Social Monitoring Report Semi-Annual Report (January-June 2017) January 2018 MYA: Maubin-Phyapon Road Rehabilitation Project Prepared by SMEC International Pty. Ltd. In Joint Venture with Oriental Consultants Global Co. Ltd. And Pyunghwa Engineering Consultants Ltd. For the Department of Highways, Ministry of Construction, and the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 June 2017) Currency unit – Kyat (K) K1.00 = $0.0007 $1.00 = D1,353.50 NOTE In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. 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Tel +95 214954, +95 9 793 534 295, Fax +95 2302232 MAUBIN PYAPON ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT Our Reference : CS1-MP 20.04.3/1159 Your Reference : Date : 31 st January 2018 Contract Package : ICS1-MP The Director Project Management Unit Ministry of Construction / Public Works Room No. 502, Bagan Housing, Anawratha Road Block 334 / 344, Lanmadaw Township YANGON MYANMAR Dear U Win Lwin, Re: ADB Loan 3199 MYA: Maubin Pyapon Road Rehabilitation Project Construction Supervision and Project Implementation Services ICS1-MP Ref: Safeguards Reports We refer to the ADB message forwarded to us on the 23rd January 2018 concerning safeguards reports. We attach for your information final copies of the Social Safeguards reports for the periods July to December 2016 and January to June 2017 first submitted in draft with our letter CS1-MP 20.04.3/1010 of the 26 th September. These reports have been recently reviewed and revised by our international specialist on his recovery from a serious eye injury. We apologise for the delay in the final submission. The Environmental and Social Safeguards for the period July to December 2017 are currently being prepared. Yours sincerely, Paul Clarke Team Leader SMEC International Pty Ltd 1 Semi-Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report July 2017 Semi-Annual Report (January - June 2017) Earth Imagery 14 Feb 2016 and 15 Jan 2017, Sugana Curve (Below) MYA: Maubin – Pyapon Road Rehabilitation Project (ADB Loan No. 3199 (MYA) 2 Prepared by Ministry of Construction (MOC) – Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Asian Development Bank. This semi-annual 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 June 2017) Currency unit – kyat K1.00 = $0.0007 $1.00 = K1,343 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AH/P - affected household/person COI - corridor of impact CSC - construction supervision consultant DMS - detailed measurement survey DOH - Department of Highways DP - displaced person ft - feet GAO - General Administration Office GRM - grievance redress mechanism IOL - inventory of losses km - kilometer LUC - land use certificate m - meter MMK - Myanmar Kyat (the official currency unit of Myanmar) MOECF - Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry MOC - Ministry of Construction PMU - project management office NGO - nongovernmental organization RCC - resettlement coordinating committee RCS - replacement cost survey ROW - right-of-way RP - resettlement plan SAH - severely affected household SES - socioeconomic survey SPS - safeguard policy statement TA - technical assistance VECC - village environmental compliance committee NOTES: The fiscal year of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and its agencies ends on 31 March. In this report, “$” refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. 3 Table of Contents 1 THE PROJECT ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Institutional Arrangement .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Resettlement Impacts ....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Consultation, Participation and Disclosure ........................................................................................................ 6 1.5 Physical Progress of the Project Activities ........................................................................................................ 6 1.6 Objective, Approach and Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring ............................................................................. 7 1.6.1 Objective .............................................................................................................................................. 7 1.6.2 Approach of Semi-Annual Monitoring .................................................................................................. 7 1.6.3 Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring Report ............................................................................................ 8 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING DATA ................................................................................. 9 3 MONITORING PARAMETERS/INDICATORS AND METHODS ......................................................................... 10 3.1 Resettlement Impact Categorization ............................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Resettlement Scopes of the Project based on 2014 RP ................................................................................. 10 4 SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS .......................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Implementation Status of the supplemental RP 11 4.2 Progress on Compensation Payment for Displaced Persons identified in the 2016 RP 13 5 Redressal of Grievances ..................................................................................................................................... 16 5.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism ...................................................................................................................... 16 6. Monitoring of RP Implementation Activities ..................................................................................................... 20 6.1 Implementation Activities AND Monitoring Plan .............................................................................................. 20 6.2 Avoiding and Minimizing Impacts Due to Monitoring ....................................................................................... 20 6.3 Livelihood Support and Enhancement ............................................................................................................ 20 6.4 HIV/AIDS Prevention Awareness Campaign 21 6.5 Major Item of Focus for Next Report ............................................................................................................... 22 Annex A: GRM Training by ADB Photos (13,14-3-2017) at Gon Nyin Dan Bridge Hall ............................................... 24 Annex B: ADB Safeguard Specialist Visit in Project Area on March 2017 26 Annex C: Drinking Water Facility Providing 27 Annex D: Outline of the Second Semester (July-December 2017) Report 28 4 1 THE PROJECT 1.1 Background 1. The Maubin – Pyapon Road Rehabilitation Project is being implemented as part of the program of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to improve access to the densely populated, poor and productive agricultural areas. The Maubin to Pyapon road is the main north-south artery of the eastern side of the Ayeyarwady Delta. It provides a vital link to the economic, health, education and employment opportunities. The road rehabilitation will also improve access to the agricultural hinterlands through provision of landing points at numerous locations where waterways meet the road. 2. The Maubin Pyapon road covers approximately 54.5 km and traverses three townships namely Maubin, Kyaiklat and Pyapon. Of the three townships, Maubin is under the Maubin district while Kyaiklat and Pyapon are under the Pyapon District. The two districts are under the Ayeyarwady Region (Division). 3. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of rehabilitation of the Project road. The rehabilitation works of the 54.5 km road is being undertaken under two construction contracts 25.5 Km and 29.0km in length. The contracts will be delivered using the FIDIC MDB Harmonised Edition, June 2010