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Environmental Monitoring Report
Semi-Annual Report No. 1
Loan Number: 3012 NEP September, 2015
Nepal: SASEC Road Connectivity Project
Prepared by the Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank.
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Government of Nepal
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and TranspoftDEPARTMENT OF ROADS
Project Directorate (ADB)Bishalnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTIONSUPERVISION
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ofEnvironment
September 2015
Suhmitted bv:
@ Soil Test (P.) LimitedM SV lnternational, lnc11101, NE 60th StreetK rkland, Washington-980337528, USA.
Tet.0014254884442Fax. 484-771-5829Enail:
in associationwith Welink Consultants (P) Ltd.
Beam Consultancy (P) Ltd.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTIONII PROJECT DESCRIPTIONIII SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT
n lmplementation Arrangements for Conducting the Resettlement Plansn Activities
IV IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS OF RESETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES
A Capacity-Building Activities January-June 2015
B Field Visits and ConsultationC Forest Clearance UPdate
D Status of other necessary clearance and permission
E progress in the establishment of Grievance Redress Committees
F Reasons for delays in Environmental; Safeguards implementation progress
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Table I
Table,2
Table :3
Table 4
Anne>l 1
List of Table
Mobilization of Safeguards Staff from DOR
Key Consultations Activities with PAPs Conducted
Status of other clearance
SLCs/GRCs Formation Progress
Annexure
Project Log Frame: Environmental Safeguards
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NEPAL: South Asia Economic Sub regional Economic Cooperation RoadConnectivity Project
SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT JANUARY 1.JUNE 30 201 5
I. INTRODUCTION
This report is the 1st semi-annual report on social safeguards compliance of the NepalSouth Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project. ltdescribes the implementation of social safeguards activities, covering the period fromJ anuary to June 201 5.
The Social Monitoring Repoft (SMR) covers in particular the progress of theirnplementation of the Resettlement Plans (RPs) approved under the project. lt alsodescribes the implementation of other social activities, such as the Gender Action Plan((lAP) and activities related to HIV/AIDS prevention.
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project was approved by the Government of Nepal and the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) in July 2013.lts objective is to improve connectivity in Nepal and betweenNepal and its neighbors. lt consists in the following outputs: the improvement in all-v',eather condition of: (i) the East-West Highway (EWH) to Koshi Bridge Road (ii)Leguwaghat-Bhojpur Road (iii) Halesi-Diktel Road (km 40+0000 to km 52+000) (iv)Halesi-Diktel Road (km 52+OOO to km 64+000) (v) Halesi-Diktel Road (km 64+000 to km75+431) (vi) Mechipul-Birtamod Road (vii) Manthali-Ramechap Road.
The main investment is the EWH, which is an alternate route in Sunsari and Saptaridistricts. This will create year-round passable conditions along the East-West Highway(t:WH), especially across the Koshi River. The repair of three feeder roads in the hillareas will improve connectivity between villages along this road system and betteraccess to basic services. The project is being intplerrterttecl by the Depaftnrent of Roads(r)oR).
The project has been categorized as A for Involuntary Resettlement impacts andirnpacts on lndigenous Peoples. Out of the five (5) roads to be constructed / improved,four (4) present resettlement impacts. Among these, Resettlement and lndigenousPeoples Plans (RPs) were prepared for:
,/ Manthali-Ramechhap (MR) Road./ Halesi-Diktel (HD) Road,/ East West Highway (EWH) Road
As for the remaining road with resettlement impacts, Leghuwaghat-Bhojpur (LB) Road,given that compensations had already started by the time of ADB approval, a DueDiligence Report was prepared, which indicated that 195 households remained to bec,lffip€flS?ted. All the RPs and the Due Diligence Report have been disclosed on ADBwebsite since December 2012.The project also has a GenderAction Plan (GAP) (seeAnnexl ).
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III. SAFEGUARDSIMPLEMENTATIONARRANGEMENT
l\. lmplementation arrangements for conducting the Resettlement Plans activities
1'he Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management is the project'sE:xecuting Agency (EA), and Depaftment of Roads (DoR) is the implementing agency(lA). A Project lmplementation Unit (PlU) has been established as Project Directorate(PD/ADB) under DoR to oversee the overall implementation of all the Subprojects. At thesubproject level, the Subproject PlUs are headed by the Project Managers (PM) in ther;rnk of Senior Divisional Engineer. Resettlement and other social activities at the fieldk>vel are supervised by the Project Managers or Project In- Charge. See Table 1 belowfr>r more details.
Table 1: Mobilization of staff from DOR
E,WH - Koshi Bridge - EWHFload (SRCP/lCB/EWH/O 1 )Leguwaghat - BhojpurFloadtiRcP/tcB/LB/01Flalesi Diktel(riRCP/NCB/HD/01)
S;RCP/NCB/HDI02)SiRCP/NCB/HD/03
ltlanthali RamechhapFload (SRCP/NCB/MR/01
lllechipul-Bi ftamod RoadRCP/NCB/MB/01
I'he Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC), MSV International lnc. in associationvdth Soil Test, Welink, and Beam Pvt. Ltd, is responsible to support the Projectt)irectorate in the implementation of the Resettlement Plans (RPs), the Gender ActionF,lan (GAP) activities and the HIV/AIDS & human trafficking activities. For this purpose,
they have a team of social experts (see Table 2 below), supported by field staff (seel'able 3). Key activities under the CSC's responsibility include supporting the PD in: (i)frlcilitating the completion of the Demographic and Measurement Survey (DMS); (ii)conducting consultations and disseminating the resettlement matrix and other relevantitrformation; (iii) supporting the formation of Subproject Level Committees (SLCs) and(lrievarrce Redress Committees (GRCs), (iv) collecting attd recording regularly issuesraised by project affected people and (v) motivating Project Affected Persons (PAPs) to
find solutions at the local level, and if required bridge them with concerned stakeholders.[\rloreover, the CSC has the responsibility of rnorritorirrg ltealth and occupatiottal safety,€,nvironmental management and road safety,
I'Y. IMPLEMENTATION P ROG RESS OF ENVI RONMENT ACTIVITI ES
A. Capacity-Building activities January-June 2015lr safeguarcls ancl gerrcler orieutation progfantwas helcl in Katlrnrandu on 16'^ Jan, 2015,irr parlicipation of 39 delegates/representatives of the DoR, the CSC and the contractors
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Mr. Kailash Shrestha Ithari. Sunsari
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sha
Mr. Badri Prasad Sharma
Manthali, Ramechhap
Project In chargeMr. Ram Hari Pokharel
along with the DoR Project Directorate-ADB, Mr. Umeshananda Mishra, Project Director;
OSCs- Mr. R. Venugopal, Team leader; and contract Managers of all the contractorsparticipated. The team of the experts brought the resettlement process, theirnplementation of the Gender Action Plan, the environmental management plan, anti-
l^uman trafficking and HIV/AIDS awareness activities and road safety into discussion
a nd imparted knowledge and skill of implementation of the safeguard compliances.
Siimilar workshop was conducted by the ADB on the implementation of safeguardsr,3quirements, on 23dJan,2015 in Kathmandu in participation of 49 participants including
celegates from ADB, DoR Project Directorate-ADB, Cottstruction SuperuisionC)onJultants, and contractors, 6 safeguards specialists working for the project. Initially,
Frogress review in respect to Safeguards issue was presented. Following the reviewprogram, as to enhance the understanding of the_parlicipants Senior Transportt;p"li"tirt, Mr. Lee Ming Tai, Mission Team Leader-ADB highlighted the 'importance ofSiafeguards' in the project. Successively, Social Development Expert from ADB, Manila
Itrls. -Eloise
Fluet on 'safeguard' and Environment Experl Mr. Carlito Rufo on'lfnvironment and Bio-engineering' provided discipline specific knowledge and technique
c,f implementation of safeguard compliances.
El. Field Visits and Consultation
On 13th Feb,2015 Mr. Umeshananda Mishra, PD/ADB Project Directorate(DoR), Mr.
Eledkanthayogal, DPD/ADB (DoR) and Mr. Kailash Kr. Shrestha, PM-DoR made field
risit of tUaifrilut-Airtamod Sub-project Road and directed the contractor to expedite civil
vyorks and make needful arrangement for affected utility facilities from the corridor and
ernvironmental clearance for the trees to be cut down.
tiimilarly, the same team made field visit of EWH Subproject Road on 14n Feb,2015
s;tated the need of mobilization of Environmental Focal Person (EFP), equipment and
turged to transfer of GPs point and act for valuation of structures.
/\parl from ng importance of safeguards nformation on it'{iafeguards instructed the contractors to foll compliance in ther;ucc6eding nd consultations held on 9th and on 16'nMay,201513haluwajoi and Bhangeri section in Ramechhap district. During the consultation it is
ildvised ihe stakehold-ers to have meticulous observation and verification of affectedlands and along with recommended price, valuation of affected private trees and:;tructures.
ij e , MachiPul were consultedo g authoritY, nd removing ofo te inets and the road line'
ttations activities with PAPs conducted
of consultation Location Date No
l)ublic Consultation #1 EWH Road 8'" April,2015 23 J
l)ublic Consultation #2 M R Road 6'" April,2015 25 4
Public Consultation #3 HD, LB, MR, 20-27 April,2015
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lllajor Activities:
. Environmental Clearance for all IEE/ElA reports
. Site visit of road projects: MR, EWH and MB
. Consultation and meeting with PlC, RE and Contractors
. Environmental Clearance Checklist filled up and submitted by EFPs (MR, HD,LB, EWH)
. Follow up action for the safeguards compliance
C: Forest Clearance Update
S.N. Road Package Progress Status in September,2015
1 EWH - Koshi Bridge - EWHRoad
Permission for the clearance is under approvalprocess and now the file is in Ministry ofForest and Soil Conservation, Revised SiteSpecific Environmental Management Actionwith revised number of tree to be cut down lsbeing submitted
2. Leguwaghat - Bhojpur Road Necessary procedure completed in earlierphase of the road project (RAP)
3 Halesi Diktel Road (allthree packages)
Permission for the clearance is under approvalprocess. Ministry of Forest and SoilConservation is seeking sorne clarificationfrom DFO, Khotang, but the file is pendingdue to absence of DFO and Project Managerin the district
4 Manthali- Ramechhao Road Approval process for the tree cutting iscomplete. Marking of trees (Chhapan) by DFOoffice is ongoing and cutting of trees isexpected to start from October 18, 2015(Kartik 1,2O72BS)
5 Mechipul- Biftamod Road No forest clearance is necessary
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E): Status of Other necessary clearance and permission
Table3: Status of other local clearance
c;
C:onstructi
C;amp aStorage si
Ctuarry
cp
learance MR Road HD Road LB Road EWH.KoshiBridge-EWH Road
MB road
onstructronamp andtoraoe site
Proposed atBitar (leaseagreement
done), layoutplan
submittedanoapproveo
Proposed atNagi,
Nunthala(lease
agreementdone), layoutplan submittedand approved
Established
atJarayotar(lease
agreementdone),layout plansubmittedandaooroved
Proposed atJadaha,Udayapur(lease
agreementdone), layoutplan
submittedandaooroved
ProposedatBirtamod(lease
agreementdone),layout plansubmittedandaooroved
sites DDCapprovaltaken(Tamakoshi
and SukajorKhola)
DDC approvaltaken(Dudhkoshi,Rawa Kholafor sand), forstone(45+000,
52+ggg,57+999,63+000)
Stonequarrypermrssron
from localCFUG/DFOApprovalprocess
(Aurn riverfor sand,Shyamshilafor stone)
Approvalprocess
ongoing(Chure
region)
BiringKhola
rusherlant
Established Underestablishmentprocess atNagi,Nunthala
Established
atJarayotar
Establishedat Jadaha,Udayapur
Will not beestablishedfor thisproject
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Ii. Progress in the establishment of Grievance Redress Committees:
l-o facilitate activities related with resettlement activities, the project has the provision toerstablish Sub-project Level committees (SLCs) and Grievance Redress Committee(GRC). According to this provision, SLCs must be formed in each Village DevelopmentOommittees (VDCs)'and Municipalities by which the subproject road passes. GRCs arefcrmed in the project district and headed by the Chief District Officer (CDO). The goal istc have a project local-level recourse to resolve grievances, and if they are not solved attris level, to have a district-level recourse.
Ely 30 June 2015,4 GRCs were formed. 1/1 GRC in Saptari, Udayapur, Sunsari districtsirr EWH Sirb-project Roacl ancl 1 in Khotarrg clistricts. In Bhojpur arrcl Rarnechhapcistricts, GRC remains to be established. A total of 16 SLCs were also established: 4SiLCs in Saptari district; 4 SLCs in Udayapur district; 111 SLCs in package-1 andF,ackage-2 in Khotang district, 2 SLCs in Ramechhap, ancl 4 St.Cs in Bhojpur) Onenrore SLC is to be formed in package-3 in Khotang district. Similarly, in Sunsari districtS;LC is yet to be formed.
I'he following Table 4 contains detailed information of the formation status of SLC and(iRC, with details of the name of key persons in corresponding SLCs/GRCs, date offormation and gender-wise distribLrtion of committees
Table 4 - SLCs/GRCs formation progress:
Name of SLC/GRC.r { Gender distribution
!.Road No:,l
E,WH -It,oshiEiridge -E,WH Road(liRcP/tcB/l:WH/01)
1. SLC Nadaha-Rupnagar, Saptari
1. Mr. PancheshorKhadka, CoordinatorMs. Asmita Khatri,Asst. Coordinator
2
8'" May,2015
7 11
2. SLC Barlad,Saptari
1. Mr. Deependra Dahal,Coordinator
2. Ms. Shova DeviChaudhari. Treasure
9"'
May,2015
3. SLC Fattepur,Saptari
1. Mr. GyanendraGhimire, Coordinator
2. Ms. Lila Thapa Magar,Asst. Coordinator
11th May,
20154 I
4. SLC DharampurSaptari
1 Mr. BishwonathNeupane, Coordinator
2. Ms. KalpanaChaudhari, Asst.Coordinator
22nd May,2015
o
5. GRC Saptari1 Mr. Birendra Kumar
Yadav, CDO, Saptari
Mr. Komal PrasadDhamala, LDO,Saptari
z
27th May,
2015
1 SLCra nrpea
ntative
13 membersdilu
3 SLCrepresentati
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1. SLC Lalbazar,Udayapur
1 Mr. Tanka PrasadAhikari, CoordinatorMs. Amrika Rai,Asst. Coordinator
2.
21"',May,2015
z o
2 SLC KamalpurBhagani,Udayapur
It- Mr. Pancheshor
Khadka CoordinatorMs. Asmita Kahatri,Asst- coordinator
2o'hJune,
201stz
3. SLC Mainamaini,Udayapur
1 Mr. Shiva KumarThapa, CoordinatorMrs. lmansari Rai,Asst. coordinator
2
18'nJune,
201510
4. SLC TapeshworiUdayapur
1 Mr. Ram Kumar Rai,coordinatorMr. NageshworChaudhari, Asst.Coodinator
2
3'" June,2015
J 9
5. GRC Udayapur1. Mr Krishna Chandra
Ghimire, CDO.Udayapur
2. Mr. Pitambar Adhikari.LDO, Udavapur
9'n May,2015
,1 SLC
representative
13 members
and 3 SLCrepresentatiVE
1. GRC Sunsari 1. Mr. Rabi Lal Panthi.CDO, Sunsari
2. Mr. YoubarajAdhikari,LDO, Sunsari
16'" May,2015
10
2. SLCs are to beformed
To be formed
2 Road No:2
Leguwagha1: -BhojpurRoad(f;RcP/rcBtLBt01)
1. SLC Pauli Bazar,Bhojpur
1. Mr. Bidur PrasadBhattarai, Coordinator
2. Ms. Uma Karki,Member
1 7',
May,20152 5
2. SLC TiwariBhanjyang,
Bhoipur
1 Mr. Indra BahadurRai, CoordinatorMs. Nanda Kumari
Shrestha. Member
218th may,2015
z 5
3. SLCShayamSilaon,Bhoiour
1 Mr Kiran Dahal,CoordinatorMs. BishnumayaTamang, Member
22OthMay,201
5 2 5
4. SLC Phalitaar,Bhojpur
1. Narayan Niraula,CoordinatorMs. Sunita Rai,Member
2
29'h May,2015 z 5
5. Bhojpur GRC(to be formed)
3,Road no:
1. SLC Nunthala 4t- Mr. Deepak KumarRai, CoordinatorMs. Tara DeviTamanq, Member
2
1 '' J une,2015
3 12
3
P;rckageNo:1,2,and 3Halesi -
2. SLC Akhraule-1. Mr. Keshav Shrestha,
CoordinatorMs. Amrita Puri,Member
z3'd June,2015
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3. In packaqe 3 To be formedPage | 7
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u[. lssues and Challenges
' lrregular presence of Environmental Focal Person and reporting (environmentalmonitoring checklist)
. Long government procedure for permission of tree cutting, quarry sites' Delay in construction activities has further affected the implementation of
safeguards measures
' Approval of quarry sites in EWH Highway due to Chure Area and Coordinationwith KoshiTappu Wildlife Reserve
' Revision in EMAP of IEE/EIA report and number of trees to be cut down vary inlarge
. Compensatory Plantation and Bio-engineering cost need variation
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Annex I
SASEC Road Connectivity ProjectP oject Log Frame; Environmental Safeguards
'l'itle of the ect: SASEC Road Connectivity Proiectttrincipal Activities: Environmental Clearance and implementation of safequards teasures
Ohionf irralrr RiskAssumptionVerification
lndicators
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Environmental Clearance Presentproject isable toobserveforcemajeure (earthquake,strikes,monsoon
cor-rstitution
of
Nepal is notformalizedand resultson civilu n rest
Monsoon donot results inlandslides
and blockingaccess toPrvJsuractivities andsuspensronofcommunitymobility.
Political
crisis doesnot worsenas to makelocalgovernancenegligibleand inactive.
B2.1 Approval forcampsite establishment
XX no. of layout plan ofcampsites approved
MPR, QPR,Semiannual report,field reports,photoqraphs
B2.2 Approval forStorage site,stockpiling site, tippingareas,
XX no. layout plan ofStorage site, stockpilingsite, tipping areasapproveo
MPR, QPRSemiannual reportfield reportsohotooraohs
82.3 Permission takenfor quarry siteoperation
approval letter fromconcerned governmentaoencres
Approval letters,MPR, QPR.Semiannual reoort
B2.4 crusher olantestablishment
XX no. of crusher plantestablished
field reports,ohotooraohs
82.3 Consultation,awareness andsensitization activitieson environmentalsafeguards measureswith(a) contractor, laborer(b) local communitypeople
XX no. of meetings donewith contractor andlaborersXX no. of orientationdone with contractor andlaborers
)(X project leaflet, andproject guidelinesdeveloped
XX no. of communityconsultation/awa renessactivities done
Field reports, MPR,Minutes Photographicdocuments
lmplementation of safequards measuresB2.4 develop andprovide Institutional Setup chart to PD andADB, NRM forimolementation ofEnvironmentalSafeouards Measures
Organizational set upwith given role andresponsibilitiesdevelooed
Communication withPD and ADB, NRM,MPR
82.5 lmplementation ofcompensatoryPlantation, Bio-engineering, Slopeorotection and othersafeouards measures
XX No of trees planted,XX quantity ofbioengineering worksand slope protection(location and area) done
Field reports, MPR,Photographicdocuments
82.6 Monitoring ofsafeguard measuresand compliances
XX No. of monitoring visitand monitoring reportscompiled
MPR, QPR,Semiannual report,field reports
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