-up areas of the Maya Devi rural municipality. During which twenty people were participated in the consultation.
24. Another meeting was conducted with Ward chairman, APs and Non-APs at Siddharatha nagar Municipality ward no 8 areas on 7th July 2018. Discussion on maintain of the branch road and improvement of the drain in this area. They were also discussed about construction of the drain at water logging nearby settlement during which nineteen people were participated in the consultation.
25. In addition, the following stakeholder consultations described below were carried out, during which raised issues were related to road design features, resettlement impacts and construction schedule of the built-up areas of the BLT road corridor.
26. The name list of below mentioned consulted stakeholders is attached in Annex 4.
a. APs and ward chairman ward no -11 of the Lumbini Sarsharkti Municipality
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b. APs and Mayor, Deputy mayor, and wards 8, & 10 Chairpersons of Siddharatha Municipality
c. Chairpersons, Deputy Chairperson and wards 6, 7 & 8 members of the Maya Devi Rural municipality
d. Mayor, Deputy mayor, and wards 6 Chairpersons of Lumbini Sanskritik municipality of Rupendehi district.
Table 4: Summary of Stakeholders Consultation
DATE PLACE AGENDA
• CDC meeting decided for distribution of the compensation 4th July 2018 CDO Office Rupendehi from the Project office • Third level GRC was formed
nd • Formation of the ward level GRC at 22 August, 2018 Maya Devi ward no 8 Maya devi ward no 8,
Lumbini Sarsarkiti Municipality • formation of the GRC at ward no 6, 28th August, 2018 ward no 6 lumbini saskrit
Maya Devi Rural Municipality • Formation of the GRC at ward no 6, 2nd October, 2018 ward no 6 Maya devi
• Formation of the GRC at ward 6 6th Dec 2018 Lumbini Saskriti ward no 6 • Street light etc
27. 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.
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Table 5: Summary of Public Consultation
No. of Type of Topics/issue Information Date Participa Location Participants discussed disseminated nt Businessma Road safety and Siddharnath Road safety n, Pension compensation July 11, nagar designs and 11 (3) Holder, issues, 2018 airport Bigger size teachers entitlements and chowk drainage etc. project activities, Grievance Maya Devi GRC, Training Local Aug 22, handling, bus bay Rural and 12 (4) people/ward 2018 access to service Municipality Resettlement chairman lane ward no 8 impact Traffic light Local 18 +560 of GRC public (overhead Aug 28, people/ Lumbini consultation 12 (2) pedestrian 2018 ward chair Sarsarkiti about RP and crossing) Street man Municipality training for PAF light, Public toilet GRC formation c consultation Local ward no 6 pedestrian about people/ of Lumbini Oct 6, 2018 14 (5) crossing) Street intersection ward chair Sarsarkiti light, Public toilet improvement man Municipality and training for PAF GRC formation c consultation Local pedestrian ward no 6 about people/ crossing) Street of Lumbini Dec 7, 2018 13 (4) intersection ward chair light, bus bay Sanskitik improvement man Public toilet Municipality and training for PAF
28. 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. List of the consulted people Annex 11.
29. 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. CDC members also discussion for additional assistance shall be provided according to their loss and family income.
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4.2 Status of Grievances Redress Committees
30. 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 6: Grievance Redress Mechanism
Field-Level Committee Local-Level Committee Project-Level Committee
• DOR site engineer • Village Development Co- • PM DOR • Social mobilizers mmittee Representative • Chief District Officer • Contractor Environmental • CSC Social mobilizer • Local Development Officer / Social Focal Point • 2 representatives desig- • CSC Resettlement Expert nated by affected com- • CSC Environmental Expert munity local level (man / woman)
31. 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 9.
32. If any grievances remain unsolved, the responsible person shall forward the grievances to the second level GRC that were established according to newly established local bodies. The second level GRC was established under the ward Chairman including ward level women member, affected person, social mobilizer and representative of the DoR. The Second-level Grievance Redress Committees (GRC) has been established since February 2018 onwards. No any major Grievances recorded or forwarded from first level to second level. Till data no any grievance shall be forwarded to second level.
4.2.1 Formation of The Project Level (Third Level) Grievances Redness Committee (GRC) 33. The Project (Third) Level Grievance Redress Committees were Formed on 4th July, 2018 at Rupendehi. The project level GRC was formed under the Chief District Officer, Project Manager, District Coordination Officer, CSC Resettlement Expert and CSC Environmental Expert. If any grievances were un solved by village (second) levels GRC, which forwarded project (third) level. If first and second level grievances redness committee (GRC) will not be solved any grievances the project level grievance redness committee will be effective when it will be required. The grievances filed in project office are being addressed through local level committee but till date no any grievances recorded related to the Resettlement activities.
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4.2.2 Formation of Second Level (Ward Level) Grievances Redness Committee (GRC) On 22th Aug, 2018 At Mayadevi Ward No 8. 34. The second level grievances redness committee (GRC) formed on 22 th Aug, 2018 at Mayadevi ward no 8, disused for potential issues and smooth implementation of the construction activities. If any issued will be raise it shall be forwarded to ward level grievance redness committee. If problem does not solve by second level grievance redness committee, it will be forwarded to the third level grievance redness committee.
4.2.3 Formations of The Second Level Grievances Redness Committee (GRC) On 28th August 2018 At Lumbini Saskarti Ward No.11. 35. The formation of the second level grievance redress committees was formed on 28th August, 2018 at Lumbini Saskarti municipality, ward no 11. The second level GRC was formed ward chairman, affected persons, women member and CSC social mobilizer. If first level grievances redness committee (GRC) will not be solved any grievances the second level grievance redness committee will be effective when it will be required. The grievances filed in project office are being addressed through local level committee but till date no any grievances recorded related to the Resettlement Activities.
4.2.4 Formation of The Second Level (Ward Level) Grievances Redness Committee (GRC) At Maya Devi Rural Municipality. 36. The second level grievances redness committee (GRC) was formed in Mayadevi Rural municipality ward no 6 on October 2, 2018. The meeting was chaired by chairman (Mr. Rajendra Yadav), if any issued will be raise it shall be forwarded to ward level grievance redness committee. If problem does not solve by second level grievance redness committee, it will be forwarded to the third level grievance redness committee. The remaining GRC formation process was on ongoing of the road corridor, formal and informal discussion for potential issues and smooth implementation of the construction activities.
4.2.5 Formation of The Second Level (Ward Level) Grievances Redness Committee (GRC) At Lumbini Saskriti Municipality Ward No 6. 37. The second level grievances redness committee (GRC) was formed in Lumbini municipality ward no 6 on December 5, 2018. The meeting was chaired by chairman (Mr. Naimulahaka Musalman), if any issued will be raise it shall be forwarded to ward level grievance redness committee. If problem does not solve by second level grievance redness committee, it will be forwarded to the third level grievance redness committee. The remaining GRC formation process was on ongoing of the road corridor, formal and informal discussion for potential issues and smooth implementation of the construction activities.
4.2.6 Grievance Record System:
38. 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
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39. Minutes of Meetings for the Formation of GRM Committee is attached in Annexes 6 to 9.
4.3 DMS Survey
40. There is no private land, crops or trees affected by the road alignment in BLT Road. The Detailed Measurement Survey have verified the affected structures in BLT Road. A total of 13 structures belonging to 11 households will be affected by this project. Among the affected structures, 11 are commercial structures and 2 are oil filling station. Compensation determination committee fixed the rate of private eleven structures. 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 7: 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
41. As per the detailed measurement survey report, a total of 11 private structures and 10 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. Determination Committee (CDC) for valuation of the assets. The CDC has decided the compensation amount for affected structures and compensation payment is ongoing.
4.4 Progress in Payment of Affected Households
42. 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 Office is started for compensation payments. Out of the total 1268,368.00 compensation amount 634,000.00 was distributed for 10 households. Attached in annex 1. In Narayanghat- Butawal Road, the compensation determination process is yet to be started.
4.4.1 Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) meeting held on 4th July, 2018.
43. The Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) meeting held on 4th July, 2018 at Rupendehi district. The technical Sub–Committee (form under CDC) had valuated NPRs: 1,268,368.25 compensation amounts for 11 nos. of affected structures. After that, the CDC meeting has decided fixed the rate of the compensation amount for affected structures. CDC
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4.5 Assistance to Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Allowances
44. 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 equivalent to the actual cost of the transportation allowances. The affected owners will get such allowance during compensation payment. After verification of the households whose house need to be fully relocated shall be receive reconstruction and shifting allowance but after DMS survey, one should be fully relocated. Few structures will be receiving business disturbance allowances only no one will be fully relocated till date.
4.6 Additional Assistance to the Vulnerable Groups
45. 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 household 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. Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) hand over for compensation distribution responsibility for Project Manager. Project manager shall be provided additional assistance after finalization extent of the impact. The additional assistance for vulnerable people is under process.
4.7 Compensation for loss of Livelihood
46. 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 detail measurement survey, seven shop owners will lose their partially affected their commercial structure. Compensation for loss of livelihood will be decided close coordination with affected persons and GRC. These households will be eligible to one month of monthly income (EM: E-2).
4.8 Livelihood/Skills Enhancement Program
47. 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. Name list of the trainees attached in Annex 10.
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48. 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. Selection of the participants and need identification process was started. The progress on training packages will be covered in next semi-annual safeguard monitoring reports.
49. The social mobilizer selected of the trainees and their need assessment. 28 trainees were selected for different training program. They were interested in tailoring, off seasonal vegetable production, poultry, and animal husbandry etc. The training proposal will be submitted to the concern authority for further process
4.9 Status of Other Social Activities
50. 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.
4.10 Site visited by ADB mission
51. 30 ADB mission from Manila has been visited at Bhairahawa- Lumbini- Taulihawa road section on 10 to 11th December, 2018. First, mission have been visited at construction site and followed by progress presentation conducted at Project Office in Bhairahawa.
V. MONITORING
52. 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 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. TEMPORARY USE OF ASSETS
53. The contractual agreement states that a temporary occupation of private or public assets. Written contract shall make between the affected asset owner and contractors specifying period of occupancy, market value of crops normally produced on the land (in
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VII. REASONS FOR DELAY IN RP IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
54. The RP implementation has been delayed for the following reasons:
a. Due to the busy schedule, it was difficult to get time from the Chief District Officer (CDO) and other CDC members to held the in time.
b. 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.
c. The resettlement activities incorporate survey of land, measurement of structure and trees, engineering design, valuation of structures, 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, District Forest Office, District Agriculture and District Administration Office. These offices are busy with their own tasks and often fail to allocate the time required for resettlement activities.
d. 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.
e. The non-title holders of affected structure owners did not have supporting documents to prove that the structure belongs to his/her. The DOR requires justification before paying compensation, which can be difficult to obtain. Justification process will be takes a time for collection of the document.
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VII. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION PLAN (GESI)
Activity 1: Pedestrian-Friendly and Safety Design Features
8.1.1 Performance Targets:
i) 11 Zebra Crossings with Ramps and Gender Inclusive Warning Signs in Major Intersections (7 major for NB and 4 for BLT),
ii) 95 Pedestrian Crossings with Warning Signs in Minor Intersection (56 NB and 39 BLT),
iii) 41.7 km of disabled friendly walkways on both sides in built up areas, and
iv) 60 Bus Stops
8.1.2 Implementation Progress:
Review of Universal and National Requirements of GESI-friendly and GESI-inclusive Road Design Features:
55. The documents of the Government of Nepal including the review of current practice in Nepal by the Government, Non-government and Public Private Sectors and web review of international and universal standards and practices was carried out enlisting the requirements of road design features that are friendly to elderly, children, women, and persons with disabilities.
Preparation of Guidelines for GESI-friendly and GESI-inclusive Road Design Features:
56. Based on the review and experiences, guidelines for the road design features guiding to integrate the road design features making friendly to elderly, children, women, and persons with disabilities have been drafted, which is planned to be finalized through the consultation workshop involving the Civil Contractors, PD (ADB), and CSC Specialists.
Review of Design
57. The design documents including plan and profiles, typical drawings, and other documents prepared by the Design Consultant were reviewed.
v The tactile pavement required to include in the pavement of the PWD-friendly walkways is not designed and found mentioned in the reports and design drawings.
v The Government of Nepal has prepared the specifications required for the Ramp. The Ramp is shown in the plan and profile without typical drawings and details of the specifications required for the Ramp. v Zebra and pedestrian crossings are indicated in the plan and profiles without details of specifications required for making it friendly to elderly, children, women, and persons with disabilities.
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v Bus stand sheds making friendly to elderly, children, women, and persons with disabilities are inadequately designed.
v During public consultation along the BLT Road, the public suggestions differed the locations shown in the design drawing.
v Other concerns and requirements of GESI Action Plan including GESI-friendly and GESI-inclusive safety signs and signage are not addressed adequately as to the GESI Action Plan requirements in the documents of the design consultants.
Walkover Survey:
58. Walkover survey was carried out by being with the BLT Road Civil Contractors’ staffs including the Contract Manager, Social and Environmental Focal Person, Planning Engineer, other field staffs and Engineers of the Civil Contractors. The participants were familiarized with the field situation and requirements of the GESI Action Plan.
Public Consultation:
59. Public consultations were carried out in the major settlements associated with the road all along the road alignment and with the stakeholders on the current issues of the road, and their concerns and needs while improving and constructing roles. The major concerns of the participants were the followings:
v Need to widen the road in major settlements having markets.
v Bus stands with sheds with the size adequate to accommodate the passengers and pedestrians targeting also the needs for the period of rainy season.
v Need of meridian / island in the middles before and after the zebra crossings enabling the pedestrians including women, children, elderly, people with disability for watching the left – right flow of vehicles before crossing the road through the zebra / pedestrian crossings.
v Need of ramps in the bus stands sheds if built on the footpath walkways.
v As the majority households have the regular users of the cycles, there is need of cycle lane along the roads where the traffic flow is high.
Orientation and Re-orientation Trainings of BLT Road Civil Contractors:
60. Orientation training of the BLT Road Civil Contractor have been organized for 3 times at the initial stage, follow-up re-orientation in the middle period and recently in September 12, 2018 covering the GESI-friendly road structures together with other requirements of the GESI Action Plan, contract conditions and specifications, and monitoring and reporting
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61. The training covered the requirement of the Contractors’ role for constructing the GESI-friendly Road Structures. The participants were oriented to undertake the survey of the sites requiring the construction of GESI-friendly structures and facilities as per design of the design consultants and as per improvements required.
62. Together with it, the orientation on GESI Action Plan activity requirements including HIV AIDS STI awareness to laborers including availing the condoms and first aid to the workers in each work camp, to be performed by the contractors was provided. The system for reporting the non-compliance through field verification has been developed
Activity 2: Awareness Campaigns
8.2.1 Performance Targets
i) Road Safety Awareness Campaign: 3,000 residents (40% women); 50% of all students in 100 schools within 1 km of the roads (kindergarten, primary and secondary schools); 150 professional bus and truck drivers
ii) Human Trafficking prevention awareness: 2,000 community residents (50% women)
iii) HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to communities: 500 residents (40% women)
iv) HIV/AIDS awareness to laborers
8.2.2 Implementation Progress
Road Safety:
63. Road Accident Survey has been carried out in both NB and BLT Roads involving the data of traffic offices, Key Informant Interviews, and In-depth Household Survey. The Information Education Communication (IEC) materials have been drafted in consultation with the Road Safety Specialist targeting the followings:
v Safety at Road Construction Sites
v Community Awareness
v Awareness of School Children
v Training of Drivers / Transport Workers
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64. Under the initiative of SRIP Project Management Office, Road Safety Awareness Training and Campaigns have been organized. The numbers of participants in the training are given in the following table:
Table 8: Numbers of Participants in Road Safety Awareness Training
Numbers of Participants S.N. Participant Types Total # Female % Female
1 School Students and Teachers 457 139 30.4%
2 Drivers and Community People 60 5 8.3%
65. A total of 457 students including 30.4% girl students and 60 drivers including locals with 5 females have been oriented on road safety
66. The database of the settlements along the BLT road corridor including the list of schools and local organizations has been prepared for extensive road safety awareness trainings and campaigns.
HIV AIDS STI and Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign:
67. Awareness sessions on human trafficking and HIV AIDS STI have been carried out during the Re-orientation Training on GESI Action Plan carried out on the Work Camp of the BLT Road Civil Contractor, participated by staffs of the Contractor, CSC RE staffs including Asst Resident Engineers and Social Staff in 12 September 2018. 68. Participant observation has made in the Nepal – India border in Bhairahawa on the human trafficking prevention outreach activities carried out by Maiti Nepal and other NGOs in order to derive information for designing human trafficking awareness training to be carried out by the SRIP. 69. Designing of IEC materials to be used for awareness raising of target groups including communities in Project Influence Zone, Contractors’ labor force and staff, transport workers and stakeholders has been done.
70. The materials developed include:
v Posters on HIV AIDS and Human Trafficking
v Brochures on HIV AIDS, STI, Human Trafficking
v Booklet on HIV AIDS STI, Human Trafficking, Child Labor Control, and GESI Concerns for Trainers, Resource Organizations, and Participant Training Providers
v Flesh Prints for Trainers
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71. The quotations required for printing the IEC materials have been collected for estimating the printing cost, and proceed for approval for printing the materials using the Provisional Sum of PD (ADB).
Activity 3: Mainstreamed into Resettlement Plan
8.3.1 Performance Targets
i) Special consultations on focus-groups with affected women and women-headed households
ii) Non-title holders and resettlement benefits for affected households: checks made in name of both husband and wife
iii) Livelihood training: encourage participation of affected female households (particularly female-headed)
8.3.2 Implementation Progress
72. Resettlement Plan survey identified 11 non-title-holder households owning 11 structures falling within the formation width of the road and requiring to shift or move from the Corridor of Impact (COI) of Road.
73. The Compensation Valuation Sub-committee consisting the representatives of District Office of Building Department, District Development / Coordination Office, and SRIP BLT Road Project Management Office was formed by the Compensation Determination Committee under the Chair of Chief District Officer.
74. The Sub-Committee valuated the structures requiring total amount NRs. 1268,368 for 11 structures. Out of 11 households, 10 households have submitted the documents with evidence of the ownership of the structures and have received 50% compensation amount of NRs. 634,183.83. The process for final distribution of compensation amount has been completed. The notice for collecting the final compensation amount has been published.
75. All 10 non-title holder households have received the resettlement assistance in the names of head of household and spouse, and joint account of men and women.
76. With the support of CSC Social Mobilizers, all two-affected female-headed households and other 8 households have bank accounts in their names and in the names of women and men members of the households.
77. The process has been initiated for additional assistance and livelihood training to women-headed households and other affected households. The willingness and interest of the households to participate the livelihood skill training and on the types of livelihood skill training has been collected. Apart from 11 households impacted, 10 additional households located by the sides of road construction, who volunteered to shift the compound wall, roof
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78. The socio-economic survey of impacted households has been carried out in order to assess the needs of livelihood trainings and assess the impacts caused by the livelihood skill training to be determined by the end line survey at the end of the project.
79. The needs assessment tool to assess the needs and scopes of livelihood income generation training has been developed. The process has been initiated during this reporting quarter to network and link with the income generation skill training providers in Butwal and Bhairahawa. Income generation skill training projects of Nepal Government including the EVENT funded by the World Bank and ENSSURE funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation and both implemented by the Helvetas has agreed that they will support the income generation skill training of SRIP.
80. The plan has been prepared to further assess the needs and scopes of livelihood training and provide them entrepreneurship training enabling them to select the livelihood skill training having better scopes of income and business.
Activity 4: Monitoring of core labor standards and female employment
8.4.1 Performance Targets
i) Supervision of compliance with core labor standards (equal pay for equal work, no discrimination, prohibition of child labor and bonded labor freedom of association) – provisions in bidding document. Incidence of non-compliance reported.
ii) Contractor keeps payroll with names, sex, work done, working period and wages receive – reviewed by CSC/PIU: No. of female vs total employees.
8.4.2 Implementation Progress
81. The contractors’ field staffs have been oriented and re-oriented on the requirement of equal wages of men and women, no discrimination to women workers, and child labor control during the Re-orientation Training. The BLT Road Civil Contractor has been reporting on the given formats requiring to report the wage rate received by both men and women workers, age and sex of workers, work done and work period. Monitoring and field verification through the interview with the men and women workers in the work sites has been continuing if the Contractor is complying the equal wages of men and women for the same job, and the child labor control. The compliance has been noted.
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Activity 5: Gender Mainstreaming in Environmental Activities
8.5.1 Performance Targets:
i) 35% of Community Forest User participants in income-generation and community forest management are women
ii) All 110 female members of Community Forest User Groups of CNP are trained in leadership and team management
iii) 30% of tree plantation laborers are women
8.5.2 Implementation Progress:
Scope:
82. Scopes of tree plantation in three activities of the project has been worked out.
a. Road Side Tree Plantation and Maintenance Works by the Civil Contractor involving the local labors in the plantation and maintenance activities.
b. Bio-engineering Slope Protection Plant and Trees Plantation and Maintenance Works by the Civil Contractor engaging Community Forest User Groups, Community- based Organizations and Community Groups
c. Compensatory Tree Plantation @ 1:25 under the jurisdiction of the DFOs / DOF as per the Forest Act of Government of Nepal by engaging Community Forest User Groups, other Community-based Organizations, Community Groups and local people.
Field Monitoring and Status of Tree Cuttings:
83. Major tree plantation program is compensatory tree plantation. Field monitoring of the status of tree cutting activities was done. Until the reporting date, total 2050 out of 2078 trees to be cut have been cut down and 895 roots of cut trees have been removed by the last month. At present tree cutting activities have been postponed due to delay in removing and shifting electric poles and live electric lines passing through the sides of trees. The cuttings of remaining trees will be scheduled after the electric line and pole shifting. After the completion of tree cuttings, the compensatory tree plantation shall be proceeded.
Consultation Meetings with Lumbini Development Trust:
84. In the process of undertaking consultations activities on GESI, Environment, and other related concerns of BLT Road construction including compensatory tree plantation, the consultation meetings have been held for 3 times with Er. Saroj Bhattarai, the Project Chief
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85. During the meetings, the possibility and modalities of compensatory tree plantation in Lumbini Garden was discussed. Lumbini has total land area of 1155 Bigha. Sixty (60%) percent of total land is allocated for greenery development. In 2011, Lumbini Development Trust in partnership with WWF–Nepal initiated for 108000 tree plantations. But the initiative could not be properly organized and plantation could be partly done.
86. The trees required to be cut for the road construction under the SRIP are 2078. The compensatory trees to be planted for the 2078 trees cut are 51950 @ 1:25 as per Forest Act of Nepal Government. The compensatory tree plantation is required to be done under the jurisdiction of District Forest Offices / Department of Forest as per Forest Act. Often the Forest Offices face difficulties to find the land for planting the large numbers of compensatory trees. In the case of BLT road, the land is available in the Lumbini Garden. The Project Chief Er. Saroj Bhattarai in Lumbini Development Trust has rightly proposed to undertake the compensatory tree plantation in the land available at Lumbini Garden. He reported that there is adequate space in Lumbini Garden to accommodate over 50000 trees.
87. The consultation was done with the Lumbini Development Trust on GESI action plan performance target requirement of engaging at least 30% women as tree plantation laborer with equal wages of men and women for same job. As to the Project Chief of Lumbini Development Trust, it is difficult in the local context. Majority inhabitants around Lumbini are Muslim communities. Although the Muslim communities have started to be liberal, they have certain traditional constraints to permit women in the works beyond their communities.
Consultation with Local Women and Community Groups:
88. Similar consultation was done with local Muslim women. The women expressed similar difficulties. One of the participant women said: “I shall have to face problem in my family, if my family see talking with unknown people like you.”
Conclusion:
89. Lumbini Development Trust agreed that they shall try to engage the women as targeted from other areas of the Project Districts if they would face difficulties in finding the women willing to engage in tree plantation activities.
Consultation with Divisional Forest Office in Rupandehi on Compensatory Tree Plantation:
90. The consultation meeting with the Divisional Forest Office was held during this reporting period, where the Divisional Forest Officer Mr. Bharat Babu Shrestha appreciated that this is good alternative as there is lack of space to undertake the plantation activities in other areas of the district. The meeting concluded that the modality of compensatory tree plantation activities in the LDT garden shall be developed and agreed through the joint
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91. Further consultation meeting has been held with the Lumbini Development Trust in December 31, 2018 and agreed that the modalities of Compensatory Tree Plantation shall be developed through the joint involvement and understanding of SRIP, LDT and Forest Offices.
Community Forest Management:
92. In order to help design the training on community forest management for CNP Buffer Zone Community Forest User Groups including at least 30% women participant and leadership and team management training of community forest user group women members, the current community forest management plan has been collected and review of the plan has been proceeded. This will be followed by the assessment of implementation and needs assessment of training.
Activity 6: Women’s time use impact study
8.6.1 Performance Target
i) Women’s use of the roads, crossings, walkways and bus shelter (baseline)
ii) Impact on women’s travel time
iii) Women’s satisfaction with project
8.6.2 Implementation Progress
93. The Baseline Study of Women’s Time Use and mobility in the field has been completed in both NB Road and BLT Road. The data processing of survey done on PPMS Socio-Economic Baseline Survey and Women’s Time Use Study in BLT Road is ongoing and expected to complete by the third week of January 2019. The report write-up will be proceeded after the completion of data processing.
IX. CONCLUSION
94. 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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Annexes
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Annex -1: Summary of Compensation Payment in Joint Account (Male & Female)
2nd Installment House Owner Total Amount of 1St Installment S.N Address (NRs) Ready for Name Structures (NRs) Distribution Siddharthanagar-8, 1 *Ram Prit Pandey 135,576.00 67,788.00 67,788.00 Basadilima
Siddharthanagar-8, 2 *Rajesh Yadav 185,581.81 92,790.91 92,790.91 Banagaie Birendra Prasad Siddharthanagar-8, 3 446,207.73 223,103.87 223,103.87 Yadav Banagaie Krishna Devi Siddharthanagar-8, 4 63,834.75 31,917.38 31,917.38 Gupta Banagaie
5 Gauri Kauwar Gurbaniya-6, Gurbaniya 15,450.00 7,725.00 7,725.00
Suresh/Ganesh Lumbini -9, Parsha 6 186,841.50 93,420.75 93,420.75 Haluwai chok. Lumbini -9, Parsha 7 Pappu Jayaswal 135,752.25 67,876.125 67,876.125 chok. Shree ram Lumbini -9, Parsha 8 23,104.81 11,552.41 11,552.41 Haluwai chok. Lumbini -9, Parsha 9 Saiyam Asham 19,458.38 9,729.19 9,729.19 chok. Lumbini -9, Parsha 10 Kamala Dhikar 7,725.00 3,862.50 3,862.50 chok.
Lumbini -9, Parsha 11 *Maya Paudel/ 48,835.67 chok.
Total 1,268,368.65 634,183.83
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Annex 2: Technical Sub Committee Submitted Valuation Report to CDC at District Administration Office, Rupandehi.
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Annex 3: Compensation Notice Published by DoR.
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Annex 4: Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) Decided for Distribution of Compensation at District Administration Office, Rupandehi.
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Annex 6: Minutes of Meeting of Ward Level GRM Committee Formation at Mayadevi Ga. Pa. Ward No. 6.:
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Annex 9: Minutes of Meeting of GRM Committee Formation First Level:
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Annex 11: List of Stakeholders Consulted
S. Contact Name of Person Address Occupation No Numbers 1 Mr. HariPd Mainali District Administration Office Chief District Officer 2 Mr. Shyam PdRegmi District Administration Office Acting CDO 3 Dhanagauchan Siddharatha Municipality Lumbini gate president 9847060386 4 UmashLata Mara SI .na Pa Ward member 9857024823 5 Krishna Bdr Gurung Lu Na Pa 6 Business man 9847098871 6 Rajan Jung Rana Si na Pa Ward chairman 9857020863 7 Omkar Gauchan Si na pa (Lumbini Gaga Chairman 9857020168 Nagarikasamaja 8 Chandrakala Khanal Si na pa, ward 8 elected Women member 9847088758 9 Bijaya Dhamala Si na Pa -10 Ward Chairman 9847023853 10 Dhurba Narayan Maya Devi Rural Municipality Chairman/Mayor 9847054757 Choudhary 11 Tara 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 Parsha Chok Police post 9847058999 19 Santa Kumar Yadav Mayadevi -6 Political leader 9857010183 20 Mohan Poudel Lumbini Saskarti Municipality Chief Executive Officer 9857083111 21 Shiva Pd Regmi Land Revenue office Senior officer 9857015207 22 Sailendra Shrestha Si na Pa Senior engineer 9857020128 23 Soma NathNeupane Maya Devi Rural Municipality, Chief Executive Officer 9857016939 Kapilvastu district 24 Dhubaraj Bhandari 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 Ambika Nibas Santoshi Kapilbastu -8 Road side house 980698358 Singh 28 Dasaratha Kumar Kapilbastu -8 Business man 9819415212 29 Kusheda Alam 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 Choudhary Mayadevi , Municipality Chairman ward no 6 Kapilvastu 33 Hari Govinda Choudhary Mayadevi , Municipality Chairman ward no 6 Kapilvastu
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S. Contact Name of Person Address Occupation No Numbers 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 - Citizen 4 39 Gangeshowar Sudhodhan Rural Municipality - Citizen 4 40 Abdul Apil M Sudhodhan Rural Municipality - Citizen 5 41 SushilPandya Sudhodhan Rural Municipality - Citizen 9811416238 5 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 Shrestha Si na pa -8, Lumbini Gate Leader of Civil Society 9857021787 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
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Annex 12: Progress Summary on GESI up to December 2018
Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges Activity 1: Integrate road Review of Universal and There is confusion design features that are National Requirements of GESI- among the friendly to elderly, children, friendly and GESI-inclusive Road stakeholders women, and persons with Design Features has been done. including the design disabilities. consultants, Guidelines for GESI-friendly and implementing agency, Target 1.1 (1): 11 zebra GESI-inclusive Road Design civil contractors, crossings (7 in NB Road & 3 in Features to be finalized by the supervision BLT Road) with ramps and consultation workshop involving consultants, clients gender inclusive warning signs themselves on the the Civil Contractor, PD (ADB), in major intersections. GESI-friendly design and CSC have been drafted. features. The designs
Target 1.2 (2): 95 pedestrian of design consultants crossings (56 in NB Road & 39 The design documents including requiring the road in BLT Road) with warning plan and profiles, typical structures to make signs in minor intersections drawings, and other documents friendly to elderly, constructed. prepared by the Design children, women and Consultant have been reviewed. persons with Target 1.3 (3): 41.7 km of disabilities are PWD-friendly walkways (38 Walkover Survey has been inadequate. km in NB Road and 3.7 km in carried out in the BLT Road by BLT Road) constructed on being with the Civil Contractor’s In absence of design, both sides of built-up areas staffs. BOQ of the BLT Road Public Consultations have been Civil Contractor also Target 1.4 (4) Gender carried out in the major does not have the inclusive safety signage settlements associated with the budget required to posted. road all along the road alignment construct the GESI- and with the stakeholders on the friendly structures. Target 1.5 (5) 60 bus stops current issues of the road, and constructed their concerns and needs while
improving and constructing roles. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor Orientation and Re-orientation Trainings of BLT Road Civil Contractors of the BLT Road Civil Contractor have been organized for 3 times. Activity 2: Ensure the The needs assessment tool to Professional and participation of women in the assess and design the trainings experienced input is trainings on income on income generation and required for income generation and community community forest management generation and forest management for for communities living in the community forest communities living in the management training
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges Chitwan National Park buffer Chitwan National Park Buffer as well as for the zone: Zone has been developed. needs assessment activities of the Target 2.1 (6): At least 35% of The Consultation with the training. Chitwan National Park buffer Chitwan National Park office zone training participants are involving Conservation Officer, There is no budget women and Forest Rangers; CNP Buffer allocated for this Zone Council involving the training. The Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Council Chairs and members, provisional sum of National Park Services NRs. 10 million is CNP Buffer Zone User Groups. allocated under the
title of HIV AIDS and The Community Forest human trafficking Management Plan of CNP Buffer training. PD Zone Community Forest User (ADB)/DOR has Groups has been collected. The difficulty to approve review of the plan has been the budget allocated proceeded. under the title of HIV and human trafficking The process has been initiated training to other to network and link with the activities of GESI income generation skill training action plan. providers in Narayangadh, Bharatpur, Butwal and Bhairahawa to explore the scope for income generation skill trainings.
Income generation skill training projects of Nepal Government including the EVENT funded by the World Bank and ENSSURE funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation and both implemented by the Helvetas has agreed that they will support the income generation skill training of SRIP. Activity 3: Conduct trainings As a result of consultations with The budget is not in leadership and team the CNP Office and CNP Buffer specifically allocated management for women who Zone Management Council, the for the leadership and are members of the needs assessment of training is team management community forest user groups. felt required. training.
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges
Target 3.1 (5): At least 110 The preparation for needs The provisional sum women who are part of the 34 assessment of leadership and of NRs. 10 million is community forest user groups team management training has allocated under the of the National Park buffer been initiated. The needs title of HIV AIDS and zone have participated in a assessment tools consisting the human trafficking leadership and team checklists, questionnaire for training. It is an issue management training program. interviews, focus group if the PD (ADB)/DOR Responsibility: DOR, CSC, discussion, and rapid appraisal shall approve the National Park Services budget allocated as well as tools required for case under the title of HIV studies of community forest user and human trafficking groups (CFUGs) with and training. without women in leadership and team management roles. Activity 4: Ensure Scope: Scopes of tree plantation The Project by being participation of women in tree in three activities of the project together with the plantation program. has been worked out. DFO/DOF and 1. Road Side Tree Plantation Lumbini Development Target 4.1 (7): At least 30% and Maintenance Works Trust should utilize tree plantation laborers by the Civil Contractor. this opportunity. women. 2. Bio-engineering Slope Target 4.2 (8): Provision in Protection Plant and Trees It is suggested to bidding document specifying Plantation and organize the planning participation of women Maintenance Works by the workshop engaging included. Civil Contractor the PD (ADB), CSC, 3. Compensatory Tree Civil Contractors, Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Plantation under the District Forest Offices, Contractor jurisdiction of Forest Offices. and Lumbini Development Trust. Road Side Tree Plantation and Maintenance Works: The BLT Road Civil Contractors has been oriented and re-oriented on their roles to ensure the participation of at least 30% women in their roadside tree plantation program.
Bio-engineering Slope Protection Plant and Trees Plantation and Maintenance Works: The BLT Road Civil Contractors has been oriented and re-oriented on their roles to ensure the participation
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges of at least 30% women in their bio-engineering tree plantation and maintenance works.
Compensatory Tree Plantation: The compensatory tree plantation is under the jurisdiction of District Forest Offices / Department of Forest as per Forest Act. Often the Forest Offices face difficulties to find the land for planting the large numbers of compensatory trees.
The GESI Specialist and Environment Specialist initiated to support the process for identifying the land for compensatory tree plantation also ensuring the participation of at least 30% women in tree plantation activities. In the process of consultation meeting with the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT), it was identified that the land is available in the Lumbini Garden. There is adequate space 1155 bigha in Lumbini Garden to accommodate over 50000 trees.
The trees required to be cut for the road construction under the SRIP are 2078. The compensatory trees to be planted for the 2078 trees cut are 51950 @ 1:25 as per Forest Act of Nepal Government.
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges as tree plantation laborer with equal wages of men and women for same job. Similar consultation has been done with local women.
The consultation meeting with the Divisional Forest Office has been held, where the Divisional Forest Officer appreciated that this is good alternative as there is lack of space to undertake the plantation activities in other areas of the district. The meeting concluded that the modality of compensatory tree plantation activities in the LDT garden shall be developed and agreed through the joint workshop on “GESI Action Plan of SRIP and Compensatory Tree Plantation in Lumbini Garden”.
Activity 5: Conduct a time-use The Baseline Study of Women’s The CSC with PD study to assess the project’s Time Use and mobility in the (ADB) requires to find impact on women’s safety and field has been completed. the way out to mobility including (i) women’s use arrange the required of the roads/border crossing/ The data processing of survey budget. It is not big walkways, bus shelters, (ii) done on PPMS Socio-Economic amount. impact on women’s travel time Baseline Survey and Women’s and time poverty; and (iii) Time Use Study in BLT Road is women’s satisfaction with the ongoing and expected to project benefits complete by the third week of January 2019. The report write- Target 5.1 (9): Time use study up will be proceeded after assessing the project’s impact completion of data processing. on women’s mobility and agency with project baseline
and post-project surveys. The post-project survey will collect qualitative data via interviews and focus group discussions for the project completion report. Responsibility: DOR, CSC Activity 6: Conduct gender- Awareness sessions on The HIV AIDS STI sensitive public preventative human trafficking and HIV and human trafficking human trafficking and HIV/AIDS AIDS STI have been carried trainings are & STI awareness-raising out during the Re-orientation differently targeted in
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges sessions to communities and Training on GESI Action Plan the GESI Action Plan. laborers carried out on the Work Camp HIV AIDS STI needs of the BLT Road Civil integration with Target 6.1 (10): At least 500 Contractor. Designing of IEC human trafficking in community members (at least materials to be used for some cases. 40% women) from all VDCs and Depending on the municipalities crossed by the awareness raising of target alignments have participated in groups including communities field situation and HIV AIDS & STI sessions during in Project Influence Zone, target participants, the first 3 years of construction Contractors’ labor force and the training of HIV staff, transport workers and AIDS and human Target 6.2 (11): At least 50 stakeholders has been done. trafficking shall be HIV/AIDS & STI preventative integrally or awareness signs are set up in separately conducted. strategic places along the corridor prior to the start of construction.
Target 6.3 (12): All civil works laborers have received training on HIV/AIDS & STI prevention.
Target 6.4 (13): At least 2,000 community members (50% women) from all VDCs and municipalities crossed by the alignment have participated in human trafficking awareness sessions.
Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor
Activity 7: Ensure that non- Resettlement Plan survey title holders/heads of identified 11 non-title-holder households and spouses households owning 11 receive joint compensation structures falling within the and affected female-headed formation width of the road households receive and requiring to shift or move compensation and benefit from the Corridor of Impact from livelihood improvement (COI) of Road. training. The Compensation Valuation Target 7.1 (14): 32 non-title Sub-committee valuated the holder households receive structures requiring total resettlement assistance in the amount NRs. 1268,368 for 11 names of head of household structures. Out of 11
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges and spouse when relevant. households, 10 households have submitted the Target 7.2 (15): All affected documents with evidence of female-headed households the ownership of the have bank accounts in their structures and have received names. 50% compensation amount of NRs. 634,183.83. The Target 7.3 (16): All affected process for final distribution of female-headed households compensation amount after receive compensation, dismantling or shifting the additional assistance and structures has been benefit from livelihood training. completed. The notice for Responsibility: DOR, CSC collecting the final compensation amount has been published.
All 10 non-title holder households have received the resettlement assistance in the names of head of household and spouse, and joint account of men and women.
All two-affected female- headed households and other 8 households have bank accounts in their names and in the names of women and men members of the households.
The process has been initiated for additional assistance and livelihood training to women-headed households and other affected households. The interest of the households on the types of livelihood skill training has been collected. The plan has been prepared to further assess the needs and scopes of livelihood training and provide them entrepreneurship training enabling them to select the
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges livelihood skill training having better scopes of income and business.
Activity 8: Ensure that The contractors’ field staffs have Environmental focal construction activities abide by been re-oriented on the person and computer core labor standards, such as requirement of equal wages of operator of BLT Road equal wages of men and men and women and child labor Civil Contractor is women for work of equal control during the Re-orientation made responsible to Training. Monitoring and value, prohibition of child report the compliance verification has been continued if labor, etc. the Contractor is complying the of the requirement to equal wages of men and women abide the core labor Target 8.1 (19): Bidding for the same job, and the child standards, equal documents and contracts labor control. The compliance wages of men and contain provisions on core has been noted. women, and labor standards. prohibition of child Additional monitoring formats labor. Target 8.1 (20): Incidents of have been developed to record non-compliance reported. the incidence of non-compliance Responsibility: DOR. CSC to be used by all CSC Specialists and staffs, RE staffs, and Social Mobilizers during their field visit activities.
Activity 9: Conduct road Target indicator 9.1 safety awareness campaigns Road Accident Survey has target to conduct the to communities along corridor been carried out in both NB road safety (audience: pedestrians, and and BLT Roads. awareness sessions professional bus and truck to the school Information Education drivers in consultation with students. This is one Communication (IEC) professional drivers’ materials have been drafted time approach. associations). Under the initiative of SRIP It is required also to Target 9.1 (21): At least 3,000 Project Management Office, train and equip the residents (with at least 40% Road Safety Awareness teachers enabling women) from VDCs and Training and Campaigns have them to undertake the municipalities crossed by the been organized participated awareness sessions two alignments participated in by 457 school students and on road safety road safety awareness 60 drivers and locals. . continuously every sessions. year during class teachings. Target 9.1 (22): At least 50% of students (at least 50% are schoolgirls) of at least 100 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools within 1 km
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges of the alignment participated in road safety awareness sessions.
Target 9.2 (23): At least 150 professional bus and truck drivers attended a session on road safety measures. Responsibility: DOR, CSC Activity 10: Encourage BLT road contractor participation of women and Although not a part of has difficulty in affected persons in maintenance activities, the engaging local maintenance activities. BLT Road Civil Contractor as women. Major parts oriented has been reporting of the road have Target 10.1 (24): At least 10% the participation of women in Muslim communities. of contractor staff and laborers their work force. As reported by are women and PAPs. women and locals during consultation, Target 10.2 (25): Payroll with women are not names, sex, work done, permitted by the working period, and wages family for road labor received, are made available work. for inspection by PIU.
Target 10.3 (26): Clause in bidding document encouraging recruitment of PAPs, women and local community residents. Responsibility: DOR, CSC, Contractor Activity 11: Implement GESI The process has been activities, monitor progress ongoing for full and collect sex-disaggregated implementation of GESI data. activities, monitoring progress and collecting sex Target 11.1 (27): All activities disaggregated data. mentioned above will be . supported by the collection of 1 Social Development Officer, sex-disaggregated data and 1 Human Trafficking Officer, reported in the Social and and 5 out of target 6 have not Gender Monitoring Report. been mobilized to adjust their mobilization target with the Target 11.2 (28): GESI mobilization of NB Road implementation includes (all activities. national positions): 1 gender key
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Activities/Indicators/Targets, Progress up to December Issues and Responsibility 2018 challenges expert (24 months), 1 road safety As the mobilization of NB key expert (24 months), 1 social Road Civil Contractor is development officer (24 months), coming near. The process 1 human trafficking officer (12 has been initiated to mobilize months), 6 gender and the Human Trafficking Officer community awareness social and submitted the letter to PD mobilizers (total of 180 months) Responsibility: DOR, CSC, (ADB) for approval. One Contractor Social Mobilizer in BLT Road is actively working. The process of interviewing other Social Mobilizers has been initiated.
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Annex 13: Photographs
Photo 1: On 4th July 2018, CDC Decided for Distribution of The Compensation
Photo 2: Public Consultations-1
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Photo 3: Public Consultations-2
Photo 4: Public Consultations-3
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