Social Monitoring Report
Semi-annual Report
January 2019
Project Number-31624-023
NEP: Melamchi Water Supply Project (Subproject-1)
Prepared by Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) for the Government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank.
This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATION………………………………………………………………………………..….iii
1. BACKGROUND ...... 1
1.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES ...... 1
2. SAFEGUADS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES ...... 2
2.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE SAFEGUARDS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES ...... 2
2.2 CONTENT OF THE REPORT ...... 2
3. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CONSULTING TEAM ...... 3
3.1. GENERAL ISSUES……...... 3
3.2. SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS ...... 7
3.3. CONSULTANCY SUPPORT INPUTS/ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS ...... 8
3.3.1 Social Uplift and Capacity Building ...... 8
3.3.2 Public Relation…… ...... 15
3.3.4 Resettlement……….…… ...... 37
3.4. PROGRESS AGAINST TOR ...... 37
3.5. Plans fo May - August, 2018……...... 44
4. MAJOR ISSUES/ ACTIVITIES ...... 44
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ABBREVIATION
AAR : Adit Access Road ADB : Asian Development Bank APs : Affected Peoples CA : Constitution Assembly CBO : Community Based Organization CDC : Compensation Determination Committee CDO : Chief District Officer CFL : Current Flow Level CIRT : Community Issues Resolution Team CRCC : China Railway Construction Company CMC : Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti (Tunnel Contractor) CMS : Consolidated Management Service (P.) Ltd CT : Consulting Team DADO : District Agriculture Development Office DCS : Design and Supervision Consultant DDCs : District Development Committees DED : Deputy Executive Director DLRO : District Land Revenue Office/Officer DO : Dissolved Oxygen DSC : Design and Supervision Consultant EC : Electric Conductivity ED : Executive Director EIAs : Environment Impact Assessments EMP : Environmental Management Plan FUGs : Forest Users' Group GA : General Assembly GAAR : Gyalthum Adit Access Road GoN : Government of Nepal HFL : Highest Flow Level HHs : Households HSMC : Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Committee HSMVSUPIC : Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee HUPIC : Hyolmo Upliftment Program Implementation Committee HUP : Hyolmo Upliftment Program ICON : Integrated Consultants Nepal (P.) Ltd IGCD : Income Generation and Community Development JICA : Japan International Cooperation Agency KUKL : Kathmandu Upatkaya Khanepani Limited KVWSMB : Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board LAA : Land Acquisition Act LGP : Local Governance Program LNP : Langtang National Park LRO : land Revenue Office/Officer MLD : Ministry of Local Development MoGA : Ministry of General Administration
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MoLJ : Ministry of law and Justice MoUD : Ministry of Urban Development MoF : Ministry of Finance MPPW : Ministry of Physical planning and Works MWSDB : Melamchi Water Supply Development Board MWSP : Melamchi Water Supply Project MVSUPIC : Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee MVSUPIS : Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Samaj (society) NDF : Nordic Development Fund NDWQS : National Drinking Water Quality Standard NGOs : Non-Government Organization NORAD : Norwegian Agency for Development NRCS : Nepal Red Cross Society NRM : National Representative Mission NVC : National Vigilance Centre OPEC : Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries PAPs : Project Affected Persons PAFs : Project Affected Families PIU : Project Implementation Units PM : Particular Matters PMC : Project Management Consultant PMU : Project Management Unit PR : Public Relation PRC : Public Relations Consultant PRP : Public Relation Program PSP : Private Sector Participation RAP : Resettlement Action Plan RFP : Request for Proposal RL : Reduced Level RPF : Resettlement Policy Framework RRA : Rural Rapid Appraisal SAAR : Sindhu Adit Access Road SDE : Senior Divisional Engineer SDP : Sector Development Program SGU : Safeguard Unit SIDA : Swedish International Development Agency SM : Social Mobilizer SPAFs : Severely Project Affected Families SSDS : Safeguard and Social Development Support SUP : Social Uplift Program TDS : Total Dissolve Substance ToR : Terms of Reference TSPM : Total Suspended Particle Matters UAR : Upgrading Access Road VDCs : Village Development Committees WDT : Water Diversion Tunnel WHO : World Health Organization XS : Cross Section
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1. BACKGROUND
The Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) is considered to be the most viable long-term alternative to ease the chronic water shortage situation within the Kathmandu valley. The project is designed to divert about 170 MLD of fresh water to Kathmandu Valley from the Melamchi River in Sindhupalchowk district in the first phase. Augmenting this supply by adding about a further 170 MLD each from the Yangri and Larke rivers, which lie in the upstream proximity of Melamchi is also being investigated as further supply sources.
Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (HSMVSUPIC) has been constituted for the implementation of Social Upliftment Program (SUP). This committee is contributing towards resolving all SUP and other issues relating to Melamchi Water Supply Project in the Hyolmo, Sindhu and Melamchi Valley through community participation. Similarly, Hyolmo Upliftment program (HUP) is underway from 2012 separately for Helambu VDC. In addition, Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program (MVSUP) is also in existence in Kavrepalanchok.
Public relation consultant (PRC) was carrying out Social Uplift Program (SUP) and Public Relation (PR) related job as an interim arrangement before this consolidated consultancy (ICON-CMS-JV) was in place. Similarly, the ongoing Environmental management consultant has been continuing its works under this new contract. Since December 2009, Safeguard and Social Development Support activities including Environment Management Program is under the responsibility of this ICON-CMS-JV. The tenure of the contract service was completed on May 2014 and the process of continuation is under way.
A significant work has already been implemented based on the RAP, EMP, and SUP of 2001 through the consultants engaged by the project. An updated status of these activities can be appraised from the updated subproject-wise RAP, EMP and SUP report.
Separate Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at Melamchi and Project Management Unit (PMU) in Kathmandu has been major organizational restructuring under Melamchi Water Supply Project related to Subproject I. Similarly, establishment of Hyolmo Sindhu Melamchi Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (HSMVSUPIC) in Melamchi Valley, Mandan Valley Social Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (MVSUPIC) and Hyolmo Upliftment Program Implementation Committee (HUPIC) have been formed to support local community development and handling the grievances.
1.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES
The Original Project involved Consultants for Project Management, Access Roads, Construction Supervision, Environment Management, Land Acquisition, Resettlements, Public Relation and SUP. International and National Social Safeguard Officers were engaged separately through the project Management Consultants. Consultant hired by MWSP reported to the Executive Director directly.
Till November 2009, as a bridging arrangement or interim measure, the existing Public Relations Consultant, (PRC) was providing services for the SUP, RAP, and PR activities. Similarly, EMP activities were separately looked after by other consulting group.
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2. SAFEGUADS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Since December 2009, the project has proposed the consolidated Social Development Support to provide supports to Safe Guard Unit (SGU), HSMC and MVSUPIC on the implementation of SUP, EMP, PR, and RAP. Since 2012, the consultants are providing the consultancy for HUP activities also.
2.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE SAFEGUARDS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT (SSDS) CONSULTANCY SERVICES
The Objectives of this consolidated safeguards and social development support consultancy are:
i. To build up a social development program with significant community participation ownership and empowerment.
ii. To provide project management skills to support social, environmental and public relations activities under the sub-project.
iii. To ensure compliance of the sub-project with social and environment safeguard requirements of both GoN and ADB.
iv. To provide technical advisory and capacity building services to the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB), the HSMVSUPIC and other similar local committees formed to assist the MWSDB in implementing any component of the project, if any, and associated project stake holders on all social, environmental, Public relation, community development and SUP implementation related activities.
v. To organize and carry out special events (e.g. field visits by GoN representatives, donor agencies, etc) as required by the MWSDB including media liaison, presentations on the public information program, logistics, preparation of materials and coordination of other items.
vi. To safe guard the project from upcoming local disturbances and to run the project smoothly by addressing local grievance in time.
vii. To ensure the smooth construction activities of project component by safeguarding the local disturbances.
viii. The liaison with the local line agencies towards the resettlement activities, land acquisition, components determination and grievances handling.
2.2 CONTENT OF THE REPORT
The main objective of this Semi-Annual Progress Report is to highlight the main activities carried out by Consulting Team during July to December 2018. This Semi-Annual Progress Report builds on the SSDS activities and includes detailed activities, monitoring, staff and schedules for the four components (social uplift, public relation, resettlement plan and environment management plan).
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The Major Objectives of this Report are:
• To document the activities of the Consulting Team for January to December 2018 in relation to the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the team as a whole and for each subject matter. In this regard activities as outlined in the TOR are compared to what has actually been achieved.
• To highlight important issues and constraints for the Consulting Team and Melamchi Water supply Board and HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC and HUP in general so that the necessary remedial action can be taken as necessary.
• To outline future activities to be undertaken by the Consulting Team.
Secondary Objectives include the following:
• To address issues raised about the SUP in the ADB Aide Memoire (December 2009 and onwards)
• To address comments that arouse at meetings and consultations with MWSDB, stakeholders in the Melamchi Valley, District authorities and other stakeholders since the commencement of consulting services.
This Semi-Annual Progress Report is organized into four sections: an Introductory background of the project in Section 1; The objectives of SSDS consultancy and the scope of the work in Section 2; Activities of consulting teams in Section 3; and The issues and constraints in the program activities of consulting teams in section 4.
The Consulting Team would like to acknowledge the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board, HSMVSUPIC, MVSUS, HUPIC and Safeguard unit in the Project area for facilitating the various activities during this period.
3. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CONSULTING TEAM
This section details with the present status and activities undertaken by the consulting team as a whole and as individual specialists.
3.1. GENERAL ISSUES
Under the original contract, a total of 954 (350 Experts and 604 Support staff) person-months of consulting services comprising of (i) Team Leader, (ii) Resettlement Officer, (iii) Environment Officer/Engineer (iv) Pubic Relation/Social Mobilization Officer (v) Civil Engineer and (vi) Pool of Experts are to be provided for 54 months or till May 2014. During April 2013, it was revised with the approval of MWSDB as a total of 1155.9 (342 experts as original contract, 4.4 Expert from SCI and 809.5 support staff) including 342 MM from provisional sum/contingency amount for support staff. Then, onward total man months have become 1155.9. The contract agreement had been expired from May 2014 and the contract was extended for additional 31 months till December 2016 on December 22, 2014. A total of 172.5 man-month for expert (including pool of expert and 425 man-months for support staff) have been approved.
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Till May 2014, a total of 223.178 person-months have been utilized by Consultants, 4.400 person-months by the staff of SCI. Similarly, 613.106 person-months among the support staff of SSDS have been consumed till May 2014 period from contractual man months. Similarly, a total of 169.367 MM person-month has been consumed from contingency or provisional sum by associates and technical staff.
From the revised man-months of December 2014, a total of 100.67 from experts and 396.5 man-months from support staff have been consumed till this reporting period.
Similarly, in October 2016 re-allocation of man-month was done and in reallocated man-month three mm of Resettlement Officer and five mm of overseer/surveyor was spent.
The contract of this consultancy service was expired on December 31, 2016 and it has been extended on February 17, 2017 for one year or till December 2017. In this contract the position of Chemist was approved to run the EMP laboratory smoothly. Other experts are same as original contract. Since the beginning of this new contract Environment Officer is vacant and Resettlement Officer Mr. RB Thapa resigned from his position in November 2017 and he was replaced by Mr. Rajat Adhikari from December 2017. The consumption of man-months as of proposed man-month is shown in Table 3C. Till December 2017, 53 man-months for expert and 176 man-months for support staff have been consumed. For detail refer Table 3C.
Contract agreement of the consultant has been expired on December 2017 and the consultant was working in the site office with the written assurance of MWSDB. The board meeting of October 04, 2018 approved the contract till July, 2018. The consultants were working in the project with the understanding between consultancy and MWSDB for more five months or for till December 2018 which approved on December 2018.The man-months consumed by SSDS consultants under this agreed contract is shown in Table 3d. For the remaining period or till December 2018, man-months have been curtailed. The input of Environment officer and Resettlement officer is removed due to work volume.
A summary of the inputs of each individual consultant are shown in following Table 1, Table 2, Table 3a, Table 3b, 3c, 3d and Table 4.
Table 1: Man-Months Consumed by the SSDS Consultants till December 2016
Till During Total (till Contractual Revised SN Position May, December, December Balance MM MM 2014 2016 2016) Team Leader 1 54 43.801 31.0 1.0 31.000 0.000 (TL) Environment 2 50 38.971 24.0 0.0 15.933 8.067 Officer/Engineer Resettlement 3 54 37.672 28.0 0.0 28.000 0.000 Officer Pubic Relation 4 50 48.500 28.0 0.0 6.067 21.933 Officer 5 Civil Engineer 54 53.967 24.0 1.0 20.670 5.330 6 Pool of Experts 80 0 37.5 0 0 37.500 Total 342.00 223.178 172.5 2.00 100.670 71.830
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Table 2: Man-months Consumed by the SCI Experts and Associates till May 2014
SN Position Contractual MM Till May, 2014 Balance 1 Monitoring and Evaluation Expert 2.70 2.700 0 2 Zoologist/Fishery Expert 0.00 0.000 0 3 Biodiversity/Watershed/Botanist 1.70 1.700 0 4 Hydrologist 0.00 0.000 0 5 Resettlement/PR Expert 0.00 0.000 0 Total 4.400 4.400 0
Table 3a: Man-Months Consumed by the Support Staff till December, 2016
During Total (till Contractual Till May Revised SN Position December Balance MM 2014 MM December 2016 2016) 1 Surveyor (One) 54.000 53.558 134.0 0.0 133.0 1.0 2 Overseer (Four) 3 Sub-Overseers (2) 30.00 30.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Junior Technician 4 0.00 0.00 46.0 1.0 18.5 27.5 (2) Environment 5 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Assistant 6 Lab. Technician 54.000 52.870 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 7 Social Mobilizer 162.000 156.000 28.0 0.0 28.0 0.0 Office Manager/ 8 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Accountant 9 Assistant /Secretary 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 10 Computer Operator 54.000 52.678 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Office Assistant 11 54.000 54.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Messenger Office boy/Sample 12 64.000 52.000 31.0 1.0 31.0 0.0 Collector Total 634.00 613.106 425.0 8.00 396.50 28.50
Table 3b: Man-Months Consumed by the SSDS Consultants till December 2016 (As revised on October 2016)
During Total (till Revised SN Position December, December Balance MM 2016 2016) 1 Resettlement Officer 3 1.0 3.00 0.00 2 Overseer/Surveyor 9 5 5.00 4.00 Total 12.00 6.0 8.00 4.00
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Table 3c: Revised Man-Months Consumed by the Support Staff January-December 2017
Contractual During Total (till SN Position Balance MM Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017) Experts 1 Team Leader 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 2 Environment officer 12.0 0 0 12.0 3 Public Relation Officer 12.0 1.0 8.5 3.5 4 Resettlement officer 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 5 Civil Engineer 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 6 Chemist 12.0 1.0 8.5 3.5 7 Pool of Experts 5.0 0 0 5.0 Total 77.0 5.0 53.0 24.0 Support Staff Surveyor (One) 1 60.00 5.0 60.0 0.0 Overseer (Four) 3 Sub-Overseers (2) 24.00 2.0 20.0 4.0 4 Junior Technician 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 5 Environment Assistant 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 6 Lab. Technician 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Office Manager/ 7 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Accountant 8 Assistant /Secretary 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 9 Computer Operator 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Office Assistant 10 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Messenger Office boy/Sample 11 12.00 1.0 12.0 0.0 Collector Total 180.00 15.00 176.0 4.0
Table 3d: Revised Man-Months Consumed by the Support Staff January- December 2018
Contractual During Total (till SN Position Balance MM Dec. 2018 Dec. 2018) Experts 1 Team Leader 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 2 Public Relation Officer 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 4 Resettlement officer 7.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 5 Civil Engineer 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0 6 Chemist 12.0 1.0 12.0 0.0
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Contractual During Total (till SN Position Balance MM Dec. 2018 Dec. 2018) Total 55.0 5.0 55.0 00.0 Support Staff Surveyor (One) 1 35.00 5.0 35.0 0.0 Overseer (Four) 2 Sub-Overseers (2) 14.00 2.0 14.0 0.0 3 Environment Assistant 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 4 Lab. Technician 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 Office Manager/ 5 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 Accountant 6 Assistant /Secretary 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 7 Computer Operator 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 Office Assistant 8 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 Messenger Office boy/Sample 9 7.00 1.0 7.0 0.0 Collector Total 98.00 14.00 98.0 0.0
Table 4: Man-Months Consumed by the Associates and Technical Staff till May, 2014
Contractual Balance SN Position Till May, 2014 MM MM Monitoring and Evaluation 1 51.933 47. 824 4.109 Associate 2 Interdisciplinary Associate 5.833 5.833 0.00 3 Resettlement Associate 6.710 6.710 0.00 1 Surveyor 43.00 41.000 2 Overseer 3 Sub-Overseers (2) 68.000 68.000 0.000 Total 175.476 169.367 6.109
3.2. SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS
Following are the Major Activities by Component
The team of consultant including Team Leader, Resettlement Officer, Civil Engineer, Public Relation Officer and Chemist are present in the office. Environment Officer is vacant till date. Following activities were carried out during this reporting period.
• Assisted SUP activities for field supervision and implementation of sub-projects.
• Forwarded bill for final payments with recommendation
• Assisted to prepare and implement different proposals of software activities; training, income generation activities, procurement of materials under SUP.
• Attended several meetings with different stakeholders to solve the problems regarding compensation and other social issues especially at MAR, SAR, GAR and Ambathan, Sindhu, Gyalthum and Sundarijal adit site.
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• Prepared Monthly progress report covering of January to December 2018.
• Monitored the activities carried out under SUP and HUP activities.
• Carried out meetings with different stakeholders regarding project issues at MAR, SAR, GAR and Sindhu/Gyalthum adit people about crop compensation and irrigation canal during road maintenance works by CMC.
• Collected and analyzed water quality of Water sample from four different sites (Ambathan, Gyalthum River, Sindhu Audit and Melamchi canteen) for water quality monitoring.
• Discharge measurement of Melamchi River at different points namely; Ribarma Timbu (before the confluence of fountain), Gohare (after the confluence of Gohare khola), Gyalthum (after the confluence of Gyalthum khola), Talamarang (after the confluence of Gyalthum Khola) and Melamchi (at Pulbazar).
3.3. CONSULTANCY SUPPORT INPUTS/ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS
All the members of the consulting team are working in Melamchi site office at Melamchi in close collaboration with Safeguard Unit for all the activities as specified in ToR. Following are the major activities to be carried out by the consultants;
3.3.1 Social Uplift and Capacity Building
The main objective of the SUP is to engage local participation in the mitigation of direct and indirect project impacts and to create a base for long-term development in project-affected VDCs to improve quality of life. The selected sectors for SUP implementation are: (a) Cultural and Environmental Protection and Conservation including Buffer Zone Development, (b) Health, (c) Education, (d) Income Generation and Community Development and (e) Rural Electrification.
The Specific Objectives of each Component are:
a. Buffer Zone- To provide support to preserving the Langtang National Park (LNP) environment from outside population influx and other negative impacts in the project VDCs that include National park Buffer Zone areas (principally Helambu VDC and parts of Ichok and Kiul VDCs).
b. Health - To develop a SUP Health Plan for improving and upgrading existing health facilities and general health care in the Melamchi Valley through the training of health personnel and the supply of basic medicines and equipment to local health service programs including construction of physical infrastructure.
c. Education - To assist in the development and upgrading of Melamchi Valley education through support to schools, including the building or upgrading of physical facilities, implementation of school sanitation programs, training of teachers, provision of grants and scholarships, and implementation of adult literacy programs including supply of basic education materials.
d. Income Generation and Community Development - To provide guidance and funding to promote income generation and community development activities through capacity building at the local level, under the pre-existing Local Governance Program (LGP),
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includes formation of COs and CMCs, seed grant capital, form savings and credit groups, agriculture and livestock development programs etc.
e. Rural Electrification - To launch a rural electrification program in areas and communities peripheral to the 26.6 km long Melamchi Valley main transmission (Sundraijal to Ambathan) following completion of the project tunnel works. (This component is not yet finalized.)
Regarding the progress of these components, following activities were carried out by consultants:
• Reviewed the progress of each activity.
• Assisted HSMVSUPIC and MVSUS and HUPIC for the resolution of local problems regarding MWSP.
• Monitoring of SUP projects is continuing.
• Assisted to prepare information regarding MWSDB and SUP to disseminate in different occasion.
• Assisted to prepare the estimates, supervision and monitoring of the program of SUP and HUP activities.
Activities of SUP Program in HSMVSUPIC, MVSUPIC and HUPIC
Based on the Identification of Community needs by the Village Community Committee (VCC) and as specified in SUP implementation Plan, the following components/programs of SUP have been determined and implemented in 14 VDCs of HSMC since 2010.
a) Buffer Zone b) Health c) Education d) Rural Electrification / Infrastructure development e) Income Generation & Community Development (IGCD).
Total expenses Of HSMVSUPIC for FY 2074/75
Among the NRs 7,50,00,000.00 budget allocated NRs. 7,09,67,424.00 was expended by HSMVSUPIC for the FY2074/75.
Total expenses Of MVSUS for FY 2074/5
NRs. 1, 50, 00,000 was allocated by MWSDB for the FY2073/74 as regular budget. But due to social conflict they could not precede the activities.
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SN Name of VCC Component Admin. Total Remarks(progress Education Health Income Infrastructure Buffer Expanses Amount in %) Generation Development zone A SUP Implementation (VCC+Central Committee) 1 Bhotechaur (Melamchi Muncipality-1&2) 300000 - - 3599000 - - 3899000 2 Haibung (Melamchi Muncipality-3) - - - 2532000 - - 2532000 3 Thakani (Melamchi Muncipality-4) 100000 - 100000 2300000 - - 2500000 4 Sindhukot (Melamchi Muncipality-5) - - - 2659398 - - 2659398 5 Talamarang (Melamchi Muncipality-6) 200000 76865 400000 1666000 - - 2342865 6 Duwachaur (Melamchi Muncipality-7&8) 399982 - - 3394670 - - 3794652 7 Melamchi (Melamchi Muncipality-11) 900000 400000 - 2383000 - - 3683000 8 Bansbari (Melamchi Muncipality-12) 1500000 - - 1900000 - - 3400000 9 Phatakshila (Melamchi Muncipality-13) - 100000 - 2256500 - - 2356500 10 Helambu (Helambu Rural muncipality-1) - - - 2381874 1700000 - 4081874 11 Kiul (Helambu Rural muncipality-2) - - - 2399828 1199914 - 3599742 12 Palchowk (Helambu Rural muncipality-3) 950000 - - 1850000 - - 2800000 13 Mahankal (Helambu Rural muncipality-4 &5) 1700000 - 200000 2700000 - - 4600000 14 Ichowk (Helambu Rural muncipality-6 &7) 582500 300000 700000 2788000 700000 - 5070500 Total(A) 6632482 876865 1400000 34810270 3599914 - 47319531 B Other Central Program 1 Yearly General assembly expense - - 771608 - - - 771608 2 Co-operative organization grant distribution - - 6000000 - - - 6000000 3 Youth capacity development and sports program 550000 - - - - - 550000 4 Basic journalism training 300000 - - - - - 300000 5 Office Building Construction. - - - 9474311 - - 9474311 6 Program monitoring - - - 500000 - - 500000 7 Machinery Equipment. - - 802153 - - - 802153 Total(B) 850000 - 7573761 9974311 - - 18398072 C Administrative Expanses - - - - - 1 Administrative Expanses - - - - - 5249821 5249821 Total(C) - - - - - 5249821 5249821 Grand Total(A+B+C) 7482482 876865 8973761 44784581 3599914 5249821 70967424
progress in % 10.54 1.24 12.64 63.11 5.07 7.40 100
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Annual program Of HSMVSUPIC for FY 2075/76
NRs. 7, 50, 00,000 was allocated by MWSDB for the FY2075/76as regular budget. Final allocation will be done in General Assembly to be held.
Annual Program of MVSUS for FY 2074/75
NRs. 1, 50, 00,000 is allocated by MWSDB for the FY2075/76 as regular budget. Final allocation has been done in General Assembly held on November 2018.
Meetings at HSMVSUPIC HSMC Central Committee Meeting during Reporting Period A meeting of HSMC central committee was held at HSMC office on September 26, 2018. The agenda of meeting were;
• Pass the completed sub-projects in FY 2074-75.
• Demand the budget ceiling for FU 2075-76 from MWSDB.
• Renew the organization.
• Appointment of Auditor to audit the expenses of FY 2074-75.
• Extension of staff and dearness allowances.
• Miscellaneous A meeting of HSMC central committee was held on November 20, 2018 at Melamchi. The agenda of the meeting were as follows;
• Implementation of new amended constitution of HSMC,
• Organize the coordination workshop between Local governance and HSMC for the implementation of SUP activities,
• Shift the office to newly constructed building and • Miscellaneous The meeting decided to organize the Coordination work shop on December 11, 2018 and prepare future plan of action to implement SUP activities.
Other Meetings
Regular staff meetings were held as per schedule. Besides these, following meetings were held during this reporting period.
Table 7: Number of Meeting/Workshop/Training during July-December 2018
Types of Training/ No of Date Agenda Result Venue Meeting/Workshop participants Secretary of national About 20 including vigilance centre and NVC officials, Progress Melamchi Jan. 10 Progress Review his team MWSDB officials, review Site office acknowledged with consultants and progress contractors
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Types of Training/ No of Date Agenda Result Venue Meeting/Workshop participants Progress was 25 including reviewed and Mayor Progress Review Progress MWSDB officials, Melamchi site Jan. 19 and his officials meeting KMC Mayor review consultants and office instructed to complete contractors project ASAP
The meeting set the date of General 30 Central HSMC central Fix the date of committee Feb. 19 Assembly for March HSMC office committee meeting GA members and 07, 2018. officials.
About 20 including NVC officials, Progress ADB Mission including Melamchi Feb. 26 Progress Review MWSDB officials, review MWSDB officials Site office consultants and contractors About 50 including Meeting with SUP Till the government’s SUP and officials of all Modality of new decision the VDC/Municipality Melamchi site Feb. 26 committee with SUP expenses expenses will be done representatives, office MWSDB and ADB as present MWSDB officials mission and ADB mission 20 persons In Presence of including MWSDB Progress Review Progress Secretary (MOSS) the Melamchi July 02 officials, Meeting Review progress was Site office Consultants and reviewed Contractors. 20 persons Site visit of honorable In Presence of including minister of MOSS and Progress honorable minister the MWSDB/PID SundarijalSite July 24 progress Review Review progress was officials, office meeting reviewed Consultants and Contractors. 25 persons In Presence of including MWSDB Progress Review Progress Secretary (MOSS) the Melamchi July 28 officials, Meeting Review progress was Site office Consultants and reviewed Contractors.
SUP activities In presence of ADB Ms. Vivian Casto Meeting with ADB August 10 for Second officials discussions and DEDs of ADB, NRM officials phase was held MWSDB
In presence of Inauguration of 40 Including Hon. honorable Speaker of Progress Review Water Minister. August 18 parliament minister of Sundarijal meeting Treatment Secretary, ED and MOSS, progress was plant Progress. PD(PIU) reviewed
In presence of 20 Including Hon. Progress of Progress Review minister of MOSS, Minister. Site office August 20 Contractor’s meeting progress was Secretary, ED and melamchi work reviewed other officials
Progress of 20 Including ADB September Progress Review Progress was MWSDB Contractor’s Officials, ED and 26 meeting with ADB reviewed work other officials
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Types of Training/ No of Date Agenda Result Venue Meeting/Workshop participants Progress Review meeting with Members of 50 Including Parliament of upper Progress of Upper house September house of National Progress was Site office Contractor’s members, ED, 30 Concern and reviewed work DEDs and other Coordination officials Committee (Rastriya Sarokar thaha Samanwaya Samiti)
20 Including October HSMC meeting with Progress of Progress was municipality Site office 05 Municipality. SUP activities reviewed Officials, SUP and other officials
20 Including Progress Review Secretary, ED, November meeting with Tunnel work Progress was DEDs, Site office 02 consultants and progress reviewed consultants, Contractors. Contractors and MWSDB officials Implementation of new amended constitution, The date of MWSDB official Organize Coordination includind DED, November HSMC central Coordination workshop was fixed Consultants, HSMC 20 committee Meeting workshop for December 11, HSMC members between local 2018 and SUP officials governance and SUP officials Progress Review meeting with Members of 30 Including Parliament of upper Progress of Upper house December house of National Progress was Sundarijal Contractor’s members, ED, 03 Concern and reviewed work DEDs and other Coordination officials Committee (Rastriya Sarokar thaha Samanwaya Samiti) Parliament Member Discussion All parliament and and Pradesh minister between local Pradesh declared that the government, members, local Interaction Workshop benefit sharing will be SUP government about determination don as government December committee, and representatives, Helambu-2, of levy and SUP rule and SUP 11 parliament SUP Shermathan implementation implementation will be members of representatives, procedure as usual till the both pardesh MWSDB officials benefit/ levy will be and upper including DED provided to local house. and consultants government.
Other Trainings/Workshop
Training on Basic Journalism
Training on Basic journalism was held on June 22-24, 2018 on Melamchi. The training was organized by Nepal Journalist District office Sindhupalchowk. About 32 participants were participated the training Male and female were in equal ratio in the training.
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Site visit and Interaction Program between different agencies organized by NPC
A team of National Planning Commission, National Natural Resource and Financial Committee ( rastriya prakrit Shrot tatha Bitta Aayog) organizedd an Interaction program on Benefit sharing after transformation of Melamchi water on November 23, 2018. The participants were Members of Parliament of from both Sangh and Pradesh, Mayor of both municipality and Rural Municipality with representatives, HSMC chairperson and representatives, ED (Kathmandu Valley Drinking Water Management Board) and MWSDB officials. Discussions were held and notes were prepared by NPC officials. The participants of this program were as follows;
1. Mr. Sher Bahadur Tamang Member Pratinidhi Sabha
2. Mr. Nima Lama Member Pradesh Sabha
3. Ms. Indramaya Gurung Member Pradesh Sabha
4. Mr. Dambar Aryal Mayor Melamchi Municipality
5. Mr. Nima Gyalzen Sherpa Chairperson Helambu Rural Municipality
6. Ms. Bhagawati Nepal Vice-mayor Melamchi Municipality
7. Mr. Chandra Bahadur Thapa Member MWSDB
8. Mr. Sanjiv Bikram Rana ED KVWSMB
9. Mr. Ram Prasad Kharel DED MWSDB
10. Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa DED MWSDB
11. Mr. Upendra Tamang Chairperson HSMC
12. Mr. Bal Krishna Deuja Intellectual Melamchi Municipality
13. Mr. Chiran Tamang Vice-Chairperson HSMC
14. Mr. Harka B. Tamang Secretary HSMC
15. Mr. Ram B. Lama Treasurer HSMC
16. Mr. Rudra Prasad Dulal Ward Chirperson Melamchi Municipality-11
17. Mr. Krishna Chaulagain Ward Chairperson Melamchi Municipality-1
18. Mr. Bhakta B. Khadka Ward chairperson Melamchi Municipality-10
19. Mr. Mingmar Lama Ward Chatrperson Helambu Rural Municipality-1
20. Mr. Suka Ram Tamang Ward Chairperson Helambu Rural Municipality-6
21. Mr. Khet Nath Ghimire Ward chatrperson Helambu Rural Municipality-7
22. Mr. Chhiring Lama Member Helambu Rural Municipality
23. Ms. Laxmi Sunar Member Helambu Rural Municipality
24. Mr. Tek Kumar Regmi Program Director National Planning Commission
25. Mr. Guna Raj Shrestha Under-Secretary Ministry of WSS
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26. Ms. Sarita Gurung Planning Officer National Planning Commission
27. Mr. Man B. Magar Planning Officer National Planning Commission
28. Ms. Anita Poudel Officer Bitta Aayog
29. Mr. Kamal Kanta Poudel Economist Ministry of WSS
30. Mr. Ramesh Subedi SDE MWSDB
31. Mr. Basudev Banskota Team Leader SSDS/MWSDB
32. Mr. Shiva P. Nepal Pogram Coordinator HSMC
Interaction workshop between Local Governance and SUP Representatives
An Interaction workshop between SUP representatives, Local governance representatives, Members of Parliaments including Pradesh sabha and MWSDB was held at Helambu-3, Shermathan on December 11, 2018 to settle the benefit sharing/levy and SUP implementation process. Parliament Member Mr. Sher B. Tamang and Pradesh Minister Mr. Yubaraj Dulal summarized the outcome of workshop. The work shop decided to get benefit according the law prepared by parliament and the SUP implementation will be as usual till the benefit will provided to local government. The main participants were as follows;
1. Mr. Sher B. Tamang Member of Parliament
2. Mr. Yubaraj Dulal Pradesh Minister
3. Mr. Nima lama Pradesh Parliament Member
4. Ms. Indramaya Gurung Pradesh Parliament Member
5. Mr. Chandra B. Thapa MWSDB Member
6. Mr. Nima Gyalgen Sherpa Chairperson Helambu Rural Metropolian Village
7. Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa DED, MWSDB
3.3.2 Public Relation
The public relation issues are very crucial to implement in the infrastructure projects. Many local problems and disturbances raised by the local people were settled with dialogue in local level. The local issues were settled in close coordination with MVSUPIC and HSMVSUPIC mobilizing CIRT.
Dissemination of Information • The compensation distribution system and grievances handling process have been informed to APs regularly.
• The information regarding the projects activities has been regularly disseminated to APs and other stakeholders through various media (Meetings, Interactions, Visits, etc.). Other Activities Local Level Meeting for Grievance Redresses and other Events
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Several informal meetings at were carried out with local communities regarding condition of roads, losses of property by landslides, losses of crops due to damages of irrigation canal, crack houses issues etc.
Final breakthrough of Sindhu-Gyalthum Section of tunnel
Breakthrough of Sundarijal-Sindhu (9.88 Km) and Gyalthum-Ambathan (7.500 Km) section was completed in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The last and final break-through of Sindhu-Gyalthum (7.500 Km) section was completed on April 10, 2018. Official inaugural ceremony of break- through was done by Honorable Deputy-President Mr. Nanda B. Pun on April 12, 2018 by cutting ribbon inside the tunnel. Two ministers namely Ms Bina Magar (minister for DWSS) and Mr. Sher Bahadur Tamang (Minister for Law and Justice) were present as chief and special guests respectively. Honorable Vice-president did not attend the ceremonial program held at Melamchi Camp site. Officials from Ministry of Ministry MOWs including Secretary, Officials from ADB, journalists and politicians were present in ceremony.
Site visits by Different Agencies and personnel
Site visit of Secretary of National Vigilance Centre Secretary Mr. Bishnu Oam Bade along with Joint-Secretary Ms. Pramila Bajracharya visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu, Ambathan on January 10, 2017 and observed intake and tunnel activities. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day before departing to site. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Bisnu Oam Bade - Secretary, NVC 2 Ms. Pramila Bajracharya - Joint-Secretary, NVC 3 Mr. Hari Bahadur Thapa - SDE, NVC Site visit of KMC Mayor and Team Mayor of Kathmandu Metroplian City, Mr. Bidya Sundar Shakya along with Mr. Gyanendra Karki, (Department chief) Visited Melamchi camp site, Ambathan intake/head works and adit on January 19 to 20, 2018. Officials of KMC and MWSDB including ED was also present at the Team. A progress review meeting and address of PM was also held at Melamchi Camp site.
The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Bidya Sundar Shakya - Mayor KMC 2 Mr. Gyanendra B. Karki - Department Chief 3 Mr. Suranjan Ghimire - Reporter Barakhari.com 4 Mr. Gopal Krishna Maharjan - Press Site visit of ADB Phase-2 to discuss with Rural/Municipality Members and SUP representatives Senior Program Officer Ms Laxmi Sharma along with ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, Phase-II Yangri area on February 25, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on February 26, 2018. On the same day next meeting was held at Melamchi site office with Rural/Municipality and SUP officials. The meeting was concentrated for the modality of expenses provided to Committees by MWSDB. The arguments were in
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favour of both parties SUP members versus Rural/ municipality authorities. It was agreed to spend by SUP committees this current year and for coming according to government’s new amended policy as provided by Government. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota - ED, MWSDB 2 Ms. Laxmi Sharma - SPO, NRM, ADB 3 Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa - DED, MWSDB 4 Ms. Vivian Castro Woollidge - SPO, ADB 5 Mr, Suman P. Sharma - Advisor, ADB 6 Dr. Ganesh man Gurung - Advisor, ADB 7 Mr. Laxmi P, Subedi - SSDO, ADB 8 Mr. Chandra B. Thapa - Board Member, MWSDB 9 Mr. Dambar Aryal - Mayor, Mandan Melamchi Municipality 10 Mr. Tok B. Waiba - Mayor, Mandan Deopur Municipality 11 Mr. Nima Gyalzen Sherpa - Chairperson, Helambu Village Municipality 12 Mr.Bamsa Lal Tamang - Chairperson, Indrawati Village Municipality 13 Mr. Aman Singh Tamang - Chairperson, Chautara Municipality 14 Mr. Upendra Tamang - Chairperson, HSMC 15 Gopal Syangbo - Chairperson, Yangri-Larke 16 Mr. Bhim B. Gurung - Yangri-Larke 17 Mr. Chandra B. Tamang - Yangri-Larke 18 Mr. Ratna Shrestha - Yangri-Larke 19 Mr. Jhalak P. Poudel - Chairperson, Mandan Valley 20 Mr. Dhurba P. Kafle - Treasurer, Mandan Valley 21 Mr. Bisnu Mani Acharya - Chairperson, Indrawati 22 Mr. Bhalu Sherpa - Chairperson, HUP 23 Ms Sunita Adhikari - Vi-Chairperson, Panch Pokhari Village Municipality 24 Mr, Shiva P. Dhakal - Site visit of Secretary of Moss and Department representatives Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Kumar Thakur along with Joint Secretary/ Engineer and Administration Chief of Department of DWSS and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, Phase-II Yangri and Larke area on March 31, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on March 31, 2018. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Gajendra kumar Thakur - Secretary, MOSS
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2 Mr. Surya Raj kandel - Joint Secretary/ Engineer, Department of DWSS 3 Mr. Shankar Subedi - Administration Chief/JS, Department of DWSS 4 Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota - ED, MWSDB Site visit of Ministes of Moss, law and Justice and Ministerial representatives Minister of MOSS Ms. Bina Mgar, Minister of law and Justice mr. Sher B. Tamang along with Secretary, Joint Secretary of Ministry visited Melamchi Camp site on March 20, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on the same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. After meeting Minister for MOSS and officials visited Melamchi intake, headwork and tunnel in Ambathan and Gyalthum The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Ms. Bina magar - Minister MOSS 2 Mr. Sher B. Tamang - Minister MOLJ 3 Mr. Gajendra kumar Thakur - Secretary, MOSS 4 Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal - Joint Secretary, MOSS 5 Mr. Manoj Ghimire - DDG, Department of MOSS 6 Mr. Jivan Adhikari - With Minister 7 Mr. Bijaya Dev Bhattarai - with minister 8 Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota - ED, MWSDB Site visit of Mayors and team Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Bhaktapur Sub-metropolitan City and Kirtipur Sub- Metropolitan City namely Mr. Chiribabu Maharjan, Mr. Sunil Prajapati and Mr. Ramesh Maharjan Visited Visited Melamchi camp site, Ambathan intake/head works and adit on May 19, 2018. Officials of Metro/Sub-Metropolitan city and KVWSMB including ED was also present at the Team. A progress review meeting and address of PM was also held at Melamchi Camp site.
The participants on the Team were as follows:
5 Mr. Chiribabu Maharjan - Mayor, LMC 6 Mr. Sunil Prajapati - Mayor, Bhaktapur SMC 7 Mr. Ramesh Maharjan - Mayor, Kirtipur SMC 8 Mr. Sanjeev Bikram Rana - ED, KVWSMB 9 Mr. Shambhu P. Kadariya - Board Member, KVWSMB 10 Ms. Lajana Manandhar - Board Member, KVWSMB Site visit of Secretary of Moss and Ministry representatives Secretary of MOSS Mr. Krishna Raj BC along with Joint Secretary Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu adit and tunnel on May 30, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities.
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The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Krishna Raj BC - Secretary, MOSS 2 Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal - Joint Secretary, MOSS 3 Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota - ED, MWSDB Site visit ADB Mission and high level CMC team ADB mission headed by Ms. Vivan Castro (Senior program Officer NRM Kathmandu) along with Executive Director Mr. SR Kandel and High level officers from CMC visited MWSDB site office, head works, Gyalthum, and Sindhu site on June 21, 2018. A progress review meeting and address/guideline of PM was also held at Melamchi Camp site.
The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Surya Raj Kandel - Executive Director, MWSDB 2 Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa - DED, MWSDB 3 Ms. Vivan Castro - SPO, ADB NRM Kathmandu 4 Mr. Ram Prasad Kharel - SDE, MWSDB 5 Ms. Sunita Sundar Chaudhari - Sr. Legal Officer, MWSDB 6 Mr. Thomas Barbarich - TL, DSC 7 Mr. Paolo Porcelli - Board Representative, CMC 8 Mr. Arrano Domade - Project Director, CMC 9 Mr. Salvatore Casciarco - Representative, CMC 10 Mr. Degergio Giuseppe - Project Manager, CMC 11 Mr. Francesco Castiglione - CMC 12 Mr. Francesco Lazzano - CMC 13 Mr. Alan Del Rio - CMC Site visit of Secretary of Moss and Ministry representatives Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur along with political advisors of MOSS and ED Mr. Surya Raj kandel visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu adit, Ambathan and Gyalthum/tunnel on June 30, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. The team arrived Melamchi camp site on May 29 and returned Kathmandu on May 31, 2018 The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur - Secretary, MOSS 2 Mr. Surya Raj Kandel - ED, MWSDB 3 Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa - DED, MWSDB 4 Mr. Bhai Kaji Ghimire - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 5 Mr. Bijaya Bhattarai - Advisor of Minister, MOSS
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6 Mr. Chiran Tamang - With Advisor of Minister, MOSS Site visit of Secretary of Moss and Ministry representatives Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur along with political advisors of MOSS and ED Mr. Surya Raj kandel visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu adit, Ambathan and Gyalthum/tunnel on July 02 and 28, 2018. In both visit, briefings were held at Melamchi Camp site on both days. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. The team arrived Melamchi camp site on June 01 and 28 returned Kathmandu on June 03 and 29, 2018 respectively The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur - Secretary, MOSS 2 Mr. Surya Raj Kandel - ED, MWSDB 3 Mr. Ram Prasad Kharel - DED, MWSDB 4 Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa - DED, MWSDB 5 Mr. Bhai Kaji Ghimire - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 6 Mr. Bijaya Bhattarai - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 7 Mr. Ramesh Bhatta - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 8 Mr. Chiran Tamang - With Advisor of Minister, MOSS Site visit of Honorable Speaker of Parliament, Minister and Secretary of Moss and Ministry representatives Honorable Speaker of Parliament Mr. Krishna Bahadur mahara, Minister of MOSS Ms. Bina Magar and Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur along with political advisors of MOSS and ED Mr. Surya Raj Kandel and PD Mr. Tiresh khatri of PID visited Sundarijal Water treatment plantand Sundarijal adit on August 18, 2018. Briefings were held at Sundarijal An inaugural of testing additional three million litre of additional rain water to treatplant was done by cutting ribbon by honorable speaker Mr. Krishna bahadur mahara. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Hon. Krishna B. Mahara - Speaker Parliament OF Lower House 2 Hon, Bina Magar - Minister MOSS 3 Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur - Secretary, MOSS 4 Mr. Surya Raj Kandel - ED, MWSDB 5 Mr. Tiresh Khatri - PD. PID 6 Mr. Bhai Kaji Ghimire - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 7 Mr. Bijaya Bhattarai - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 8 Mr. Ramesh Bhatta - Advisor of Minister, MOSS
Site visit of Honorable Minister, Secretary of Moss and Ministry representatives
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Honorable Minister Ms. Bina magar ans secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur along with political advisors of MOSS and ED Mr. Surya Raj kandel visited Melamchi campsite, on August 20, 2018. Discussions were held at Melamchi Camp site on same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. The participants on the Team were as follows:
1 Hon. Bina Magar - Minister, MOSS 2 Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur - Secretary, MOSS 3 Mr. Surya Raj Kandel - ED, MWSDB 4 Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa - DED, MWSDB 5 Mr. Bhai Kaji Ghimire - Advisor of Minister, MOSS 6 Mr. Bijaya Bhattarai - Advisor of Minister, MOSS Site visits by Parliament members (Upper House)
A visit of Upper houses parliament members of National Concern and Coordination Committee (Rastriya Sarokar thaha Samanwaya Samiti) was done at Melamchi site office, Ambathan adit and head works on September 30, 2018. A progress review meeting was held at site office. ED Mr. Surya Raj Kandel briefed about progress of project. The participants in the meeting were as follows; 1. Ms. Dil Kumari Rawal Chairperson 2. Mr. Surendra Raj Pandey Member 3. Mr. Khim lal Bhattarai Member 4. Ms. Deepa Gurung Member 5. Ms. Indu kadariya Member 6. Ms. Bina Budhathoki Member 7. Mr. Ramesh P. Yadav Member 8. Mr. Ram prit Paswan Member 9. Mr. Raj kumar kunwar Member 10. Ms. Dana khatiwada Member 11. Mr. Jeevan Budha Member 12. Mr. Prakash Pantha Member 13. Mr. Raju Chhetri DFO, Sindhupalchowk 14. Surya Raj Kandel ED, MWSDB 15. Mr. Bhoj Bikram Thapa DED, MWSDB 16. Mr. Ram P. Kharel DED, MWSDB 17. Mr. Khem Raj Nepal Member, Rastriya Sabha 18. Mr. Sudarsan Kuikel Secretary, Sansad Sachibalaya 19. Mr. Tribikram parajuli Under Secretary, Sansad Sachibalaya
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20. Mr. Jeetendra Kishor Gupta Section Officer, Sansad Sachibalaya 21. Mr. Neeraj Panthi Nasu, Sansad Sachibalaya 22. Ms. Subhadra Gautam NTV 23. Mr. Kesu Lamichane Radio Kantipur 24. Mr. moha Raj poudel Sunaulo Nepal 25. Ms. Sanjita Aryal Rastriya Sarokar 26. Mr. Ratna Shrestha RSS 27. Mr. Krishna H. Bakhunchhe NTV 28. Mr. Ananta Kunwar Student 29. Ms. Anju Budhathoki Student 30. Mr. Hem P. Dumre Sansad Sachibalaya Site visit by Secretary MOSS A visit of Secretary with ED and DED was done on November 02, 2018 to review the progress of Contractor. The tem visited Head works, Ambathan and Gyalthum. A progress Review meeting was held at Melamchi Office.
Major Events • Secretary Mr. Bishnu Oam Bade along with Joint-Secretary Ms. Pramila Bajracharya visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu, Ambathan on January 10, 2017 and observed intake and tunnel activities. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day before departing to site. • Mayor of Kathmandu Metroplian City Mr. Bidya Sundar Shakya along with Mr. Gyanendra Karki, (Department chief) Visited Melamchi camp site, Ambathan intake/head works and adit on January 19 to 20, 2018. Officials of KMC and MWSDB including ED was also present at the Team. A progress review meeting and address of PM was also held at Melamchi Camp site
• Senior Program Officer Ms Laxmi Sharma along with ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, Phase-II Yangri area on February 25, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on February 26, 2018. On the same day next meeting was held at Melamchi site office with Rural/Municipality and SUP officials. The meeting was concentrated for the modality of expenses provided to Committees by MWSDB. The arguments were in favour of both parties SUP members versus Rural/ municipality authorities. It was agreed to spend by SUP committees this current year and for coming according to government’s new amended policy as provided by Government. • Seventh General Assembly of Hyolmo-Sindhu-Melamchi valley Social Uplift Program was held on March 07, 2018 on the chairmanship of HSMC chairperson Mr. Upendra Tamang. Mr. Sher Bahadur Tamang (Member of Parliament) and Ms Indra Maya Gurung (Member of Parliament from Province) was chief and special guest respectively in GA. The following agenda of the GA were passed by assembly. • Minister of MOSS Ms. Bina Mgar, Minister of law and Justice mr. Sher B. Tamang along with Secretary, Joint Secretary of Ministry visited Melamchi Camp site on March 20,
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2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on the same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. After meeting Minister for MOSS and officials visited Melamchi intake, headwork and tunnel in Ambathan and Gyalthum • Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Kumar Thakur along with Joint Secretary/ Engineer and Administration Chief of Department of DWSS and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, Phase-II Yangri and Larke area on March 31, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on March 31, 2018. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. • Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Kumar Thakur along with Joint Secretary/ Engineer and Administration Chief of Department of DWSS and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, intake, Ambathan and Gyalthum on April 01, 2018. A briefing was held at intake site on the same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. • The last and final break-through of Sindhu-Gyalthum (7.500 Km) section was completed on April10, 2018. Official inaugural ceremony of break-through was done by Honorable Deputy-President Mr. Nanda B. Pun on April 12.2018 by cutting ribbon inside the tunnel. Two ministers namely Ms Bina Magar (minister for DWSS) and Mr. Sher Bahadur Tamang (Minister for Law and Justice) were present as chief and special guests. Honorable Vice-president did not attend the ceremonial program held mat Melamchi Camp site. Officials from Ministry of Ministry MOWs including Secretary, ADB, journalists and politicians were present in ceremony.
• Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Mr. Chiribabu Maharjan, Bhaktapur Sub- metropolitan City, Mr. Sunil Prajapati and Kirtipur Sub-Metropolitan City, Mr. Ramesh Maharjan along with Mr. Sanjeev Bikram Rana Visited Melamchi camp site, Ambathan intake/head works and adit on May 19, 2018. Officials of Metro/Sub-Metropolitian city and KVWSMB including ED was also present at the Team. A progress review meeting and address of PM was also held at Melamchi Camp site.
• Secretary of MOSS Mr. Krishna Raj BC along with Joint Secretary Mr. Anil Bhadra Khanal and ED Mr. Ram Chandra Devkota visited Melamchi campsite, Sindhu adit and tunnel on May 30, 2018. A briefing was held at Melamchi Camp site on same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities. • Newly Appointed Executive Director Mr. Surya Raj Kandel joined the MWSDB on June 16, 2018
• Executive Director Mr. Surya Raj Kandel visited Melamchi site office and all sites on June 21, 2018. A management meeting was held on Melamchi Site office.
• Visit of Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Kumar Thakur visited Melamchi Campsite, Gyalthum and Ambathan along with ED and advisors of Minister (MOSS) on June 30, 2018. A progress Review meeting was held on the same day at Melamchi Campsite.
• Visit of Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Kumar Thakur was done at Melamchi Campsite, Gyalthum and Ambathan along with ED on July 02, 2018. A progress Review meeting was held on the same day at Melamchi Campsite.
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• Visit of Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra Kumar Thakur was done at Melamchi Campsite, Gyalthum and Ambathan along with ED on July 02, 2018 and July 28 2018. Progress Review meeting was held on both days at Melamchi Campsite.
• Honorable Minister of MOSS Ms Bina Magar Visited Melamchi Water treatment Plant at Sundarijal with PID officials on July 24, 2018. A project Review meeting was held at site.
• Honorable Speaker of Parliament Mr. Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Minister of MOSS, Ms. Bina magar and Secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur along with political advisors of MOSS and ED Mr. Surya Raj Kandel and PD Mr. Tiresh Khatri of PID visited Sundarijal Water treatment plant and Sundarijal adit on August 18, 2018. Briefings were held at Sundarijal. An inaugural of testing additional three million liter of additional rain water to treatment plant was done by cutting ribbon by Honorable Speaker Mr. Krishna Bahadur Mahara. • Honorable Minister Ms. Bina Magar ans secretary of MOSS Mr. Gajendra K. Thakur along with political advisors of MOSS and ED Mr. Surya Raj kandel visited Melamchi campsite, on August 20, 2018. Discussions were held at Melamchi Camp site on same day. The meeting was concentrated on the progress of tunnel, intake and other activities
• A visit of Upper houses parliament members of National Concern and Coordination Committee (Rastriya Sarokar thaha Samanwaya Samiti) was done at Melamchi site office, Ambathan adit and head works on September 30, 2018. A progress review meeting was held at site office. ED Mr. Surya Raj Kandel briefed about progress of project.
• Visit of Secretary with ED and DED was done on November 02, 2018 to review the progress of Contractor. The tem visited Head works, Ambathan and Gyalthum. A progress Review meeting was held at Melamchi Office.
• A team of National Planning Commission, National Natural Resource and Financial Committee ( rastriya prakrit Shrot tatha Bitta Aayog) organizedd an Interaction program on Benefit sharing after transformation Melamchi water on November 23, 2018. The participants were Members of Parliament of from both Sangh and Pradesh, Mayor of both municipality and Rural Municipality with representatives, HSMC chairperson and representatives, ED (Kathmandu Valley Drinking Water Management Board) and MWSDB officials.
• A visit of Upper houses parliament members of National Concern and Coordination Committee (Rastriya Sarokar thaha Samanwaya Samiti) was done at Sundarijal on December 03, 2018. A progress review meeting was held at Sundarijal. ED Mr. Surya Raj Kandel briefed about progress of project.
• An Interaction workshop between SUP representatives, Local governance representatives, Members of Parliaments including Pradesh sabha and MWSDB was held at Helambu-3, Shermathan on December 11, 2018 to settle the benefit sharing/levy and SUP implementation process. Parliament Member Mr. Sher B. Tamang and Pradesh Minister Mr. Yubaraj Dulal summarized the outcome of workshop. The work shop decided to get benefit according the law prepared by parliament and the SUP implementation will be as usual till the benefits will available to local government.
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• CMC the Revena, contractor for MWSDB dropped the works from December 17, 2018 and the talks to back the contractors are in progress.
Public Expectations and Grievances
No grievance was forwarded by MWSDB site office during this reporting period. Previous applications were reviewed by consultants to provide the compensation of crop losses due to landslides/damage of irrigation canal at Sindhu and damage of irrigation by project works at Gyalthum. The consultant reviewed and forwarded MWSDB with recommendation for compensation. Follow up of previous grievances are in progress.
In addition to the above mentioned works; following activities are also done regularly by consultant:
• Attended various informal meetings with different stakeholders to solve the problems related to MWSP.
• Attended the meetings with different stakeholders regarding present issues.
3.3.3 Environment Management
This chapter discusses the task accomplished in December, 2018 by Environmental Management Program (EMP) under Safeguard and Social Development Support Consultant (SSDS) at Melamchi construction sites. The various activities incorporated during this period are as follows:
1. Environmental Monitoring The environmental monitoring is essential to assess changes in physical, biological, socio- economic and cultural changes of the environment during project construction and operation period. The monitoring of the project evaluates whether the project has complied to maintain qualitative standard of water, air and noise as prescribed by environmental laws and regulations. Monitoring is also needed to quantify the degree of impacts on the existing environment by project implementation and it enables to adapt appropriate mitigation measures, minimize detrimental effects on the environment and to human life. Considering this, monitoring of air, water and noise quality of Melamchi Drinking Water Project area was conducted, which is presently under construction. Thus, a regular and systematic monitoring of Air pollution, Water pollution, Noise level, River discharge, Aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity is recommended during the construction period of any developmental activities. Realizing these facts, some activities were regularly conducted and some are planned to conduct very near future. The project is under construction since 2000 A.D and targeted to complete in 2018 A.D. The project underwent a full-scale Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. Environmental management action plan has recommended monitoring actions related to air, water and noise quality under construction. This chapter discusses the task accomplished in the year 2012 by Environmental Management Program (EMP) under Safeguard and Social Development Support Consultant (SSDS) at Melamchi construction sites. 1.1 Noise Quality In revised contract during December 2014, Specific Consulting Inputs, which was incorporated in original contract of November 2009, was terminated and the service of staff under SCI who was carrying these activities was also terminated. As a result, the works could not carry out.
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The consultant is trying to coordinate with DSC consultant and contractor to carry out the activities. 1.2 Air Quality In revised contract during December 2014, Specific Consulting Inputs, which was incorporated in original contract of November 2009, was terminated and the service of staff under SCI who was carrying these activities was also terminated. As a result, the works could not carry out. The consultant is trying to coordinate with DSC consultant and contractor to carry out the activities. 2. Water Quality For the month ofDecember, 2018, the water samples were collected from the following seventeen sites on the following date and time for physico-chemical and bacteriological analysis. Table 8: Locations of Water Quality Sample Collection
• Melamchi River at Ambathan (Before effluent) Dec-20 at 11:20 • Melamchi River at Ambathan (After effluent) Dec-20 at 12:15 • Melamchi River at Ambathan (Camp) Dec-20 at 12:40 • AmbathanAdit point (Tunnel effluent) Dec-20 at 01:20 • Gyalthum River at Adit point (Before effluent) Dec-24 at 11:20 • Gyalthum River at Adit point (After effluent) Dec-24 at 12:25 • Gyalthum River at Adit point (Camp) Dec-24 at 01:00 • GyalthumAdit point (Tunnel effluent) Dec-24 at 02:15 • Sindu River at Adit point (Before effluent) Dec-19 at 12:20 • Sindu River at Adit point (After effluent) Dec-19 at 01:10 • Sindhu camp Dec-19 at 01:32 • SindhuAdit point (Tunnel effluent) Dec-19 at 02:15 • Bagmati River at Sundarijal (Before effluent) Dec-17 at 11:20 • Bagmati River at Sundarijal (After effluent) Dec-17 at 12:35 • Sundarijal Camp Dec-17 at 12:55 • Bagmati River at Sundarijal(Tunnel effluent) Dec-17 at 01:20 • Melamchi Camp Dec-27 at 11:30
Sample was taken in a 1000ml PVC bottle for chemical analysis from each site and for bacteriological analysis 200ml sample was collected in sterile bottle from all camp site and Ambathan u/s. Sampling time and weather condition were recorded in each site. The Temperature, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC) and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) were measured in in-situ using portable instrument and probes (the names of the instruments used are given in the table of water quality test report). The collected water samples were analyzed following standard analytical procedures (mentioned in water quality test report table) in Environmental Laboratory at site office,
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Melamchi. Different methods like titrametric, electrometric and spectro-photometric methods were used for water quality analysis. Result and Discussion: The results of water quality analysis for the month ofDecember, 2018 comparing with World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value and National Drinking Water Quality Standard
(NDWQS) are included in Table 91 &92.
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Table 91: Water Quality Test Result, December 2018 Parameters Units WHO NDWQ Sampling Sites Methodology GV S Ambathan Ambathan Ambathan Gyalthum Gyalthum Gyalthu (Before (Aftereffluen CampDec (Before (After m effluent)Dec- t)Dec-20 at -20 at effluent)Dec- effluent)Dec- CampD 20 at 11:20 12:15 12:40 24 at 11:20 24 at 12:25 ec-24 at 01:00 Physical Temperature 0C - - 6.4 7.8 12.4 9.7 12 16 Thermometer EC µS/cm 1500 1500 260 322 196 287 318 250 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 5 5 (10) 0 2 0 2 9 0 Nephelometric TDS mg/l 1000 1000 57 45 39 47 63 81 Gravimetric DO mg/l - - 12.3 7.8 8.4 9.3 7.6 10.0 Electrometric Chemical pH - 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 8.1 8.6 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.2 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l 500 500 20.42 30.21 14.58 23.83 53.77 23.45 EDTATitrametric Calcium mg/l - 200 7.25 13.12 4.21 10.62 14.65 4.87 EDTATitrametric Magnesium mg/l - - 0.21 1.01 1.97 1.09 3.93 2.34 EDTATitrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 500 - 36.42 44.87 21.85 39.73 59.65 32.86 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l - - 22,31 32.54 13.52 25.44 43.24 27.55 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 250 250 6.11 6.22 6.01 6.34 5.23 6,42 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l 1.5 1.5 <0.01 0.035 0.042 0.049 0.051 0.065 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l - - 0.021 0.042 0.029 0.201 0.163 0.061 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l 0.1 0.2 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 50 50 0.062 0.213 0.63 1.075 0.231 0.543 Spectrophotometer Iron mg/l 0.3 0.3 <0.01 0.012 <0.01 0.043 0.121 0.011 Phenanthroline Microbiological Total Coliform Cfu/100ml Nil Nil Nil 15 Nil 19 32 Nil Membrane Filter E-coli Cfu/100ml Nil Nil Nil 3 Nil 8 15 Nil Membrane Filter
NDWQS: National Drinking Water Quality Standard, WHO GV: World Health Organization Guideline Value
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Table 92: Water Quality Test Result, December 2018 Parameters Units WHO NDWQ Sampling Sites Methodology GV S Sindhu Sindhu Sindhu Sundarijal Sundarijal Sundarijal Melamchi (Before (After Camp (Before (After Camp CampDec effluent)De effluent) Dec-19 effluent)D effluent)D Dec-17 at -27 at c-19 at Dec-19 at ec-17 at ec-17 at 12:55 11:30 12:20 at 01: 10 01:32 11:20 12:35 Physical Temperature 0C - - 9.8 10 12 10.12 12.4 11.2 10.3 Thermometer EC µS/cm 1500 1500 265 414 267 434 411 354 167 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 5 5 (10) 20 197 0 28 54 18 4 Nephelometric TDS mg/l 1000 1000 53 84 63 45 42 53 52 Gravimetric DO mg/l - - 8.2 7.2 8.4 8.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 Electrometric Chemical pH - 6.5-8.5 6.5-8.5 8.1 9.1 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.4 7.5 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l 500 500 20.48 49.08 25.45 87.97 53.45 65.19 32.54 EDTATitrametric Calcium mg/l - 200 5.83 18.55 9.40 20.15 26.06 5.72 7.11 EDTATitrametric Magnesium mg/l - - 1.88 1.21 1.34 3.32 3.56 12.53 2.85 EDTATitrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 500 - 30.14 69.06 37.67 53.73 73.64 37.77 63.76 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l - - 21,95 54,34 26.98 45.85 62.40 29.88 54.22 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 250 250 5.42 7.5 5.43 5.92 10.23 5.13 5.33 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l 1.5 1.5 0.032 0.069 0.038 0.067 0.164 0.072 0.043 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l - - 0.089 0.340 0.056 0.121 0.342 0.143 0.584 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l 0.1 0.2 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 50 50 0.521 0.026 0.126 0.153 0.045 0.031 0.062 Spectrophotometer Iron mg/l 0.3 0.3 0.673 0.162 0.041 0.435 1.430 0.729 0.047 Phenanthroline Microbiological Total Coli-form Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 63 164 Nil TMTC TMTC Nil Nil Membrane Filter E. coli Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 31 76 Nil TMTC TMTC Nil Nil Membrane Filter NDWQS: National Drinking Water Quality Standard, WHO GV: World Health Organization Guideline Value
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Table 93: Baseline Water Quality for month of December
Parameter Units Sampling sites Methods Reference year 2006 2010 2010 2006 2010 2006 2010 2010 2010 Intake Melamchi at Melamchi at Melamchi at Gyalthu Sindhu Bagmati at Sindhu Melamchi (Ups) Gyalthum Talamarang Pul Bazaar m River River Sunderijal Camp Camp Physical Temperature 0C NA 12 12 NA 10 NA 10 14 14 Thermometer EC µS/cm 46 151.3 204 48 206 57 206 289 270 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU 2 4 6 3 3 26 3 2 4 Nephelometric TDS mg/l NA 206 204 NA 151.2 NA 151.2 190.7 Gravimetric DO mg/l NA NA NA Electrometric Chemical pH - 7.4 7.7 7.7 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l 22 20 20 EDTATitrametric Calcium mg/l 6 6 6 EDTATitrametric Magnesium mg/l 1 3.51 3.52 1 6.1 1 0 3.4 6.52 EDTATitrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l 23 37.8 37.8 23 23.6 27 0 118 23.6 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l Nil <0.1 <0.1 Nil <0.1 Nil 0 <0.1 <0.1 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l 28 28.8 46.3 28 46 33 6.1 143.9 34.5 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l Nil <0.1 <0.1 Nil <0.1 Nil 23.6 <0.1 <0.1 Titrametric Chloride mg/l 2.5 26.5 18.3 25 10.2 2.5 <0.1 32.2 14.5 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l <0.1 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.1 <0.2 0.1 0.2 <0.2 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l <0.1 0.06 0.03 <0.1 0.04 0.2 <0.1 0.1 0.08 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.04 0.4 0.13 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l 0.1 0.2 2.4 10.2 Brucene method Iron mg/l <0.1 <0.1 0.2 <0.2 Phenonthroline Microbiological Total Coliform Cfu/100ml 182 TMTC 48 2815 18 3217 NA 112 TMTC Membrane Filter E.coli Cfu/100ml NA TMTC 32 NA 11 NA NA Nil 72 Membrane Filter
NDWQS: National Drinking Water Quality Standard, WHO GV: World Health Organization Guideline Value
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Table 94: Water Quality Test Result for tunnel effluent,December 2018
Parameters Units WHO Tolera Sampling Sites Methodology GV nce Ambathan Gyalthum Sindhu Sundarijal Limit (effluent) (effluent)Dec (effluent)D (effluent) Dec-20 at -24 at 2:15 ec-19 at Dec-17 at 01:20 02:15 01:20 Physical Temperature 0C - >400C 18.5 18 19.3 22 Thermometer EC µS/cm - - 955 1152 1295 1533 Conductivity meter Turbidity NTU - - 87 12 89 24 Nephelometric TDS mg/l - - 98 86 104 102 Gravimetric DO mg/l - - 6.3 5.7 6.5 4.7 Electrometric Chemical pH - - 5.5-9.0 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.1 Electrometric T. Hardness mg/l - - 29.36 45.94 74.45 28.22 EDTATitrametric Calcium mg/l - - 7.33 17,43 32.76 17.39 EDTATitrametric Magnesium mg/l - - 2.98 1.49 2.54 <0.01 EDTATitrametric T. Alkalinity mg/l - - 68.83 65.64 89.56 112.43 Titrametric Carbonate mg/l - - 8.27 9.43 14.54 34.76 Titrametric Bicarbonate mg/l - - 39.45 49.50 61.54 87.33 Titrametric Hydroxide mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 Titrametric Chloride mg/l - 1 3.32 5.53 7.45 5.34 Argentometric Titration Ammonia mg/l - 40 0.153 0.064 0.054 0.056 Spectrophotometric T. Phosphate mg/l - - 2.342 1.76 14.53 1.380 Spectrophotometer Manganese mg/l - - <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.631 Spectrophotometer Nitrate mg/l - - 0.301 0.165 0.231 0.342 Spectrophotometer Iron mg/l - - 0.721 0.111 0.028 0.243 Phenanthroline Microbiological Total Coli-form Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 128 184 218 23 Membrane Filter E. coli Cfu/100ml Nil Nil 83 92 114 8 Membrane Filter Note:Tolerance Limitis given by Environmental Protection Act – 2054 Government of Nepal
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Comparing the quality test of water sample from different locations with the available baseline shows that the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Electrical Conductivity (EC) values are increasing in this month in most of the samples whereas Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) and Turbidity is decreasing. pH is slightly decreasing in most of the samples. Similarly, the hardness values (total hardness, calcium hardness and magnesium hardness) are also slightly decreased and in some increased in most of the samples still it is far below the WHO guideline values and slight change in alkalinity is found in some samples. The comparative study shows that the values for Chloride, Ammonia, Total Phosphate, Manganese, Nitrate and Total Iron are not changed much. In case of Coli-form and E. coli only few references, though it is clear that there is not more microbial contamination in water. The drinking water samples from Ambathan Camp, Gyalthum, Sindhu camp and Sundarijal Camp has all the parameters within the WHO guidelines and National standards. Similarly, the determination of effluent water from each respective audit points shows that some parameters are greater and most are far below than the effluent for Nepal standard. On treatment in treatment basin and passing to river, the effluent water shows negligible change in water at natural river. 3. Measurement of Discharge Discharge is the volume rate of water flow, including any suspended solids (i.e. sediment), and dissolved chemical species. The measurement of river water discharge is very important for aquatic ecosystem and also to water related developmental project. There is various method of measuring river discharge. The method used by EMP team for discharge measurement was Current meter. The principal involve in this instrument is that water flowing pass the rotating element of the meter makes it revolve due to the unbalanced force acting on it and the speed of the rotating element is directly proportional to the velocity of water. The cup type current meter consists of a wheel of conical cup rotating about a vertical axis. In both the method the discharge is obtained as, Discharge (Q) = Cross Sectional area of the River (A) x Average velocity of the flow (V)
Discharge of Melamchi River
In December, 2018, the discharge was almost equal as base year and month of Dec.. 2012. Table 10: Discharge of Melamchi River during December. 2018 Baseline Data Station Discharge Site Discharge (m3/sec) No. (m3/sec) Dec. - 2012 1 Ribarma/Timbu (Intake 5.12 4.92 2 Gohare (After the confluence of Gohare river) 7.04 5.80 3 Gyalthum (After the confluence of Gyalthum river) 7.26 6.77 4 Talamarang (After the confluence of Talamarangri 7.46 6.82 5 Melamchi at Pul Bazaar 7.63 6.92 6 Average 6.922 6.246
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Table 11: Summary of Discharge of Melamchi River at different locations in 2018 Discharge, m3/s Location July – Remarks Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Nov Dec Oct. Melamchi at 4.45 3.67 3.37 3.7 3.91 4.27 5.57 4.92 Timbu D/S of the junction of Sky fall /Ambathan 5.80 Melamchi at 4.98 3.99 3.74 3.83 4.26 5.26 6.55 D/S of the Junction of Melamchi
Gohore and Gohare Rivers
Melamchi at 6.10 4.78 4.46 4.62 4.84 5.99 7.07 6.77 D/S of the Junction of Melamchi
Gyalthum period and Gyalthum Rivers Melamchi at 6.26 5.18 4.92 5.03 5.23 6.21 7.17 6.82 D/S to the confluence of Talamarang Talamarang and Melamchi Rivers 6.35 5.59 5.26 5.24 5.46 6.57 7.33 6.92 Downstream to the confluence of Melamchi at Nuwar river and Upstream to the
Pulbazaar confluence of Melamchi and high flood in the river during this monsoon monsoon this during river in the flood high Discharge cannot be measured due to the the to due measured be cannot Discharge Indrawati Rivers
Figure 2: Discharge of Melamchiriver at different locations in different months of 2018
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From above figure it can be concluded that the discharge of river increases as it comes to the downstream from intake site(Ambathan). Also there are some decrease in discharge in river which may be due to irrigation and to run water mills(Ghatta).
For the reference to compare with initial baseline values of discharge measurement with present valued the data for baseline valued are derived from various sources available from previous report available. The baseline values are as follows as shown in the following table.
Table 12: Baseline values for discharge compiled from different years
Baseline Monthly Discharge (in m3/s unit)
Station Name Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Oct Nov Dec July-Sep 2007 2006 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2010 2010
Riberma/ 3.122 3.101 2.662 2.752 4.610 3.277 12.327 7.94 7.31 Ambathan
Gohore 3.558 4.064 3.228 3.308 4.064 3.560 High 12.088 9.75 8.54 Flood Gyalthum 4.688 4.188 4.230 3.738 4.188 7.543* 13.432 11.37 8.72 Period Talamarang 4.622 4.330 4.763 4.472 4.330 8.677* 14.003 11.53 8.82
Melamchi 5.281 4.472 4.976 4.180 4.472 8.945* 14.951 14.93 9.49
Note: * = Data from June 2008
= High Flooding Period
Comparing the Melamchi river discharge with previous years (baseline values), it is found that the discharge this year is lower in 2018 during the months most of the months. The annual discharge shows that it is well above the proposed diversion value 2m3/sec. In this year 2018, even the driest months had at least more than two times more water in proposed intake site.
4. Action Points on Environmental and Social Safeguards Some action points were indicated by ADB mission for environment and safeguard works, which are addressed in following Table 13. Table 13: Action Points on Environmental and Social Safeguards
S.N. Description Response
A Cumulative Impact Assessment 1 Conduct environmental flow analysis to monitor impacts to Discharge monitoring shows that downstream uses (irrigation, fishing, drinking, etc) the volume available after water
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S.N. Description Response 2 Closely monitor effect of water flow over an extended time diversion is more than 0.5m3/s throughout the watershed based on monthly water flow above the confluence of Timbu measurements. This is directly related to the specific EMP even in dry months, which is more measures considering cumulative impacts which requires a than required flow suggested by flow of at least 0.4m3/s to be released downstream during EIA report. After the confluence of the dry month to ensure downstream ecology, river Timbu, Gohore, Gyalthum, morphology, and other water requirements. Information to Talamarang and other tributaries be reported in the monthly environmental monitoring reports the flow becomes more than sufficient. Regular discharge measurement in monthly basis (except in rainy season) is carried out, and found not less than 2.5m3/s even in dry season. 3 Closely monitor specific mitigation measure in the EMP In absence of Environmental which cover both design and construction stages of road Engineer in SSDS, the specific development, including tasks were not under monitoring for (i) identification of erosion prone areas and avoiding such last few months. Besides, there is vulnerable areas as far as possible almost no new road construction at (ii) implementation of suitable technical designs and best the moment. Presently in construction practices for slope stability and erosion control collaboration with MWSDB, SSDS including cut-and-fill balancing, proper soil compaction and consultant's civil engineer is consolidation of the newly constructed roads, undertaking the EMP activities. bioengineering, designing the road pavement based on Design and Supervision Consultant anticipated vehicular traffic, closely monitoring land is responsible and undertaking the subsidence in the vulnerable areas, and spoil and sediment management (iii) spoil and sediment management and drainage controls and drainage control along the tunnel and assess roads. 4 Continue to monitor higher sediment levels in water bodies There is almost no construction that are likely due to temporary construction debris, and works nearby water bodies. take immediate remedial actions. 5 Coordinate with ADB TA team (TA-7984 Mainstreaming EMP team will coordinate with the Climate Change Risk Management in Development) to ADB TA team. strengthen the data and analytical basis to monitor and predict the impacts, and support infrastructure sectors (including water supply and water resources management). This is intended to inform operation of the Melamchi tunnel operations and how to manage environmental and cumulative impacts in the Melamchi project. 6 Coordinate with ADB study relating to comprehensive EMP team will coordinate with the Bagmati River basin management project that includes ADB study conducting a cumulative water balance study in the Kathmandu Valley B Landslides and Grievances 1 Monitor landslide protection measures not only associated EMP is monitoring landslides within with project related works (e.g. roads and other facilities) the scope and initiated to avoid and but also related to activities taken up by local people and mitigate such activities through local governments if such activities impact project works. SUP activities 2 Fill any vacancies in the SSDS team to ensure all experts All the vacant position except are mobilized Environment Officer is fulfilled.
3 Continue to quickly grievance redress team and implement Community Issues Resolution recommendations quickly Team (CIRT) is already formed in each Access road to solve the local issues. This team is active and solving local issues C River banks and watershed analysis
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S.N. Description Response 1 Continue to avoid and minimize impact on rivers and MWSDB under EMP is continuing streams in the area. By maintaining adequate buffer as well these activities. In buffer zone area as bank protection, soil stabilization, and erosion control LNP is aware to reduce such facilities to mitigate sedimentation and hydrologic impacts. activities 2 Report average monthly flows in the monthly monitoring Monthly discharge is regularly reports presented in monthly progress reports except for few months during Monsoon D Environmental flow analysis 1 Continue to assess the requirement to maintain ecological, It is not assessed after EIA report. It morphological, and hydrological characteristics of the river does not hamper irrigation and system and to meet the demands of downstream drinking water purpose. But due to communities for drinking and irrigation and other uses. The continue excavation of sands and EIA state this was estimated at 0.4m3/s. the project commits concrete from river by crusher to ensuring sufficient water for these purposes, especially industry the depth of river is being during the dry season. down and intakes of irrigation are suffered. 2 Document findings in the monitoring reports E Trend analysis for fisheries 1 Further strengthen the fish monitoring protocol to monitor Fish monitoring protocol is updated diversity and population health. Submit proposal to ADB from February, 2014. The methodology will be reflected from progress report of Feb, 2014. Separate study from MWSDB should be arranged. Presently after the termination of Specific consultancy Inputs of SSDS in 2014 fish assessment are not carried out. 2 Monitor and assess sensitive species and implement EMP lacks expert on fish, so this is measure for their conservation not in progress. Terrestrial wildlife and forest (including poaching and illegal logging/firewood collection) F and third party monitoring measures 1 Implement anti-poaching and prevention of illegal, when are EMP is keep eye open this regard strictly enforced. Remain vigilant in this regard has not found any illegal activities directly. 2 Conduct awareness building and training in sustainable Coordination with HSMC has been fishing to local villages under the social uplift program built and such curriculum is (SUP) designed and imparted to such communities G Water quality 1 Compare water quality to baseline in 2000 in addition to EMP found baseline from 2000 only WHO and national standards for almost months and the quality reports are being compared with available previous data. H Endangered species and rare species
1 Ensure no works proposed within Reserve and improve MWSDB is aware for such activities monitoring of works to avoid impacts to sensitive species. and such works are not proposed.
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5. Environment Mitigation Activities Environment mitigation activities for this current year are going on. Following Table 12 shows the status of environment mitigation activities carried out in this Fiscal year.
Table 14: Environment Mitigation Works FY 2074/75
Cost sharing in NRs SN Work Description Location Remarks Total MWSDB User Construction of Gabion Melamchi- 1 wall for Ekle Besi Pahiro 12 10,31,872.05 8,25,400.00 2,06,472.05 Completed Niyantran Bansbari Construction of gabion Melamchi-4 2 wall for Dumping Site 22,34,580.61 17,87,000.00 4,47,580.61 continue Thakani management
Construction of Piple, Melamchi-4 Complete 3 Khahare Khola Khet 10,41,416.33 8,33,000.00 2,08,416.33 Thakani d Irrigation Canal
Construction of Sungrap Helambu 5- 4 Khola-Prampchii Danda 2,79,416.81 2,23,000.00 56,416.81 Complete Mahankal Keysenchey Road
Construction of Betini Melamchi-5 5 Khola Khumle Khet 3,89,439.94 3,89,439.94 - Completed Sindhukot Irrigation Canal Construction of Dogaun- Helambu 5- 6 Halokatne Danda- 14,82,995.25 11,86,000.00 2,96,995.25 Completed Mahankal Maramchi Construction of Foot Helambu-1 7 3,90,826.86 3,90,826.86 - Completed Bridge Halde Construction of Gabion Helambu-1 8 Wall for Timbu Bazar Nadi 4,94,168.37 4,94,168.37 - Completed Halde Niyantran Construction, extra widening and drain Helambu-5, 9 construction for Tunnel 26,97,663.28 21,58,000.00 5,39,663.28 Continue Mahankal Point to Kalung Khola Road New Track opening of Melamchi-4 10 18,76,404.30 15,00,000.00 3,76,404.30 Continue Thankune-Sote-Dihi Road Thakani Dumping side Melamchi-4 11 3,46,279.93 2,77,000.00 69,279.93 Complete management related to 2 Thakani Total 1,22,65,063.68 1,00,63, 835.17 22,01,228.56
3.3.3 Resettlement
Land acquisition is one of the major activities of MWSDB. Land acquisition for public purposes in Nepal is largely governed by the Land Acquisition Act (LAA) 2034 (1977A.D). The Compensation Determination Committee (CDC) headed by Chief District Officer (CDO) is responsible for evaluation of property and its compensation. The LAA sets out compensation standards and benefits such as compensation for lost assets at market value, provision for alternative land and compensation for standing crops and trees. However, the LAA 2034 is inadequate to meet the requirements of the Melamchi Project. Therefore,
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Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB) has prepared a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and has been approved by the Cabinet in 2057 (2000 AD) to cover resettlement related needs of the Project Affected Persons (PAP's). This policy ensures benefits to non-titled persons such as encroachers and squatters with appropriate displacement allowances for relocation and income restoration assistance. The RPF emphasizes that compensation should enable project-affected people to maintain the existing to better standard of living. The land/assets acquisition and compensation is based on the following principles as per the RPF of the project.
• Compensation upon acquisition by the project for land, crops, trees and house or commercial enterprises.
• Mitigation for loss of water due to diversion of Melamchi River • Displacement allowances • Rehabilitation measures • Protect government property
• Protect community facilities and resources • Avoid community losses • General counseling Status of Land/Assets Acquisition and Compensation Payment in December 2018
During the Reporting month Resettlement Team participated in the project activities, suggestion, views and comments and complains raised by the individual and communities. Also information was disseminated to the UAR, MAR and AARs affected community about their compensation of affected land, crops, trees and other assets. The facilitation process of compensation payment for land acquisition, structures, trees and crops damages on MAR, AAR and UAR from District administrative office Sindhupalchok, and Kavrepalanchok have been continued. The Resettlement team appraised to some affected individuals on status of compensation. Status of compensation payment in annual basis is given below table.
Table 15: Status of Compensation payment in Annual basis (2010 – December, 2018)
SN Year Compensation Amount in (NRs) Remarks 1 2018 10,42,994.00
2 December, 2018 4,32,350.00-
3 January to November 2018 6,10,644.00
4 2017 3.17,370.00
5 2016 18,58,399.00
6 2015 2,73,900.00
7 2014 13,44,763.00
8 2013 45,17,583.00
9 2012 33,57,284.00 10 2011 95,99,316.00
11 2010 3,95,05,938.00
Compensation distribution received from 2010 to 6,18,17,547.00 date facilitated by SSDS Compensation distribution received from PRC 78,00,89,592.00 As of December, 2018 84,19,07,139.00
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Progress achievements
Land Acquisition and Compensation Related Activities
• The SSDS consultant coordinated to MWSDB and CDO office, District forest office, Chautara, Sindhupalchok regarding compensation payment procedures and account related matters. A follow-up is continued in this matter.
• The SSDS consultant assisted Sr. Resettlement Officer, MWSDB to collect necessary documents from Land Revenue Office Chautara, Sindhupalchok and Dhulikhel Kavre to provide compensation to the concerned persons.
• Facilitation and consultation regarding compensation distribution and public issues have been dealt by SSDS consultant at times of need.
• The SSDS Consultant assisted CIRT for compensation of land crops, standing trees and other structures i.e shade at the second phase of Melamchi Water Supply Project Yangri-Larke construction road.
• The consultant SSDS facilitated and motivated to the remaining land owner and tenants who have not yet land acquisition and compensation payments that is continue process.
5. Facilitated for Grievance Handling
• The local people of Gyalthum Adit area have filed application with various demands. The MWSDB and SSDS have completed short term demand with following long term demand.
• The SSDS consultant assisted MWSDB Sr. Resettlement Officer and coordinated District based line agencies in regard to compensation distribution.
• The SSDS consultant assisted MWSDB, eptisa and CMC engineers and carried out field work to identify land acquired by the project to deposit spoil tip. Planning is under way in this regard.
• The SSDS consultant assisted to forward applications/documents of affected persons in the project to MWSDB Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
• The local people of Thakani VDC -4 (Sindhu adit area) and Gyalthum have claimed various demands. The SSDS consultants in coordination with MWSDB have resolved this issue in promising to fulfill their demands as far as possible. Actions are already being taken for some genuine demands.
• The SSDS Consultant directly involved to dissemination project information to PAFs, local people and stakeholders. Field visit and observation and interaction with PAPs and local communities were conducted about compensation distribution of private land crops and standing trees at the second phase of Melamchi Water Supply Project, Yangri –Larke access road Thangpaldhap, Thanpalkot, Bhotang and Baruwa.
• Four Audit Access Roads and others for which land acquisition and compensation payments have not also been hundred percent completed. It is continue afterwards. Reasons why compensation has not been hundred percent completed that is : some land is not registered, some landowners are demanding more compensation from the project, some legal difficulties ,some landowners outside the district and outside country etc.
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Issues/Challenges/Problems
The land/asset acquisition and compensation including crops, trees etc were dealt according to Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) prepared for the project. The major challenges include high expectations of compensation and demand for land acquisition instead of land protection and crop compensation. There are often cases of compensation for loss of private property due to natural calamity, but this has been discouraged.
Achievement
The majority of land acquisition and compensation has been completed. The relationship between the project and local people is harmonious. CDC meeting organized and coordination between project and local people was established. Title Transfer of Land Ownership Certificates There are few cases remaining and a follow up is continue in this regard.
3.4. PROGRESS AGAINST TOR
Following activities were carried out by individual consultants during the reporting period.
Table 16: Progresses against TOR of SSDS Consultants January-December, 2018
Progress Components of TOR Activities Status
A. Social Uplift and Capacity Building
Assist with the formation and • Participate in regular meeting Meeting being institutionalization of HSMVSUPIC and any • Review the constitution and attended similar local committees. regulation
Enhance the capacity of HSMVSUPIC • Participatory discussions with Continue executive committee and secretariat to plan, committee members execute manage and monitor social and • Develop monitoring indicators environmental development program and resettlement action plans from ADB loan • Participatory monitoring funds
Update and improve the SUP implementation • Review guidelines Continue guidelines and implementation systems of • Suggest for improvement social uplift program under the subproject.
Review and confirm the criteria for eligibility of • Study the ADB safeguard Continue affected people to benefit from the sub- requirements project and the criteria for the sub-component • Monitor the impact of activities selection to ensure consistency and compliance with ADB safeguards • Compliance with ADB safeguard requirements. requirements
Review and confirm the criteria for sub- • Suggest criteria for sub-component Continue and component selection to ensure consistency selection to ensure consistency advised to all and compliance with ADB safeguards VCC requirement, and assist the Safeguard Unit chairpersons and HSMVSUPIC in screening proposals in accordance with the said criteria.
Assist HSMVSUPIC and PMU in preparing • Review the progress Continue annual budget which identifies SUP sub- • Assist to prepare annual plan components to be undertaken for the applicable year.
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status
Establish a mechanism for public audits at • Discuss with HSMVSUPIC and Continue least twice a year. Safe guard unit
Support HSMC in implementing the social • Discuss with HSMVSUPIC and Continue development support program, and undertake Safe guard unit capacity building of HSMC through skills • Identify Social dev. Support development and training. program • Identify training needs • Assist to conduct training
Support HSMC in monitoring the progress • Assist to form monitoring teams Continue and performance of the social development • Monitor the impact of activities support program including compliance with Safeguards requirement. • Compliance with ADB safeguard requirements • Assist to prepare report
Assist HSMVSUPIC and MWSDB in • Study the prevailing policies Initiated preparing policies for water levy to be paid for • Coordinate with HSMVSUPIC and water diversion and entering into an MWSDB agreement between Kathmandy Valley's authorized agency and Melamchi Valley • Suggest and recommend people regarding the levy to be paid for water diversion.
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports Continue progress report with a summary of periodic • Quarterly reports and cumulative figures and data. • Annual reports • Completion reports
B. Public Relation
Assist MWSDB and HSMVSUPIC in • Identify project related problems Continue establishing a proactive informative campaign raised and likely to be for PAF, and dialogue with concerned stakeholders in communities both the Melamchi and Kathmandu valleys. • Assist to settle the issues, problems and obstruction
Promote the benefits of the MWSP, targeting • Develop relationship with PAFs, Continue project-affected people, project stakeholders, Stakeholders, NGOs the general public and non-government • Support HSMVSUPIC's public organization (NGOs); and support relation activities HSMVSUPIC's public relation activities.
Proactively organize public relations events, • Coordinate media for wide Continue in coordination with MWSDB, HSMVSUPIC dissemination of information and the PMC (i.e., mobilize media and • Prepare IEC materials and any engage in a fact-based debate with social other materials to develop positive activists to separate reality from myth consent of community towards regarding MWSP, its activities and intent). project
Organize, at least once in three months, • Organize meetings with all Continue meeting with other stakeholders such as the stakeholders once in three month local bodies, VDCs and NGOs in order to to disseminate to different disseminate information and seek feedback stakeholder as stipulated in the loan agreements and • Seek feedback/comments from other documents for the project. local communities regarding
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status project to implement the project
Assist in the development of PR skills to • Organize trainings for capacity Will be MWSDB's staff by organizing training and building to social mobilizes of organized as capacity building programs. Prepare and HSMVSUPIC, and consultants requirement submit a plan of such programs as part of the • Develop training manuals, modules consultant's inception report. for capacity build up of staffs of HSMVSUPIC/ MWSDB
Promote understanding among local • List the problems of local Continue communities, project and affected people so communities that conflicts are lessened and the project is • Mobilize HSMVSUPIC officials, executed smoothly; and other stakeholders
Identify and potential conflict area at an early • Identification of potential conflict Continue stage and assist safeguard unit to take timely area measures to avoid it. • Assist safeguard unit to take timely measures
Create awareness on the role of HSMC and • Awareness campaign on the role of Continue local communities in management and HSMC and local communities to all handling grievances and implementation of VDCs safeguard activities including social upliftment • Assist to implement safeguard Program. activities including SUP
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/Quarterly Continue progress report with a summary of periodic reports/Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
C. Environment Management
Support the SUP and HSMVSUPIC to carry • Participate in regular meeting Continue out environment monitoring and • Visit to different construction sites environmental management, if any, under the SUP. • Monitoring and environment management • Suggestion and recommendation
Report to SG unit chief and the MWSDB on • Participate in regular meeting Continue the level of compliance with subproject-wide • Recommend EMP sub-projects EMPS for subproject infrastructure works, and supplement the regular supervision by • Implementation of sub-projects MWSDB, the panel of experts, and the funding agencies.
Review all EIAs and EMPs prepared for the • Review EIA and EMP reports Continue subproject, and update them during • Update them subproject implementation.
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status
Through field visits, discussions with the • Review the activities Continue stakeholders, monitoring activities within • Understand the problem HSMVSUPIC, training, feedback, and communication with MWSDB, recommend • Training and feedback other possible environmental enhancements • Recommendation for the subproject.
Assist the MWSDB safeguard unit to ensure • Prepare sub-project for Continue that the subproject is executed in an environment mitigation environment friendly and adheres to the EMP. • Manage trainings
Prepare a monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/Quarterly Continue progress report with a summary of periodic reports/Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
Undertake research and produce report on • Identify research type As requirement the impact of EMP activities on Melamchi • Undertake research valley and beyond. • Produce report
Conduct third party monitoring of the activities • Manage monitoring activities Initiated as stipulated in the EMP for the • Regular follow-up environmental protection/mitigation activities provided for implementation by other agencies (contractors, CBO, User's Group, and other local agencies).
Continue the environmental activities • Continuation Initiated currently being carried out by EMP consultant such as, measuring of noise pollution, dust pollution, fish specimen D. Resettlement
Develop confidence in communities towards • Organize CDC meeting as require Continue compensation packages (for outstanding land • Mobilize team for cadastral survey acquisition and resettlement activities) in and case verify as set by locals construction works; • Facilitate for the distribution of compensation
Assist the project and the SG unit in carrying • Coordinate with LRO, LDO and Continue out land acquisition, title transfer and DAO for title transfer recording in the asset register. • Coordinate with LRO, DAO for asset register maintain
Implement RAP and update it as necessary. • Study RAP Continue • Update as required
Assist the grievance handling unit in resolving • As requirement Continue the claims, grievances and obstructions in the project implementation as a result of land acquisition and RAP activities.
Assist the SG unit and PR consultant on • As requirement As requirement information dissemination through Website and various media
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Progress Components of TOR Activities Status
Prepare a monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/ Quarterly reports/ Continue progress report with a summary of periodic Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports
Assist the Panel of expert in conducting the • Assist panel of experts for field As requirement third party monitoring. visit, case studies and monitoring
E. Civil Engineering Works
Develop confidence in communities towards • Participate in regular meeting Continue in construction works; • Review the past civil works • Receive feedback from HSMVSUPIC and SG unit to implement SUP
Assist the project and the SG unit in survey, • Field visit for design, cost estimate Continue design and construction works. and implementation of different infrastructures related sub projects
Monitor SUP activities related to • Mobilize support staffs for Continue infrastructures. monitoring field activities
Prepare a monthly, quarterly and annual • Monthly reports/Quarterly Continue progress report with a summary of periodic reports/Annual reports and cumulative figures and data. • Completion reports E. Laboratory works
Maintain the EMP laboratory works on site • Laboratory operation Continue office. • Monitor the further requirements
Regular water quality tests of different places • Sample collection in regular basis Continue and operate and handle the laboratory works • Test the parameters in close coordination with MWSDB
Communicate the lab result to concern • Communicate the results Continue officers , and display the • Display the results
Discharge measurement of Melamchi river at • Monthly discharge measurement Continue different places • Display the results
3.5. Plans for 2019
Because of tenure of contract has been expired plans for 2019 is not submitted.
4. MAJOR ISSUES/ ACTIVITIES
The consultant was provisioned to use the project vehicles (Two 2 Pick-ups) at the beginning of consulting services. These vehicles were in use for a long time. The consultant's staff experienced frequent breaks down of these vehicles requiring major repair works and replacement of vehicle parts. Such situation has affected the field activities of the consultant's staff.
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