Due Diligence Report – Social Safeguards
Document stage: Draft for Discussion Project number: 39295-013 October- 2017
BAN: Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project (UGIIP-III) – Chowmuhani Pourashava (Phase 2)
Package Number: UGIIP-III-2/W-B/CHOW/(UT+DR)/01/2016
Prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh, for the Asian Development Bank.
This due diligence 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.
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(as of April - 2017) Currency Unit = Tk. Tk.1.00 = $0.0126 $1.00 = Tk. 78.95 ABBREVIATIONS
ADB –- Asian Development Bank AP – Affected Person ARIPO– Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Properties Ordinance CCL – Cash Compensation under Law DC – Deputy Commissioner DDR Due Diligence Report DPHE – Department of Public Health Engineering EMP – Environmental Management Plan FGD – Focus Group Discussion GICD Governance Improvement and Capacity Development GRC – Grievance Redress Cell GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism IR – Involuntary Resettlement LGED – Local Government Engineering Department PDB – Power Development Board PIU – Project implementation unit PMU – Project Management Unit PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance ROW – Right Of Way RF – Resettlement Framework RP – Resettlement Plan SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement ToR – Terms Of Reference RCC _ Reinforced Cement Concrete CC _ Cement Concrete BC _ Bituminous Carpeting HBB _ Herring Bone Boned
GLOSSARY OF BANGLADESHI TERMS I core – 10 million (= 100 lakh)
Ghat – Boat landing area along a river
Hat, hut, or haat – Market (bazaar) operating certain afternoons during the week when
sellers establish temporary shops. There are also some permanent
shops in a Hat. Markets usually represent a significant source of
income for municipalities
Hartal – General strike
Khal – Drainage Ditch/Canal
Khas or khash – Land/Property Belonging To Government
Kutcha, katchha or kacca – Structures Built Without Bricks And Mortar Or Without Concrete Lakh or lac – 100,000
Moholla or mohalla – Sub-Division Of a ward Mouza map – Cadastral Map Of Mouza Showing Plots And Their Numbers
Nasiman – A 3-Wheeler Motorized Vehicle
Parshad – Councilor
Pourashava or Paurashava – Government-Recognized Land Area
Pucca or Puccha, puccha – Structures Built Partly With Bricks And Mortar Or Concrete
Thana – Police station
Upazila – administrative unit below the district level. A district is called a Zila
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Km – kilometer M – meter m2 – square meter Mm – Millimeter 3 m – cubic meter
NOTES
(i) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars, (i) BDT refers to Bangladeshi Taka
This social safeguard assessment- Due Diligence Report (DDR) 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.
PREFACE The premises of this Due Diligence Report (DDR) are the MDS Consultant services presentation of an analysis of data and conclusions, together with its appendices. While MDS consultants have been deputed to assist the Pourashava/Executing Agency (EA) for the preparation of the DDR, the responsibility and ownership of the DDR rest with the EA. The key elements of the Due Diligence Report focus on: Assessment of Compliance Guidelines of Social Safeguards according to ADB and GoB policy.
DISCLAIMER This Due Diligence Report (DDR) of Chowmuhani Pourashava under Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project (UGIIP-III (W-B) has been prepared under the guidance of Team Leader and Deputy Team Leader of MDS consultant. All the data used to prepare this Due Diligence Report (DDR) have been collected from the Pourashava Development Plan (PDP). Some of the information’s have also been collected from the Pourashava personnel over telephone. Moreover some information’s have been collected by the respective experts of MDS consultant through intensive field visit which have been used in writing this report. If any information or data or any other things coincide with other Project documents that are beyond our knowledge and fully coincidental event and we express apology for that.
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Executive Summery Cities in Bangladesh are growing at an unprecedented speed. Bangladesh’s urban population has grown rapidly and has reached 50 million. Rapid urbanization, while improving economic productivity through agglomeration benefits, is placing severe strains on the natural environment and is fuelling demand for urban infrastructure and services. One principal cause of such rapid growth is the presence of better opportunities spanning economic, communication, education, health and other social aspects in the urban areas. It is worth noting that by one account, in countries of Bangladesh’s standing, around 55-60% of a country’s aggregate economic activities takes place within the urban confines.
The Government of Bangladesh set a strategy to reduce the regional disparities; thus Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) project (UGIIP- III) is keen to accomplish the plan. The project is being implemented as a sector loan approach with financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB); ADB Loan NR-3142 BAN (SF)/1626P together with co-financing from OFID to improve governance and urban service provision in two sets of Pourashavas over a period of 6 years (2014 to 2020). The first set is 31 pre-selected Pourashavas are marked as Window-A Pourashava, in which full set of support will be provided under the project. The 2nd set is 20 Pourashavas that have been selected through the performance evaluation of governance improvement of the Pourashavas, called Window B Pourashava, for financing at a prescribed allocation for infrastructure (i.e. roads & drains) development in phase-2 of UGIIP-III.
This Due Diligence Report has been prepared for Chowmuhani Pourashava; Package Nr: UGIIP-III-2/W-B/CHOW/ (UT+DR)/01/2016 that aims to improve roads and drainage system. The schemes are (i) improvement/construction of 24 roads of length 21.707 KM and 02 drains of length 1.060 km. The report is prepared based on the feasibility study and details engineering designs developed by MDSC design team and field verifications occurred by the MDS Social Safeguard team.
During field visit, the people of Chowmuhani Pourashava expressed dissatisfaction of poor service of the Pourashava especially for bad condition of the road and insufficient drain. In the monsoon season the low lying areas go under water and remain inundated for several days and as a result roads, drains and houses are damaged. Existing drains are not cleaning at regular basis. Water logging is occurred in Chowmuhani Pourashava while heavy rains take place; due to not having smooth drainage system the rain water does not move away during monsoon season.
The RCC and bituminous road have become broken and earthen part of the road has also become filthy that made the inhabitants misery and the roads are not remained in the position to use. Improvement of these roads will help smooth transportation movement and will have positive impact on employment, creation of better business environment, marketing of agricultural products and promoting education facilities as well as health facilities. All these
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factors have incremental value on socio-economic aspects in general and social aspects in particular.
A project-specific grievance redress mechanism (GRM) has been established at Chowmuhani Pourashava to receive, evaluate, and facilitate the resolution of AP’s concerns, complaints, and grievances about the social and environmental performance. The GRM aims to provide a time-bound and transparent mechanism to voice and resolve social and environmental concerns linked to the project.
Private land and homesteads on the road sides have been kept unaffected and out of purview of involuntary resettlement for the construction/ rehabilitation of the roads. There are no religious institutes, archaeological sites and protected areas, wetlands, mangroves, or estuaries in or around the sub-project location as well as in the Pourashava. Important findings of the study in connection to social safeguard issues are (i) improvement of the roads will be carried out on the existing alignments and will not require land acquisition thus no IR will be occurred due to expansion of the roads and drains; (ii) no road needs resettlement, dislocation or relocation. So only 05 (Five) strip maps are provided as a sample; (iii) there is no structure, houses, shops, trees or any other establishments on the ROWs of the proposed roads and drains alignments; (iv) the required land for construction work is owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava; (v) there is no possibility of any adverse impact in terms of losing income or livelihood; (vi) as a result no dislocation, demolition of houses or structures will be required due to the development activities; (vii) the local people unanimously welcomed the Project and showed positive attitude to the improvement of the proposed Sub-Project. None was found to oppose the Sub-Project; (viii) urban residents and the rural residents in surrounding hinterland will benefit from improvement of the proposed roads for creating better access to urban markets & social services provided in the Project town; (ix) no potential negative impact could be identified and (x) business or economic activities will not be impeded resulting losses in income or asset.
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Table of Contents Executive Summery ...... iv I. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 II. SUBPROJECT DESCIPTION...... 3 III. DUE DILIGENCE ...... 26 IV. FINDINGS ...... 29 V. FUTURE CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE ...... 42 VI. MITIGATION OF SOCIAL CONCERNS ...... 46 VII. CONCLUSIONS ...... 46 VIII. APPENDIX 1: RECORDS OF PUBLIC CONSULTAION IN CHOWMUHANI POURASHAVA ...... 48 IX. Appendix 2: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Assessment Checklist (Chowmuhani Pourashava) ...... 64 X. Appendix 3: Indigenous People Check List/Small Ethnic Communities (SEC) Impacts ...... 70 XI. Appendix 4: Sample Grievance Registration Form ...... 73 XII. Appendix 5: Grievance Redress Form (Bangla Version) ...... 74 XIII. Appendix 6: Land Ownership Certificatie of Chowmuhani Pourahsava ...... 75 XIV. Appendix 7: Photographs of proposed roads and drains alignments of Chowmuhani Pourashava under Phase 2 of UGIIP-III (W-B)...... 78
List of Figures
Figure- 1: Location Map of Chowmuhani Pourashava in Bangladesh map...... 15 Figure- 2: Location of Chowmuhani Pourashava in Google map ...... 16 Figure- 3: Map of Chowmahuni Pourashava showing Schemes (Roads & Drains) (Phase-2) . 17 Figure- 4: Strip map of Roads and Drains...... 22 Figure- 5: Typical Roads and Drains Section ...... 24 Figure- 6: Implementation work Schedule ...... 25 Figure- 7: Affected Person Grievance Redress System ...... 45
List of Tables
Table- 1: Component of Proposed Roads and Drains of Chowmuhani Pourashava (Phase -2) .. 4 Table- 2: Assessment of Social Safeguard Impacts of Chowmuhani Pourashava Subprojects Roads & Drains...... 31 Table- 3: Social Safeguards Cost Relevant to Subproject Implementation...... 41
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. In the past, unplanned urbanization led to negative externalities and suboptimal economic and development outcomes in Bangladesh. Inadequate infrastructure, poor urban service delivery, and environmental degradation are becoming increasingly evident as a result of ineffective urban planning, low urban infrastructure investments, and uncontrolled urban growth. Municipality is supposed to serve for ensuring public affair and public health. By the law, City Corporation and municipality have been given the authority to ensure the improved roads, drains, street light, overall the safety and healthy environment for its dwellers. But most of the municipalities do not have enough fund and capacity to render necessary services for their city dwellers. Considering this, the subprojects have been selected for Chowmuhani Pourashava. Several stages and participatory processes have been followed to select the subproject.
2. After the successful Implementation of Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Projects (UGIIP I and II) in the selected Pourashavas, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has planned to implement a similar project (UGIIP-III) over a period of 6 years (2014 to 2020). Two sets of municipalities are included in the project. The first set is 31 pre-selected target Pourashavas marked as Window-A Pourashava, in which full set of support will be provided under the project.
3. The window-A Pourashavas are:
• Three (3) sample PSs included: 1) Naogaon 2) Magura and 3) Lalmonirhat. • Seven (7) non-sample priority PSs: 4) Kishoregonj, 5) Muktagachha, 6) Netrokona, 7) Sherpur, 8) Bera, 9) Charghat and 10) Rajbari. • The remaining twenty one PSs (target PSs) are: 11) Chapai Nawabgonj, 12) Chuadanga, 13) Moulvibazar, 14) Laxmipur, 15) Shahjadpur, 16) Joypurhat, 17) Laksam, 18) Chhatak, 19) Rangamati, 20) Ishwardi, 21) Meherpur, 22) Nabinagar, 23) Panchagarh, 24) Jessore, 25) Bandarban, 26) Khagrachhari, 27) Kotalipara, 28) Nilphamari, 29) Habigonj, 30) Benapole and 31) Tungipara. 4. 20 additional Pourashavas that have been selected based on the evaluation of their UGIAP performance are termed as Window-B Pourashava and have been approved for funding for infrastructure development from the project fund in phase-2 of UGIIP-III.
• Window-B municipalities are: 1) Singra, 2) Munshigonj, 3) Jamalpur 4) Shibchar, 5) Tarabo, 6) Chowmuhani, 7) Savar, 8) Chandpur, 9) Shaharasti, 10) Basurhat, 11) Patuakhali, 12) Borhanuddin, 13) Jhenaidah, 14) Jhalokathi, 15) Keshabpur, 16) Narail, 17) Belkuchi, 18) Taherpur, 19) Bonpara, 20) Kakonhat. 5. The roads & drains subproject of Chowmuhani Pourashava is one of the Subprojects proposed for financing under Window-B of UGIIP III. ADB requires the consideration of Social Safeguard issues in all aspects of the Bank’s operations, and the requirements for Social Safeguard assessment are described in ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009. This Initial Social Safeguard Examination study was carried out based on the feasibility study and detail engineering designs prepared by MDSC and may be updated during project implementation stage to reflect any changes and latest subproject designs need.
6. During field visit, people of Chowmuhani Pourashava expressed dissatisfaction regarding poor service of the Pourashava especially bad condition of the road and insufficient drain. Existent drains are not cleaning on regular basis, so they are clogged and water logging occurred. Improvement of roads and drainage is a long felt popular demand of the Pourashava people. The Pourashava is situated in the flood prone area and is frequently being affected by flood during monsoon season and low lying areas go under water and remain flooded for several days and as a result roads, drains and houses of low lying areas are damaged.
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7. The RCC and bituminous roads have become broken and earthen part of the roads have also become filthy that made the inhabitants misery and the roads are not remained in the position to use. Improvement of these roads will help smooth transportation movement and will have positive impact on employment, creation of better business environment, marketing of agricultural products and promoting education facilities as well as health facilities. All these factors have incremental value on socio-economic aspects in general and social aspects in particular.
8. Once the subproject of Chowmuhani Pourashava is implemented, the impact will be improved living environment in the Pourashava. Full sets of support has been providing to 31 pre-selected project towns in an integrated manner whereas only roads and drains improvement will be provided to 20 project towns under the project as Window-B Pourashava. The Social Safeguard Plan for roads & drains of Chowmuhani Pourashava has been prepared following the PPTA format.
9. During Project preparation, resettlement plans (RPs) were prepared for 3 sample Pourashavas covering roads, drainage, kitchen market and solid waste management Subprojects. The RPs concluded that the Project will have only temporary impacts and therefore, UGIIP-III has been categorized as resettlement Category B as per ADB SPS 2009. Window B Pourashavas are similar to those of window A in terms of physical characteristics, population density, infrastructure, weather & environment, etc. During subproject selection, no significant negative social and environmental impact was identified, the existing alignments of the roads have been there for years and there is no house, tree, and structure within the ROWs of the roads alignments and no land acquisition was found to be required. As per UGIIP-III categorization, the window-B Pourashavas will fall under category-B. As a basic development principle, significant resettlement impacts (Category A type Project) should be avoided to the extent possible in future Subprojects. For any components, the social and resettlement assessments documents will be formulated and approved by ADB before any physical activities start.
10. This report has been prepared for Roads and Drainage Improvement subprojects of Chowmuhani Pourashava in phase-2. The Pourashava has proposed 01 (One) Package consisting of 26 schemes (24 Nos. of roads and 02 Nos. of drains). After selection and completion of the designs of the proposed schemes, the safeguard team of the Management, Design and Supervision Consultants (MDSC) conducted resettlement and social impact assessments through thorough investigation of different social safeguard issues including land acquisition and resettlement requirements as per ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS, 2009). The Due Diligence Report for Chowmuhani Pourashava has been prepared based on the feasibility study and detailed engineering designs.
11. During investigations, it was revealed that the roads and drains proposed for improvement under the package will be implemented on the existing alignment of roads and drains and due to the improvement/ construction of the aforesaid roads and drains it is expecting not to have any physical or any economic displacement of any people as there is no possibility of land acquisition and no structure affected, none found to require relocation, and consequently no involuntary resettlement (IR) impact are anticipating thus the Subproject is classified as Category C for IR. Under the circumstances, this report may be treated as due diligence report (DDR) with respect to social safeguard issues for the concern sub-project.
B. Institutional Set-up 12. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), both under the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MLGRD&C) and having extensive experience in managing urban and water supply Projects financed by ADB, are the executing agencies of the Project. The participating Pourashavas are the implementing
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agencies (IA) with a Project implementation unit (PIU) within the Pourashava structure. Implementation activities will be overseen by a Project Management Unit (PMU). Management, Design and Supervision Consultants (MDSC) and Governance Improvement and Capacity Development Consultants (GICDC) teams will provide support for (i) detailed engineering design, contract documents preparation and safeguards facilitation; (II) Project management and administrative support; (iii) assistance in supervising construction; (iv) awareness raising on behavioural change activities. Safeguards officers have been appointed in PMU and PIUs and are responsible to undertake day to day safeguards tasks and requirements including implementation of Project’s grievance redress mechanism.
II. SUBPROJECT DESCIPTION
13. Location: Chowmuhani Pourashava establishes in 1973.It is an “A” category Pourashava located at Begumgonj upazila headquarters (H.Q) in Noakhali district under Chittagong division The area of Chowmuhani Pourashava is 20.7sq km, has a population of 1,17,686 (B.S.S- 2011).It Consists of 09 (nine) wards. Govt Noakhali. Abdul Malek ukil Medical College & hospital establishes within Chowmuhani Pourashava.
14. The Component: To cope with the demand of increasing population in the Pourashava area, rapid development of different civic facilities for the city dwellers has now become imperative. Under the circumstances, these Subprojects have been proposed comprising improvement/ construction of 24 roads and 02 drains Under the Package. The components of the subproject, is shown in Table 1, are (i) improvement/ construction of 24 roads of length 21.707 KM and 02 drains of length 1.060 km). The Table 1 also shows the social safeguard and ownership of land issue.
15. The Subproject went through the process of meeting the selection criteria (general and technical), environmental and social safeguard screening and conforming to the TLCC and drainage master plan prepared during UGIIP-II. Locations and sitting of the proposed infrastructures considered: (i) locating components on government/Pourashava owned land and/or within existing right-of-way (ROW) to reduce acquisition of land, (II) prioritizing rehabilitation/ improvement over new construction; (iii) taking all possible measures in design and selection of sites to avoid resettlement impacts; (iv) avoiding where possible locations that will result in destruction/disturbance to historical and cultural places/values; (v) avoiding tree- cutting where possible; and (vi) ensuring all planning and design interventions and decisions are made in consultation with local communities and reflecting inputs from public consultation and disclosure for site selection.
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Table- 1: Component of Proposed Roads and Drains of Chowmuhani Pourashava (Phase -2)
Package Nr. UGIIP-III (W-B)-2/CHOW/UT+DR/01/2016
Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
• No IR impacts Improvement of Nazirpur Nurani • No requirement for Madrasha road by DBC (from R&H land acquisition Road to khalpara road) from Ch. Pourashava R-1 TLCC 680 2.44 3.00 4.00 00+00-00+680, at ward # 01, under • Temporary disturbance Chowmuhani Pourashava, of Pedestrians and Noakhali, vehicle to be address of on the Subproject E.M.P.
Improvement of Nazirpur Advocate Zoinal Abedin road to Mintu Mia • No IR impacts bari road via MP house by • No requirement for bituminous carpeting rom land acquisition TLCC Ch.00+00-00+925 & Link to waseq Pourashava R-2 1270 2.44 3.00 4.25 hazi bari road (Ch:0+00-00+345)at • Temporary disturbance ward #02, Under Chowmuhani of Pedestrians and Pourashava, Noakhali, (Ch.00+00- vehicle to be address of 00+925). Link to waseq hazi bari on the Subproject E.M.P. road (Ch:0+00-00+345)
• N o IR impacts Improvement from Munshi Miar • No IR impacts TLCC Bari to Atia bari road by DBC from Pourashava R-3 680 2.44 3.05 4.00 • No requirement for Ch: 00+00-0+680, ward no-03, land acquisition under Chowmuhani pourashava. • Temporary disturbance of Pedestrians and
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm vehicle to be address of on the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition • The required land for construction work is owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava Improvement & widening of Joinal • There is no possibility Abedin Memorial Academi R&H of any adverse impact in TLCC road to Sadu miar tea Stall from Pourashava R-4 623 2.44 3.00 4.00 terms of physical or Ch: 00+00-00+623 by DBC ward economic displacement or no-03, under Chowmuhani losing income or Pourashava. livelihood. In fact land is available for expansion of the road within ROW. • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Improvement & Widening from • No requirement for Alipur Noimuddin Khal Culvert to land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-5 Musa mia road by DBC from 243 2.44 3.00 4.00 • Temporary disturbance Ch:00+00-00+243, ward no-03, of Pedestrians and under Chowmuhani Pourashava. vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
Rehabilitation of road from Singer • No IR impacts road to Shahid Hasan road Via • No requirement for kalam house road by By RCC land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-6 Ch.0m-ch.265m &by DBC from 530 2.44 3.05 4.00 • Temporary disturbance Ch:265m-ch.450 & Link(.00+00- of pedestrians and vehicle 00+80)By RCC at ward no-04, to be addressed in the under chowmuhani Pourashava, Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Rehabilitation of Golabaiya road • No requirement for near Chagol hata road by DBC land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-7 from Ch.00+00-00+118 at ward no- 118 3.65 3.65 4.50 • Temporary disturbance 04, under Chowmuhani of Pedestrians and Pourashava, Noakhali, vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts • No requirement for Improvement of Ramtagure land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-8 Asromme Road By RCC from ch. 102 4.50 4.00 5.60 • Temporary disturbance 0m-102m of Pedestrians and vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition • The required land for construction work is owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava • There is no possibility Improvement and Widening of of any adverse impact in Shaid Hasan road by DBC at Ward terms of physical & TLCC Pourashava R-9 no 04, under Chowmuhani 968 2.40 3.50 4.50 economic displacement or Pourashava, Noakhali (Ch.00+00- losing income or 00+968) livelihood. In fact necessary land is available for construction of the drain within the ROW. • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition • The required land for Improvement & Widening from construction work is Dhopa bari road end to Tokkar pool TLCC owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava R-10 Rail line by BC at ward no-05, 1503 2.40 3.50 4.00 Pourashava under Chowmuhani Pourashava, • There is no possibility Noakhali. (Ch:00+00-1+503) of any adverse impact in terms of physical & economic displacement or losing income or livelihood. In fact land is
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm available within ROW for construction of the drain. • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition • The required land for construction work is owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava • There is no possibility Maintenance work of Rashider of any adverse impact in shop to GP tower by bituminous TLCC terms of physical & Pourashava R-11 carpeting ward no 306, under 315 2.15 2.45 3.66 economic displacement or Chowmuhani Pourashava, losing income or (Ch:0+00-0+315) livelihood. In fact, land is available within the ROW for construction of the drain. • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
• No IR impacts • No requirement for Rehabilitation of road from Railgate land acquisition TLCC to Tokkarpool at ward #06, under Pourashava R-12 305 6.00 10.00 11.50 Chowmuhani Pourashava (Ch: • Temporary disturbance 0+00-0+305) of Pedestrians and vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Preparing of Mohesgonj bazar road • No requirement for by bituminous carpeting ward land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-13 #06,under Chowmuhani 140 4.00 4.00 4.26 • Temporary disturbance Pourashava, Noakhali. (Ch:00+00- of Pedestrians and 0+140) vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Widening and Rehabilitation of • No requirement for Laddu oil mill to Miar pool khalpar land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-14 road ward #07, under Chowmuhani 1325 2.15 3.00 4.00 • Temporary disturbance Pourashava, Noakhali. (Ch:00+00- of Pedestrians and 1+325) vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
• No IR impacts • No requirement for Construction of Akkas mia road by land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-15 DBC from ch.0m-1710m under 1710 3.66 3.66 4.85 • Temporary disturbance chowmuhani Pourashava of Pedestrians and vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
Widening and Rehabilitation of a) • No IR impacts Seru Jamaler Bari to Khoka miar • No requirement for Bari road (Ch 0+00-0+710m), b) land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-16 Nadu bapary to Islamia 1620 2.44 3.00 4.26 • Temporary disturbance Madrasa(ch:0+00-0+580),C. Link of Pedestrians and Mitali Bhaban to Chowkider Bari vehicle to be address in road (Ch: 0+00-0+330) By RCC the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts • No requirement for Maintenance of South bazar to Arif land acquisition TLCC hazi pool by DBC from Ch: 0+00- Pourashava R-17 2100 3.66 3.66 4.26 2+100m under Chowmuhani • Temporary disturbance Pourashava, of Pedestrians and vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
• No IR impacts • No requirement for Rehabilitation of Markaz mosque to land acquisition TLCC Arif hazir pool road from ch.00m- Pourashava R-18 2390 3.00 3.00 4.25 ch.2390m by DBC under • Temporary disturbance Chowmuhani Pourashava. of Pedestrians and vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts • No requirement for Rehabilitation and widening of land acquisition TLCC Hazipur Farazi bari to Kazi bari Pourashava R-19 515 1.85 3.00 4.25 roadby RCC from Ch: 0+00-0+515, • Temporary disturbance under Chowmuhani Pourashava. of Pedestrians and vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Improvement of Kalapool South • No requirement for Khalpar road (from R&H near land acquisition TLCC kalpool to Topader pool)by DBC Pourashava R-20 1530 3.05 3.05 4.00 from ch. Ch: 0+00-1+530 at ward # • Temporary disturbance 01, under Chowmuhani of Pedestrians and Pourashava. vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
• No IR impacts Improvement of Nazipur kerani bari • No requirement for to kazi Nogor from Ch: 0+00- land acquisition TLCC 00+610 and Yousuf market link Pourashava R-21 805 2.70 2.75 4.00 road(ch.0m-ch.195m) By DBC at • Temporary disturbance ward #02, under Chowmuhani of Pedestrians and Pourashava. vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
Improvement south Ali pur Govt. • No IR impacts Primary school road (from Musa • No requirement for mia north link road towards Atia land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-22 bari Sarrak) from Ch: 0+00-00+468 606 2.44 2.44 3.50 • Temporary disturbance & 1nr. Link road Ch: 00+00-00+138 of Pedestrians and by DBC ward no-03, under vehicle to be address in Chowmuhani Pourashava. the Subproject E.M.P.
Improvement & Widening from • No IR impacts Dhopa bari road (from R&H road • No requirement for Dhopa bari road Culvert to Rail land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-23 Rail line Parallel by DBC from 1114 2.44 3.66 4.00 • Temporary disturbance ch.0m-1114m at ward no-05, under of Pedestrians and Chowmuhani Pourashava, vehicle to be address in Noakhali. the Subproject E.M.P.
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Existing Proposed Paved/dr Full Sl. PDP No Subproject Schemes Length Paved Possible Social Impact / Land ain Width No. (Description) (m) width IR impact Ownership width (m/mm) (m)/mm (m)/mm
• No IR impacts Improvement of road at Azim's • No requirement for shop to kismot karimpur Jasim land acquisition TLCC Pourashava R-24 electric-er bari road by DBC from 515 2.44 3.00 4.25 • Temporary disturbance Ch: 0+00-00+515 at ward #07, of Pedestrians and under Chowmuhani Pourashava. vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Construction fo RCC drain at • No requirement for Railgate to Adorshaw oil mill road land acquisition TLCC 0.00 Pourashava D-01 with top slab cum footpath at ward 730 1.20 11.20 (Earthen) • Temporary disturbance #06, under Chowmuhani of Pedestrians and Pourashava, Noakhali. vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
• No IR impacts Construction of RCC Drain at • No requirement for Akkas mia road from ch. Ch.00m- land acquisition TLCC 0.00 Pourashava D-02 ch.230m & Ch. 1500-1600m) under 330 0.600 4.26 (Earthen) • Temporary disturbance Chowmuhani Pourashava, of Pedestrians and Noakhali. vehicle to be address in the Subproject E.M.P.
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16. The components of the Subproject seek to upgrade and expand the urban services. The roads and drains are located in different wards of the Pourashava. The proposal is concerned with activities, which address the most acute needs for better urban services and facilities to inhabitants of the Town/Pourashava. Figure-1 shows the location of Chowmuhani Pourashava, location of Noakhali district and Figure-2 Chowmuhani Pourashava in Google map and Figure-3 shows the location of Subproject’s schemes (alignment of roads, and drains. The roads do not need resettlement, replacement or relocation. Strip diagram of roads, and drains are given as samples in Figures- 4, Figure - 5 shows the cross section of roads and drains in and Figure-6 shows the tentative implementation schedule.
17. The roads proposed are all existing internal service roads. Most of the roads are lower than the houses beside them. So, water from houses flow over the roads and as a result, the roads damage. There are low lying areas and ditches by the side of many roads needing retaining walls or mild slope for protection of road embankments including shoulders. All the roads will be improved by DBC, CC & RCC.
18. The Subproject contains drains to be constructed along the edge of the roads. All the drains will be constructed with RCC. Appendix - 7 provides photographs of proposed roads and drains alignments of Chowmuhani Pourashava under Phase 2 of UGIIP-III.
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Chowmuhani P.S
Figure- 1: Location of Chowmuhani Pourashava in Bangladesh map.
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Figure- 2: Location of Chowmuhani Pourashava in Google map
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Figure- 3: Map of Chowmahuni Pourashava showing Schemes (Roads & Drains) (Phase-2)
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Strip map of Road
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Strip map of Road
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Strip map of Road
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Strip map of Road
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Strip map of Drain
Figure- 4: Strip map of Roads and Drains.
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Typical Road Sections (Bituminous Carpeting Road)
Typical Road Sections (Concrete Road)
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Typical Drain Cross Section
Figure- 5: Typical Roads and Drains Section
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19. Implementation Schedule. Substantial time is required spanning the continuum of subproject preparation, approval, survey, design & estimate, contract award and contract execution. Efforts need to be made to follow the schedule of timely implementation of work. Normally the construction work season in Bangladesh runs from November through May (eight months). The Construction works are sometimes impeded for the following reasons:
• Early floods in April/May, • Late floods in September/November, • Natural calamities (cyclone/tornado, excessive floods) occur in April/May and September/November.
20. Normally, the best construction period is only for 6 months a year (November to March). The construction period is sometimes squeezed to 4 months due to natural calamities. However, sometimes, based on time constraint or expediency, construction work may even need to be carried out in the monsoon. Whenever possible, parallel activities can be implemented and consequently, quantum of work can be maximized through efficient planning and adoption of best available practices.
21. However, sometimes, based on time constraint or exigency, construction work may even need to be carried out in the monsoon. Besides, whenever possible, simultaneousness of activities can be ascertained and cashed in on and consequently, quantum of work can be maximized through efficient planning and adoption of best available practices. Summing up, over a 16-month period, excavation of major works is advisable to take place between June, 2017 and May, 2018. A tentative time-schedule for implementation (only as an indication) is shown Figure - 6.
Sub-projects Implementation schedule for Package Nr. UGIIP-III-2-W-B/CHOW/UT+DR/01/2016 Period : June '2017 – May '2018
YEAR 2017 2018 Item of works MONTH MONTH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Compliance of Sub-project
and approval Preparation of the bid
documents Tendering of the sub-
project and the work order Execution of physical
works
Final inspection and
completion certification
Figure- 6: Implementation work Schedule
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III. DUE DILIGENCE
A. Objectives of the Study/ Investigation
22. This Due Diligence Report has been prepared to meet the following objectives:
• Thorough assessment of social safeguard issues and impacts. The major objective of the above study/ investigations was to assess and identify all the possible socioeconomic and resettlement impacts including impacts on women, poor and vulnerable. • To plan to avoid, minimize, mitigate or compensate for the potential adverse impact. • To describe the extent of land acquisition and involuntary resettlement impacts. • To inform and consult the affected people to make them aware about the Project activities and take feedback to prepare safeguard plans summarizing mitigation measures, monitoring program/ mechanism, institutional arrangement and presenting budget for resettlement. • to describe the likely economic impacts and identified livelihood risks of the proposed Project components; • to describe the process undertaken during Project design to engage stakeholders and the planned information disclosure measures and the process for carrying out consultation with affected people and facilitating their participation during Project implementation; • to establish a framework for grievance redress m e c h a n i s m for affected person (APs) • to describe the applicable national and local legal framework for the Project, and define the IR policy principles applicable to the Project; • to define entitlements of affected persons, and assistance and benefits available under the Project; B. Methodology used for Assessing Land Acquisition and Resettlement
23. Data collection. Necessary data regarding social, economic and gender information has been collected primarily through desk work, field visits to the proposed Subprojects item and one-on-one interviews with stakeholders.
24. Stakeholders and public consultations. Comprehensive discussions with MDSC consultants, Chowmuhani Pourashava officials, community people living near by the proposed Subprojects schemes, public representatives and other stakeholders to identify different issues, problems/ constraints and prospects and feedback from the participants in connection to roads and drains construction under the Subproject. The consultation covers mainly information dissemination about the Project/ Subproject and its scope, possible positive and negative impacts, involvement of local people in different activities of the Project and employment in Project works, etc. The public participation process included (i) identifying interested parties (stakeholders); (ii) information and providing the stakeholders with sufficient background and technical information regarding the proposed development; (iii) creating opportunities and mechanisms whereby they can participate and raise their views (issues, comments and concerns) with regard to the proposed development; (iv) giving the stakeholders feedback on process findings and recommendations; and (v) ensuring compliance to process requirements with regards to the environmental and related legislations.
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25. The safeguard team of MDSC visited Chowmuhani Pourashava from 20th March to 21st March 2017 and have meetings with, Panel Mayor, councillors, Assistant Engineer, Secretary, community local public representatives and different stakeholders at Pourashava office and at Subproject areas with local people, community leaders and local government representatives. Panel Mayor of the Pourashava welcomed the team and stated ensuring all cooperation for investigation & data collection. During field visits, the consultants investigated about the existing condition of the roads & drainages alignments and emphasized on the issues like land acquisition, resettlement, rehabilitation, grievance redress mechanism and so on. The participants were also informed of the Subproject cut- off date of 30TH March 2017 (date of completion of census survey). The consultant team also talked to the local people living nearby the Subproject schemes. The required land for construction work is owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava and nobody found affected.
Meeting with Panal Mayor, Councilors and other officials in Chowmuhani Pourashava on 20-03-2017
26. As a part of public consultation, relevant consultants and Pourrashava officials arranged meetings at Pourashava office and at different roads and drains locations. Three formal meetings were arranged by the Pourashava official with the stakeholders. The meeting sites were at Karimpur (ward-04), North Nagirpur (ward-01), & Hazipur (south) (ward-09) at Chowmuhani Pourashava. About 48 participants were present in the consultation meetings. The Subprojects are related to improvement, rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads and drains. There is no possibility of any adverse impact in terms of losing income or livelihood. Local residents, pedestrians who might be disturbed during construction work, community leaders and other stakeholders were also consulted through group meetings and one on meetings. The Subprojects are intensively visited to verify the likely impacts on the people with respect to land acquisition & resettlement, and other social safeguard issues. During site visits, concern Pourashava Assistant Engineer, one Sub- Assistant Engineer, and a Surveyor accompanied by the consultants to assist identifying the locations of the roads & drains alignments. The Pourashava officials also facilitated to organizing consultations/ meetings.
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27. Another consultation meeting was held on October 18, 2017 at 4.00 pm near the Shahid Hasan Road, ward-4, Chowmuhani Pourashava. About 15 participants including Assistant Engineer of the Pourashava, Mr. Mozmmal Hoque, were present in the meeting. The participants come from the area where roads are being widening under the project. Participants confirmed that neither land nor livelihood are being effected by the widening roads. The roads have been constructed within existing ROW. The participants list & the photograph are shown in Appendix-6.
28. During consultations and field visits, the issues and concerns raised were addressed by the Pourashava officials and MDSC safeguard team by informing the participants mainly that as per detailed designs private land would not be required. The land required for improvement/ expansion of roads and for construction of drains is available within the ROW. However, if in the course of Subproject implementation private land is needed to be acquired / purchased then the entitlement of the affected persons will follow the RF which has been developed based on government rules & laws and ADB safeguard policy. The participants were also informed that there would be no tree cutting, relocation of business, and mobile vendors/hawkers as the improvement works would be done on the existing ROWs. The pedestrian safety would be taken care of by the contractors during construction period by providing alternate roads, safety signs & boards, and providing speed breakers where required. Moreover, mitigation measures as specified in EMPs would also be implemented by the contractors which would be closely supervised by the Pourashava officials and consultants. The participants were also informed that there would be local employment opportunity for skilled and unskilled labourers. Participation of women would be highly encouraged.
29. During discussions, the local people mentioned about the insufficiency of civic facilities, conditions of existing roads and coverage of drainage facilities, etc. The people expressed their happiness for getting Project assistance for improvement of the Pourashava facilities. The roads, drain proposed under the Subprojects were a long demand of the people of the Pourashava. The records of public consultations have been shown in Appendix-1.
30. Transect walks. The MDSC Regional Resettlement Specialist together with Chowmuhani Pourashava officials conducted transect walk during June- November 2016 to do rapid appraisal of the proposed locations and alignments of Subprojects using a standard IR checklist annexed with this report as Appendix-2.
31. Reconnaissance Survey. The Project social safeguard team (MDSC) visited Chowmuhani Pourashava during April -June 2016 to measure the widths of proposed roads and drains under Packages, count the number of trees, structures, natural resources, mobile vendors/ hawkers, and other facilities, etc. along ROWs, conducted informal discussions with local communities, formal discussions with Pourashava engineers, and visual assessment of IR impacts. The output of the survey was discussed with the design engineers of the Project to incorporate into the designs to minimize the IR impacts (if any).
32. Census of affected persons and inventory of affected assets. As nobody was found who may be adversely affected by the Subproject activities, no structures to be removed /relocated/demolished, and no mobile hawkers/vendors in the Subproject alignments, the census was not required.
33. Social Safeguard Unit of MDSC, UGIIP-III (W-B) has verified the roads, drains through the questionnaire that is titled” Initial Evaluation Assessment Format”. Through this format, the team members have organized consultation with users and gathered feedback on the Subprojects. Finally, it has been concluded that there is no scope of involuntary resettlement thus no impact would be occurred.
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IV. FINDINGS
34. Involuntary Resettlement. As per results of the data gathering, detailed survey of the sites and alignments together with review of land records, the Subproject is considered as Category C, i.e., the Subproject does not require temporary or permanent land acquisition, and there are no impacts involving the loss of land, structures, crops and trees, businesses or income.
35. All roads components, drains under Packages will be constructed using the land owned by the Pourashava itself. The character of the Subprojects is improvement on existing roads. No new road construction or change of alignment would be involved in the Subprojects. There are sufficient land within the ROWs required for widening the proposed roads and construction drains. MDSC together with PMU confirmed ownership and land records of the existing roads of Chowmuhani Pourashava and therefore no land acquisition is required. Widening roads have been constructed within existing ROW. Small strip of land for widening does not need additional land as both sides of roads have enough land owned/controlled by Pourashava. Land ownership certificate is shown in Appendix-6 that contains list of widening roads.
36. Like other Pourashavas in Bangladesh, Chowmuhani PS has the control over the land of roads & drains as legacy, practice and laws of Bangladesh government within their jurisdiction. The Land Ownership Certificate attached in the Appendix-6 revealed that the Sub-projects land belongs to the Pourashava. Generally, Pourashava does not possess the land registration certificate/revenue certificate of the roads and drains they use and construct. Pourashava is not the authority to register the land.1 Pourashavas locate roads and drains in various ways. A substantial portion of roads and drains lie on Khas land (land belonging to government). Another source of having land is the voluntarily given land by citizens of the Pourashavas. Also some portions of land owned by other government departments like Railway, Roads & Highway, Water Development Board, Zila Parishad (District Council), LGED, etc. have been allocated so that Pourashavas are allowed to construct infrastructure having received the consent (verbally/written) from relevant authority.
37. In Phase-2, Chowmuhani Pourashava has 01 (One) Packages consisting of 26 schemes (24 Nos. of roads and 02 Nos. of drains) The road schemes have been proposed for rehabilitation that would be implemented as improvement on the existing ROW and 02 Nos. of drains would be constructed on the alignment of the existing damaged drains. Drains’ outfalls are connected to the Delta & Tulatali canals.
The Social Safeguard Unit of MDSC of UGIIP-III further verified and checked the roads and drains through the questionnaire that is titled “Initial Evaluation Assessment Format”. Through this format, the team members have organized consultation with road users and gathered feedback on the Subprojects. Inhabitants and shopkeepers live adjacent to the
1 Sub-register office situated at the sub-district level under Ministry of Law is the authority for registry the land.
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proposed roads & drains including widening roads have been noticed about the development work taken up by the Pourashava and they have given their consent in this regard. For recording and documentation purposes, the following are the socio-economic information and profile of survey participants: (i) no BPLs along the proposed drains & roads alignments sites (ii) no indigenous people (IP) along roads & drains alignments sites
38. There is sufficient space along the ROWs for staging area, construction equipment, and stockpiling of materials. Besides, there is no possibility of affecting any structure needing relocation by the Subproject activities as per detailed design of the components. Moreover, there is no possibility of loss of livelihood, neither permanent nor temporary due to loss of land/ assets occupied or squatting by anybody, is expected for the proposed development. Therefore, the potential impact of the Subproject on privately owned land/ assets has been fully eliminated, and correspondingly, no issues relating to involuntary resettlement will occur during implementation of the Subproject. Thus, it has been concluded that there is no IR impact and the Subproject is classified as Category C for IR.
39. Since road closures are not expected during construction, it might be occurred to halt movement of pedestrians and vehicles during the road construction in relatively narrower roads. There are several roads in a locality. While a road is full closure, there are others roads to be used. The conductors/authority should address the issue and redress the grievances showing signboard of using alternative roads. Showing signboard for using alternative roads, deploy persons for helping vehicles and pedestrians to go on another road are means for mitigating the problem. Inhabitants have no adverse objection for disturbance during construction work. Residents and businesses along the sub-project sites may experience temporary impacts such as increased noise, vibration, dust and restriction of vehicles movement during construction phase which can be mitigated through good construction practices as documented in the sub-project’s initial environmental examination (IEE) report and environmental management plan (EMP).
40. Table-2 summarizes the findings of the data collection during field visits and surveys. If in the course of Subproject implementation land will be required and stakeholders are willing to donate any land, donation procedures will follow the RF and to be endorsed by an independent third party evaluator (e.g., civil society and non-ex officio representatives of the TLCC) to ensure there is no significant social and economic impact due to land donation.
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Table- 2: Assessment of Social Safeguard Impacts of Chowmuhani Pourashava Subprojects Roads & Drains. Package Nr. UGIIP-III (W-B)-2/CHOW/UT+DR/01/2016
PDP NO/ Resettlem Sl. Type of Name of ent Indigenou Subproject Schemes loss/ Possible social Impact Remarks Scheme APs required s people No. Affected no or not • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Improvement of Nazirpur • The required land for disturbance of Nurani Madrasha road by construction work is owned by pedestrians and DBC (from R&H Road to Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-1 TLCC khalpara road) from Ch. Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required 00+00-00+680, at ward # adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject 01, under Chowmuhani income or livelihood. environmental Pourashava, Noakhali, • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. Improvement of Nazirpur • No IR impacts Advocate Zoinal Abedin • No requirement for land road to Mintu Mia bari acquisition Temporary road via MP house by • The required land for disturbance of bituminous carpeting rom construction work is owned by pedestrians and Ch.00+00-00+925 & Link Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-2 TLCC to waseq hazi bari road Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required (Ch:0+00-00+345)at ward adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject #02, Under Chowmuhani income or livelihood. environmental Pourashava, Noakhali, • Temporary disturbance for management (Ch.00+00-00+925). Link pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) to waseq hazi bari road vehicles to be addressed in the (Ch:0+00-00+345) Subproject E.M.P.
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• No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Improvement from • The required land for disturbance of Munshi Miar Bari to Atia construction work is owned by pedestrians by bari road by DBC from Chowmuhani Pourashava and vehicles to No loss Not Not R-3 TLCC Ch: 00+00-0+680 , ward Not found be addressed in applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required no-03, under adverse impact in terms of losing the Subproject Chowmuhani income or livelihood environmental Pourashava. • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Improvement & widening • The required land for disturbance of of Joinal Abedin Memorial construction work is owned by pedestrians and Academi R&H road to Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be Sadu miar tea Stall from No loss Not Not R-4 TLCC Not found addressed in the Ch: 00+00-00+623 by applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject DBC ward no-03, under adverse impact in terms of losing environmental Chowmuhani income or livelihood management Pourashava. • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land Temporary Improvement & Widening acquisition disturbance of from Alipur Noimuddin • The required land for pedestrians and Khal Culvert to Musa mia construction work is owned by vehicles to be road by DBC from No loss Not Not R-5 TLCC Chowmuhani Pourashava Not found addressed in the Ch:00+00-00+243, ward applicable applicable required Subproject no-03, under • There is no possibility of any environmental Chowmuhani adverse impact in terms of losing management Pourashava. income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for plan (EMP) pedestrians and movement of
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vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts Rehabilitation of road • No requirement for land from Singer road to acquisition Temporary Shahid Hasan road Via • The required land for disturbance of kalam house road by By construction work is owned by pedestrians and RCC Ch.0m-ch.265m &by Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-6 TLCC DBC from Ch:265m- Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required ch.450 & Link(.00+00- adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject 00+80)By RCC at ward income or livelihood environmental no-04, under • Temporary disturbance for management Chowmuhani pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) Pourashava, vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Rehabilitation of • The required land for disturbance of Golabaiya road near construction work is owned by pedestrians and Chagol hata road by DBC Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-7 TLCC from Ch.00+00-00+118 at Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required ward no-04, under adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject Chowmuhani income or livelihood environmental Pourashava, Noakhali, • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts Temporary • No requirement for land disturbance of acquisition pedestrians and Improvement of vehicles to be Ramtagure Asromme No loss Not • The required land for Not R-8 TLCC construction work is owned by Not found addressed in the Road By RCC from ch. applicable applicable required Chowmuhani Pourashava Subproject 0m-102m • There is no possibility of any environmental adverse impact in terms of losing management income or livelihood plan (EMP)
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• Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary • The required land for disturbance of Improvement and construction work is owned by pedestrians and Widening of Shaid Hasan Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be road by DBC at Ward no No loss Not Not R-9 TLCC Not found addressed in the 04, under Chowmuhani applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject Pourashava, Noakhali adverse impact in terms of losing environmental (Ch.00+00-00+968) income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Improvement & Widening • The required land for disturbance of from Dhopa bari road end construction work is owned by pedestrians and to Tokkar pool Rail line by Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-10 TLCC BC at ward no-05, under Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Chowmuhani adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject Pourashava, Noakhali. income or livelihood environmental (Ch:00+00-1+503) • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. Temporary Maintenance work of • No IR impacts disturbance of Rashider shop to GP • No requirement for land pedestrians and tower by bituminous acquisition No loss Not Not vehicles to be R-11 TLCC carpeting ward no 306, Not found applicable applicable • The required land for required addressed in the under Chowmuhani construction work is owned by Subproject Pourashava, (Ch:0+00- Chowmuhani Pourashava environmental 0+315) • There is no possibility of any management
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adverse impact in terms of losing plan (EMP) income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary • The required land for disturbance of Rehabilitation of road construction work is owned by pedestrians and from Railgate to Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be Tokkarpool at ward #06, No loss Not Not R-12 TLCC Not found addressed in the under Chowmuhani applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject Pourashava (Ch: 0+00- adverse impact in terms of losing environmental 0+305) income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary • The required land for disturbance of Preparing of Mohesgonj construction work is owned by pedestrians and bazar road by bituminous Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be carpeting ward #06,under No loss Not Not R-13 TLCC Not found addressed in the Chowmuhani applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject Pourashava, Noakhali. adverse impact in terms of losing environmental (Ch:00+00-0+140) income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. Widening and Temporary • No IR impacts Rehabilitation of Laddu oil disturbance of • No requirement for land mill to Miar pool khalpar No loss Not Not pedestrians and R-14 TLCC acquisition Not found road ward #07, under applicable applicable required vehicles to be Chowmuhani • The required land for addressed in the Pourashava, Noakhali. construction work is owned by Subproject
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(Ch:00+00-1+325) Chowmuhani Pourashava environmental • There is no possibility of any management adverse impact in terms of losing plan (EMP) income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary • The required land for disturbance of construction work is owned by pedestrians and Construction of Akkas Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be mia road by DBC from No loss Not Not R-15 TLCC Not found addressed in the ch.0m-1710m under applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject Chowmuhani Pourashava adverse impact in terms of losing income or livelihood. environmental • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts Widening and • No requirement for land Rehabilitation of a) Seru acquisition Temporary Jamaler Bari to Khoka • The required land for disturbance of miar Bari road (Ch 0+00- construction work is owned by pedestrians and 0+710m), b) Nadu bapary Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-16 TLCC to Islamia Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Madrasa(ch:0+00- adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject 0+580),C. Link Mitali income or livelihood. environmental Bhaban to Chowkider • Temporary disturbance for management Bari road (Ch: 0+00- pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) 0+330) By RCC vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. Maintenance of South Temporary • No IR impacts bazar to Arif hazi pool by No loss Not Not disturbance of R-17 TLCC • No requirement for land Not found DBC from Ch: 0+00- applicable applicable required pedestrians by acquisition 2+100m under and vehicles to
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Chowmuhani • The required land for be addressed in Pourashava, construction work is owned by the Subproject Chowmuhani Pourashava environmental • There is no possibility of any management adverse impact in terms of losing plan (EMP) income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary • The required land for disturbance of Rehabilitation of Markaz construction work is owned by pedestrians and mosque to Arif hazir pool Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be road from ch.00m- No loss Not Not R-18 TLCC Not found addressed in the ch.2390m by DBC applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject under Chowmuhani adverse impact in terms of losing environmental Pourashava. income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Rehabilitation and • The required land for disturbance of widening of Hazipur construction work is owned by pedestrians and Farazi bari to Kazi bari Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-19 TLCC roadby RCC from Ch: Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required 0+00-0+515, under adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject Chowmuhani income or livelihood environmental Pourashava. • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. R-20 TLCC Improvement of Kalapool No loss Not • No IR impacts Not Not found Temporary
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South Khalpar road (from applicable applicable • No requirement for land required disturbance of R&H near kalpool to acquisition pedestrians and Topader pool)by DBC • The required land for vehicles to be from ch. Ch: 0+00-1+530 construction work is owned by addressed in the at ward # 01, under Chowmuhani Pourashava Subproject Chowmuhani • There is no possibility of any environmental Pourashava. adverse impact in terms of losing management income or livelihood plan (EMP) • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Improvement of Nazipur • The required land for disturbance of kerani bari to kazi Nogor construction work is owned by pedestrians and from Ch: 0+00-00+610 Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be and Yousuf market link No loss Not Not R-21 TLCC Not found addressed in the road (ch.0m-ch.195m) By applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject DBC at ward #02, under adverse impact in terms of losing environmental Chowmuhani income or livelihood management Pourashava. • Temporary disturbance for pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts Improvement south Ali • No requirement for land Temporary pur Govt. Primary school acquisition disturbance of road (from Musa mia • The required land for pedestrians and north link road towards construction work is owned by vehicles to be Atia bari Sarrak) from Ch: No loss Not Chowmuhani Pourashava Not R-22 TLCC Not found addressed in the 0+00-00+468 & 1nr. Link applicable applicable required • There is no possibility of any Subproject road Ch: 00+00-00+138 adverse impact in terms of losing environmental by DBC ward no-03, income or livelihood management under Chowmuhani • Temporary disturbance for plan (EMP) Pourashava. pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the
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Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land Improvement & Widening acquisition Temporary from Dhopa bari road • The required land for disturbance of (from R&H road Dhopa construction work is owned by pedestrians and bari road Culvert to Rail Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-23 TLCC Rail line Parallel by DBC Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required from ch.0m-1114m at adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject ward no-05, under income or livelihood environmental Chowmuhani • Temporary disturbance for management Pourashava, Noakhali. pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary Improvement of road at • The required land for disturbance of Azim's shop to kismot construction work is owned by pedestrians and karimpur Jasim electric-er Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be No loss Not Not R-24 TLCC bari road by DBC from Not found addressed in the applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Ch: 0+00-00+515 at ward adverse impact in terms of losing Subproject #07, under Chowmuhani income or livelihood environmental Pourashava. • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts Temporary • No requirement for land Construction fo RCC disturbance of acquisition drain at Railgate to pedestrians and • The required land for Adorshaw oil mill road vehicles to be No loss Not construction work is owned by Not D-01 TLCC with top slab cum Not found addressed in the applicable applicable Chowmuhani Pourashava required footpath at ward #06, Subproject under Chowmuhani • There is no possibility of any environmental Pourashava, Noakhali. adverse impact in terms of losing management income or livelihood plan (EMP) • Temporary disturbance for
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pedestrians and movement of vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P. • No IR impacts • No requirement for land acquisition Temporary • The required land for disturbance of Construction of RCC construction work is owned by pedestrians and Drain at Akkas mia road Chowmuhani Pourashava vehicles to be from ch. Ch.00m-ch.230m No loss Not Not D-02 TLCC Not found addressed in the Ch. 1500-1600m) under applicable applicable • There is no possibility of any required Subproject Chowmuhani adverse impact in terms of losing environmental Pourashava, Noakhali. income or livelihood • Temporary disturbance for management pedestrians and movement of plan (EMP) vehicles to be addressed in the Subproject E.M.P.
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41. Indigenous People. There is no identified indigenous people/ethnic minority (adivasi) communities on the vicinity of the proposed Subproject components, thus no ethnic people will be affected by the Subproject activities. The IP Categorization form is attached as Appendix- 3. The Subproject has no IP impact and classified as Category C for IP.
42. Others. The Subproject will not (i) result in labour retrenchment or encourage child labour; or, (ii) directly or indirectly contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, or the displacement of girls and women. The Subproject will have no potential impact on any female- headed household.
43. Cost. Table 3 provides the costs and sources of funds to ensure social safeguards are considered in the subproject implementation.
Table- 3: Social Safeguards Cost Relevant to Subproject Implementation
Source of Activities Amount (Tk.) Funds
(i) public consultation and disclosure 300,000 P I U
(ii) grievance redress mechanism 100,000 P I U
(iii) safeguards capacity building program 450,000 Under MDSC costs
(vi) materials for awareness raising and implementation of 3,30,000 Under GICDC consultation and participation plan costs
44. Outcome of the Subproject. However, the roads and drainage construction/ improvement under the Project will improve transportation facilities and increase the capacity of receding waste water from industries, households, commercial premises, etc. The Subproject is expected to increase area coverage of drainage and improved road communication system and will guarantee health condition and will reduce transport cost of goods and services including travelling cost of the residents of the town.
45. The outcome of the Subproject is improved transport and drainage system within the Pourashava area which will improve communication facilities and will prevent water logging and unexpected flooding during monsoon.
46. Subproject Benefits. Improvement of roads and construction of drains proposed under the Subproject is expected to bring various quantifiable benefits for the citizens of Pourashava. Road improvement will improve connectivity and as a result, vehicular movement will increase, journey will be safer, quicker and comfortable. Transportation costs will be lower and movement will be easier which will bring new avenues for investment and consequently commercial activities will increase which will boost up economic development. Extended benefits will include employment opportunity for local people during construction and maintenance.
47. Construction of drainage facilities will improve effectiveness of drainage system causing increased and easy draining out of storm and waste water, will reduce water-logging and consequently, intensity of water borne diseases will decline which will help to improve both the quality of life and living condition of the residents of the Pourashava. The standards of individual 41
and public health as well will rise. Extended benefits will include employment opportunity for local people during construction and maintenance.
48. Thus the Subproject implementation will bring economic gains to the local people in the form of increased employment and less spending on healthcare and transportation.
V. FUTURE CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE
49. This due diligence report and other relevant documents will be made available at public locations in the Pourashava and posted on the websites of LGED and ADB. The same information will be posted in Chowmuhani Pourashava and provided to members of TLCC and community representatives.
50. A consultation and participation plan is prepared for UGIIP-III (W-B); consultation activities will be coordinated by the PMU, PIU (Chowmuhani Pourashava) and consultant teams to ensure that the communities are fully aware of the activities at all stages of the Project implementation. During construction phase, Chowmuhani Pourashava with assistance of consultant teams will conduct (i) public meetings with affected communities to discuss and plan work programs and allow issues to be raised and addressed once construction has started; and (ii) smaller-scale meetings to discuss and plan construction work with individual communities to reduce disturbance and other impacts, and to provide a mechanism through which stakeholders can participate in Project monitoring and evaluation. The PIU will coordinate the schedule with the contractors and will ensure proper public consultations are held prior to start of civil works and during implementation. Documentation should be included in the social safeguard monitoring report.
51. The relevant information in this due diligence report together with following information on GRM will be translated to local language and disclosed to persons in the Subproject area. Documentation will be included during social safeguard monitoring report. The social safeguard officer (Asstt. Engineer) will disclose information.
52. Grievance Redress Mechanism. A Project-specific grievance redress mechanism (GRM) has been established 2 to receive, evaluate, and facilitate the resolution of AP’s concerns, complaints, and grievances about the social and environmental performance at the level of the Project. This is outlined in Figure-7. The GRM aims to provide a time-bound and transparent mechanism to voice and resolve social and environmental concerns linked to the Project. The multi-tier GRM for the Project is outlined below, each tier having time-bound schedules and with responsible persons identified to address grievances and seek appropriate persons’ advice at each stage, as required. The PMU, MDSC safeguards team assist the PIU in establishing the GRM and building the capacity of the GRC members to address Project-related complaints/ grievances. Once contractors are mobilized, inform them of their role and responsibilities and procedures involved in the GRM.
53. PIU and governance improvement and capacity building consultants (GICD) will conduct pourashava wise awareness campaigns to ensure that people in the Subproject area are made
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aware of grievance redress procedures and entitlements, and will work with the PMU and MDSC to help ensure that their grievances are addressed.
54. Affected persons will have the flexibility of conveying grievances /suggestions by dropping grievance redress/suggestion forms in complaints/suggestion boxes that have already been installed by PIU or through telephone hotline Mr. Akhter Hossain, Chowmuhani Pourashava Mob: 01711702109, E-Mail: [email protected] and Mr. Zaker Hossain Executive Engineeer, Mob: 01711703135, Mr. Mozammal Hoque, Asstt. Engineer E-Mail: [email protected], by post, or by writing in a complain register in PIU or Chowmuhani Pourashava office. Appendix 4 has the sample grievance registration form.
55. Careful documentation of the name of the complainant, date of receipt of the complaint, address/contact details of the person, location of the problem area, and how the problem was resolved have been undertaken in the Grievance Redress Cell (GRC) in the Pourashava. Safeguard Officers have the overall responsibility for redressing grievance timely on environmental and social safeguards issues against complain registered. Related disclosure and regular communication have been taking place with the concern persons through the PIU designated safeguard focal person. office should be made available at the construction site signboards. The contractors and PIU safeguard focal person can immediately resolve on-site in consultation with each other, and will be required to do so within 7 days of receipt of a complaint/grievance.
56. Grievance Redresses Process. In case of grievances that are immediate and urgent in the perception of the complainant, the contractor and MDSC on-site personnel have provided the most easily accessible or first level of contact for quick resolution of grievances. Contact phone numbers and names of the concerned PIU safeguard focal person and contractors will be posted at all construction sites at visible locations.
1st Level Grievance: The phone number of the PIU office should be made available at the construction site signboards. The contractors and PIU safeguard focal person can immediately resolve on-site in consultation with each other, and will be required to do so within 7 days of receipt of a complaint/grievance.
2nd Level Grievance: All grievances that cannot be redressed within 7 days at field/ward level will be reviewed by the Grievance Redress Cell (GRC) headed by Panel Mayor-1 of the Pourashava with support from PIU designated safeguard focal person and MDSC regional environment and resettlement specialists. GRC attempts to resolve them within 15 days. The PIU designated safeguard focal person is responsible to see through the grievance redress mechanism.
3rd Level Grievance: The PIU designated safeguard focal person refers unresolved or major issues to the PMU safeguard officer and MDSC national environmental and resettlement specialists. The PMU in consultation with these officers/specialists resolve them within 30 days.
57. Despite the Project GRM, an aggrieved person shall have access to the country's legal system at any stage, and accessing the country's legal system can run parallel to accessing the GRM and is not dependent on the negative outcome of the GRM.
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58. In the event that the established GRM is not in a position to resolve the issue, the affected person also can use the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM) through directly contacting (in writing) the Complaint Receiving Officer (CRO) at ADB headquarters or the ADB Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM). The complaint can be submitted in any of the official languages of ADB’s DMCs. The ADB Accountability Mechanism information has been included in the PID to be distributed to the affected communities, as part of the Project GRM.
59. Record keeping. Records of all grievances received, including contact details of complainant, date the complaint has been receiving, nature of grievance, agreed corrective actions and the date when these are affected and final outcome would be kept by PIU. The number of grievances recorded and resolved and the outcomes would be displayed/disclosed in the PMU office, Pourashava office, and on the web, as well as reported in monitoring reports submitted to ADB on a semi-annual basis.
60. Periodic review and documentation of lessons learned. The PMU safeguard officer will periodically review the functioning of the GRM in each Pourashava and record information on the effectiveness of the mechanism, especially on the Project’s ability to prevent and address grievances.
61. Costs. All costs involved in resolving the complaints (meetings, consultations, communication and reporting/information dissemination) will be borne by the concerned PIU at Pourashava-level; while costs related to escalated grievances will be met by the PMU. Cost estimates for grievance redress are included in social safeguard implementation cost estimates for affected person if wises.
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GRM Diagram Affected person
Yes Field/ward level Within 7 days Grievance 1st Level redressed and Grievance Contractor and PIU designated safeguard record keeping focal person within7 days
No Yes, Pourashava level (GRC) Within 15 Grievance 2nd Level days redressed and Grievance PIU designated safeguard focal person, record keeping MDSC regional environmental and resettlement specialists No Yes PMU level Grievance rd Within 30 days 3 Level redressed and Grievance PMU Safeguard Officer and MDSC national record keeping environmental and resettlement specialists
Note: GRC = Grievance Redress Cell;; PIU = Project Implementation Unit; MDSC = Management. Design and Supervision Consultants; PMU = Project Management Office
Figure- 7: Affected Person Grievance Redress System
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VI. MITIGATION OF SOCIAL CONCERNS
62. Although the road and drainage schemes under the Subproject of UGIIP-III construction/improvement is not expecting any land acquisition and involuntary resettlement, physical or economic displacement, or temporary restrictions to land use. However, some assumptions were made that during civil works for different schemes, pedestrians, residents and shop keepers/different business operators carrying out different economic activities particularly beside the road; customers might face temporary disturbances in connection to movement and operate their business. In order to avoid even minor temporary disturbances during the construction activities, the following measures are suggested to eliminate such impacts:
• Informing all the residents, local households and traders about the nature and duration of works in advance, so that they can make necessary preparation to face the situation. • Providing wooden walkways/ planks across trenches for pedestrians and metal sheets where vehicles access is required. • Increasing the workforce and using the appropriate equipment to complete the work in a minimum timeframe. • Suggest people to wear musk to protect from dust problem during construction. • Other social concern, if any, shall be properly solved by the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) under the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) of the Project to be formed by the PIU. • Any other preventive measures to be adopted as required considering the situation during construction. 63. The above mitigation measures during construction activities will ease the temporary disturbances in connection to movement and operation business of the local residents, pedestrian customers and clients from shopping locally or using the usual services from local business.
VII. CONCLUSIONS
64. Important findings of the study in connection to social safeguard issues are (i) improvement of the roads will be carried out on the existing alignments and will not require land acquisition thus no IR will be occurred due to expansion of the roads and drains; (ii) no road needs resettlement, dislocation or relocation. So only 05 (Five) strip maps are provided as a sample; (iii) there is no structure, houses, shops, trees or any other establishments on the ROWs of the proposed roads and drains alignments; (iv) the required land for construction work is owned by Chowmuhani Pourashava; (v) there is no possibility of any adverse impact in terms of losing income or livelihood; (vi) as a result no dislocation, demolition of houses or structures will be required due to the development activities; (vii) the local people unanimously welcomed the Project and showed positive attitude to the improvement of the proposed Subproject. None was found to oppose the Subproject; (viii) urban residents and the rural residents in surrounding hinterland will benefit from improvement of the propose roads for creating better access to urban markets & social services
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provided in the Project town; (ix) no potential negative impact could be identified and (x) business or economic activities will not be impeded resulting losses in income or asset.
65. The due diligence process was conducted for the Subproject to examine the IR issues particularly with respect to the requirements of the ADB SPS (2009) and ARIPO. The roads and drains proposed under the Subproject will be of straightforward construction on the existing ROWs. So, implementation of the Subproject will neither affect any land or structure. Any disturbances will be limited to construction period only. The likely impacts are short-term, localized and could easily be avoided or mitigated. The results of the study suggest that the impact of this Subproject does not incur any land acquisition, resettlement or economic displacement.
66. The Project Director (PD) will carry out internal monitoring through the PMU and PIUs with the support of the MDSC. For this Subproject, PIU will provide PMU on updates on (i) GRM establishment; (ii) report of public consultations and disclosures conducted; (iv) complaints/grievance received, if any, and resolutions conducted; and (iv) unanticipated IR impacts during Subproject implementation not included in this due diligence report.
67. Based on the findings presented in this due diligence report, the Chowmuhani Pourashava Subproject Packages will not require land acquisition and will not cause involuntary resettlement impacts. There is also no IP identified in the Subproject area. Thus it is concluded that the Subproject is Category C for IR and Category C for IP as per ADB SPS 2009.
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VIII. APPENDIX 1: RECORDS OF PUBLIC CONSULTAION IN CHOWMUHANI POURASHAVA
Consultation Meeting 01 Venue/Location: Karimpur (ward-04) Date: 20-03-2017 Time: 11 .00AM, No of Participants -16 Agenda: Consultation meeting in planning, improvement, reconstruction / rehabilitation of roads and drains in Chowmuhani Pourashava in Phase -2.
The public consultation meeting was presided over by Mr. Md. Monsur Ahmed Ripon, Councilor Chowmuhani Pourashava. Consultants from Social Safeguard Unit of MDSC, UGIIP-III were present in the meeting. In the meeting, road users & beneficiaries of roads and drains, Councilor (women) local elites, local government representatives, workers, Teacher, students and businessmen were also present.
The agenda of the meeting was to advise on the planning, improvement, reconstruction, rehabilitation of ADB funded roads and drains of the Pourashava under UGIIP-III within the participant’s area. The participating representatives of concerned communities, users of roads, drainage & Street Lighting beneficiaries, members of ward committees and representatives of local government agencies were important. The Regional Resettlement Specialist (RRS) & Asstt Engineer briefed the participants regarding the goals and objectives of the Projects and safeguard issues relating to public disturbance during construction period and also probable mitigation measures highlighting that there would be no land acquisition or public donation of land for Subproject implementation as the activities will be implemented inside the ROWs and also informed the meeting that no indigenous / tribal people will be affected. The issues raised during the public consultation have been addressed in this Due Diligence Report (DDR), noting these issues would not pose any significant constraint in the implementation of proposed Subproject. During open discussion session, participants raised following questions, queries and suggestions:
• Participants urged the Pourashava officials to ensure quality of the work • Does the Subproject have any acquisition? • The participants wanted to know the detailed design of the Subprojects, length, width etc. • Would the Subproject have any structure relocation or livelihood impact? • Payment modalities of losses incurred by the Subprojects, if any • Positive regarding the development activities through the proposed Subprojects. • They urged the authority not to disturb mobile vendors, if any, and not to dislocate their livelihood and drive way without proper compensation and livelihood restoration. • The participants requested to ensure proper safety measures during construction period and alternative road arrangement for Pedestrians. • Updating of the Project issues by arranging consultation of the local people and Project affected people if any.
The meeting concluded with thanks from the chair to the participants. A list of participants and Photographs of consultation meeting is given below:
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Attendance Sheet of Participants
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Public Consultation at Karimpur (ward-04), Chowmuhani Pourashava on 20-03-2017
Key Issue of Discussion (1)
Sl. Issues Discussed Findings No. 01 Purpose of the The consultant described the purpose the consultation consultation meeting meeting. The main focus was improvement of roads and and scope meeting and drains at different areas of the Pourashava. The ADB is the scope of Sub-Projects main donor of the Project. Project beneficiaries should be under UGIIP-III. included for control monitoring work during the construction. 02 Service use from Positive side is when the roads and drains construction Pourashava Possible will be completed all people will be benefited. Negative is positive and negative that near-by people will feel disturbed during construction. impacts 03 Social safeguard issue Social safeguard issue has been discussed in line with ADB and government policy. The participants appreciated the intention of implementing the safeguard issues. They also suggested that the road safety issues should be incorporated in the design of roads. 04 Local poor community Day laborers and local suppliers has shown their interest to to get access to work during the construction period as skilled & unskilled construction work laborers and as suppliers of brick, sand, etc.
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Sl. Issues Discussed Findings No. communication will making journey comfortable and quicker. In addition, bring better scopes for transportation will be safer, easier and costs will be lower the community which bring new avenues for the community for investment and consequently commercial activities will increase. Better roads will also provide better access to markets, hospitals, educational institutions, and other service centre. The community requested for widening of the narrow roads, and straightening of curves and bends. 06 Opinion on Pourashava The participants of the meeting expressed dissatisfaction of service poor service of the Pourashava especially about the bad condition of the roads and insufficient drains. Due to not cleaning the existing drains regularly, they are clogged and water logging occurred. Drainage system needs regular cleaning and maintenance 07 Difficulties occurred for Local people are noticed about the development work of construction work Pourashava and participants said they will accommodate their difficulties during construction work.
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Consultation Meeting 02
Venue/Location: North Nagirpur (Ward no-01) Date: 20-03-2017 Time: 2.00PM, No of Participants -16 Agenda: Consultation meeting in planning, improvement, reconstruction / rehabilitation of roads, and drains in Chowmuhani Pourashava in Phase -2.
The public consultation meeting was presided over by Mr. Nurul Islam Babul councilor Chowmuhani Pourashava; Consultants from Social Safeguard Unit of MDSC, UGIIP-III were present in the meeting. In the meeting, road users, beneficiaries of the drains, Councilor (Woman) local elites, local government representatives, Teacher, students, Worker and businessmen were present. The agenda of the meeting was the planning, improvement, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of ADB funded roads & drains of the Pourashava under UGIIP-III.
During initial survey assessment, the Project follows a participatory approach involving local stakeholders. That is why stakeholder consultations were held in getting opinion of the local people. In addition to that for identification of affected person and assessing their socio economic condition socio-economic surveys were carried out as a part of Project plans and initiation of PDPs by means of open facilitated sessions for Pourashava visioning or planning. A Project brief was prepared for each Pourashava that provided an overview of potential resettlement impacts and explained proposed entitlement for affected persons (APs). Present consultation meeting is a part of that approach.
The Regional Resettlement Specialist (RRS) & Councillor briefed the participants regarding the goals and objectives of the Project and also briefed the safeguard issues relating to public disturbance during construction period and also probable mitigation measures in view of ADB guideline of safeguard.
Among the participants representatives of concerned communities, road users drainage beneficiaries, Asstt Engineer, and representatives of local government agencies were important. Some issues were raised during public consultations that have been addressed in the DDR, but the issues would not pose any significant constraint in the implementation of proposed Sub- Project.
The participants raised questions, queries and suggestions: • Participants urged the Pourashava officials to ensure quality of the work • Does the Subproject have any acquisition? • The participants want to know the detailed design of the Subprojects, length, width etc • Would the Subproject have any structure relocation or livelihood impact? • Payment modalities of the losses incurred by the subprojects, if any. • Positive regarding the development activities through the proposed Subprojects. • They urged the authority not to disturb mobile vendors, if any, and their livelihood and drive away without proper compensation and livelihood restoration. • Ensuring proper safety measures during construction period and alternative road arrangement of the pedestrians. • Updating of the Project issues by arranging routine consultation of the local people and Project affected people if any.
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Attendance Sheet of Participants
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Public Consultation at North Nagirpur (Ward no-01) Chowmuhani Pourashava on 20-03-2017
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Key Issues of Discussion (2)
Sl. No. Issues Discussed Findings 1 Purpose of the The consultant described the purpose of the consultation consultation meeting. The main focus was improvement of roads and drains at Meeting and scope of different areas of the Pourashava. The ADB is the main donor of Sub-Projects under the Project. Project beneficiaries should be included for control UGIIP-III. Project monitoring work during the construction beneficiaries should Be The MDS consultants of UGIIP-III visited the Sub- included for control Projects to physically observe is there any IR impacts existing within the ROW and other relevant activities as per donor monitoring work. requirements and SPS 2009 of ADB. 2 Social safeguard issue Social safeguard issue has been discussed in line with ADB and government policy. The participants appreciated the intention of implementing the safeguard issues. They also suggested that the road safety issues should be incorporated in the design of the roads, roads should straight and wide enough so that two cars can cross each other easily. 3 Opinion on Pourashava The participants of the meeting expressed dissatisfaction of poor service service of the Pourashava especially about bad condition of the roads and insufficient drains. The existent drains are not cleaning on regular basis, so they are clogged and water logging occurred. They opined that the drains should be cleaned regularly. They also emphasized on the proper maintenance of roads and drains and maintaining safety of workers and pedestrians during construction works. The participants urged the Pourashava to maintain quality of works so that the roads and drains become long lasting. They also expressed that they will inform the PS authority if any bad workmanship is noticed. They, however, expressed happiness hearing that their long felt demanded roads and drains would be improved through the project. 4 How the better road The better road condition will greatly ease the pain of communication will bring present sufferings in movement on the road. Business, better scopes for the education and health will be highly benefited and so will be community people’s overall wellbeing. Poor women ponder over sunning their parboiled paddy on the metaled road and many poor men are planning to buy rickshaw or rickshaw van to ply on the improved road to make a good fortune using the developed roads. Some poor people are planning to erect small shops by the side of the roads to run small business. The road will be busier and so will be the lives of the people living on its two sides 5 Service use from The community informed that they pay Pourashava its holding Pourashava tax, tax for street lightings, etc. but they are not fully satisfied with the service. Many of the street lights are not working. Water logging occurred while heavy rain takes place.
6 Willingness to support The community still pledged their all-out support and cooperation Project with the Project.
At some points the road is very narrow and at other points the bends and curves need to be straightened.
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Consultation Meeting 03 Venue/Location : Hazipur (ward no-09) Date: 20-03-2017 Time 02.00PM, No of Participants -13 Agenda: Consultation meeting in planning, improvement, reconstruction / rehabilitation of roads, and drains in Chowmuhani Pourashava in Phase -2.
The public consultation meeting was presided over by Mr. Md. Shahabuddin, Councilor (ward-09) Chowmuhani Pourashava. Consultants from Social Safeguard Unit of MDSC, UGIIP-III were present in the meeting. In the meeting, road users & beneficiaries of roads and drains, local elites, local government representatives, workers, Service holder, students and businessmen were also present. The agenda of meeting was advising on the planning, improvement, reconstruction, rehabilitation of ADB funded roads & drains of the Pourashava under UGIIP-III (W-B) within the participants’ area.
The participating representatives of concerned communities, road users, drainage beneficiaries, members of ward committees and representatives of local government agencies were important.
The Regional Resettlement Specialist (RRS) & Councilor briefed the participants regarding the goals and objectives of the Projects and safeguard issues relating to public disturbance during construction period and also probable mitigation measures highlighting that there would be no land acquisition or public donation of land for Subproject implementation as the activities will be implemented inside the ROWs and also informed the meeting that no indigenous / tribal people will be affected. The issues raised during this public consultation have been addressed in this Due Diligence Report (DDR), noting these issues would not pose any significant constraint in the implementation of proposed Subproject. During open discussion session, participants raised following questions, queries and suggestions:
• Participants urged the Pourashava officials to ensure quality of the work • Does the Subproject have any acquisition? • The participants want to know the detailed design of the Subprojects, length, width etc. • Would the Subproject have any structure relocation or livelihood impact? • Payment modalities of losses incurred by the Subprojects, if any • Positive regarding the development activities through the proposed Subprojects. • They urged the authority not disturb any mobile vendors. If any disturbance of their livelihood any way, proper compensation and livelihood restoration. • Ensuring proper safety measures during construction period and alternative road arrangement of Pedestrians. • Updating of the Project issues by arranging consultation of the local people and Project affected people if any.
The meeting concluded with thanks from the chair to participants. A list of participants and Photographs of consultation meeting is given below:
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Attendance Sheet of Participants
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Public consultation at Hazipur (ward no-09) Chowmuhani Pourashava on 20-03-2017
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Key Issue of Discussion (3)
Sl. Key issues Findings No. 1 Social safeguard issue Social safeguard issue has been discussed in line with ADB and government policy. The people were informed about the entitlement policy in case of land acquisition including other assets and GRM process was explained. The participants expressed happiness regarding the policy and demanded its proper implementation. 2 Opinion on Pourashava The participants of the meeting expressed dissatisfaction service about the poor service of the Pourashava especially about the bad condition of the roads and insufficient drains. Existing drains are not cleaned on regular basis, so they are clogged and water logging occurred and as result these act as the breeding ground for the mosquitoes. They demanded regular cleaning and maintenance of the drains. 3 Local people’s opinions Local people of the area need road very much. They are on improvement of the happy to learn that their long felt demanded roads and existing road system drains would be improved through the project and there and land issues. will be no need for land acquisition. They expressed that improved road condition will improve transportation of goods and people and improved drainage system will remove water logging during wet season. The participants opined that many of the existing drains had outfall to the ponds and/ or to private low land causing pollution to pond water. They urged that the proposed drains should be constructed in such a way that they discharge directly to the rivers or to outfall drains.
4 Community’s The community is willing to support the Sub- Project as willingness to support no land acquisition is needed; the construction work of Pourashava road /drain will be along the existing ROW.
The Children of the locality would be able to go to school easily, the common local people will be able to carry their commodities to sales center of the Pourashava market easily & also move in their vehicles other transports. 5 Difficulties occurred for Local people have been noticed about the development construction work work of Pourashava and participants said they will accommodate their difficulties during construction work.
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Consultation Meeting: 04
Venue/Location: Shahid Hasan Road, Ward-4,
Date: October 18, 2017 Time: 4.00 PM,
No of Participants - 15
The public consultation meeting was presided over by Mr. Mozammal Hoque, Assistant Engineer, Chowmuhani Pourashava; road users, local elites, local government representatives, service holder, worker and businessmen were present in the meeting.
The agenda of the meeting was knowing the perception of the local people; weather widening roads are on the ROW or not where widening of ADB funded roads under UGIIP-III have been constructing. In addition, safeguard issues relating to public disturbance during construction period and probable mitigation measures in view of ADB guideline of safeguard were discussed in the meeting.
During the consultation, participatory approach was followed. The participants come from the area where roads are being widening under the project. Participants confirmed that neither land nor livelihood are being effected by the widening roads. The roads have been constructed within existing ROW. Participants opined that the subproject is very important for the inhabitants in terms of smooth movement which in turn will affect socio-economic development of the communities. Participants also urged the Pourashava officials to ensure quality of the work. They requested to ensure proper safety measures during construction period and alternative road arrangement for Pedestrians.
The meeting concluded with thanks from the chair to the participants. Photographs and list of participants are given below:
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Attendance Sheet
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Photographs of the Consultation meeting & visiting the sub-projects
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IX. Appendix 2: Involuntary Resettlement Impact Assessment Checklist (Chowmuhani Pourashava)
Note: This is an expanded checklist based on ADB IR Impact Assessment Checklist. The modifications are indented to facilitate quick IR assessment by PIUs of a proposed Subproject. The checklist may be modified as deemed necessary during Project implementation
A. Introduction
Each Subproject/component needs to be screened for any involuntary resettlement impacts which will occur or have already occurred. This screening determines the necessary action to be taken by the Project team/design consultants.
B. Information on proposed scheme/Sub-project: a. District name: Noakhali b. Location: Chowmuhani Pourashava (About 16 km away from Noakhali district Head Quarters) c. Proposed scheme considered in this checklist: (check one) x roads slaughterhouse x drainages market water supply community center/auditorium solid waste management bus and truck terminals sanitation river ghats (toilets, septage management, etc.) Others (please specify) x street lighting C. Screening Questions for Involuntary Resettlement Impact
Involuntary Resettlement Not Yes No Remarks Impacts Known Will the Project include any X Construction/Reconstruction physical construction work? of 24 roads & 02 drains
Does the proposed activity X include upgrading or rehabilitation of existing physical facilities?
A. Land (not applicable for public ROWs)
1. Ownership of land known? n/a N/A N/A N/A (if yes, check appropriate)
___ government
___ private
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Involuntary Resettlement Not Yes No Remarks Impacts Known ___ trust/community
___ traditional (IPs/tribal)
__X_ Others (Pourashava)
Roads and Drains
2. Land purchase/acquisition (answer required even for land donation and/or negotiated land purchase)- Not applicable a. permanent (owner/s required X (if yes, provide purpose) to transfer ownership/rights to Pourashava) b. temporary (owner/s retain X (if yes, provide purpose) rights/ownership)
c. not required X (check appropriate)
__X_ land owned by Pourashava
___ land owned by other government agency
___ proposal will not require land (scheme will be along right of way or existing facility)
3. Current usage of the land X if yes, check as appropriate: known? ___ agricultural
___ residential
___ commercial/business
___ community use
__X_ vacant/not used
___ private access road
___ others
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Involuntary Resettlement Not Yes No Remarks Impacts Known (specify)______
4. Are there any non-titled X (If yes, provide description) people who live or earn their livelihood at the site/land?
5. Are there any existing X structures on land?
(if yes, complete the following Not information) applicable
- Residential X (if yes, provide number)
- Business/shops/stalls X (if yes, provide number)
- Fences X (if yes, provide description – brick, bamboo, wired, etc.)
- Water wells X (if yes, provide number)
- Sanitation facility X (if yes, provide description)
- Others (specify) X (if yes, provide description) ______
6. Are there any trees on land? X (if yes, provide number)
7. Are there any crops on land? X (if yes, provide if perennial or seasonal)
8. Will people lose access to: X
- any facility X (if yes, provide description)
- services X (if yes, provide description)
- natural resources X (if yes, provide description)
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Involuntary Resettlement Not Yes No Remarks Impacts Known
9. Will any social or economic X activities be affected by land use-related changes?
10. Are any of the affected X (if yes, provide description) persons (AP) from indigenous or ethnic minority groups?
B. Linear Works
1. Within public RoW? X
2. Structures on RoW? X (applicable to full or partial parts, applicable to permanent/semi-permanent structures)
- Residential X
- Commercial/business/stalls X
- Fence/boundary walls X
- Sanitation facility X
- Community facility X
- School/educational facility X
- Religious structure X
- Service provision (light poles, X water wells, etc)
- Others (specify) X
3. Any mobile vendors/hawkers X using RoW?
4. Will there be loss of X agricultural plots?
5. Will there be loss of trees? X
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Involuntary Resettlement Not Yes No Remarks Impacts Known 6. Will there be loss of crops? X
5. Will people lose access to:
- any facility X (if yes, provide description)
- services X (if yes, provide description)
- natural resources X (if yes, provide description)
6. Are any of the affected X (if yes, provide description) persons (AP) from indigenous
or ethnic minority groups?
D. Attachments
1. Subproject with land requirement: Not applicable a. Photograph/s of site/s: not applicable b. Photograph/s of existing structure/s (permanent/semi-permanent): not applicable
2. Subproject along ROWs: a. Photograph/s of each alignment (chain age wise at least 200 meters): not applicable
B. Photograph/s of existing structure/s (permanent/semi-permanent): not applicable
C. Photograph/s of trees/crops: not applicable
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Prepared by: S.B.I.M. Safiq-ud-doula Verified by: Md. Abdul Karim
Signature: Signature:
Name: S.B.I.M. Safiq-ud-doula Name: Md. Abdul Karim
Position: Regional Resettlement Position: Deputy Team Leader Specialist UGIIP-III UGIIP-
Date: 27th March 2017 Date: 27th March 2017
______
THIS PORTION IS FOR PMU AND MDSC SAFEGUARD TEAM USE ONLY
Date Checklist Received:
Database/Record Number:
Assigned category and further __x_ Category C actions ___ Category B (tentative)
_____ for verification of land purchase/acquisition
_____ for verification of land donation
_____ for verification of non-land donation
_____ for verification of voluntary resettlement
___ Category B
Assessed by: S.B.I.M. Safiq-ud-doula Noted by: Md. Abdul Karim
Signature: Signature:
Name: S.B.I.M. Safiq-ud-doula Name: Md. Abdul Karim
Position: Regional Resettlement Specialist Position: Deputy Team Leader
UGIIP-III UGIIP-III
Date: 27th March 2017 Date: 27th March 2017
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X. Appendix 3: Indigenous People Check List/Small Ethnic Communities (SEC) Impacts
Introduction:
1. Each Project/Subproject/component needs to be screened for any indigenous people impacts which will occur or have already occurred. This screening determines the necessary action to be taken by the Project team.
B. Information on Project/Subproject/component: a. District name: Noakhali b. Location (km):- Chowmuhani Pourashava (Begumgonj Upazila); about 16 km away from Noakhali district headquarters c. Civil work dates (proposed): June 2017 to May 2018
d. Technical description: The Subproject contains 24 roads and 02 drains. The components of the Subproject will involve schemes of improvement/rehabilitation of 21.707 (km) of existing roads, and construction/reconstruction of 1.060 km of drainage in phase-2 of UGIIP-III (W-B).
Screening Questions for Indigenous People/SEC Impact
KEY CONCERNS NO NOT (Please provide elaborations YES Remarks KNOWN in the “Remarks” column) A. Indigenous Peoples/SEC Identification 1. Are there socio cultural groups present in or using X the Project area who may be considered "tribes" (hill tribes ,scheduled tribes, IP/SEC), "minorities" (ethnic or national minorities), or "indigenous communities"? 2. Are there national or local laws or policies as well X as anthropological researches/studies that consider these groups present in or using the Project area as belonging to "ethnic minorities," scheduled tribes, IP/SEC, national minorities, or cultural communities? 3. Do such groups self-identify as being part of a X distinct social and cultural group? 4. Do such groups maintain collective attachments to X distinct habitats or ancestral territories and/or to the natural resources in these habitats and territories? 5. Do such groups maintain cultural, economic, social, X and political institutions distinct from the dominant society and culture? 6. Do such groups speak a distinct language or X dialect? 7. Have such groups been historically, socially, and X economically marginalized, disempowered, excluded, and /or discriminated against?
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KEY CONCERNS NO NOT (Please provide elaborations YES Remarks KNOWN in the “Remarks” column) 8. .Are such groups represented as "indigenous X peoples,""ethnic minorities," "scheduled tribes," or "IP populations" in any formal decision-making bodies at the national or local levels?
B. Identification of Potential Impacts 9. Will the Project directly or indirectly benefit or target Y indigenous peoples? 10. Will the Project directly or indirectly affect X indigenous peoples' traditional socio cultural and belief practices (e.g. child-rearing, health, education, arts, and governance)?
11. Will the Project affect the livelihood systems of X indigenous peoples (e.g., food production system, natural resource management, crafts and trade, employment status)? 12. Will the Project be in an area (land or territory) X occupied, owned, or used by indigenous peoples, and/or claimed as ancestral domain? C. Identification of Special Requirements Will the Project activities include: 13. Commercial development of the cultural resources X and knowledge of indigenous peoples? 14. Physical displacement from traditional or X customary lands? 15. Commercial development of natural resources X (such as minerals, hydrocarbons, forests, water, hunting or fishing grounds) within customary lands under use that would impact the livelihoods or the cultural, ceremonial, and spiritual uses that define the identity and community of indigenous peoples? 16. Establishing legal recognition of rights to lands X and territories that are traditionally owned or customarily used, occupied, or claimed by indigenous peoples? 17. Acquisition of lands that are traditionally owned or X customarily used, occupied, or claimed by indigenous peoples?
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Indigenous People/SEC Impact
After reviewing the answers above, executing agency/safeguard team confirms that the proposed Subsection/ section/Subproject/component (tick as appropriate):
[ ] has indigenous people (IP)/SEC impact, so an SECDP or specific SEC action plan is required.
[√ ] has No IP/SEC impact, so no SECDP/specific action plan is required.
Prepared by: S.B.I.M. Safiq-ud-doula Verified by: Md. Abdul Karim
Signature: Signature: Name: S.B.I.M. Safiq-ud-doula Name: Md. Abdul Karim Position: Regional Resettlement Specialist Position: Deputy Team Leader UGIIP-III UGIIP-III
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XI. Appendix 4: Sample Grievance Registration Form
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XII. Appendix 5: Grievance Redress Form (Bangla Version)
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XIII. Appendix 6: Land Ownership Certificatie of Chowmuhani Pourahsava
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XIV. Appendix 7: Photographs of proposed roads and drains alignments of Chowmuhani Pourashava under Phase 2 of UGIIP-III (W-B).
Improvement of Nazirpur Nurani Madrasha road by Improvement of Nazirpur Advocate Zoinal Abedin DBC (R-1) road to Mintu Mia bari road via MP house by bituminous carpeting (R-2)
Improvement from Munshi Miar Bari to Atia bari road Improvement & widening of Joinal Abedin Memorial by DBC (R-3) Academi R&H road to Sadu miar tea Stall (R-4)
Improvement & Widening from Alipur Noimuddin Rehabilitation of road from Singer road to Shahid Khal Culvert to Musa mia road by DBC (R-5) Hasan road Via kalam house road by By RCC (R-6)
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Rehabilitation of Golabaiya road near Chagol hata Improvement of Ramtagure Asromme Road By RCC road by DBC (R-7) (R-8)
Improvement and Widening of Shaid Hasan road by Improvement & Widening from Dhopa bari road end DBC at Ward (R-9) to Tokkar pool Rail line by BC at ward (R-10)
Maintenance work of Rashider shop to GP tower by Rehabilitation of road from Railgate to Tokkarpool at bituminous carpeting ward (R-11) ward (R-12)
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Preparing of Mohesgonj bazar road by bituminous Widening and Rehabilitation of Laddu oil mill to Miar carpeting ward (R-13) pool khalpar road ward (R-14)
Construction of Akkas mia road by DBC (R-15) Widening and Rehabilitation of a) Seru Jamaler Bari to Khoka miar Bari road (R-16)
Maintenance of South bazar to Arif hazi pool by Improvement of Kalapool South Khalpar road (from DBC (R-17) R&H near kalpool to Topader pool)by DBC (R-20)
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Improvement of Nazipur kerani bari to kazi Nogor Improvement south Ali pur Govt. Primary school Yousuf market link road (R-21) road ( from Musa mia north link road towards Atia bari Sarrak) (R-22)
Improvement & Widening from Dhopa bari road Improvement of road at Azim's shop to kismot (from R&H road Dhopa bari road Culvert to Rail Rail karimpur Jasim electric-er bari road by DBC (R-24) line Parallel by DBC (R-23)
Construction fo RCC drain at Railgate to Adorshaw Construction of RCC Drain at Akkas mia road (D-2) oil mill road with top slab cum footpath at ward (D-1)
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Drain’ outfall connected to the Delta Cannel (D-1).
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