42486-016: Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project
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Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report Project number: 42486-016 Period: February – July 2019 Submission Date: September 2019 IND: Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Program This report was prepared by Project Management Consultants, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank. This document is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy and does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. MADHYA PRADESH URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED MADHYA PRADESH URBAN SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN ASSISTANCE (LOAN NO. 3528-IND) SEMI ANNUAL SOCIAL MONITORING REPORT (SSMR) ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS (Phase 1) Period: February 2019 to July 2019 Submitted by: PROJECT MANAGEMENT COUNSULTANTS, BHOPAL (TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED J/V JPS ASSOCAITES PVT. LTD) 1 ABBREVIATION ADB Asian Development Bank BPL Below Poverty Line CAPP Community Action and Participation Program GoI Government of India GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism ISA Initial Social Assessment LAA Land Acquisition Act LIG Lower Income Group M&E Monitoring and Evaluation PAF Project Affected Family PAH Project Affected Household PIU Project Implementation Unit PMU Project Management Unit MPUDCL Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company Limited MPUSIP Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project ROR Record of Rights RoW Right of Way R&R Resettlement and Rehabilitation SSMR Semi Annual Social Monitoring Report UDHD Urban Development and Housing Department WHH Women Headed Household 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 5 B. BACKGROUND OF REPORT AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................... 7 C. SCOPE OF SOCIAL SAFEGUARD IMPACTS .............................................................. 10 D. COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ................................................................... 44 E. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOUSRE ............................................ 45 F. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM) ............................................................. 50 G. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 64 H. MONITORING RESULTS/FINDING ............................................................................... 67 I. COMPLIANCE OF SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS LOAN COVENANTS ................................ 68 J. FOLLOW UP, ACTION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCLOUSRE .......................... 73 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: structure and process of GRM Figure 2: Map Showing Sub-Project Towns Figure 3: Photographs of ADB Mission During Site Visit LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Status of Draft Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Reports of Subprojects under Phase 1 Table 2: List of Awarded Packages and Name of DBO Contractor along with Progress of design Submitted (in %) Table 3: Safeguard issues and Mitigation Measures Table 4: Town-wise Progress of the Household Survey (up to July 2019) Table 5: Social Safeguards Issues Town-wise and Package-wise Table 6: Status of Compensation Payment in Sohagpur Table 7: Record of Awareness Raising Events/Consultations at Subproject towns under Phase 1 Table 8: Status of GRC Formation Table 9: Summary of Submitted Grievances and Resolved Status, as on 31 July 2019 Table 10: Deployment of Social Safeguards officials during Reporting Period (February 2019 to July 2019) Table 11: Status of Compliance of ADB’s Loan Covenants related to Safeguard Issues Table 12: Status of Actions for Social Safeguards Compliance LIST OF APPENDIXES Appendix 1: Package-wise and Town-wise Progress of Drawing Design and Physical Progress up to July 2019 Appendix 2: Photographs of Disclosure of Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous People Report in Hindi Language at respective urban local body (ULBs) office 3 Appendix 3: Copy of the Household Survey Appendix 4: Details of Consultations during Subproject Implementation (February 2019 to July 2019) Appendix 5: Office Order of Executing Agency to Establish GRC at subproject town level 187 Appendix 6: List of the Towns Package-wise (Both Phase 1 and Phase 2) Appendix 7: Details about Land Ownership, Status of Land and Transfer of proposed land/site Appendix 8: Grievances Reported During Period February 2019 to July 2019 4 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) of Government of Madhya Pradesh launched Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project (MPUSIP) with the loan assistance from Asian Development Bank (LOAN NO. 3528-IND). The Urban Development and Housing Department is an Executing Agency for the Project. Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Company Limited (MPUDCL) is the nodal Implementing Agency through a central Project Management Unit (PMU) for implementation of the Project with further supported by Project Implementation Units (PIUs). The PMU has been assisted by Project Management Consultant (PMC) namely M/S TATA Consulting Engineers Limited in association with JPS Associates Private Limited, New Delhi. The Project intends to ensure: a) Continuous, pressurized, safe and sustainable drinking water through private household metered connections in 128 towns; and b) Sewage and storm water collection and treatment systems are proposed in 12 identified towns including national heritage towns Sanchi and Khajuraho and Rajnagar. c) The Project also includes component of non -physical investment (GIS, MIS, M and E and Social Safeguards) for system strengthening. Major Achievements 2. List of the towns is depicted in • Summary of Involuntary Resettlement and Appendix 6. The entire project is Indigenous Peoples reports in Hindi were planned to be implemented in three prepared and displayed at respective ULBs and periods: (i) preparatory and PIUs, procurement; (ii) construction and (iii) • All Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous operations and maintenance. Prior to Peoples reports were reviewed, implementation of the project, design • Visited towns for land verifications and other Consultants were hired by MPUDCL to social issues, develop Detailed Project Report (DPR) • Updation of Involuntary Resettlement and of each subproject town. In regard to Indigenous Peoples DDR was done for 16 social safeguard, subprojects are packages. classified as category ‘B’ for • Compensation paid to all five affected persons of involuntary resettlement and WSS town Sohagpur under Package 1C indigenous peoples as per ADB • Order issued for formation of GRC, nomination Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). of CDO at ULB and Nomination of GRC person Each subproject has been screened to in each town, refer to Appendix 5. assess the social impacts likely to be • Order issued for nomination of at least one occurred due to project interventions. member must be belong to tribal community These projects come under either (indigenous people) in the subproject town GRC ‘Category B’ or ‘Category C’. (2nd tier) reported under scheduled area Resettlement Plan is prepared to • Community Action and Participation Plan has address the negative impacts. been developed, Resettlement Plan is developed using • Conducted consultations with ULBs and other approved stakeholders including local inhabitatnt in Resettlement Framework (RF) and particular indigenous people, Indigenous People Planning Framework (IPPF). It is presumed that a significant number of subprojects will not make any involuntary resettlement impact, so Involuntary Resettlement Due Diligence Report (DDR) has been prepared in avoiding resettlement impacts. 5 3. Project interventions have been managed by the MPUDCL with the technical support of PMC at Bhopal and PMC PIUs located at regional levels i.e. Bhopal, Indore, Sagar, Jabalpur and Gwalior. Apart from technical (engineering) and managerial (procurement and contract management) components, safeguard issues are also important component. It includes activities of (i) Resettlement, (ii) Environment and (iii) social and gender. The key experts/officials are deployed at PMC and PMC (PIU) to assist PMU and PIUs in compliance with the environment, social and gender requirements of the Project Safeguards System (PSS). 4. Semi-annual Social Monitoring Report (SSMR) on social safeguards is required to be submitted under Safeguard component of MPUSIP. This is the 4th semi-annual social monitoring report (SSMR) which present progress of the subprojects of 69 towns of water supply scheme and 4 towns of sewerage under Phase 1 of MPUSIP from February 2019 to July 2019. 5. Social safeguard reports such as involuntary resettlement due diligence report (DDR) / Resettlement Plan and indigenous peoples DDR are prepared for the subproject towns under packages having nil or insignificant temporary impacts of involuntary resettlement and indigenous peoples impacts. Altogether, 69 subproject towns of water supply scheme (WSS) and 4 subproject towns of