Social Monitoring Report Bi-Annual Social Monitoring Report on Involuntary Resettlement (June 2019) PAK: Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project Prepared by Works & Services Department Government of Sindh for the Asian Development Bank. 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 Monitoring Report on Involuntary Resettlement 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. Clients: Asian Works & Services Development Bank Department Government of Sindh Project Management Consultants Fourth Bi-Annual Monitoring Report on Involuntary Resettlement (January-June 2019) SINDH PROVINCIAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SPRIP) Loan No. 3305 – PAK/Contract No. SPRIP – CS1 This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the view of ADB or the Government concerned and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. Prepared by Project Management Consultants Fourth Bi-Annual Monitoring Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Page S/No Description No. 1 Introduction 5 2 Status of Construction Activities at the Time of Field Visit 6 3 Implementation of Construction Adjustments to Avoid IR Impacts 6 4 Involuntary Resettlement Impact Assessment on Additional Sub-Projects 6 Table 1: Findings on Implementation of Mitigation Measures to Avoid Potential Lar Impacts 7-8 Table-2: Preliminary Involuntary Resettlement Impact Assessment on Additional Sub 9-10 Projects. Figure 1: Construction Work was Completed at Chainage 30+500 Icb-1 Thull to Kandhkot 11 Figure 2: Construction Work Was Completed at Chainage 31+000 Icb-2 Sheranpur to 11 Ratodero Figure 3: Construction Work was Completed at Chainage 06+280 Icb-3 Khyber to Sanghar 12 Figure 4: Construction Work in Progress at Chainage 30+266 Icb-5 Tando Muhammad to 12 Badin Section Figure 5: Construction Work in Progress at Chainage 30+266 Icb-5 Tando Muhammad to 13 Badin Section Figure 6: Location of Houses Situated at Ch:3+860 at Additional Road Sehwan Dadu 13 Figure 7: Location of Shop Situated at Ch:16+010 at Additional Road Sehwan Dadu 14 Figure 8: Location of Shop Situated at Ch: 6+000 At Additional Road Jehan Khan to Faizu 14 Laro Figure 9: Location of Shop Situated at Ch: 10+500 At Additional Road Tando Allahyar to 15 Chamber 5 Constructionand Rehabilitation of Bridges 15 Table 3: Progress Regarding Construction/Rehabilitation of Bridges 15 6 Measures to Address Potential of Accidental Damage 16 Table 4: Findings on Measures to Avoid Accidental Damages 17-18 7 Other Social Issues: Impaired or Restricted Assess 19 8 Impact on Public Infrastructure 20 9 Consultation and Disclosureof Information 20 10 Grievance Redress Mechanism 20 10.1. Functioning of Grm 21 10.2. Observation / Finding 21 11 Conclusion and Recommendations 21 12 Monitoring Plan 22 12.1Objectives of Monitoring Plan 23 Table Monitoring Plan 24-25 Annexure-A-Resettlement Screening Check List 26-29 Annexure-B-Consultation with Local People & Notables 30 Table-1 a Consultations with Local People &Notables of Thull to Kandhkot section ICB-01 31 Table-2 a Consultations with Local People &Notables of Sheranpur to Ratodero Section ICB- 31 02 Table-3 a: Consultations with Local People &Notables of Khyber to Sanghar Section ICB-03 32 2 Fourth Bi-Annual Monitoring Report Table-4 a Consultations with Local People &Notables Of Sanghar to Mirpurkhas Section ICB- 32 04 Table-5a: Consultations with Local People &Notables of Digri to Naukot Section ICB-06 33 Table-6 a: Consultations with Local People &Notables Of Jahan Khan (N-65) to Faizu Larro 34 (N-55) Via Chak Road Subproject Table-7a: Consultations with Local People & Notables of Sehwan Dadu Subproject 34 Table-8a Consultations With Local People &Notables of Tando Allahyar to Chamber 35 Subproject Annexure-C-Pictorial Presentation 36 Consultation Session Thull to Kandhkot Section Package -1 37 Consultation Session Sheranpurto Ratodero Section Package -2 38 Consultation Session Khyber to Sanghar Section Package-3 38 Consultation Session Sanghar to Mirpurkhas Section Package-4 39 Consultation Session Tando Muhammad Khan to Badin Section Package-5 39 Consultation Session Additional Sub Project Sehwan Dadu 40 Consultation Session Additional Sub Project Jehan Khan to Faizu Laro 40 Annexure-D-Letters for ROW 41-44 3 Fourth Bi-Annual Monitoring Report LIST OF ABBREVIATION ADB Asian Development Bank SPRIP Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project PMU Project Management Unit PMC Project Management Consultants FGD Focus Group Discussions WSD Works and Services Department GOS Government of Sindh IR Involuntary Resettlement IP Indigenous People MPR Monthly Progress Report GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GRC Grievance Redress Committee PIU Project Implementation Unit ROW Right of Way RD Reduced Distance SPS Safeguard Policy Statement RP Resettlement Plan SC Supervision Consultants 4 Fourth Bi-Annual Monitoring Report 1. INTRODUCTION 1. Bi-Annual Monitoring Report is aimed to ensure and verify that the adjustments and measures identified in the approved Resettlement Due Diligence Report (DDR) have been properly implemented as per ADB guidelines. To avoid, minimize and to mitigate resettlement impacts during construction phase of Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project under Loan 3305-PAK ADB which is covering about 328 km of the provincial highway network. These six roads include: i) Thull to Kandhkot, (ii) Sheranpur to Ratodero, (iii) Khyber to Sanghar, (iv) Sanghar to Mirpurkhas, (v) Tando Muhammad Khan to Badin, and (vi) Digri to Naukot and three more additional roads of 82 kilometers length designated as Lot 1 Tando Allahyar-Chamber Road (22 km)Lot 2 Sehwan-Dadu Road(32 KM) Lot3 Jahan Khan (N-65) To Faizu Larro (N-55) Road Section (28.4 km). 2. This is the fourth Bi-annual monitoring report on involuntary Resettlement (January- June2019) covering works needed to be monitored identified IR issues in DDR in 6 subprojects and three additional roads where some sections have been encroached by road-side structures. In these sections civil works in these 6 road packages is ongoing and is expected to be completed before August 2019, similarly three additional roads would be completed by June 2020. 3. The Project proposed to utilize project savings to rehabilitate three additional provincial road sections: (i) road from Jahan Khan to Faizu Larro via Chak town, (28.4 km connecting N-65 with N-55); (ii) road from Sehwan to Dadu (32 km); and (iii) road from Tando Allahyar to Chambar (22 km). Provincial Highways Divisions of Works and Services Department (WSD).A Resettlement Due Diligence Report (DDR) was prepared in March 2018 to assess if the proposed works in these additional roads will have involuntary resettlement (IR) risks that need to be addressed either through design adjustments, or compensated if cannot be avoided, following the ADB Safeguards Policy Statement (2009) and the loan covenants of the Project. In this regard DDR was prepared in July 2018 and the same was approved by ADB. 4. This fourth Bi-annual monitoring report on involuntary Resettlement (January- June2019) also included three additional roads to assess latest developments regarding Resettlement issues, if any, on these roads. 5. For this purpose, frequent field visits along with field staff of Supervision Consultants were undertaken from January to June 2019 to assess if project impacts are avoided based on design changes and if there are emerging IR issues during implementation. For this purpose all the 9 subproject roads were visited. 6. Public consultations with communities living around LAR areas and in project area were held with 86 shopkeepers and local people to seek their views on construction /rehabilitation of six sub-project roads. Meetings were also held with locals residents of three additional roads to discuss probable project impacts and their mitigation measures. 5 Fourth Bi-Annual Monitoring Report 2. STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT THE TIME OF FIELD VISIT 7. The progress of construction works up to June 2019 in all the 6 subprojects and three additional roads is given below which are at different stages of implementation. ICB-01: Thull to Kandhkot Section (44.0 Km) Achieved Progress: 100% ICB-02: Sheranpur to Ratodero Section (36.0 Km) Achieved Progress: 95% ICB-03: Khyber to Sanghar Section (64.0 Km) Achieved Progress: 99.50% ICB-04: Sanghar to Mirpurkhas Section (63.0 Km) Achieved Progress: 77.92% ICB-05: Tando Muhammad Khan to Badin Section (67.0 Km) Achieved Progress: 86.60% ICB-06: Digri to Naukot Section (54km) Achieved Progress: 80.64% ICB-07: LOT 1 Tando Allahyar- Chamber Road (18KM) Mobilization in process LOT 2 Sehwan- Dadu (32KM) LOT 3 Jahan khan to Faizu Larro (29.1 KM) 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION ADJUSTMENTS TO AVOID IR IMPACTS 8. Adjustments in construction work were proposed to avoid IR impacts in 13 sections of Package-1 sub-projects Thull to Kandhkot, 10 sections of Pacakage-2 Sheranpur and 15 Sections of Package-6 Digri to Naukot. These included 15 commercial (small shops), 3 religious structures (mosques) and a graveyard. During field visits Monitoring Team observed that construction works in the encroached areas of the road sections of Pakage-1 and Package-2 have been fully completed by effectively avoiding IR impacts as identified in DDR August 2017. Details on observations made during the field visit are provided in Table-1 Below. Photos of the structures that were having no impact are also shown in figure-1 though figure-9.