Due Diligence Report on Social Safeguards Loan 3264-PAK: Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project (FERRP)–Punjab Roads Component Due Diligence Report on Social Safeguards on Reconstruction of Pasrur – Narowal Road March 2017 Prepared by: Communication and Works Department, Government of the Punjab NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This Social Safeguards 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. Social Due Diligence Report Document stage: Final Date: March, 2017 PAK: Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project, Loan No. 3264 Social Due Diligence Report of Reconstruction of 28 km long Pasrur – Narowal Road from RD 0+000 to RD 28+000), District Sialkot Prepared by: Abdul Hameed, TA Resettlement Specialist for Project Implementation Unit, Communications and Works Department, Government of Punjab, Lahore. 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. Reconstruction of Pasrur – Narowal Road Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB COMMUNICATION & WORKS DEPARTMENT Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project (FERRP) Social Due Diligence Report of Reconstruction of 28 km long Pasrur - Narowal Road (RD 0+000 – RD 28+000), District Sialkot March, 2017 Prepared by TA Resettlement Specialist for Communication and Works Department, Government of Punjab, Lahore Reconstruction of Pasrur – Narowal Road Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 A. Background:................................................................................................................. 1 B. Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project (FERRP): ............................ 1 C. Necessity of Pasroor - Narowal Road Sub-project ....................................................... 3 D. Project Design and Scope of Work .............................................................................. 5 E. Construction Schedule ................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 2 DUE DILIGENCE REPORT, PURPOSE AND FINDINGS ........................................................... 8 A. The Purpose of Due Diligence ..................................................................................... 8 B. Methodology: ............................................................................................................... 8 C. Desk Review of project documents. ............................................................................. 8 D. Consultations with ADB, PIU and Consultants: ............................................................ 8 E. Field Site Visits Community Consultations: .................................................................. 8 F. Key Findings ................................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 3 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................ 11 Annexure – I List of Road Schemes .....................................................................13 Annexure – II National Resettlement Specialist Terms of Reference .....................37 Annexure – III Socioeconomic Profile and LAR Impacts .........................................39 Secondary Source ................................................................................................39 Primary Source .....................................................................................................39 Socio-Economic Aspects of the Sub-Project Area .................................................40 Distribution of the Respondents Regarding Location ............................................40 Household Size .....................................................................................................40 Vulnerable Groups ................................................................................................41 Age Structures ......................................................................................................41 Health ...................................................................................................................42 Habitation .............................................................................................................42 Household Possessions ........................................................................................43 Economic Activities ...............................................................................................43 Household Income ................................................................................................44 Expenditure ..........................................................................................................44 Community Needs and Priorities ...........................................................................45 Community Consultations .....................................................................................45 Consultation with Other Stakeholders ...................................................................46 i Reconstruction of Pasrur – Narowal Road Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project Loss of Land .........................................................................................................47 Loss of Trees ........................................................................................................47 Impact on Building and Structure ..........................................................................47 Numbers of Houses to be Displaced .....................................................................47 Loss of Crops .......................................................................................................47 Indigenous People ................................................................................................47 Positive Impacts ....................................................................................................47 Annexure – IV Certification .....................................................................................48 Annexure – V Confirmation for no LAR impact ......................................................49 Annexure - VI INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT IMPACT CATEGORIZATION ...50 Annexure – VII LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ................................................................54 Annexure – VIII Project Implementation Arrangements–Roles and Responsibilities .55 Annexure – IX Project Selection Criterion ...............................................................58 Annexure – X Undertaking of households ..............................................................59 Pictorial View ........................................................................................................................64 TABLES Table 1.1: Types of Schemes 2 Table 1.2: Subprojects of Link Road, Bridges, Main Road 2 Table 1.3: Project Coordinates 6 Table 1.4: Construction Schedule 6 Table 1: Surveyed Villages 39 Table 2: Detail of Vulnerable Population 41 Table 3: Age Distribution of Head of Households 41 Table 4: Possession of Household Goods 43 Table 5 Monthly Income Category and Households 44 Table 6: Participation of Households Members in Economic Activities 44 Table 7: Detail of Household Expenditures 44 Table 8: Community Needs and Priorities regarding the Urban Infrastructures 45 FIGURES Fig 1.1: View of Pasrur – Narowal Road 3 Fig 1.2: A view of the Sub-project through Google map 5 Fig 1.3: Cross Section of the Project Area 7 Fig 1: Respondents Populations 40 Fig 2: Status of Health Issues in the Sub-Project Area 42 Fig 3: Category of the Houses 42 ii Reconstruction of Pasrur – Narowal Road Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CAP Corrective Action Plan C&W Communication and Works Department DDR Due Diligence Report FERRP Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project GOP Government of Punjab EA Executing Agency IR Involuntary Resettlement IPs Indigenous Peoples LAA Land Acquisition Act 1894 LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework PAM Project Administrative Manual PMC Project Management Consultant ROW Right of Way SPS Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 iii Reconstruction of Pasrur – Narowal Road Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background: 1. Millions of people have been affected, besides a large number of infrastructures either damaged or destroyed due to severe floods during the last few decades in Punjab Province. The floods not only adversely