Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 48404-003 July 2019 PAK: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor Development Investment Program – Tranche 1 Prepared by the National Highway Authority of Pakistan for 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. 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 HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Ministry of Communication Government of Pakistan 1st External Monitoring Report On Implementation of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plans for CAREC Corridor Development Investment Program Tranche – 1 Project 1. Petaro-Sehwan ACW Section-I (66.400 KM) 2. Ratodero-Shikarpur ACW Section- II ( 43.200 KM) 3. Peshawar-Dara Adam Khel Section-III (34.500 KM) June 2019 By: Ali Ahmad Jan External Monitoring Agent (EMA) 0300-5355318 Email:[email protected] House #627, Street 44, G-9/1, Islamabad- Pakistan 1st EMR on Implementation of LARP – CAREC – June 2019 List of Abbreviations ACW Additional Carriageway AD Assistant Director ADB Asian Development Bank CAREC Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation DD Deputy Director DMS Detailed Measurement Survey DPC Displaced Persons Committee DPs Displaced Persons EA Executing Agency EMA External Monitoring Agent EMR External Monitoring Report FGDs Focus Group Discussion GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IMR Internal Monitoring Report IOL Inventory of Losses IR Involuntary Resettlement KMs Kilometers LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LARU Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit MFF Multi-tranche financing facility NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NHA National Highway Authority PDC Project Disbursement Committee PIU Project Implementation Unit PKR Pakistani Rupee PMU Project Management Unit PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRA Participatory Rapid Appraisal R&R Resettlement and Relocation RAG Red Amber and Green RD Reduced Distance SPS Safeguards Policy Statement i 1st EMR on Implementation of LARP – CAREC – June 2019 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. About the Report ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Methodology of the external monitoring ................................................................................. 1 2 Section I: Petaro-Sehwan (66.400 KM) ....................................................................................... 3 2.1 Progress on implementation of LARP (Petaro-Sehwan Section) .......................................... 4 2.1.1. Loss of Land .............................................................................................................. 6 2.1.2. Loss of Trees ............................................................................................................. 7 2.1.3. Loss of Private Structures ........................................................................................... 7 2.1.4. Community Structures ................................................................................................ 8 2.1.5. Public Utilities ............................................................................................................ 8 2.1.6. Payment of Relocation & Resettlement (R&R) allowances and assistance .................... 8 A. Relocation allowance ................................................................................................. 9 B. Shifting transport allowance ........................................................................................ 9 C. Severe impact allowance ............................................................................................ 9 D. Business loss allowance ............................................................................................. 9 E. Vulnerability Allowance..............................................................................................10 F. Employment loss.......................................................................................................10 G. Transition Allowance .................................................................................................10 2.2 Assessment of Section wise planning and Implementation on RAG Traffic light method ... 10 2.3 Institutional Arrangements .................................................................................................... 13 2.3.1 Project Management Unit (PMU) and Project Implementation Units .............................13 2.3.2 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit (LARU) .........................................................13 2.3.3 Community Mobilization and Communication..............................................................13 2.3.4 Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................14 2.4 Consultations ........................................................................................................................ 14 2.5 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 15 3 Section II: Ratodero-Shikarpur (43.200 KM) ............................................................................ 17 3.1 Institutional Arrangements .................................................................................................... 17 3.1.1 Project Management Unit (PMU) and Project Implementation Units .............................17 3.1.2 Community Mobilization and Communication..............................................................17 3.1.3 Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................18 3.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 18 4 Peshawar-Dara Adam Khel Section-III (34.500 KM) ................................................................ 19 5 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 20 6 External Monitoring Plan ........................................................................................................... 21 7 Annexures ................................................................................................................................... 22 ii 1st EMR on Implementation of LARP – CAREC – June 2019 List of Tables Table 1: Petaro-Sehwan Section: Inventory of losses and total cost of compensation ........................ 3 Table 2: Petaro-Sehwan Section: process of compensation payment and handing over of site .......... 4 Table 3: Petaro-Sehwan Section: Overall progress and data update ................................................... 5 Table 4: Petaro-Sehwan Section: total compensation paid during reporting period ............................. 6 Table 5: Petaro-Sehwan Section: payment for loss of structures ......................................................... 7 Table 6: Petaro-Sehwan Section: loss of public structures ................................................................... 8 Table 7: Petaro-Sehwan Section: payment of allowances and assistance ........................................... 9 Table 8: Petaro Sehwan: Sections and distance at hold ..................................................................... 11 Table 9: Petaro Sehwan Section: Status of Payment in 500 kms focused section .......................... 12 Table 10:Petaro Sehwan Section : Reasons for nonpayment in focused section ............................. 12 Table 11: Petaro – Sehwan Section: Categories of grievances received during reporting period ..... 14 Table 12: Petaro Sehwan Section: Public consultation held by PIU ................................................... 14 Table 13: Petaro – Sehwan Section: Time - bound recommendations ............................................... 15 Table 14: Ratodero– Shikarpur Section: Time - bound recommendations ......................................... 18 Table 15: Monitoring Plan and timeline ............................................................................................... 21 iii 1st EMR on Implementation of LARP – CAREC – June 2019 1. Introduction 1. National Highway Authority (NHA) is implementing the following subprojects of Tranche-1 Project with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the MFF “CAREC Corridor Development Investment Program.” 1. Petaro-Sehwan ACW Section-I (66.400 kms) 2. Ratodero-Shikarpur ACW Section- II (43.200 kms) 3. Peshawar-Dara Adam Khel Section-III (34.500 kms) 2. Two of the above three subprojects under Tranche-1 (N-55, Section 1: Petaro-Sehwan ACW and Section II: Ratodero-Shikarpur ACW) have land acquisition and resettlement impacts. Hence, Tranche-1 of the MFF is categorized as A for involuntary resettlement