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Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project Social Safeguard Monitoring Report Semi-Annual Report July 2020 THA: Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project Prepared by Department of Highways for the Asian Development Bank. This social safeguard monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 3rd SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT Project Number: 3582 – THA July 2020 THA: Greater Mekong Subregion Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project National Highway 22 and 23 DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT This semi-annual social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AHs Affected Households APs Affected Persons COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSE Construction Supervision Engineer DD Due Diligence DED Detailed Engineering Design DOH Department of Highways EWEC East-West Economic Corridor FS Feasibility Study GAP Gender Action Plan GMS Greater Mekong Sub-region GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IR Involuntary Resettlement Km kilometer MOT Ministry of Transport NH National Highways OTOP One Tambon One Product PAO Provincial Administrative Organization PDR People's Democratic Republic PEA Provincial Electricity Authority PIC Project Implementation Consultant PMU Project Management Unit PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRC People’s Republic of China PSD & HSO Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office PWA Provincial Waterworks Authority PWD Person with Disability RAP Reclaim Asphalt Placement RDD Resettlement Due Diligence RGRWG Resettlement Grievance Redress Working Group ROW Right-Of-Way RP Resettlement Plan SAO Sub-district Administration Organization SGE Some Gender Element SPS Social Policy Statement 2009 SSD Social Due Diligence SSMR Semi-annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report TOT Telephone Organization of Thailand 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... 2 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. 3 LIST OF PHOTOS ................................................................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 ........................................................................................................ I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 6 A. Background of the Project ........................................................................................... 6 B. Project Impact, Outcome and Outputs/Subprojects ..................................................... 6 C. Location of the Project ................................................................................................. 7 D. Overall Physical Progress of Project Implementation ................................................... 7 E. Objectives of the Social Monitoring .............................................................................. 9 II. PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN .......................... 9 A. Additional Affected Households ..................................................................................10 B. Status of Provision of in-kind Assistance to Affected Households ...............................10 C. Status of Provision of Livelihood Assistance to Vulnerable Group…………………….. 12 D. Changes in Project Scope and Updated Project Impacts ............................................15 III. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM AND CONSULTATION ................................... 15 A. Status of Consultation.................................................................................................17 B. Status of Utilities Relocation .......................................................................................17 IV. MAJOR CHALLENGES/ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATION…………………………….. 20 V. COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCY IN PROVIDING LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE AFFECTED PERSONS.................................................................. 20 VI. MONITORING OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN CIVIL WORKS .................................. 21 VII. ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT PERIOD………………………………………………………. 22 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Photo Documentation of Additional Affected Persons…………………………… 23 APPENDIX 2: Details of Complaints/Requests Received and Responses…………….………. 26 APPENDIX 3: Campsite Monitoring Report ………………………………………………………..33 2 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Work Packages……………………………………………………………………………… 7 Table 2: Physical Accomplishments...................................................................................... 8 Table 3: Number of Project Affected Households ...............................................................10 Table 4: AH Follow Up Work Plan: November-December 2020 ...........................................12 Table 5: Number of Vulnerable Affected Households .........................................................13 Table 6: Status of Assistance Provided by Government Agencies to Vulnerable Groups …………………………………………………………………………………………………14 Table 7: Additional Works .....................................................................................................15 Table 8: Dates and Number of Attendees of Resettlement Grievance Redress Working Group Meeting .........................................................................................................16 Table 9: Number of Complaints/Requests Received and Responses ................................16 Table 10: Status of Utilities Relocation ................................................................................18 Table 11: Labor Force by Gender .........................................................................................21 Table 12: Activities for the Next Period ...............................................................................22 LIST OF PHOTOS Photo 1: The training program on “The Tourism Management Emphasizing on the Local Food Identity”, held on March 15, 2020, at Non-Formal Education Office, Sawang Dandin District, Sakon-Nakhon Province ................................................13 Photo 2: Public Consultation held on 29 June 2020, at Sakon Nakhon Highway District 1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... 17 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Government of the Kingdom of Thailand has requested assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) in financing the upgrading of sections of two (2) National Highways, National Highway 22 (NH22) and National Highway 23 (NH23), traversing the northeastern provinces of Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Roi Et and Yasothon. On 19 October 2016, the Thai Cabinet approved the improvements on NH22 from A. Nong Han to A. Phang Khon and Sakon Nakhon to Nakhon Phanom; and NH23 from Roi Et to Yasothon. The highways are within the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC). 2. The project will involve the expansion of the aforementioned road sections from their present stage of single two-lane carriageways to four-lane carriageways with median. It will be financed through the GMS Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project. The Department of Highways (DOH) of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is the Executing Agency. 3. The proposed project aims to improve efficiency and safety of movements of goods and people in the northeastern region of Thailand. It will contribute to the achievement of the government’s goal of supporting inclusive growth and regional integration. 4. The project was designed in compliance with ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 principles in managing Involuntary Resettlement (IR) such as avoiding IR wherever possible; minimize IR by exploring project and design alternatives; enhance, or at least improve the living standards of the people especially those affected by the Project by restoring the livelihoods of the displaced or affected persons/households (APs/AHs) and other vulnerable persons. 5. In 2017 a Resettlement Plan (RP) was prepared under the Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) in conjunction with Feasibility Studies (FS) for the subprojects and was endorsed by the DOH to ADB. The project is categorized B under the involuntary resettlement safeguards. 6. As of the reporting period, January to June 2020, the overall progress of project implementation is 79.431 ahead of the target by +11.316 but slightly lower to the previous accomplishment of +17.885. 7. All new AHs identified in Package M temporarily
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