Environmental and Social Monitoring Report # Semi-Annual Report 4 December 2018 Myanmar: Emergency Support for Chin State Livelihood Restoration Project Prepared by the Department of Rural Development through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation for the Government of Myanmar and the Asian Development Bank. 1 This environmental and 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. 2 Emergency Support for Chin State Livelihood Restoration Project Project Number: 9185-MYA Semi-Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report (July 2017 – December 2017) TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................. 3 I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Environmental Safeguard Monitoring .......................................................................................... 6 3. Environmental Clearances .............................................................................................................. 7 4. Incorporation of Environmental and Social Management Plans into the Project Contractual Arrangements ..................................................................................................................... 7 5. Institutional Arrangement ............................................................................................................... 7 II. COMPLIANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS .................... 8 1. Status of Environmental and Social Management Plan Implementation ............................. 8 2. Compliance to the Environmental and Social Management Plans for Output 1 ............ 9 3. Compliance to the Environmental and Social Management Plans for Output 2 .......... 10 III. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING .................................................... 11 IV. KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND MITIGATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED ......................... 11 1. Corrective actions on the previous non-conformances ......................................................... 11 2. Complaints Received Related to the Implementation of the ESMP ..................................... 11 V. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................... 14 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Appendices A. Environmental and Social Management Plans for Output 1: Restored village access infrastructure with increased disaster resiliency B. Environmental and Social Management Plans for Output 2: Restored community infrastructure with increased disaster resiliency C. Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist - Roads D. Photo Log E. Project Location Map (Burmese language) F. Environmental Clearance Correspondences (Burmese language) LIST OF ACRONYMS ADB – Asian Development Bank AP – Affected Person DRD – Department of Rural Development EA – Executing Agency ECD – Environmental Conservation Department EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment ESCSLRP – Emergency Support for Chin State Livelihood Restoration Project ESMP – Environmental and Social Management Plans ESS – Environmental and Social Screening ESSF – Environment and Social Safeguard Framework GIU – Grant Implementing Unit GMU – Grant Management Unit IEE – Initial Environmental Examination JFPR – Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction MLFRD – Ministry of Livestock Fisheries and Rural Development MoALI – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation NPT – Nay Pyi Taw PPE – Personal Protective Equipment REGDF – Resettlement and Ethnic Groups Resettlement Framework RP – Resettlement Plan I. INTRODUCTION 1. Background Heavy rainfalls caused floods and landslides in several parts of Myanmar during June 2015. On 30 July 2015, cyclone Komen made a landfall in Bangladesh, bringing strong winds and additional heavy rains to Myanmar, which resulted in widespread flooding across 12 of the country’s 14 states and regions. The following day, on 31 July, the president declared Chin and Rakhine States as well as Magway and Sagaing Regions officially as natural disaster zones. The monthly rainfall in July 2015 measured at a weather station in Chin’s capital Hakha was equal to 1-in-1,000 year rainfall. The combination of heavy rainfall, strong winds, high soil saturation, and unstable soils in hilly areas caused widespread and devastating landslides particularly in Chin State, which is why this area was selected for this project. Landslides destroyed a large part of the public goods assets needed to support rural livelihoods, most importantly the rural transport network that allows people to access markets for the sale and purchase of goods and to access services provided by both public and private sectors. Approximately 460 miles of rural roads still required restoration in more than seven of Chin’s townships by the end of December 2017. These roads are generally earth construction, from four to 18 feet wide and categorized as village to village and village to town roads. In addition, the floods and landslides washed away many bridges and drainage structures that helped protecting the roads from floods. In order to support the Government of Myanmar in responding quickly to the situation and to restore the livelihoods of the affected communities, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) grant of USD8.856 million for the Emergency Support for Chin State Livelihoods Restoration Project in April 2016. The JFPR was established in 2000 to provide grants for projects supporting poverty reduction and related social development activities that can add value to projects financed by ADB. UNOPS has signed an agreement with the Department of Rural Development (DRD), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI) on 2 November 2016 to undertake works on restoring the damaged roads and structures. The project implementation period is from November 2016 to 31 October 2019 and comprises of two outputs as listed below: Output 1: Restored village access infrastructure with increased disaster 4 resiliency in Chin State’s mostly-affected townships of Tonzang, Tedim, Falam, Hakha, Htantlang, Mindat and Matupi (see Appendix E for map location). Output 2: Restored community infrastructure, such as damaged water supply pipes ana electricity power supply with increased disaster resiliency in Chin State’s mostly-affected township of Tonzang, Tedim, Falam, Hakha, Htantlang, Mindat and Matupi (see Appendix E for map location). Under the Output 1 - as of 31 December 2017, landslide clearance work is fully completed, including the seven priority roads (see table below) and for additional 58 roads. A total of 295,000 lineal ft. of landslide blockages (almost 56 miles) have been removed from the selected roads, which altogether provide a transportation network of 834 miles. Further, almost 24 miles of the priority network portion of the roads have been widened and are now accessible. The table below presents the details by road and progress. Township Name of Roads No of Total Activity Physical Roads Length Accomplishment (Miles) TONZANG Zampe Junction-Zampe- 1 27.00 landslide Completed Ling Thuk-Haicin-Tullkhing clearance Other roads 8 107.00 landslide Completed clearance TEDIM Canadi-Tuisauh-Pimpih- 1 20.00 landslide Completed Khaikam clearance Other roads 7 52.00 landslide Completed clearance MINDAT Shih-Twele-Doh-Hliah 1 36.00 landslide Completed Ring-Thaing Nuu-Ma Gwe clearance Ing Nuu Other roads 4 23.75 landslide Completed clearance MATUPI Arm Sui-Maa Duu-WaiLuu 1 22.00 landslide Completed Road clearance Other roads 5 96.75 landslide Completed clearance HTANGLANG Ze’phile-Kyaung Htee Yar 1 25.00 landslide Completed clearance Other roads 14 152.50 landslide Completed clearance HAKHA Ha Kha-Khwa Be 1 5.00 landslide Completed clearance Other roads 9 142.25 landslide Completed clearance FALAM Falam-Lailun-Relsing- 1 14.00 landslide Completed Khuangli clearance 5 Other roads 11 111.63 landslide Completed clearance TOTAL 65 834.88 Under the Output 2 - as of 31 December 2017 the progress on the community infrastructure, restoration of damaged water supply pipes and electricity power supply (micro-hydropower) schemes is given below. Townships Name of Damaged Total no to Completed Remaining Schemes be restored Tonzang, Tedim, Damaged water supply pipes 44 27 17 Falam, Hakha, and schemes Htantlang, Mindat and Matupi Tonzang, Tedim, Damaged electricity power 25 9 16 Falam, Hakha, supply and schemes (micro- Htantlang, Mindat hydropower) and Matupi Total 69 36 33 2. Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Emergency Support for Chin State Livelihood Restoration Project (ESCSLRP)