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Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 40648-034 September 2020 Period: January 2020 – June 2020 IND: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism - Tranche 3 Submitted by Program Management Unit, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun 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. Program Management Unit Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (ADB Assisted – Loan No. 2833, India) Government of Uttarakhand Pandit Deendyal Upadhaya Paryatan Bhawan, Near ONGC Helipad Garhi Catt, Dehradun -248003 Tel: 91-135-2559987, Fax: 91-135-2559988 E-mail: [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Ref: 2-10-ADB/IDIPT/PMU/ 370/ 2014 -2015 Date: 17 -08-2020 To, The Country Director India Resident Mission (INRM) Plot No.-4 San Martin Marg, Chankyapuri New Dehli 110021 PB No: 5331(HPO) Sub: ADB Loan: 3223 -IND: Submission of Semi-Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring report of Tranche III (Jan- June 2020). Dear Sir, Please find herewith enclosed Semiannual Social Safeguard Monitoring report of Tranche III (Jan- June 2020) for your kind perusal and approval. Encl: As above Sincerely, Recd. 17.08.20 (R.K Tiwari) SFG Log 4304 Additional Program Director INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR TOURISM, UTTARAKHAND Asian Development Bank Loan No. 3223-IND (Tranche-3) SEMI-ANNUAL SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING REPORT (Jan -June, 2020) Prepared by Department of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand for Asian Development Bank August, 2020 1 Project Fact Sheet Loan (LOAN NO. 3223 IND) Subproject Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism, Uttarakhand Tranche-III Loan 28th September 2015 signing date Loan effective date 28th October 2015 Expected project 30th September 2020 completion Executing Agency The Executing Agency (EA) for the Investment Program is the Uttarakhand government’s Tourism Department. The EA has established the Program Management unit (PMU) to execute, manage and monitor the implementation of the investment program, and provide overall policy directions. PMU has the mandate to closely supervise and monitor every component under the investment program. Implementing Agency The Implementing Agency is the Program Management Unit (PMU) of the ongoing Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism, Uttarakhand). For the execution of work, PIUs have been set up at Dehradun and Bhimtal Monitoring Period January 2020 to June 2020 Covered 2 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AP - Affected Person BPL - Below poverty line CDS - Community Development Specialist DSC - Design and Supervision Consultants DDR - Due Diligence Report EA - Executive Agency FGD - Focus Group Discussion GoI - Government of India GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRC - Grievance Redress Committee IDIPT - Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism LAA - Land Acquisition Act MFF - Multi-tranche financing facility NGO - Non-governmental organization OMC - Operations and Maintenance Contractors PMC - Program Management Consultants PIU - Program Implementation Unit PMU - Project Management Unit PAH - Project affected household RP - Resettlement Plan RF - Resettlement Framework SC - Scheduled Caste ST - Scheduled Tribe SMR - Social Monitoring Report SIA - Social Impact Assessment SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement SO - Safeguard Officer UTDB - Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board 3 Table of Contents I. Project Background and Description: ................................................................................. 6 II. Purpose of Report .............................................................................................................. 8 III. Sub-projects Categorization under IDIPT-3 ........................................................................ 8 IV. Status of Involuntary Resettlement (IR) Documentation ..................................................... 8 V. Project Implementation Status.......................................................................................... 10 VI. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement/ Rehabilitation ............................................ 12 VII. Status of RP Implementation ............................................................................................ 17 VIII. Consultation & Discussions .............................................................................................. 20 IX. Implementation Arrangements: ........................................................................................ 21 X. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) ............................................................................ 23 XI. Monitoring 26 XII. Summary Monitoring Results and Key Findings: .............................................................. 26 XIII. Next Steps ...................................................................................................................... 27 XIV. Lessons Learnt and Good Practices................................................................................. 27 TABLE Table 1 : Details of Sub-projects under Tranche 3 ....................................................................... 7 Table 2 : Details of subproject for which RPs were prepared ....................................................... 9 Table 3 : Details of subproject for which DDRs were prepared..................................................... 9 Table 4: Details of Subproject completed upto this reporting period .......................................... 10 Table 5: Details of Subproject terminated upto this reporting period.......................................... 10 Table 6: Status of ongoing sub-projects ..................................................................................... 10 Table 7: Additional works that has been taken under 3 sub-projects. ......................................... 12 Table 8 : Subproject Components and its Impact on Land Acquisition and Resettlement........... 13 Table 9: Additional works that has been taken under tranche 3 sub-projects. ........................... 14 Table 10 : Subproject Components and its Impact on Land Acquisition and Resettlement ......... 15 Table 11: Subproject Components and its Impact on Land Acquisition and Resettlement.......... 16 Table 12 : APs identified under tranche-3 sub-project ................................................................ 17 Table 13: Compensation paid to Affected Persons up to this reporting period ............................ 17 Table 14 : Details of Payment that will be disbursed to APs. ...................................................... 19 Table 15 : Details of the Social Safeguards Staff ....................................................................... 21 Table 16 : Institutional Roles and Responsibilities...................................................................... 22 ANNEXURE Annexure 1: Photographs of proposed Toilets sites ................................................................... 29 Annexure 2: Photographs of proposed TICs sites ...................................................................... 32 Annexure 3: Details of Affected Persons identified under package- UK/IDIPT-III/KOT/01 .......... 33 Annexure 4: Details of Affected Persons identified under package- UK/IDIPT-III/ DDN/01 ......... 34 Annexure 5: Details of Affected Persons identified under package- UK/IDIPT-III/GEN/04 .......... 35 Annexure 6: Draft copy of agreement ......................................................................................... 36 4 Annexure 7: Consultation with stakeholders Kartikeya swami circuit sub-Project sites .............. 37 Annexure 8: Minutes of stakeholder consultation on dated 11th Feb,2020 at George Everest ... 38 Annexure 9: Consultation with identified APs at George Everest on dated 10th Feb,2020 ........ 49 Annexure 10: Consultation with stakeholders Haridwar sub-Project sites ................................. 51 Annexure 11: Stakeholder Consultation conducted by NGO ...................................................... 53 Annexure 12 :Safety training to labor at Kartikeya Swamy site on dated 28.01.2020 ................. 57 Annexure 13 : Safety training to project labor at Haridwar site on dated 13.02.2020 .................. 58 Annexure 14: Safety training to project labor at George Everest site on dated 22.06.2020 ....... 59 5 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM OF TOURISM UTTARAKHAND SEMI-ANNUAL SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING REPORT (January -June, 2020) I. Project Background and Description: 1. The Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (IDIPT) envisages an environmentally and culturally sustainable and socially inclusive tourism development, in the project States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. The expected impact of the project in the four states is sustainable and inclusive tourism development in priority State Tourism sub-circuits divided into marketable cluster destinations that exhibit enhanced protection and management of key natural and cultural heritage tourism sites, improved market connectivity,