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Investigation Report Report No. 36382-PK Investigation Report Pakistan – National Drainage Program Project (Credit No. 2999-PAK) July 6, 2006 About the Panel The Inspection Panel was created in September 1993 by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank to serve as an independent mechanism to ensure accountability in Bank operations with respect to its policies and procedures. The Inspection Panel is an instrument for groups of two or more private citizens who believe that they or their interests have been or could be harmed by Bank-financed activities to present their concerns through a Request for Inspection. In short, the Panel provides a link between the Bank and the people who are likely to be affected by the projects it finances. Members of the Panel are selected “on the basis of their ability to deal thoroughly and fairly with the request brought to them, their integrity and their independence from the Bank’s Management, and their exposure to developmental issues and to living conditions in developing countries.”1 The three-member Panel is empowered, subject to Board approval, to investigate problems that are alleged to have arisen as a result of the Bank having ignored its own operating policies and procedures. Processing of Requests After the Panel receives a Request for Inspection it is processed as follows: · The Panel decides whether the Request is prima facie not barred from Panel consideration. · The Panel registers the Request—a purely administrative procedure. · The Panel sends the Request to Bank Management, which has 21 working days to respond to the allegations of the Requesters. · The Panel then conducts a short 21 working-day assessment to determine the eligibility of the Requesters and the Request. · If the Panel does not recommend an investigation, and the Board of Executive Directors accepts that recommendation, the case is considered closed. The Board, however, may approve an investigation against the Panel’s recommendation if it so warrants. · Three days after the Board decides on whether or not an investigation should be carried out, the Panel’s Report (including the Request for Inspection and Management’s Response) is publicly available through the Panel’s website and Secretariat, the Bank’s Info Shop and the respective Bank Country Office. · If the Panel recommends an investigation, and the Board approves it, the Panel undertakes a full investigation, which is not time-bound. 1 IBRD Resolution No. 93-10; IDA Resolution No. 93-6. i · When the Panel completes an investigation, it sends its findings and conclusions on the matters alleged in the Request for Inspection to the Board as well as to Bank Management. · The Bank Management then has six weeks to submit its recommendations to the Board on what actions the Bank would take in response to the Panel’s findings and conclusions. · The Board then takes the final decision on what should be done based on the Panel's findings and the Bank Management's recommendations. · Three days after the Board’s decision, the Panel’s Report and Management’s Recommendation are publicly available through the Panel’s website and Secretariat, the Bank’s Info Shop and the respective Bank Country Office. ii Table of Contents ABOUT THE PANEL ..................................................................................................................... I TABLE OF CONTENTS ...............................................................................................................III FIGURES , TABLES , PICTURES AND BOXES ............................................................................... VI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................................................VIII ACRONYMS , UNITS AND CURRENCIES ..................................................................................... IX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. XI CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 A. Events Leading to the Investigation............................................................................... 1 1. The Request.................................................................................................................... 1 2. Management Response .................................................................................................. 4 3. Eligibility of the Request ............................................................................................... 7 B. Context: Irrigation and Drainage in Southern Sindh Province ................................. 8 C. The NDP Project ............................................................................................................ 13 1. The Project as Originally Approved ............................................................................ 13 2. Project Modifications ................................................................................................... 15 D. The Investigation............................................................................................................ 16 E. Bank Operational Policies and Procedures Applicable to the Project...................... 17 CHAPTER 2: PROJECT HISTORY, DESIGN AND IMPACTS .................................... 19 A. Irrigation and Drainage Structures in the Indus River Basin ................................... 19 1. Irrigation Structures ..................................................................................................... 19 2. Problems of Waterlogging and Salinity ....................................................................... 21 3. Technical Remediation Actions ................................................................................... 22 4. Policy and Institutional Measures................................................................................ 23 B. Major Initiatives and Actions ....................................................................................... 23 1. The Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) ......................................................................... 23 2. The NDP Framework Program (1995-2020) ............................................................... 24 3. The National Surface Drainage System (NSDS)......................................................... 25 C. LBOD Design and Performance ................................................................................... 26 1. History of the Bank’s Involvement .............................................................................. 26 2. Alternative Alignments of the Outfall ......................................................................... 27 3. Structural Design.......................................................................................................... 30 4. Performance of LBOD................................................................................................. 35 5. Effects on People and the Environment ....................................................................... 39 D. NDP Project Components and Implementation.......................................................... 47 1. Main Project Components ............................................................................................ 47 2. Evo lution of NDP Project during Implementation ...................................................... 49 3. Project Completion ...................................................................................................... 52 CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ....................................................... 54 A. Introduction.................................................................................................................... 54 B. Water Flow and Environmental Conditions ............................................................... 55 C. Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................... 59 1. Project Area of Influence ............................................................................................. 60 2. Environmental Screening and Level of Analysis......................................................... 65 3. Analysis of Alternatives............................................................................................... 66 4. Analysis of Potential Impacts ...................................................................................... 68 5. Environmental Management Plan, Mitigation and Compensation .............................. 69 6. Monitoring Plan ........................................................................................................... 73 7. Consultation................................................................................................................. 74 8. The Drainage Master Plan (DMP) ............................................................................... 74 9. Environmental Advisory Panels .................................................................................. 76 10. The Chotiari Reservoir................................................................................................. 77 11. Consequences for Project Affected People and the Environment ............................... 78 D. Natural Habitats............................................................................................................. 78 1. Habitat Affected by LBOD and NDP .........................................................................
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