Social Monitoring Report Semiannual Report (October – December 2018) June 2019 IND: SASEC ROAD CONNECTIVITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM – TRANCHE 2 Two laning of Imphal Moreh Section of NH 39 (Package II) from Km 350.000 to Km 395.680 in the State of Manipur Prepared by G.R. Infra Projects Limited for National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India and the Asian Development Bank. 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. 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. National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (A company under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways) (Government of India) Two laning of Imphal Moreh Section of NH 39 (Package II) from Km 350.000 to Km 395.680 in the State of Manipur under ADB assisted SASEC Regional Connectivity Investment Program (SRCIP) Loan No. 3690-IND Tranche-2 Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report October-December 2018 Authority Engineer M/s FEEDBACK INFRA PRIVATE LIMITED EPC Contractor M/s G R Infra Projects Limited Asian Highway No. 1 Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report October-December 2018 CONTENTS Sl. No. Description Pages 1.0. Section:Introduction 1-3 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Project Background 1 1.3. Project Objectives 1 1.4. Project Description 1-2 1.5. Project Details 3 2.0. Section: Social Scenarioof the Project 3-9 2.1. Introduction 3 2.2. Review and Findings from Resettlement Plans (RP) 4 2.2.1. Resettlement Plan (RP) for the subproject 4-5 2.2.2. Summary of Subproject Impacts 5 2.2.3. Land acquisition details 6 2.2.4. Loss of Livelihoods in the Subproject 6 2.2.5. Impacts on CPR in the subproject. 6-7 2.2.6. Vulnerable Households being affected in the Subproject 7 2.3. Review and Findings from Indigenous People’s Plan (IPP) of Imphal 7 Moreh Road section 2.3.1. Legal and Institutional Policy 7-8 2.3.2. Identification of Affected Communities 8 2.3.3. Social Impact Assessment 8 2.3.4. Institutional Arrangement 9 3.0 Section: Social Monitoringof RP and IPP Implementation 9-12 3.1. Status of Land Acquisition 9-10 3.2. Disbursement of Compensation 10 3.2.1. Statuses of disbursement of land compensation 9-10 3.2.2. Statuses of disbursement of replacement cost of Standing structures 10 and other attachments to land. 3.3. Mobilization of NGO for RP / IPP Implementation 10 3.4. Identification and Verification of DPs and CPRs 10-11 3.5. Micro Plans of DPs 11 3.6. Mobilization of Civil Construction Contractor at Site 11 3.7. Status of Temporary Land Acquisition 12 3.8. Health Camps / HIV / AIDS Campaigns 12 3.9. Grievance Redress process 12 4.0. Lease Agreement of camp site and comparison of original scope of 12 LAR & scope after verification. 4.1. Annexure 12 Two laning of lmphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 (Pkg.-II) from Km. 350+000 to Km. 395+680 in the State of Manipur on Engineering Procurement Construction mode. Asian Highway No. 1 Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report October-December 2018 SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1.Introduction In this report activities carried out towards the implementation of Resettlement Plan (RP), Indigenous People’s Pan (IPP) and other related Social Safeguards have been presented for the reporting period from October to December 2018. 1.2. Project Background Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the loan for South Asia Sub Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Investment Program (SRCIP). The SRCIP is a multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) that aims to improve about 500 km of priority road sections in North Bengal and Northeast of India, through an investment program set out in phases (tranches).Under Tranche 1 of the investment program, two identified core subprojects totalling about 134 km inWest Bengal and one non-core subproject in the State of Manipur are taken up considering theirsignificant regional cooperation. The second tranche includes two subprojects in the State of Manipur:Four laning of Imphal-Moreh section of NH-39 (renamedas NH-102)which is part of Asian Highways 1 (AH-1)from Km 330.000 to Km 350.000 (Package I)andtwolaningof Imphal- Moreh section of NH-39 (renamed as NH-102)from Km 350.000 to Km 395.68.000 (Package II). The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) will be the Executing Agency for the tranche 2 project road and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) will be the Implementing Agency (IA). 1.3. Project Objectives The road stretch is a critical section of the UNESCAP Asian Highway -1 (AH-1), paving theWay for India and other South Asian countries to Myanmar, and further to ASEAN countries.The main objecting of the project is upgrading the existing road to 2-laning with paved shoulders, together with safety features including construction of Vehicle under Pass atbusy junctions. Performance-based maintenance will be undertaken for 5 yearsafter the construction. 1.4. Project Description The Trance 2 subproject road section is part of NH-39 connecting Imphal and Indo- Myanmar Boarder at Moreh. The road section traverses through six districts of Manipur i.e. Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, Chandeland Tengnoupal districts. Out of 65.68 kilometers, the initial 20kilometers starting from km 330.000 and ending at km 350.000 is under package-I and the remaining 45.68kilometersstarting from km 350.000 and ending at km 395.680 is under package-II. The instant package-II subproject is under four districts viz Thoubal, Kakching, Chandel and Tengnoupal districts. The first 16km falls in plain area falling in Thoubal and Kakching districts and inhabited by both general and tribal people having private ownership of land. Rest of the 29.68 kilometers is completely hilly area falling in Kakching, Chandeland Tengnoupaldistricts and inhabited by tribal community Two laning of lmphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 (Pkg.-II) from Km. 350+000 to Km. 395+680 in the State of Manipur on Engineering Procurement Construction mode. Page 1 Asian Highway No. 1 Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report October-December 2018 only having community/customary landholding system. The road is part of the Asian Highway 1. Figure 1: Project Location Map(Package-II) Two laning of lmphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 (Pkg.-II) from Km. 350+000 to Km. 395+680 in the State of Manipur on Engineering Procurement Construction mode. Page 2 Asian Highway No. 1 Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report October-December 2018 1.5.Project Details Subject Description Project Name Two laning of lmphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 (Pkg.-II) from Km. 350+000 to Km. 395+680 in the State of Manipur on Engineering Procurement Construction mode." NH No. (New/ Old) NH-39 Mode of the Execution EPC Mode Name of Employer MORTH Authority’s Engineer M/s Feedback Infra Pvt. Ltd. EPC Contractor Name M/s. G.R. Infra Projects Limited No. of Lanes/ Configuration Two Laning Length of the Project (in Km) 45.68 KM Total Project Cost (in Cr) 457.77 Cr. Date of Award (LOA Date) 01-06-2018 Agreement Signing Date 18-06-2018 Appointed Date 16-10-2018 Supplementary Agreement 29-10-2018 Construction Period (in Days) 1095 Days from Appointed Date Scheduled Date of Completion 15-10-2021 from Appointed Date DLP Period 5 Years from COD SECTION 2.0. SOCIAL SCENARIO OF THE PROJECT 2.1. Introduction Imphal-Moreh road section of Tranche 2 is divided in to two sections based on its geographical and social features. The 1st section i.e. from Lilong-Wangjing is in plain area falling in Imphal East, Imphal West and Thoubal and inhabited by general people having private ownership of land. The 2nd section i.e. Wangjingto Khongkhang is in plain and hilly area falling in Thoubal, Kakching, Chandel and Tengnoupal districts inhabited by both general and tribal people community only having private ownership and community/customary landholding systems. A single Resettlement Plans (RPs) is prepared for these two sections though treated them as separate subprojects. The available RoW for this road section is not sufficient to accommodate the widening proposal and therefore acquisition of additional strip of land is required for the entire section.Land acquisitionfor the project roadis under direct purchase mode through negotiation. Two laning of lmphal-Moreh Section of NH-39 (Pkg.-II) from Km. 350+000 to Km. 395+680 in the State of Manipur on Engineering Procurement Construction mode. Page 3 Asian Highway No. 1 Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Report October-December 2018 2.2. Review and Findings from Resettlement Plans (RP) 2.2.1. Resettlement Plan (RP) for the subproject This Resettlement Plan (RP) for the subproject is prepared based on the detailed design report. The RP complies with the applicable State Government, Government of India and ADB policy and legal framework. The total length of the project section is 65.680km. The subproject area falls in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Kakching, Chandeland Tengnoupal districts of Manipur. There are 38 villages falling within the 65.680km Imphal- Morehroad section. The villages are enlisted belowin Table 1. Table 1: List of Villages in the Alignment Sl.