Melamchi Water Supply Project: Subproject 1 Social Monitoring Report
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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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. i Safeguard and Social Development Support Semi - Annual Progress Report (July-December 2018) 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 ii Safeguard and Social Development Support Semi - Annual Progress Report (July-December 2018) 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 iii Safeguard and Social Development Support Semi - Annual Progress Report (July-December 2018) 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 iv Safeguard and Social Development Support Annual Progress Report-9 (January-December, 2018) 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. JV of ICON-CMS Page 1 Safeguard and Social Development Support Annual Progress Report-9 (January-December,