ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT (ESSA) FOR ODISHA FOR THE India: Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) (P172187) [Draft for Consultation] April 02, 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... VI 1 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL OVERVIEW ............................................................ 1 1.1 The Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) ................................................ 1 1.1.1 ESSA: Purpose and Objectives ....................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 ESSA Methodology ........................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Environment and Social Overview ......................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Environment Overview ................................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 Social Overview .............................................................................................................. 5 2 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 7 2.1 Strategic and Institutional Context .......................................................................................... 7 2.2 Bank Financed PforR Program Scope and Boundaries ........................................................... 8 2.3 Program Development Objective ............................................................................................ 8 2.3.1 PDO Indicators ................................................................................................................ 8 2.4 Key Result Areas .................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Geographic Scope of the Program ........................................................................................ 14 2.6 Government Program and Bank Financed Program (P Vs p) ............................................... 15 2.7 Key Program Implementing Agencies .................................................................................. 16 2.7.1 Implementation Arrangement in Odisha ....................................................................... 17 2.8 Borrower‟s previous experience in Watershed Program ...................................................... 18 3 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTS ................................... 19 3.1.1 Environmental Effects ................................................................................................... 19 3.1.2 Social Effects ................................................................................................................ 20 3.2 Indirect and Cumulative Impact ............................................................................................ 22 3.3 Overall E&S Risks and Impacts ............................................................................................ 23 4 ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE .................................................................... 24 4.1 Legal, Regulatory and Institutional ....................................................................................... 24 4.2 Institutional Organization for Program Implementation ....................................................... 24 4.3 Environmental and Social management system assessment ................................................. 25 4.3.1 Core Principle-1: Program E&S Management System ................................................. 25 4.3.2 Core Principle-2: Natural Habitat and Physical and Cultural Resources ...................... 27 4.3.3 Core Principle-3: Public and Workers Safety ............................................................... 28 4.3.4 Core Principle -4: Land Acquisition and Resettlement ................................................. 29 4.3.5 Core Principle- 5: Rights and Interests of Indigenous People ...................................... 29 4.3.6 Core Principle- 6: Social Conflict ................................................................................. 31 4.4 Institutional capacity for E&S management ......................................................................... 31 4.5 Borrower‟s experience in managing E&S risks .................................................................... 31 4.6 The Grievance Redress Mechanism ...................................................................................... 31 ii 4.7 List of Excluded Activities ................................................................................................... 32 5 CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE ..................................................................... 33 5.1 Key Stakeholders .................................................................................................................. 33 5.2 Consultations ......................................................................................................................... 33 5.3 Disclosure ............................................................................................................................. 33 5.4 Summary of Multi-stakeholder consultation workshop ........................................................ 33 6 RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS ................................................................... 35 6.1 Summary of identified gaps and activities ............................................................................ 35 6.2 Inputs to the Program Implementation Support .................................................................... 37 6.2.1 Implementation and Reporting Arrangements .............................................................. 37 6.2.2 Proposed Staffing .......................................................................................................... 37 6.2.3 Training and Capacity Building .................................................................................... 38 6.3 E&S indicators and Reporting .............................................................................................. 39 6.4 Inter-Departmental Committee to address E&S Risks and Mitigation ................................. 41 ANNEXURES ............................................................................................................................. 42 Annex-1: List Of Documents Reviewed .................................................................................................... 42 Annex-2: Applicable Legal And Regulatory Framework .......................................................................... 43 Annex-3(A): Core Principle #1: Program E&S Management Systems .................................................... 52 Annex-3(B): Core Principle #2: Natural Habitat And Physical And Cultural Resources.......................... 55 Annex-3(C): Core Principle #3: Public And Workers Safety .................................................................... 57 Annex-3(D): Core Principle #4: Land Acquisition And Resettlement ...................................................... 59 Annex-3(E): Core Principle #5: Rights And Interests Of Indigenous People ............................................ 60 Annex-4: Description Of E&S Management System And Capacity Assessment ..................................... 63 Annex-5(A): Category Wise List Of Stakeholders .................................................................................... 66 Annex-5(B): List Of Participants – ESSA Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................ 67 Annex-6: Typical Size And Cost Of Physical Structures Under Watershed Program ............................... 71 Annex-7: Formats For Environmental And Social Data And Screening ................................................... 72 Annex-8: Screening Format For Potential Environmental And Social Issues ........................................... 76 Annex-9: Measures To Address Public And Worker Safety Against The Potential Risks Associated ..... 79 iii LIST OF ACRONYMS AIBP Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme APD Additional Project Director CCF Chief Conservator of Forest CEO Chief Executive Officer CFR Community Forest Rights DAC Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt of India DANIDA Danish International Development Agency DAY-NRLM Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission DDP Desert Development Program DFID Department for International Development DLRC District Level Review Committee DoA Department of Agriculture DoAF Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment DoA&FE Department of Agriculture & Farmers‟ Empowerment DoLR Department of Land Resource, Government of India DSC&WD Directorate of Soil Conservation and Watershed Development DPAP Drought Prone Areas Programme DPR Detailed Project Report DSS Decision Support System DWDO District Watershed Development Officer DWDT District Watershed Development Team E&S Environmental and Social EC Executive Committee FPO Farmers' Producer Organization CGWB Central Ground Water Board GIS Geographic Information System GoI Government of India GoK Government of Karnataka GoO Government of Odisha GP Gram Panchayat GRM Grievance Redressal Management GSDP Gross State Domestic product ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute