Nepal: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power

Social Monitoring Report

Semi-Annual Report

Project Number: 44219-014

Loan/Grant: 3139/3721/0397

January to June 2020

Nepal: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation

Power System Expansion Project

(On-grid)

Prepared by Nepal Electricity Authority

Submission date: July 2020

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Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of

any territory or area.

Social Monitoring Report

Semi Annual Monitoring Report

January-June 2020

(Loan No. 3139/ Grant No. 0397)-NEP: South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Power System Expansion Project

Prepared by: Nepal Electricity Authority, Nepal for the Asian Development Bank. Reviewed and supervised by: Project Supervision Consultant (Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. in association M/s Jade Consult) 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 of this 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.

July 2020

Semi-annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report January-June, 2020

1 SASEC-PSEP NEA-PSC-ESSD

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development

Bank

AP Angle Point

APs Affected Peoples

CDC Compensation

Determination

Committee

CDO Chief District Officer

CF Community Forest

CFUGs Community Forest User

Groups

CSR Corporate Social

Responsibility

CTEVT Council for Technical

Education and

Vocational Training

DKTLP Dana-Kushma 220kV

Transmission Line

Project



DMD Deputy Management

Directorate

EIB European Investment

Bank

EM Entitlement Matrix

ESMU Environmental and

Social Management Unit

ESSD Environment and Social

Studies Department

GoN Government of Nepal

GRC Grievance Redress

Committee

ha hectare

HH Household

IEE Initial Environmental

Examination

IP Indigenous People

IPP Indigenous People’s

Plan

IR Involuntary Resettlement



KNBTLP Kushma-New Butwal

220kV Transmission

Line Project

kV kilovolt

MKTLP Marsyangdi-Kathmandu

220kV Transmission

Line Project

NEA Nepal Electricity

Authority

PAF Project Affected Family

PAP Project Affected People

PCP Public Communication

Policy, 2011

PMD Project Management

Directorate

PSC Project Supervision

Consultant

PCC Plain Cement Concrete

RAP Resettlement Action

Plan



RIPP Resettlement and

Indigenous People’s

Plan

RM Rural Municipality

RP Resettlement Plan

RoW Right of Way

SASEC South Asia Sub-

Regional Economic

Cooperation

SPS Safeguard Policy

Statement

TL Transmission Line

UMBTLP Udipur-Markichowk-

Bharatpur 220kV

Transmission Line

Project

VDC Village Development

Committee



TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. THE PROJECT DETAILS ................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Background of the project ................................................................................................................. 7

1.2 Physical Progress of the Project Activities ....................................................................................... 8

1.3 Reporting Period ............................................................................................................................. 10

1.4 Monitoring Requirements and Frequency of Submission ............................................................... 10

1.5 Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring Report ...................................................................................... 10

2. CHANGES IN PROJECT SCOPE AND ADJUSTED SAFEGUARD MEASURES .......................... 11

3. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA .................................................................................... 11

4. MONITORING PARAMETERS/INDICATORS AND METHODS ..................................................... 11

5. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS ....................................................................................... 12

5.1 Documentation and Approval ......................................................................................................... 12

5.2 Land Acquisition and Compensation Distribution ........................................................................... 12

5.2.1 Rate Fixation for Land Acquisition ............................................................................................... 13

5.2.2 Compensation for Acquired Land ................................................................................................ 15

5.2.3 Compensation Distribution for Structure Loss ............................................................................. 17

5.2.4 Compensation Distribution for Crop, Tree and Fodder Loss ....................................................... 19

5.2.5 Compensation Distribution for Fruits Loss. .................................................................................. 19

5.2.6 Progress on Assistance to Vulnerable Households..................................................................... 20

5.2.7 Additional Assistant to the PAFs .................................................................................................. 21

5.2.8 Major Issues associated with Land Acquisition and Compensation ............................................ 21

5.2.9 Safeguard Implementation Progress ........................................................................................... 22

5.2.10 Livelihood Restoration Program ................................................................................................ 23

5.2.11 Impact on Indigenous People (IPs)............................................................................................ 26

5.3 Monitoring Results compared against IR and IPs Safeguards ....................................................... 31

6. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM ....................................................................................... 40

7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ............... 40

8. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AND MAJOR GAPS ..................................... 41

9. RECOMMENDATION FOR MONITORING ADJUSTMENT ............................................................ 41

10. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING ............................................................... 41

10.1 Central Level Arrangement ........................................................................................................... 41

10.1.1Environment and Social Studies Department (ESSD)................................................................ 41

10.1.2 Central Level Line Agencies ...................................................................................................... 42

10.2 Project Level Arrangement ........................................................................................................... 42

10.2.1 Project Management Directorate, NEA (PMD Office)................................................................ 42

10.2.2 Project Manager......................................................................................................................... 42

10.2.3. Environment and Social Monitoring Unit (ESMU)..................................................................... 42

10.2.4 Project Supervision Consultant (PSC) ....................................................................................... 43

11. Impacts of COVID-19 in the project implementation ...................................................................... 43



LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Physical Progress of the sub-projects ...................................................................... 8

Table 2: Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring Report .............................................................. 11

Table 3: Details of Land Acquisition .................................................................................... 12

Table 4: Compensation Distribution Status .......................................................................... 15

Table 5: Major issues associated with land acquisition and compensation in project sites .. 21

Table 6: Status of Safeguard implementation progress ....................................................... 23

Table 7 : Resettlement Impact and Impacts on IPs ............................................................. 27

Table 8: Compliance Monitoring Results in terms of Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards . 32

Table 9: Monitoring Results in terms of Indigenous Peoples Safeguards ............................ 37

Table 10: Corrective actions for non-compliance ................................................................. 41

Annexture: Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants



1. THE PROJECT DETAILS

1.1 Background of the project

Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the South Asia Sub-Regional Economic

Cooperation (SASEC) Power System Expansion Project on July 4, 2011 and signed the

loan/grant/project agreement with the Government of Nepal (GoN) on July 11, 2014. Nepal

Electricity Authority (NEA) has received financial assistance from the ADB with co-financing

from Norway and loan from European Investment Bank (EIB) for Implementation of above

project. However, the safeguard implementation and monitoring cost shall be borne by NEA.

The project will contribute to Nepal’s energy development objectives by (i) scaling up the on-

grid and off-grid renewable energy supply, (ii) facilitating cross-border power exchange, (iii)

increasing access to renewable energy in rural areas, (iv) building capacity for on-grid and off-

grid power sector development, and (v) utility scale solar photovoltaic project development.

The project targets the strengthening and expansion of transmission and distribution systems

that will enable Nepal to further benefit from power trading and development of its abundant

hydropower resources. Transmission network strengthening and expansion, in conjunction

with current hydropower generation development, is a precondition to reducing load shedding

and increased cross border electricity trade.

The transmission line corridors and distribution system expansion projects are listed below:

1. Kali Gandaki Corridor:

• Dana – Kushma 220kV transmission line (length: 38.85km).

• Kushma – New Butwal 220kV transmission line (length: 88km)

• New Butwal – Bardaghat 220kV transmission line (length:21km)

• Construction of grid substations: 100MVA (33.33MVA X 3 single phase unit),

220kV/132kV at each of Dana and Kushma substation and 25MVA, three phase,

132kV/33kV at Dana and 100MVA, 3 phase, 220kV/132kV at New Butwal along Kali

Gandaki Corridor.

2. Marsyangdi Corridor:

• Udipur–Markichowk–Bharatpur 220kV transmission line (length: 64.45 km), and

substation at Khudi, switchyard at Udipur, Markichowk substation, and bay extension

at Bharatpur

• Manang–Khudi–Udipur 220kV transmission line (length:45km), and associated

substations at Manang and bay extension at Khudi

3. Marsyangdi to Kathmandu:

• Marki Chowk – Matatirtha 220kV transmission line, and associated bay extension at

Matatirtha (length: 82km)



• Construction of 480MVA, 220kV/132kV grid substations along Marsyangdi–

Kathmandu route

4. Power distribution network improved:

Construction and or Upgrading of 410km of 33kV, 545km of 11kV and 725km of 400V

distribution lines, 216MVA, 33/11kV Substations, and 20MVA distribution substations in The

East, Central and West regions.

• Lot 1: Distribution System expansion in eastern and central Nepal

• Lot 2: Distribution System expansion in western Nepal

• Lot 3: Up-gradation of distribution networks.

1.2 Physical Progress of the Project Activities

The summary of physical progress of packages during the period of January-June, 2020 are

described in the below Table-1 and Tower Foundation and Tower Erection details has been

attached in Annexure 1.

Table 1: Physical Progress of the sub-projects

SN Sub-Projects Status of Project Activities

Kali Gandaki Corridor:

1 Dana–

Kushma

220kV

Transmission

Line and

substations at

Dana and

Kushma

Khurkot (Kushma) Substation and Access Road

Tower Foundation work, LM tower work, Firewall work has been completed.

Equipment foundation work and stringing work for both 220kV and 132kV

has been completed

Control office building finishing work, Transit camp, Cable trench work on

progress.

Control office building’s ground floor switchyard work is ongoing

Dana Substation

Tower Foundation work, ICT foundation work and LM tower work completed.

Stringing work for both 220kV and 132kV completed.

Ground floor switchyard work. Transit camp concrete work and control office building finishing work on progress.

Tower Footing (Angle Points)

In DKTLP, total 110 tower foundation and 108 tower erections have been completed. Total 37 Kilometer of stringing work has been completed till this reporting period.

In Parbat District, 56 tower foundations and 56 tower erections have been completed.

In Myagdi District, 54 tower foundations and 52 tower erections have been completed.

Details of the tower foundations have been kept safely with project.

2 Kushma– New

Butwal 220kV

TL

New Butwal (Badera) Substation

The transformer setup, Power control building, Residential building, Guest

building, Earthing, Access road PCC & RCC, Boundary wall fencing are in

progress.




In KNBTLP, total 94 tower foundation and 20 tower erections have been completed and 12 tower foundations & 3 tower erections are in progress till this reporting period.

In Palpa district, total 41 tower foundation and 5 tower erection works has been completed and 1 tower foundation work is in progress till this reporting period.

In Syangja district, total 13 tower foundation work have been completed and 5 tower foundation work are under progress till this reporting period.

In Parbat district, total 40 tower foundation and 15 tower erections work have been completed. Similarly, 6 tower foundation and 3 tower erection work are in progress till this reporting period.

Details of tower foundation & erection work have been attached kept safely with

project.

Marsyangdi–Kathmandu 220kV transmission line and substations at Matatirtha and Markichowk

3 Marsyangdi

Kathmandu

220kV

Transmission

Line and

substations at

Matatirtha and

Markichowk

Matatirtha Substation

Construction of control building up to foundation beam, B-type building upto plinth level has been completed and rebar work above plinth level in progress, PCC at water tank site work completed.

Construction of sharewall at transformer installation site, Column work at Gantry point, C-type building upto plinth level, drainage systems on progress.

Markichowk Substation

Construction of gantry foundation work completed for 220kV and 132kV, PCC for D & T Type Building completed.

RCC works of C type & D type Building, equipment foundation & transformer’s foundation works are in progress in various stages of construction.

(Note*: The progress activities of Matatirtha substation is same as mentioned in December, 2019 .No additional work progress has been achieved so far in this reporting period as the contractor has left the work since December, 2019.)

**MKTLP Project Manager Office has published a bid invitation notice on 23 June, 2020 for the Design, Supply, and Installation and Commissioning of 220 kV Air insulated Substation (AIS) in Matatirtha, Kathmandu and 220kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) in Markichowk, Marsyangdi. Bid invitation notice have been kept safely with project.


In MKTLP, total 227 tower foundations have been completed and 226 tower erection work have been completed till this reporting period. Total 74km of stringing work has been completed till this reporting period.

In Dhading District, 139 tower foundation and 139 tower erections have been completed. Stringing work has been completed in 48.47 km span till this reporting period.

In Chitwan District, 29 tower foundations and 29 tower erections have been completed. Total 9km stringing work has been completed in Chitwan. Stringing work is ongoing from AP 58 to AP 57 in Chitwan district.

In Gorkha District, 51 tower foundation and 50 tower erection have been completed. Total 16km stringing work has been completed in Gorkha.

In Tanahun District, 4 tower foundations and 4 tower erections have been completed. Total 900m stringing work has been completed in Tanahun



In Kathmandu District, 4 tower foundationand 4 tower erections have been completed. Stringing work has been completed.

The details has been kept safely with project.

Marsyangdi Corridor

4 Udipur-

Markichowk-

Bharatpur

220kV TL)

Udipur substation

The tender of Udipur substation which was awarded to Shenzhen Farad

Electric Co. Ltd has been cancelled and it is still in re-tender process now.

The tender of Udipur substation was awarded to L & T Company.

Bharatpur substation

The tender of New Bharatpur substation which was awarded to Shenzhen

Farad Electric Co. Ltd has been cancelled and it is in re-tender process now

The tender of New Bharatpur substation was awarded to L & T Company.


In UMBTLP, 15 tower foundation works has been completed at Lamjung district and 5 tower foundation works are in progress in this reporting period. However, erection work has not started yet.

The details have been kept safely with project.

1.3 Reporting Period

The reporting period of this Semi-annual Social Monitoring Report covers the activities

conducted between the months of January-June, 2020.

1.4 Monitoring Requirements and Frequency of Submission

As per loan covenants, semiannual safeguard monitoring report is required to be prepared

and disclosed. The semiannual report is based on the periodical report (Quarterly, Monthly)

prepared by the subprojects, review of approved documents, field information and public

consultation with stakeholders, affected persons, and the relevant project staffs.

1.5 Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring Report

This monitoring report covers all the information on execution of different

subprojects/components including land acquisition and RIPP implementation activities and

also ensures safeguard provisions and compliance verification, as applicable. The scope of

this semi-annual report includes the project components detailed in Table 2. PSC is

responsible for monitoring and supervision of NEA components only and therefore, the

projects under NEA components only has been considered/ reported in this report.

The distribution system augmentation and expansion project covers 25 distribution substations

in different districts of Eastern, Central and Western parts of Nepal. The total land acquired

for the construction of distribution substations is 129761.81sq.m. There are in total 44 APs,

among which 5 are IPs, 3 Dalits and 14 are women. Altogether, NPR 156,863,554

compensation has been distributed to land owners for the distribution system augmentation

and expansion project in all substations. There are no land issues for the ll distribution

substations.



Table 2: Scope of Semi-Annual Monitoring Report

SN Sub–Project Components 1 Dana–Kushma 220kV transmission line and associated substations under Kali Gandaki

Corridor 2 Kushma–New Butwal 220kV transmission line and associated substations under Kali Gandaki

Corridor 3 Marsyangdi–Kathmandu 220kV transmission line and associated substations 4 Udipur-Markichowk-Bhartpur 220kV transmission line and associated substation under

Marsyangdi Corridor 5 Power distribution network improved

Lot-1: Distribution System expansion in eastern and central Nepal Lot-2: Distribution System expansion in western Nepal Lot-3: Up-gradation of distribution networks

2. CHANGES IN PROJECT SCOPE AND ADJUSTED SAFEGUARD MEASURES

According to ADB SPS 2009, the Project is categorized as “A” for involuntary resettlement and

“B” for indigenous peoples. The project scope is same as approved.

3. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA

This social monitoring report is prepared utilizing both quantitative and qualitative tools and

techniques to draw inference related to safeguard issues and implementation. The

quantitative data are collected to measure the status and change of a specific variable which

are quantifiable such as affected households, acquired land, compensation distribution

status, total structure loss, total crop loss etc.

The qualitative data are also collected in order to identify the issues as well as get detailed

information during the implementation process through observation, open-ended interviews,

meaningful consultation meetings, GRC meetings, discussions, formal meetings with project

staffs, project affected families, local communities, and other stakeholders etc.

4. MONITORING PARAMETERS/INDICATORS AND METHODS

Monitoring method of this semi-annual monitoring report is based on some important

parameters/indicators including: (i) type of impacts due to acquisition, (ii) extent of impacts,

(iii) measures adopted to minimize the impacts, (iv) implementation status of mitigating

measures, (v) consultation and participation, (vi) grievance redressed, (vii) compensation

payment, and (viii) implementation of resettlement and rehabilitation activities.

Various tools were used to collect data and information and to identify issues related to

compensation process which includes: (i) Observation for collection of data and information of

the APs in particular and community as a whole, (ii) Interviews /focused group discussions,

village mapping and data collection utilizing other participatory rule appraisal (PRA

)techniques with affected persons, community members, workers and officials/other

stakeholders to collect data and information, (iii) public consultation meetings with affected

community and officials (iv) formal survey method with CDO, representatives of local elected

bodies & concerned stakeholders.



5. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS

This Semi-annual Social Monitoring work is essential for proper implementation of social

safeguard measures. The results of monitoring are summarized in the following sections:

5.1 Documentation and Approval

Combined Resettlement and Indigenous People Plan (RIPP) for the Project was prepared by

NEA and approved by the ADB in June, 2011 at appraisal. The draft of updated RIPP was

submitted to ADB in April, 2018 and substantial revised version of updated RIPP was

submitted.

The household survey for the structure loss household under RoW of MKTLP and RoW of

DKTLP has been completed. The updated RIPP report including update of MKTLP and DKTLP

along with RoW information (information of structure loss HHs) has been prepared and

submitted to ADB in June, 2020. The household survey of Parbat, Palpa and Syangja Districts

has been completed in KNBTLP whereas household survey in remaining districts is ongoing.

Similarly, household survey of Lamjung District has been completed in UMBTLP whereas

household survey in remaining districts is ongoing.

5.2 Land Acquisition and Compensation Distribution

Land acquisition of Dana and Kushma substations under Kali Gandaki Corridor and

Markichowk & Matatirtha substations under Marsyangdi-Kathmandu section has been

completed. Comparatively, the land acquisition data differs from original RIPP, because the

entire land requirement presented in original RIPP was based on estimation. Whereas, this

prepared report is based on actual land acquired after check survey and detailed design. The

compensation distribution for the APs is under process. With regards to land acquisition for

tower foundation, 6.68 ha and 9.93 ha land has been acquired for Dana-Kushma 220kV

subproject under Kali Gandaki corridor and Marsyangdi-Kathmandu 220kV subproject

respectively. The details of proposed land in original RIPP and actual land acquired are

mentioned below in Table 3:

Table 3: Details of Land Acquisition

S.N. Sub-project Components As per original

RIPP (ha)

Achievement till

reporting period

(ha)

1. Kali Gandaki Corridor

1.1 Dana-Kushma 220kV TL (DKTLP) under Kali Gandaki Corridor

Dana Substation 5 5.45

Kushma Substation 10 7.91

Kushma Substation (Addl.) 1.7

Tower Foundation (Dana-Kushma line) 2.97 6.68

Sub-Total 17.97 21.74

1.2 Kushma-New Butwal 220kV TL (KNBTLP)

New Butwal S/S 10 8.55

Tower Foundation (Kushma-New Butwal TL) - 3.255

Sub-Total 10 11.775

1.3 New Butwal-Bardaghat 220kV TL (NBBTLP) 1

1 The details of Land acquisition of NBBTL has not been displayed as construction work has not started yet.



S.N. Sub-project Components As per original

RIPP (ha)

Achievement till

reporting period

(ha)

Tower Foundation (New Butwal Bardaghat Line) - -

2. Marsyangdi-Kathmandu 220kV TL (MKTLP)

Markichowk Substation 3.5 3.02

Matatirtha Substation 5 6.19

Tower Foundation (Marsyangdi-Kathmandu TL) 5.87 9.93

Sub-Total 14.37 19.14

3. Marsyangdi Corridor

3.1 Udipur-Markichowk-Bharatpur 220kV TL (UMBTL) 2

Udipur Substation 4 5.18

Bharatpur Substation - 2.5

Tower Foundation (Udipur-Markichowk-Bharatpur TL) 4.41 1.53

Sub-Total 8.41 9.21

3.2 Manang-Khudi-Udipur 220kV TL (MKUTL) 3

Manang Substation - -

Khudi Substation - -

Tower Foundation (Manang-Khudi-Udipur TL) - -

Sub-Total - -

4. Samundratar Trishuli 3B Hub TL 132kV (STR3BTL) 4

Samundratar Substation - -

Trishuli 3B Hub Substation - -

Tower Foundation (Samundratar Trishuli 3B Hub TL) - -

Sub-Total - -

Total 50.75 61.883

5.2.1 Rate Fixation for Land Acquisition

The summary of Rate fixation for Land Acquisition are mentioned below:

DKTLP

The CDC fixed the rate for land acquisition in Parbat district on 2074/9/18 (2nd January

2018).

The additional land notice in Myagdi and Parbat districts were published on 2075/04/01

(2018/07/17) and 2075/12/24 (2019/04/07) respectively and rate has been fixed for

those land on 2074/6/2.

The CDC meeting was conducted in Parbat district and notice was published on

2076/2/25 (8th June, 2019) regarding additional 10 land plots of 2 APs (old) for Kushma

substation of Parbat district.

The CDC meeting which was conducted on 5th July 2019 in Parbat district has decided

the additional land for the tower no 4, 15 , 7A, 17, 24 and 25B .

2 The details of Land acquisition of UMBTL has not been displayed for tower foundation as construction work has not been started yet and land has been acquired for Bharatpur substation by NEA. 3 The details of Land acquisition of MKUTL has not been displayed as construction work has not been started yet. 4 The details of Land acquisition of STR3BTL has not been displayed as construction work has not been started yet.



The CDC meeting has been conducted in Myagdi district on 12th December, 2019

which has decided to start the compensation distribution for Structural loss under RoW.

The CDC meeting has been conducted in Myagdi District on Jan 16th ,2020 which has

decided to structure loss under RoW for Annapurna 6, Ghirchyang tower no 41A to 41

B.

The CDC meeting has been conducted in Parbat district on Jan 22nd ,2020 which has

decided to land compensation for under RoW for Jaljala ward no 1,2,3,4, Parbat from

AP 17 to 26

The CDC meeting has been conducted in Myagdi district on March 3rd, 2020 has

decided to land compensation for under RoW.

The CDC meeting has been conducted in Myagdi district on March 21st, 2020 has

decided structure loss compensation for under RoW for Annapurna 6, Ghirchyang from

tower no 41A to 41 B.

The CDC meeting has been conducted in Myagdi district on 8th May 2020, which has

decided to compensate for AP 43 and 44 for Structural loss under RoW of tower no.

43 and 44.

The CDC meeting has been conducted in Myagdi district on June 24th ,2020 has

decided Additional land acquisition for tower no 42 B

MKTLP

The land acquisition notice for additional land of 3 new APs of four affected land plots

of Chitwan District was published on 2075/9/19 (2019/01/03).

The CDC fixed the rate for land acquisition in Chitwan district on 2075/2/25 (8th June

2018) and in Dhading district on 2074/10/24 (7th February, 2018).

The CDC meeting in Dhading district fixed the rate for land acquisition in Benighat

Rorang Municipality on 2075/5/3 (19th August 2018).

The land acquisition notice for Kathmandu District was published on 2075/08/01 (17th

November 2018).

Public notice for land acquisition has been published in Tanahun on 2075/8/9 (25th

November 2018).

The CDC of Kathmandu district fixed the rate for land acquisition for Kathmandu district

on 2075/10/17 (31st January 2019).

The CDC meeting was conducted in Dhading district on 13th May 2019, regarding

compensation for affected land plots and structures under Right of Ways (ROW) of

Gorkha district.

The land notice of Gorkha district was published in National Newspaper on 2074/1/23

(2017/05/06) and similarly, rate of affected land under RoW in Gorkha district has been

fixed by CDC in 2074/06/02 (2017/09/18).

CDC decided to provide 20% compensation for land along the Right of Way (ROW)

through the project office in Gorkha District.

CDC has also endorsed the structure loss compensation amount under transmission

line RoW.

PMO office has published the notice of affected land plots falling under RoW of

Dhading district on 15 May 2019 in Gorkhapatra National Daily Newspaper.

CDC meeting has been done for Dhading district regarding compensation for affected

land plots in high way crossing point under Right of Ways (ROW) on 2076/04/29



(14/082019).CDC has decided to provide 20% compensation for land under

transmission line ROW in high way crossing point through the project office.

CDC meeting has been done on 20th January 2020 in Gorkha district regarding the

formation of a subcommittee for losses valuation of AP 74/2 where tower foundation

work has been complected but other work has been halted because of obstacle

creating by household owner.

CDC meeting has been done for Gorkha district regarding structures, trees, crops, and

fodders under the right of way (RoW) on 20th January 2020.

KNBTLP

The CDC was formed in Syangja district under the chair of CDO on 23rd July, 2019

(2076/04/5).

The the valuation of the acquired land of Syangja District was completed on 27th

August, 2019 (2076/05/10).

The land acquisition notice for Syangja has been published in Gorkhapatra on

(2076/03/20).

The land acquisition notice for Parbat has been publishedin Gorkhapatra on 14th

October, 2019 (2076/06/27).

UMBTLP

The land acquisition notice for Lamjung District (UMBTLP) was published on

2075/12/26 (9th April 2019). The CDC fixed the rate for land acquisition in Lamjung

district on 2076/3/19 (4th July, 2019).

All the details of rate fixation and land acquisition notice updated in this period have been kept

safely with project.

5.2.2 Compensation for Acquired Land

The compensation of substations and tower foundation that has been disbursed by concerned

District Administration Office till the reporting period are given in below Table 4. The details of

the compensation distribution till this reporting period have been kept safely with project. It

may be noted that reporting includes only the sub-components where some progress has been

made.

Table 4: Compensation Distribution Status

SN Sub-project

Components Affected

APs Acquired Land

APs who have

received Compensati

on

Compensation target (NPR)

Compensation paid (NPR)

1. Kaligandaki Corridor

1.1.Dana-Kushma 220kV TL Project under Kali Gandaki Corridor (DKTLP)

i Dana Substation

21 5.45 21 27,118,086 100% paid



SN Sub-project

Components Affected

APs Acquired Land

APs who have

received Compensati

on



ii Kushma Substation

84 7.91 84 149,682,530.81 100% paid

Sub-total (i+ii) 105 13.36 105 176,800,616.81 176,800,616.81

iii Tower Foundation (Myagdi)

87 2.976 68 48,293,147.91 38,398,138

iv Tower Foundation (Parbat)

134 3.708 74 36,668,794.09 16,673,246

v Kushma substation (Addl.)

21 1.7 21 10,239,644 10,239,644

vi RoW (Myagdi)

361 23.2 22 NA 21,300,568.53

vii RoW (Plots) (Parbat)

1451 34 NA 5,204,471

Sub-Total (iii+iv+v+vi+vii)

2054 31.584 219 95,201,586.00 91,816,068

1.2.Kushma-New Butwal 220kV TL Projectunder Kali Gandaki Corridor (KNBTLP)

i New Butwal Substation

6 HHs and 3 private

Companies

8.55 6 HHs and 3

private companies

136,251,875.00 100% paid

ii Tower Foundation (Palpa)

137 3.225 56 12,186,425.92

4,874,570.4

Sub-Total (i+ii) 143 11.805 62 148,438,300.92 141,438,300.92

2. Marsyangdi-Kathmandu

i Markichowk Substation

15 3.024 15 60,768,621.02 100% paid

ii Matatirtha Substation

138 6.19 138 1,106,616,063.

58 100% paid

Sub-Total (i+ii) 153 9.22 153 1,167,384,684.

60 1,167,384,684.

60



SN Sub-project

Components Affected

APs Acquired Land

APs who have

received Compensati

on



iii Tower Foundation (Dhading)

203 6.22 164 90,000,000 97,976,712.68

iv RoW Dhading 1556 143.53 402 NA 116004140.6

v Tower Foundation (Kathmandu)

7 0.166 2 19,000,000 3,435,002

vi Tower Foundation (Gorkha)

90 2.49 71 38,000,000 37,493,901.26

vii RoW Gorkha 622 - 302 NA 86,532,270.1

viii Tower Foundation (Chitwan)

25 1.176 21 15,000,000 12,728,425.00

ix Tower Foundation (Tanahun)

2 0.014 2 274218.75 274,218.75

Sub-Total (iii+iv+v+vi+vii+viii+

ix) 2505 153.596 964 162,274,219

354,444,670.40

3. Marsyangdi Corridor

3.1. Udipur-Markichowk-Bharatpur under Marsyangdi Corridor (UMBTLP)

i Udipur Substation

6 5.18 6 53,925,719.09 100% paid

ii Tower Foundation (Lamjung)

83 1.53 45 59,675,976.56 41,345,405

Sub-Total (i+ii) 89 6.71 51 113,601,695.65 95,271,124.09

5.2.3 Compensation Distribution for Structure Loss

The compensation distribution for Structure loss for the subprojects have been described as

follows:



DKTLP

Under Tower Foundation

In total 4 APs have been compensated by NPR. 2,999,198 for structure loss under tower

foundation in Parbat district and 8 APs have been compensated by NPR. 10,084,899 for

structure loss under tower foundation in Myagdi district till this reporting period.

Under RoW

In this reporting period, 22 APs have been compensated NPR20891622.63 loss in Myagdi

district and 1 AP has been compensated NPR81425 in Parbat District for structure loss under

RoW till this reporting period.

MKTLP

In MKTLP, there are total 77 APs, 47 APs, 9 APs and 6 APs affected due to structure loss in

Dhading, Gorkha, Chitwan and Tanahun districts respectively under tower foundation and

RoW.

Under Tower Foundation

In this Semi-annual, 4 APs have received structure loss compensation under tower foundation

in Dhading district. Therefore, in total 10 APs have received structure loss compensation, i.e.

NPR 4673443.66/- under tower foundation in Dhading district till this reporting period.

Similarly, in total 3 APs have been compensated NPR 848,218.66 in Gorkha district and 3 APs

have been compensated NPR 1,520,871.41 in Chitwan district for structure loss under tower

foundation till this reporting period. Similarly, 3 Community buildings' owners have been

compensated NPR 1,527,979.95 for structure loss under tower foundation in Chitwan district.

Under RoW

In this reporting period, 5 APs have received compensation NPR3360425.7 in Dhading district,

1 AP has received compensation NPR1855577.75 in Chitwan district and 4 APs have received

compensation NPR3217928.02 in Gorkha district for structure loss under RoW.

Therefore, in total 44 APs out of 74 have received compensation NPR 21242452.26/- under

RoW in Dhading district till this reporting period.

Similarly, 4 APs have received compensation amount NPR 3,175,763.55 for structure loss

under RoW in Chitwan and 4 APs in Gorkha district, have received compensation amount of

NPR 3,217,928.02 for structure loss under RoW. The compensation distribution for 6 APs in

Tanahun District is yet to be distributed.

The details of structure loss compensation has been kept safely with project.

KNBTLP

The structure loss and compensation payment in KNBTLP is not in progress because the

project is enlisting the exact number of structure loss due to tower foundation.

UMBTLP

The structure loss and compensation payment is not in progress because the project is

enlisting the exact number of structure loss due to tower foundation.



5.2.4 Compensation Distribution for Crop, Tree and Fodder Loss

The Compensation distribution for crop loss in each subproject has been described as follows:

DKTLP

In this reporting period, 91 APs have received crop loss compensation in DKTLP. Altogether

total 155 APs have received compensation NPR 1690097.67 in Parbat district and 28 APs

have received compensation NPR 644219.20 in Myagdi district for crop loss till this reporting

period.

Similarly, in this reporting period, 82 APs have received compensation i.e. NPR 2038008.29

in Parbat district and 76 APs have received compensation amounting to NPR 3838631.46 in

Myagdi district for tree loss. Therefore, till the reporting period 82 APs amounting to NPR

2038008.29 and 76 APs amounting to NPR 3838631.46 for the trees loss compensation in

Parbat District and Myagdi District respectively.

MKTLP

In this reporting period, 50 APs and 23 APs have been compensated for crop loss in Dhading

and Chitwan districts. Therefore, till this reporting period, total 385 APs have been

compensated NPR 7,939,598.07/- in Dhading district, 65 APs have been compensated NPR

670,907 in Gorkha district and 37APs have been compensation of NPR 1,537,605 in Chitwan

district for crop loss.

Similarly, in this reporting period 18 APs have been compensated for tree loss in Gorkha

districts.

Therefore, altogether 7 APs have received tree loss compensation NPR 2,172.18 and 31 APs

have received fodder tree loss compensation NPR 1,447,100 in Chitwan district and 18APs

have received compensation NPR825000 for tree loss in Gorkha district till the reporting

period.

The details of crop loss compensation distribution has been attached in Annexure 6 (kept

safely with project) and the details of tree loss and fodder tree loss compensation distribution

has been attached in Annexure 7( kept safely with project).

KNBTLP

The crop loss and compensation payment is not in progress because the project is enlisting

the exact number of loss due to tower foundation.

UMBTLP

In this reporting period, total 2 HHs have received crop loss compensation NPR 43000 under

Tower Foundation in Lamjung district.

5.2.5 Compensation Distribution for Fruits Loss.

DKTLP

The fruits loss and compensation payment is not in progress because the project is enlisting


MKTLP

In MKTLP, total 159 APs and 14 APs are affected due to fruits loss in Dhading and Chitwan

districts respectively.



In this reporting period, 3 APs have been compensated for fruits loss in Dhading district.

Therefore, in total 114 APs have received fruits tree loss compensation NPR 3,518,908/-in

Dhading district till the reporting period. Similarly, 3 APs have been compensated NPR

186,480 in Chitwan districts for fruits loss till this reporting period.

45 APs and 11 APs are yet to be compensated for fruits loss in Dhading and Chitwan districts

respectively as compensation distribution are still in progress.

The details of fruit tree loss compensation distribution has been kept safely with project.

KNBTLP



UMBTLP



5.2.6 Progress on Assistance to Vulnerable Households

DKTLP

In Parbat District, among interviewed HHs under Tower Foundation, 57 APs have been

identified as vulnerable groups among them 17 are Dalits, 5 are IPs, 16 are women headed,

3 are disabled and 25 are below poverty line during RIPP update where mentioned numbers

are non-additive.

Similarly, in Myagdi District, among interviewed HHs under Tower Foundation, 42 APs have

been identified as vulnerable group among them 2 are Dalits, 28 are IPs, 9 are women headed,

8 are below poverty line and 2 are disabled persons during RIPP update where mentioned

numbers are non-additive.

Similarly, in Myagdi and Parbat districts, among interviewed HHs under RoW, 17 APs have

been identified as vulnerable group among them, 15 are IPs, 1 is Dalit, 4 are below poverty

line and 3 are woman headed during RIPP update where mentioned numbers are non-

additive.

The assistance to vulnerable households has not yet been released till this reporting period.

In this reporting period, household survey and data analysis of affected people due to

additional land in Myagdi and Parbat districts of 15 APs and 4 APs in respective districts has

been completed.

MKTLP

In Dhading District, among interviewed HHs, 75 APs have been identified as vulnerable groups

among them 8 are dalit, 49 are IPs, 16 are women headed, 8 are disabled and 9 are below

poverty line during RIPP update where mentioned numbers are non-additive.

In Gorkha District, among interviewed HHs, 35 APs have been identified as vulnerable group

among them 8 are dalit, 15 are IPs, 3 are women headed, 10 are below poverty line and 7 are

disabled during RIPP update where mentioned numbers are non-additive.

In Chitwan district, among interviewed HHs, 18 APs have been identified as vulnerable groups

among them 18 are IPs, 6 are women headed and 1 is disabled during RIPP update where

mentioned numbers are non-additive. In this reporting period due to additional land in Chitwan

district 4 APs have been increased.



Similarly, in Kathmandu district, among interviewed HHs, 5 APs are identified as vulnerable

groups among them 5 are IPs and 1 is disabled during RIPP update where mentioned numbers

are non-additive.

KNBTLP

Household’s survey of the known APs has been just completed and data analysis is in

progress.

UMBTLP

In Lamjung district, out of 83 APs, 26 APs are identified as IPs and 20 APs are identified as

woman headed.

5.2.7 Additional Assistant to the PAFs

During this semi-annual monitoring period, the APs are yet to receive additional assistance,

however, the APs who are eligible to get additional assistance under tower foundation are

finalized and are being distributed. This assistance includes livelihood rehabilitation,

transportation assistance, vulnerable assistance etc., as per approved entitlement matrix of

the RIPP.

5.2.8 Major Issues associated with Land Acquisition and Compensation

The report on major issues associated with land acquisition and compensation in the

subprojects have been described separately as follows in Table 5:

Table 5: Major issues associated with land acquisition and compensation in project sites

SN Major Issues

DKTLP

1 The problem in Annapurna-6, Pokharebagar at 6 APs of Tower foundation has been solved.

One of the affected, Pokharebagar Dhan Bahadur Baruwal whose residential building is

affected by RoW (43 Ap–44 AP) is still demanding for revaluation of his building and

demanding the homestead land in the same vicinity. The issue is in the process of solving by

project. CDC has already determined his losses due to the Transmission Line activities, but

he is denying to receive/accept the money.

2 The stringing work had been stopped by the people of Kushma 2, Pang due to AP1 to AP1C

ROW issues as the affected people are demanding high compensation from the project. This

issue has been already solved by the project and the stringing work has been completed.

3 The affected people at Dana Substation stopped the construction activities of substation on

2077/3/10. Meeting was conducted at CDO office on 2077/3/14 to address their demands and

the work has been resumed after the negotiation was done between the project and local

people. Now the local people are in the process to submit the financial and technical proposal

to the project as per their demands.

MKTLP

4 At AP74/2, total of 9.5 Ropani land is impacted by tower foundation including RoW of a single

household at Gorkha- 14. PAFs have demanded either to provide land for land or to pay full

compensation (not only 20% as per CDC) of affected land under RoW. The issue has been

under discussion in second and third level GRC. Asubcommittee, led by Assistant Chief District



SN Major Issues

Officer has been formed by the CDC meeting which was held on 2076/10/06 to investigate the

losses of concerned PAFs.

KNBTLP

5 At AP 56A, PAFs have demanded to put iron ganger on the wall for security, which is under

consideration in project office and technical studies are going on to address the demand which

is still in the process of solving by NEA

6 At AP58B/0, PAF Mr. Lila Bahadur Rana has demanded security of his house which is at

sloppy area and also demanded for compensation of cowshed. It is still in process of solving.

7 The issue regarding Baglung has not been solved yet. The technical committee appointed by

the MoEWRI is still working on the technical possibilities of the alternative route suggested by

the locals taking engineering, environmental, social, administrative and economical aspects

into consideration for the submission of report to the Ministry. The project is taking initiation to

solve through ministry level.

8 PAF of AP 16, 16A & 17 Manomaya Kunwar of Phalewas-11 Parbat has denied digging up

Approach Road, PAF Manomaya has demanded to construct the wall. This problem was

sorted through interaction with concerned stakeholders and affected people which in process

of addressing the demand.

9 Approach Road construction has not been started yet in AP 43C & 44 due to high demand of

PAF. They are demanding to construct wall all along the Approach Road. This is in the process

of addressing.

10 Due to the excavation of 37 E and 37 F for the construction of foundation there had been a

deep ditch in Syangja. Because of this reason, soil has been eroded and affected the

foundation of the bridge of Seti Beni. Local People demanded to clean the soil as soon as

possible. Message was delivered to Contractor and Project Official to solve this issue as soon

as possible. So the issue has been solved as soil has been cleaned which was demanded by

local people.

11 At AP 49/0, PAFs & community people have demanded to manage access road from north

side of tower pad which has been stopped from 1 year because of project & contractor were

late tor designing wall for the access road.

UMBTLP

12 Affected persons in AP33A at Dordi 2 Archalbot are demanding compensation of trees and re-

determination of land compensation. Regarding the issue several meeting were conducted

between the project, PSC, Safeguard Team and the APs. Project has agreed to provide

compensation of trees and APs has also agreed to start the construction work.

13 Community people in AP44, AP45/2 and AP46 of Rainas-6 Dhamilikuwa are demanding re-

determination of land compensation and determination of RoW compensation as earliest.

14 Community people of Palungtar -4 and 5 are still demanding to shift the alignment from

Thatipokhari market area due to the plan of smart city and scope of paragliding in that area.

They have submitted the letter to Nepal electricity authority Kathmandu and Ministry of Energy,

water resources and Irrigation.

5.2.9 Safeguard Implementation Progress

The status of safeguard implementation progress is given in below Table 6( kept safely with

project).



Table 6: Status of Safeguard implementation progress

SN Subprojects Status

Kali Gandaki Corridor

1 Dana-Kushma 220kV

transmission line, and

substations at Dana

and Kushma

Conducted GRC and Public consultation meetings

Conducted the meeting at CDO office Beni Myagdi for

Annapurna -6 Pokhrebagar issues again.

2 Kushma-New Butwal

220kV transmission

line, and substation at

New Butwal

Conducted Public consultation meeting.

Informed and managed documentation of PAFs for receiving

compensation process by project.

Check survey & cadastral survey is remaining from AP 82 to

Badera SS. whereas Cadastral survey has also completed

and report has been received in Syangja district (But some

landowner details are missing).

Compensation distribution is going on in Palpa district

Visited PAFs for consultation for the clearance of tower pad

foundation.

Crop and fruit loss data collection is ongoing.

Marsyangdi-Kathmandu 220kV transmission line and substations at Matatirtha and

Markichowk

3 Marsyangdi -

Kathmandu 220kV

transmission line and

substations at

Matatirtha and

Markichowk

Conducted Consultation and GRC meetings.

Construction work of Shatighat (Cremation place) for

Indigeneous people (Tamang &Gurung community is in

progress) at Thakre-8.

Compensation is being provided to APs against loss of private

land, houses/sheds, crops and trees.

Sewing and Knitting training for project affected HH is being

conducted to 21 female participants in Dhading district.

Marsyangdi Corridor

4 Udipur-Markichowk-

Bharatpur 220kV

transmission line and

substation at Udipur

GRC and public meetings have been conducted.

Household survey has been completed for tower pad in

Lamjung district

Cadastral survey is completed in Lamjung district

Cadastral survey is completed from AP 62 to AP 79 of Gorkha

district. Other process is ongoing at Gorkha and cadrastel

survey is ongoing in Tanahun district.

Tree marking work is ongoing at Gorkha district and completed

in Chitwan District.

Tree marking (Chhapan) work is ongoing at Lamjung Distrist.

5.2.10 Livelihood Restoration Program

For any loss of livelihood, restoration measures have been identified in the updated RIPP.

ESSD has been planning to implement livelihood restoration and enhancement skill

development training as a part of safeguard measures of the project. The proposed training

will be conducted following the curriculum of Council for Technical Education and Vocational

Training (CTEVT) level 1 skill training. PSC consultant will facilitate the trainings.

DKTLP



The Agriculture Productivity Intensification Program for the project affected families has

been completed on 2nd March, 2019 in DKTLP. The total 80 affected family members have

been beneficiated by the Seasonal and off seasonal vegetable farming training.

Two months computer training for the project affected families at Beni, Myagdi district has

been completed. Total 16 participants have been enrolled in Computer training in which

13 were female and 3 were male.

Similarly, Electrician, and Tailoring training have been also completed in the month of

August 2019 which had started since 9th May 2019 at Barnath hostel, Beni, Myagdi district

in DKTLP. There were total 16 male participants enrolled in the Electrician training. There

were total 20 female participating in the tailoring training.

Two months computer training for the project affected families at Beni, Myagdi district

which was started in the month of April 2019 has been completed in the month of October

2019.Total 16 participants have been enrolled in Computer training in which 13 were

female and 3 were male.

1 Month Driving has been completed in Parbat district which was started on 25th

November 2018 and completed on 23rd December, 2018. Total 25 people participated the

training, among them 20 were male, 5 were female, 2 were IPs and 2 were dalits.

Remaining trainings are in the process of implementation.

MKTLP

In MKTLP, skill development training on Beautician has been completed in Dhading district

in 23rdJanuary, 2019 (2075/10/9) which was started from 19thNovember 2018 (2075/08/3).

Total 30 female participants had enrolled in the training but only 26 participants

successfully completed the training course. Among them, 9 are IPs and 1 is Dalit.

In MKTLP, under mitigation measure total 5 training events of 7 days long training of

seasonal and off seasonal vegetable farming has been completed. Two events were

completed in the month of December 2018 (in Siddhalek RM-3, Salangghat and Siddhalek

RM-7; Pipaltar of Dhading district) and 3 were completed in the month of January, 2019 in

Ghyalchowk village of Gandaki RM-3, Gorkha, Yangkot, Gorkha and Ichchhakamana RM,

Chitwan. Altogether 100 project affected people had participated in vegetable farming

training. Among them 53 were male, 47 were female, 31 were IPs and 13 were Dalit.

In MKTLP, health and sanitation training program was conducted for 60 project labors in

substation of Markichowk and Matatirtha and labor working on transmission line to make

them aware about health and sanitation in the month of February, 2019. Total 3 programs

were conducted. One program was conducted in Matatirtha Substation on 19th February,

2019 for 24 workers for one day. Another program was conducted in Dharke on 20th

February for 16 workers. Similarly, training was conducted in Markichowk substation,

Tanahun of MKTLP on 21st February, 2019 for 20 workers for one day.

In MKTLP, Tailoring training was conducted in MKTLP from 5th March 2019 for 20 women

(project affected families) at Gyaja village of Sahidlakhan RM-3, Gorkha, which has been

completed on 3rd May, 2019

Similarly, total three training events on forest and wildlife conservation training has been

provided to community forest user groups of Gorkha, Chitwan and Dhading districts from

ESSD during this month (May, 2019). Each of the training program was of 2 days where

total 60 participants were trained from 4 community forest, 3 leasehold forest of Gorkha

and Chitwan districts and 8 different CFs of Dhading district.



In MKTLP, total seven training events of NTFPs Training has been implemented and also

has been completed during the month May, 2019 and altogether 148 participants

participated from 8 CF and 3 LF of Gorkha and Chitwan district and 14 affected Community

Forests from Dhading district. Each of the training programs was of 3 days.

In MKTLP, three training events of 7 days Agriculture productivity Intensification Trainings

have been implemented during the month June, 2019. One training event was conducted

in Dhading district. Total 22 participants participated in this training event where female

and IPs participants were 14 & 5 respectively. Whereas 59 participants have been

participated from Ghyalchowk 7 and 8 ward of Gandaki Rural Municipality of Gorkha

district.

Driving training which was started from 9th June 2019 for 12 PAFs of Gorkha district under

skill development program has been completed on 15th July 2019. 30 days training was

delivered to PAFs aiming to enhance and restore the livelihood of the affected

household/people. All 12 participants were indigenous peoples (IPs).

Similarly, 2 months (60 days) long basic Computer training has been also completed in

Gorkha, Tanahun and Chitwan districts on 15th July 2019 which had been implemented

from 15th May, 2019 for 8 PAFs. 6 Aps out of 8 participants were IPs.

Likewise, 2 months (60 days) long basic computer training course has been conducted

from 26th May 2019 to28th July 2019 in Dhading district. 25 participants successfully

completed the training course. 7 Male and 18 Female participants participated in the

training program. Among them 5 were dalits and 9 were IPs.

Driving training which was started from 20th November 2019 for 5 PAFs of Tanahun and

Gorkha district under skill development program, which will be completed on 19th

December, 2019. Total 30 days training has been delivered to PAFs aiming to enhance

and restore the livelihood of the affected household/people in the area.

In Dhading, 7 days Agriculture productivity and Crop Intensification Trainings has been

implemented from 22nd to 28thDecember, 2019.Total 24 participants participated in this

training event where female participants were 9 and Dalit participants were 2.

30 days driving training has been implemented from 20th November, 2019 to 19th

December, 2019 for 5 PAFs of Tanahu and Gorkha district under skill development

program. A total of 5 men have participated in the training among them 2 were IPs and 3

were Dalits.

Similarly, 2 months Tailoring training which started from 4th December, 2019 has been

completed in February, 2020. Total 11 PAFs of Gorkha and Tanahu districts have

participated the training. All of the participants were female in the training and among them

7 are Dalits, 3 are IPs, and 1 is from other caste group.

One month (30 days) driving training has been implementing to the project HHs from 19th

March, 2020 in Chitwan district. A total of 8 participants are participating in this training.

Program. (The driving training program has been resumed from 23rd June 2020 in Chitwan

district which was halted due to Covid-19. Social distancing norms have been followed

throughout the training because of COVID-19 pandemic)

2 months (60 days) long basic tailoring training course has been implemented to the project

affected HHs from14th February, 2020 in Dhading district. Total 21 female participants are

participating in this training among them 1 is dalit and 15 are IPs. (The training program

has halted because of Covid-19 lockdown)



KNBTLP

IN KNBTLP, One day social awareness program scheduled for this month has been halted

due to the outbreak of Corona Virus COVID-19 which will be conducted in next reporting

period.

The details of livelihood restoration program has been kept safely with project.

5.2.11 Impact on Indigenous People (IPs)

At Dana substation under Kali Gandaki Corridor, out of 21 APs, 18 are IPs. Likewise, at

Khurkot substation (additional land 1.7 ha affected households of 21), out of 105 APs none

are IPs.

In Myagdi district, out of 73 interviewed APs, 26 are IPs and in Parbat, out of 131interviewed

APs, 5 are IPs of Dana-Kusma 220kV Transmission Line under Kaligandaki Corridor at the

time of household survey for Updated RIPP. Similarly, for structure under RoW in Myagdi

district out of 18 interviewed APs, are15 IPs and in Parbat district, out of 2 interviewed APs,

there are no IPs at the time of household survey for Updated RIPP.

Out of total 138 APs, 25 are IPs in Matatirtha substation and all 15 APs are IPs in Markichowk

substation of Marsyangdi-Kathmandu 220kV Transmission Line project.

In Dhading, out of 162 interviewed APs, 48 are IPs; in Chitwan, out of 20 interviewed APs, 18

are IPs, in Gorkha, out of 65 interviewed APs, 15 are IPs, in Kathmandu out of 5 interviewed

APs, 5 are IPs and in Tanahun out of 2 interviewed APs, 1 is IP of Marsyangdi-Kathmandu

220kV transmission line project. Similarly, for structure under RoW in Dhading district out of

71 interviewed APs, 29 are IPs, in Gorkha out of 40 interviewed APs, 12 are IPs, in Chitwan

district out of 7 interviewed APs, all 7 are IPs and in Tanahun out of 6 interviewed APs, all 6

are IPs at the time of household survey for Updated RIPP.

Similarly, out of 18 interviewed APs, 15 are IPs under RoW in Maygdi and Parbat districts at

the time of household survey for Updated RIPP.

At Udipur substation under Marsyangdi Corridor, out of 6 APs, 3 are IPs. In Lamjung district,

out of 83 APs, 26 are IPs of Udipur-Markichowk-Bharatpur 220kV Transmission Line under

Marsyangdi Corridor at the time of household survey for Updated RIPP.

100% compensation has been disbursed in Dana Substation, Kushma Substation, New-

Butwal substation and Udipur substation. IPs are provided full compensation of their affected

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shm

a S

/S

(Ad

ditio

na

l)

21

20

0

0

The

re

has

be

en

no

aff

ecte

d

IPs

in

Add

l. K

ushm

a S

/S.

Su

b-T

ota

l (A

) 2182

2

41

6

6

74

1.2

Ku

sh

ma

-Ne

w B

utw

al

un

de

r K

ali

Gan

daki

Co

rrid

or

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

28

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

N

am

e o

f P

roje

cts

T

ota

l A

Ps

In

terv

iew

ed

AP

s

du

rin

g R

IPP

up

date

To

tal A

ffec

ted

IP

s

am

on

g in

terv

iew

ed

AP

s

du

rin

g U

pd

ate

d R

IPP

To

tal IP

s (

rec

eiv

ed

co

mp

en

sati

on

) R

em

ark

s

vii

New

Butw

al S

/S

6 A

Ps a

nd 3

Pri

vate

Com

pa

nie

s5

0

0

viii

T

ow

ers

in P

alp

a

137

1

28

7

4

41

T

ota

l 13

1 A

ps, 74 IP

s a

nd

41 IP

s h

ave

rece

ived c

om

pe

nsatio

n fro

m p

roje

ct.

Su

b-T

ota

l (B

) 1

46

1

28

7

4

41

2.

Mars

yan

gd

i-K

ath

man

du

220

kV

TL

(M

KT

LP

)

ix

Mark

icho

wk S

/S

15

15

15

1

00%

com

pe

nsation

ha

s

bee

n

dis

burs

ed

.

x

Ma

tatirt

ha S

/S

138

25

25

1

00%

com

pe

nsation

ha

s

bee

n

dis

burs

ed

.

xi

Tow

ers

in K

TM

(Land)

7

5

6

2

2

IPs

have

receiv

ed

lan

d

com

pensation a

mou

nt

an

d r

em

ain

ing

are

in

pro

gre

ss.

xii

Tow

ers

in D

ha

din

g

(Land)

203

1

64

4

9

46

164

hhs

have

re

ce

ived

lan

d

com

pensation

NP

R 9

79

76

712

.68

/-till

this

re

port

ing

peri

od.A

ltog

eth

er

46

IP

s

an

d

10

D

alit

h

ave

re

ce

ived

la

nd

com

pensation a

mo

unt.

xiii

T

ow

ers

in C

hitw

an

(Land)

26

20

2

1

17

Com

pensation h

as b

een r

eceiv

ed b

y

21

HH

s a

mon

g w

hic

h 1

7 H

Hs a

re I

Ps

an

d r

em

ain

ing a

re in

pro

gre

ss

5 N

am

e l

ist

of

3 P

riva

te c

om

pa

nie

s:

1.

Ka

lig

an

da

ki

Ce

me

nt

Ud

hy

og

Pv

t. L

td.

2.

Ind

ren

i C

rush

er

Ud

hy

og

Pv

t. L

td.

3.

Asi

an

Ce

me

nt

Pv

t. L

td.

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

29

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

N

am

e o

f P

roje

cts

T

ota

l A

Ps

In

terv

iew

ed

AP

s

du

rin

g R

IPP

up

date

To

tal A

ffec

ted

IP

s

am

on

g in

terv

iew

ed

AP

s

du

rin

g U

pd

ate

d R

IPP

To

tal IP

s (

rec

eiv

ed

co

mp

en

sati

on

) R

em

ark

s

xiv

T

ow

ers

in G

ork

ha

(Land)

90

71

4

4

41

70

HH

s

have

receiv

ed

lan

d

com

pensation.

41 I

Ps have r

eceiv

ed

com

pensationa

nd

re

main

ing

are

in

pro

gre

ss

xv

Tow

ers

in

Tan

ahun

(Land)

2

2

1

0

2

HH

s

have

re

ce

ived

la

nd

com

pensation a

mong

th

em

one

is IP

s.

xvi

Ro

W in

Dha

din

g

(Land)

1556

N

A

NA

1

31

402

H

Hs

have

rece

ived

lan

d

com

pensation

un

de

r R

oW

N

PR

11

6,0

04,1

40

.62/-

till

this

re

po

rtin

g

pe

rio

d.

xvii

Ro

W in

Gork

ha

(Land)

622

-

- 1

24

3

02H

Hs

ha

ve

re

ce

ived

lan

d

com

pensationu

nd

er

RoW

xviii

Str

uctu

res u

nder

TF

and R

oW

(Chitw

an)

9

7

7

7 I

Ps h

ave r

ece

ive

d c

om

pe

nsatio

n f

or

str

uctu

re

loss

and

re

ma

inin

g

are

in

pro

gre

ss

xix

Str

uctu

res u

nder

TF

and R

oW

(Dh

ad

ing)

85

49

28

44 H

Hs h

ave r

eceiv

ed

str

uctu

re l

oss

com

pensation

NP

R

21

24245

2.2

6/-

un

der

Ro

W till

th

is r

ep

ort

ing

peri

od. 2

1

HH

s w

ere

IP

s a

nd 3

HH

we

re d

alit

Sim

ilarly,

10

H

Hs

have

re

ceiv

ed

str

uctu

re loss c

om

pensatio

n u

nder

TF

NP

R

46

73

443.6

6

till

this

re

po

rtin

g

pe

rio

d. 7

HH

s w

ere

IP

S.

xx

Str

uctu

res u

nder

TF

and R

oW

(Gork

ha

)

47

16

3

8

AP

s

have

re

ce

ive

d

co

mp

ensa

tio

n

un

der

Tow

er

pa

d fo

r str

uctu

re lo

ss,

am

on

g w

hic

h 3

is IP

and re

ma

inin

g a

re

in p

rogre

ss

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

30

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

N

am

e o

f P

roje

cts

T

ota

l A

Ps

In

terv

iew

ed

AP

s

du

rin

g R

IPP

up

date

To

tal A

ffec

ted

IP

s

am

on

g in

terv

iew

ed

AP

s

du

rin

g U

pd

ate

d R

IPP

To

tal IP

s (

rec

eiv

ed

co

mp

en

sati

on

) R

em

ark

s

Su

b-

To

tal (C

) 2800

2

62

233

4

39

3.

Mars

yan

gd

i C

orr

ido

r

3.1

Ud

ipu

r-M

ark

ich

ow

k-B

hara

tpu

r 220

kV

TL

(U

MB

TL

P)

xviii

U

dip

ur

Su

bsta

tion

6

3

3

100%

com

pe

nsation

ha

s

bee

n

dis

burs

ed

.

xix

T

ow

er

in L

am

jung

83

26

17

46

HH

s

have

rece

ive

d

the

com

pensation

of

NR

s

41

3454

05

in

La

mju

ng d

istr

ict.

Su

b-

To

tal (D

) 89

29

20

Gra

nd

To

tal

5217

6

31

386

5

74



5.3 Monitoring Results compared against IR and IPs Safeguards

The Compliance status against Loan Covenants related to resettlement and Indigenous

People safeguards has been kept safely with project.

The overall details of Monitoring Results compared against IR and IPs Safeguards for all the

subprojects have been described in Table 8 and Table 9 below:

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

32

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

Tab

le 8

: C

om

pli

an

ce

Mo

nit

ori

ng

Resu

lts

in

term

s o

f In

vo

lun

tary

Res

ett

lem

en

t S

afe

gu

ard

s

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

As

pects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lian

ce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

1

Deliv

ery

o

f

En

titl

em

en

ts

Entitlem

ents

d

isburs

ed

, com

pare

d

with

no. an

d c

ate

go

ry o

f lo

sses s

et out

in t

he E

ntitlem

ent

matr

ix.

Dis

burs

em

en

ts a

ga

inst tim

elin

es

Identificatio

n o

f th

e d

ispla

ce

d p

ers

ons

losin

g l

and t

em

pora

rily

, e.g

. th

rou

gh

so

il d

isposa

l, b

orr

ow

pits, co

ntr

acto

rs’

ca

mps,

be

en inclu

de

d

Re

sto

ration

of

socia

l in

frastr

uctu

re

and

serv

ices.

Pro

gre

ss

on

inco

me

an

d

livelih

ood

resto

ratio

n

activitie

s

be

ing

imp

lem

ente

d a

s s

et

ou

t in

the

inco

me

resto

ratio

n p

lan

, fo

r e

xa

mple

, utiliz

ing

repla

ce

me

nt

lan

d,

co

mm

en

cem

ent

of

pro

duction

, th

e n

o.

of

the

dis

pla

ce

d

pers

on

s tr

ain

ed in

em

plo

ym

ent

with

jobs,

Mic

ro-c

redit

dis

burs

ed

, no

. o

f

incom

e-g

en

era

ting

activitie

s a

ssis

ted.

Qua

lity o

f n

ew

plo

ts a

nd

issue o

f la

nd

titles

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Co

mp

ensatio

n

dis

trib

ution

in

M

yagd

i

and

Pa

rbat

dis

tric

ts

unde

r tr

ansm

issio

n

line

and

Ro

W

are

in

pro

gre

ss.

Socia

l

safe

gu

ard

m

easure

s fo

r

the

AP

s

are

at

vari

ous

sta

ge

of

imp

lem

enta

tio

n.

In

DK

TL

P,

skill

develo

pm

en

t tr

ain

ing

pro

gra

m

on

safe

ty

for

lab

ore

rs;

ele

ctr

icia

n,

tailo

ring,

co

mpu

ter,

drivin

g

tra

inin

gs

ha

ve

been

con

du

cte

d

an

d

imp

lem

ente

d.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

Com

pensation

dis

trib

utio

n in

Dh

ad

ing

,

Gork

ha

, C

hitw

an

,

Kath

ma

ndu

an

d

Tana

hun

und

er

transm

issio

n l

ines a

nd

Ro

W a

re in

pro

gre

ss.

Socia

l safe

gua

rd

measure

s fo

r th

e A

Ps

are

at

vario

us s

tage o

f

imp

lem

enta

tion.

In M

KT

LP

, tr

ain

ing o

n

Co

mp

ute

r,

dri

vin

g,

tailo

ring

, A

gricu

ltu

re

pro

ductivity

an

d

Cro

p

Inte

nsific

atio

n

have

be

en

co

nd

ucte

d

an

d

imp

lem

ente

d.

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Co

mp

ensatio

n

dis

trib

ution

fo

r N

ew

-

Butw

al

su

bsta

tion

has b

een

com

ple

ted

and

co

mpe

nsation

dis

trib

ution

is

ong

oin

g

in

Palp

a

dis

tric

t un

der

tow

er

pad

. T

he

check

su

rve

y

&

cada

str

al

su

rve

y

of

transm

issio

n

line

is

rem

ain

ing fro

m A

P82

to

su

b-s

tation

a

t

Bad

era

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith:

Com

pensa

tion

dis

trib

ution

fo

r U

dip

ur

su

bsta

tion

has

be

en

co

mp

lete

d

and

co

mp

ensatio

n

dis

trib

ution

is

ong

oin

g

in

Lam

jung

dis

tric

t

und

er

tow

er

pa

d.

2

Co

ns

ult

ati

on

an

d

Gri

evan

ces

Co

nsu

ltations

org

aniz

ed

as

sched

ule

d i

nclu

din

g m

eeting

s,

gro

up

dis

cussio

ns a

nd c

om

mu

nity a

ctivitie

s.

Know

ledge

of

entitlem

en

ts

by

the

dis

pla

ce

d p

ers

ons.

Use

of

the

gri

evance

red

resses

mechan

ism

by th

e d

isp

lace

d p

ers

ons.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

2 G

RC

m

eetings an

d 4

Pu

blic

C

onsu

lta

tio

n

meetings

have

bee

n

con

ducte

d

in

this

rep

ort

ing p

erio

d.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

4 G

RC

me

eting

s a

nd 5

Pub

lic

Co

nsu

ltatio

n

meetings

have

b

ee

n

conducte

d

in

this

report

ing p

eri

od.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

4 G

RC

mee

ting

s a

nd

16

Pub

lic

Con

sultation

meetings h

ave

be

en

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

3 G

RC

mee

tin

gs a

nd 2

Pub

lic

Co

nsultation

meetings

have

be

en

co

nducte

d

in

this

report

ing p

eri

od.

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

33

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

As

pects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lian

ce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

Info

rmation o

n th

e re

solu

tion o

f th

e

grie

van

ces.

Info

rmation o

n t

he i

mple

menta

tio

n o

f

the s

ocia

l p

rep

ara

tion p

hase.

Imp

lem

enta

tio

n o

f sp

ecia

l m

easure

s

for

Ind

ige

no

us P

eop

les

co

nducte

d

in

this

rep

ort

ing p

erio

d.

3

Co

mm

un

ica

tio

n

an

d

Part

icip

ati

on

Perc

enta

ge

of

wom

en

ou

t of

tota

l

part

icip

an

ts.

No

. of

meetings

exclu

siv

ely

w

ith

wo

me

n.

No.

of

me

eting

s

exclu

siv

ely

w

ith

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups.

No

. of

me

eting

s a

t ne

w s

ite

s.

No

. of

me

eting

s betw

ee

n hosts

and

the d

isp

laced

pe

rso

ns.

Level

of

part

icip

ation i

n m

eetings (

of

wo

me

n, m

en

, a

nd

vu

lne

rable

gro

up

s).

Level o

f in

form

atio

n c

om

munic

ate

d—

ade

quate

or

ina

de

quate

.

Info

rmation d

isclo

su

re.

Tra

nsla

tion of

info

rmatio

n d

isclo

sure

in t

he lo

cal la

ngu

ag

es

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

In

DK

TL

P,

4

pub

lic

con

sulta

tio

ns

were

con

ducte

d

in

this

rep

ort

ing

peri

od

wh

ere

87

peo

ple

p

art

icip

ate

d.

Am

on

g

all

the

part

icip

an

ts,

2

(2.2

9%

)

were

D

alit

s

and

4

(5.7

4%

) w

ere

wo

men

. N

o

IPs p

art

icip

ate

d.

The

info

rma

tio

n

was

deliv

ere

d

in

Nep

ali

lan

gu

age.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

MK

TL

P,

5

pu

blic

co

nsu

lta

tio

ns

we

re

co

nducte

d

in

this

rep

ort

ing p

erio

d w

he

re

51 p

eo

ple

part

icip

ate

d.

Am

ong

all

the

part

icip

an

ts,

8

(15

.68%

) w

ere

IP

s,

12

(23

.52%

) w

ere

D

alit

s

and

24

(47

.05%

) w

ere

wo

me

n.

The

in

form

atio

n

was

de

livere

d

in

Nep

ali

lan

gua

ge

.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

In K

NB

TL

P, 1

6 p

ublic

co

nsu

lta

tio

ns

we

re

co

nducte

d

in

this

rep

ort

ing

pe

riod

whe

re

199

p

eop

le

part

icip

ate

d.

Am

ong

all

the p

art

icip

an

ts,

8

(4.0

2%

) w

ere

IP

s,

6

(3.0

1%

) w

ere

D

alit

s

and

2

5

(12

.56

%

)

were

wo

men

.

The

info

rma

tion

was

deliv

ere

d

in

Ne

pa

li

lan

gu

age.

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

In

UM

BT

LP

, 2

pu

blic

co

nsu

lta

tio

ns

were

co

nducte

d

in

this

report

ing p

erio

d w

here

25 p

eo

ple

pa

rtic

ipate

d.

Am

ong

all

the

part

icip

an

ts,

1

(4%

)

we

re

wo

me

n.

No

IP

s

and

Dalit

part

icip

ate

d.

The

in

form

ation

was

deliv

ere

d

in

Ne

pa

li

lan

gua

ge.

4

Bu

dg

et

an

d

Tim

e F

ram

e

Lan

d

acq

uis

itio

n

and

re

settle

ment

sta

ff

ap

po

inte

d

an

d

mo

bili

zed

on

sched

ule

for

the f

ield

and o

ffic

e w

ork

.

Ca

pacity

build

ing

an

d

train

ing

activitie

s c

om

ple

ted o

n s

ch

ed

ule

.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

The

com

pen

satio

n

for

acq

uire

d la

nd

ha

s b

ee

n

dis

burs

ed

to

A

Ps un

der

Su

bsta

tio

n

an

d

un

der

tow

er

foun

datio

n

are

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

The

co

mp

ensatio

n

for

acquire

d

land

ha

s

be

en

dis

burs

ed

to A

Ps

un

der

Substa

tio

n

an

d

tow

er

found

ation

are

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

The

com

pen

sation

for

the

aff

ecte

d

peo

ple

u

nd

er

su

bsta

tion has b

een

dis

burs

ed a

nd u

nder

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

The com

pe

nsa

tio

n fo

r

the a

ffecte

d h

ouse

ho

ld

und

er

su

bsta

tion

ha

s

bee

n

dis

burs

ed

and

co

mp

ensatio

n

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

34

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

As

pects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lian

ce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

Achie

vin

g

resettle

ment

imp

lem

enta

tion activitie

s a

gain

st

the

agre

ed im

ple

menta

tio

n p

lan.

Fund

s a

llocation fo

r re

se

ttle

ment

to

resettle

me

nt ag

encie

s o

n t

ime.

Re

ceip

t of

sche

dule

d

funds

by

resettle

me

nt off

ices.

Fund

s d

isbu

rse

me

nt

accord

ing t

o t

he

resettle

me

nt p

lan

.

Socia

l pre

para

tio

n

ph

ase

as

pe

r

sched

ule

.

Lan

d

acq

uis

itio

n

and

occup

atio

n

in

tim

e for

imp

lem

enta

tion.

bein

g

com

pe

nsa

ted

as

per th

e e

ntitlem

ent m

atr

ix

of

resett

lem

ent

an

d

ind

ige

nous p

eo

ple

p

lan

.

The A

Ps u

nde

r R

oW

are

bein

g

com

pe

nsa

ted

as

per

the d

ecis

ion

mad

e b

y

Com

pe

nsa

tion

Dete

rmin

atio

n

Com

mitte

e

(CD

C).

Sim

ilarly,

AP

s

for

str

uctu

re l

oss,

cro

p l

oss,

fruits l

oss,

tre

e l

oss a

nd

gra

ss

loss

are

b

ein

g

com

pensa

ted a

s p

er

the

decis

ion

ma

de

by

Com

pe

nsa

tion

Dete

rmin

atio

n

Com

mitte

e (

CD

C).

be

ing

com

pensate

d a

s

per

the

entitle

men

t

matr

ix

of

resett

lem

en

t

an

d in

dig

en

ous p

eo

ple

pla

n.

Th

e

AP

s

und

er

Ro

W

are

b

ein

g

com

pensate

d

as

per

the d

ecis

ion m

ade

b

y

Co

mp

ensatio

n

De

term

ina

tio

n

Co

mm

itte

e

(CD

C).

Sim

ilarl

y,

AP

s

for

str

uctu

re

loss,

cro

p

loss,

fruits

loss,

tre

e

loss a

nd

gra

ss loss a

re

be

ing

com

pensate

d a

s

pe

r th

e d

ecis

ion

mad

e

by

Com

pen

satio

n

De

term

ina

tio

n

Co

mm

itte

e (

CD

C).

tow

er

fou

nd

ation a

re

bein

g

com

pen

sate

d

in

Palp

a

dis

tric

t as

per

the

entitlem

en

t

matr

ix

of

resettle

me

nt

and

ind

ige

nous

pe

op

le

pla

n.

The

ch

eck

su

rve

y

of

transm

issio

n

line

rou

te is c

om

ple

ted in

this

rep

ort

ing p

erio

d.

dis

trib

ution

is

ong

oin

g

in L

am

jung d

istr

ict

for

tow

er

pad

as per

the

entitle

me

nt

ma

trix

of

resettle

me

nt

and

ind

ige

nous

pe

op

le

pla

n.

5

Liv

elih

oo

d

an

d

Inc

om

e

Re

sto

rati

on

No

. o

f d

ispla

ced

p

ers

ons un

der

the

rehab

ilita

tio

n p

rog

ram

s (

wo

men

, m

en,

and

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups).

No

. o

f d

ispla

ced

pers

ons

who

receiv

ed

voca

tiona

l tr

ain

ing (

wo

men,

men,

and

vuln

era

ble

gro

up

s).

Typ

es

of

tra

inin

g

an

d

no.

of

part

icip

an

ts in e

ach.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Sa

fety

T

rain

ing

has

been

pro

vid

ed

to

11

8

lab

ore

rs.

16 m

ale

part

icip

ants

enro

lled

in

the

Ele

ctr

icia

n t

rain

ing

in

Myagd

i.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

12

AP

s

(all

IPs)

part

icip

ate

d

in

drivin

g

train

ing

in

Go

rkh

a.

8

AP

s

(2

IPs)

part

icip

ate

d

in

2

mon

ths

(60

d

ays)

lon

g

basic

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

One

da

y

socia

l

aw

are

ne

ss

pro

gra

m

schedu

led

for

this

month

ha

s

be

en

halted

du

e

to

the

outb

reak

of

Coro

na

Vir

us

CO

VID

-19

whic

h

will

be

Not C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

35

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

As

pects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lian

ce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

No

. a

nd

perc

enta

ge

o

f dis

pla

ced

pers

on

s

covere

d

un

der

livelih

ood

pro

gra

ms

(wom

en,

men,

and

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups).

No.

of

dis

pla

ced p

ers

ons w

ho h

ave

resto

red

th

eir

in

co

me a

nd

liv

elih

oo

d

patt

ern

s

(wom

en,

men,

and

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups).

No. o

f ne

w e

mp

loym

en

t activitie

s.

Exte

nt

of

part

icip

atio

n

in

rehab

ilita

tio

n p

rogra

ms.

Exte

nt

of

part

icip

ation in

vocatio

nal

train

ing

pro

gra

ms.

De

gre

e

of

satisfa

ctio

n

with

sup

port

receiv

ed f

or

livelih

ood

pro

gra

ms.

Perc

enta

ge o

f su

cce

ssfu

l e

nte

rprise

s

bre

akin

g

even

(wo

me

n,

men,

and

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups).

Perc

enta

ge

of d

isp

laced

pe

rso

ns w

ho

impro

ve

d t

heir

in

com

e (

wo

men,

me

n,

and

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups)

Pe

rce

nta

ge

of

dis

pla

ced

pers

on

s

wh

o i

mpro

ved

th

eir s

tandard

of

livin

g

(wom

en

, m

en, and

vuln

era

ble

gro

ups)

No

. o

f d

isp

laced

pers

ons

with

repla

ce

me

nt a

gricu

lture

lan

d (

wom

en

,

men,

and

vuln

era

ble

gro

up

s)

Qua

ntity

of

lan

d o

wned

/con

tracte

d b

y

dis

pla

ce

d p

ers

ons (

wo

me

n,

men

an

d

20

fem

ale

part

icip

ate

d

in

the

tailo

ring

train

ing

in

Myagd

i.

16 p

art

icip

ants

ha

ve

been

e

nro

lled

in

Com

pu

ter

train

ing i

n

whic

h

13

were

fem

ale

a

nd

3

were

ma

le in

Mya

gdi.

25

pe

ople

part

icip

ate

d

in

drivin

g

train

ing

(2

0

ma

le, 5 fe

ma

le, 2 IP

s

and

2

dalit

s)

in

Pa

rba

t

Rem

ain

ing

tr

ain

ings

are

in t

he p

rocess o

f

imp

lem

enta

tio

n.

Com

pute

r tr

ain

ing

in

Gork

ha

,

Tan

ah

un

a

nd

Chitw

an

25 A

Ps (

7 m

en a

nd

18

wo

me

n)

part

icip

ate

d

in

2

mon

ths

(60

d

ays)

lon

g

basic

com

pute

r tr

ain

ing

in D

had

ing

dis

tric

t.

5 A

Ps (

2Ip

s a

nd 3

Dalit

s)

enro

lled

in

30

da

ys

drivin

g

train

ing

in

Tan

ah

un

an

d

Go

rkh

a

11

AP

s

(7

Dalit

s

and 3

IP

s)

enro

lled

in

2

mo

nth

s

tailo

rin

g t

rain

ing i

n

Go

rkh

a

an

d

Tan

ah

u d

istr

icts

.

24 A

Ps (

9 w

om

en

& 2

Da

lits)

enro

lled

in

7

days

Agricu

lture

pro

du

ctivity

an

d

Cro

p

Inte

nsific

atio

n

con

ducte

d

in

next

rep

ort

ing p

erio

d.

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

36

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

As

pects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lian

ce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

vu

lnera

ble

gro

ups)

No. of

househo

lds

with a

gricu

ltura

l e

qu

ipm

ent

Tra

inin

gs

in

Dhad

ing

1

mo

nth

drivin

g

has

bee

n

imp

lem

en

ted

in

Chitw

an

dis

tric

t

where

8

A

Ps

part

icip

ate

d.

2 m

onth

s ta

ilorin

g

train

ing

has

bee

n

imp

lem

en

ted

fo

r

21 fe

ma

le.

6

Ben

efi

t

Mo

nit

ori

ng

No

tice

able

ch

an

ges

in

patte

rns

of

occup

atio

n,

pro

ductio

n,

an

d r

eso

urc

e

use

com

pa

red

to

the

pre

-pro

ject

situation

.

No

tice

able

ch

an

ges

in

incom

e

and

expend

iture

patt

ern

s c

om

pare

d to t

he

pre

-pro

ject

situ

ation.

Ch

an

ge

s

in

key

so

cia

l an

d

cultu

ral

para

mete

rs

rela

tin

g

to

livin

g

sta

ndard

s.

Ch

an

ge

s

occu

rred

fo

r vuln

era

ble

gro

ups.

Ben

efitin

g

fro

m

the

pro

ject

by

the

dis

pla

ce

d p

ers

ons.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Ben

efit

mon

itori

ng

ca

n’t

be

done

ye

t be

ca

use

pro

ject

is s

till

in t

he

initia

l

con

str

uctio

n

ph

ase

an

d

Liv

elih

ood

an

d

Incom

e

Resto

ration

p

rogra

m

is

ongo

ing.

Ben

efits

fr

om

the i

nte

rve

ntion

sha

ll b

e

ana

lyzed

once

the

inte

rven

tio

n

accru

es

som

e m

atu

rity

.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith:

Ben

efit

mo

nito

rin

g

can’t

be

done

ye

t

be

cause p

roje

ct

is s

till

in

the

in

itia

l

constr

uction

ph

ase

an

d

Liv

elih

ood

an

d

Inco

me

R

esto

ratio

n

pro

gra

m

is

on

go

ing

.

Ben

efits

fr

om

th

e

inte

rven

tion

sh

all

be

an

aly

zed

once

th

e

inte

rven

tion

accru

es

som

e m

atu

rity

.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Be

nefit

mo

nito

ring

can

’t

be

do

ne

ye

t

because

pro

ject

is

still

in

the

initia

l

con

str

uctio

n

pha

se

and

Liv

elih

ood

and

Incom

e

Resto

ration

pro

gra

m is

o

ng

oin

g.

Be

nefits

fr

om

th

e

inte

rven

tio

n sha

ll be

ana

lyzed

o

nce

th

e

inte

rven

tio

n

accru

es

som

e m

atu

rity

.

Not C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Constr

uction

wo

rks

has ju

st sta

rted

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

37

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

Tab

le 9

: M

on

ito

rin

g R

esu

lts in

term

s o

f In

dig

en

ou

s P

eo

ple

s S

afe

gu

ard

s

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

Asp

ects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lia

nce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

1

Dem

og

rap

hic

Baseli

ne

Th

e n

o. of

affecte

d I

ndig

en

ous P

eo

ple

s (

IP)

by c

ate

gory

of

imp

act,

ge

nder,

ag

e,

hab

itat

(vill

age

etc

.),

inco

me

, sta

tus a

nd p

ositio

n

No. o

f ho

useho

lds w

ith h

an

dic

ap

pe

d,

eld

erly o

r in

valid

me

mbers

No. o

f fe

ma

le h

ead

ed

ho

use

ho

lds

No. o

f vuln

era

ble

ho

use

hold

s (

poor,

eld

erly)

No. o

f ho

useho

lds b

y e

thn

ic g

roup

No. o

f b

irth

s a

nd d

ea

ths

Be

ing c

om

plie

d w

ith:

RIP

P

of

DK

TLP

section

has

be

en

pre

pare

d/u

pdate

d

and

has

be

en

subm

itte

d t

o A

DB

.

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

RIP

P

of

MK

TL

P

se

ction

ha

s

be

en

pre

pare

d/u

pdate

d a

nd

has b

ee

n s

ub

mitte

d t

o

AD

B.

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

Househ

old

su

rvey

has

be

en

com

ple

ted

in

Palp

a,

Pa

rbat

an

d

Syan

gja

d

istr

icts

wh

ere

as

house

hold

su

rve

y.

Da

ta a

naly

sis

is o

ngo

ing

for

RIP

P u

pda

te.

Be

ing C

om

plie

d w

ith

Cen

sus

surv

ey

and

Househ

old

surv

ey h

as

been

co

mp

lete

d

for

tow

er

pa

d i

n L

am

jun

g

dis

tric

t. D

ata

an

aly

sis

is

ong

oin

g

for

RIP

P

upda

te.

2

Co

nsu

ltati

on

an

d

part

icip

ati

on

No.

of

consu

ltatio

n

an

d

part

icip

ation

activitie

s t

ha

t occur—

me

eting

s,

info

rma

tio

n

dis

se

min

atio

n,

bro

ch

ure

s;

flyers

, tr

ain

ing

Perc

enta

ge

of

IP w

om

en

a

s part

icip

ants

;

no

. o

f m

ee

ting

s e

xclu

siv

ely

with I

P w

om

en

Perc

enta

ge

of

vuln

era

ble

IP

gro

ups

repre

sente

d

/ a

tte

nd

ing

meetings;

no.

of

meetings

exclu

siv

ely

w

ith

vu

lnera

ble

IP

gro

ups.

La

ng

ua

ges u

sed a

t m

ee

tin

gs

Goo

d

faith

ne

gotiatio

ns—

reco

rdin

g

of

pro

ce

ss,

part

icip

ants

, lo

ca

tio

ns,

corr

espo

nde

nce

Bro

ad

co

mm

un

ity

sup

port

—re

cord

of

pro

ce

sses,

part

icip

an

ts,

locations

and

ag

ree

men

t obta

ine

d

Consulta

tion

an

d p

art

icip

ation

pro

gre

ss

aga

inst p

lan

an

d b

udg

et

Be

ing C

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

DK

TL

P,

4

pu

blic

consulta

tio

ns

were

cond

ucte

d

in

this

repo

rtin

g

peri

od

where

87

pe

op

le

part

icip

ate

d.

Am

ong

all

the p

art

icip

an

ts,

2

(2.2

9%

) w

ere

D

alit

s

and 4

(5

.74

%)

were

wom

en.

No

IP

s

part

icip

ate

d.

Nep

ali

lan

gua

ge w

as

used

as

a

ma

jor

me

diu

m

for

com

mu

nic

atio

n

and

in p

ublic

con

sultation

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

MK

TLP

, 5

pu

blic

con

sulta

tio

ns

we

re

con

ducte

d

in

this

repo

rtin

g p

eri

od w

he

re

51 p

eop

le p

art

icip

ate

d.

Am

on

g

all

the

part

icip

an

ts,

8

(15.6

8%

) w

ere

IP

s,

12

(23.5

2%

) w

ere

D

alit

s

and 2

4 (

47.0

5%

) w

ere

wom

en

.

Ne

pa

li la

ngu

age

w

as

used

as

a

majo

r

med

ium

fo

r

co

mm

un

ication

a

nd

in

pub

lic

co

nsu

ltation

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith

:

In

KN

BT

LP

, 1

6

pu

blic

consu

lta

tio

ns

were

conducte

d

in

this

report

ing

pe

rio

d

where

19

9 p

eo

ple

part

icip

ate

d.

Am

ong

all

the

pa

rtic

ipan

ts,

8

(4.0

2%

)

we

re

IPs,

6

(3.0

1%

)

we

re

Dalit

s

an

d

25

(12.5

6 %

) w

ere

wom

en

.

Nepa

li la

ng

uag

e

was

used a

s a

majo

r m

ed

ium

for

com

mun

icatio

n a

nd

in

pub

lic

co

nsulta

tion

meetings

pa

rtic

ipan

ts

are

fr

om

m

ixed

repre

senta

tio

n

such a

s B

ein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith

In U

MB

TL

P,

2 p

ub

lic

consulta

tio

ns

were

cond

ucte

d

in

this

repo

rtin

g

perio

d

where

2

5

pe

ople

part

icip

ate

d.

Am

on

g

all

the part

icip

ants

, 1

(4%

) w

ere

wo

men

. N

o

IPs

an

d

Dalit

part

icip

ate

d.

Nep

ali

lan

gu

age

was

used

as

a

majo

r

me

diu

m

for

com

mu

nic

atio

n a

nd in

pub

lic

consu

lta

tio

n

me

etin

gs

pa

rtic

ipants

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

38

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

Asp

ects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lia

nce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

me

etin

gs

part

icip

an

ts a

re f

rom

mix

ed r

epre

senta

tion

such a

s I

Ps,

wom

en,

Dalit

, O

BC

etc

meetings

part

icip

ants

are

fr

om

m

ixed

rep

resenta

tio

n

su

ch

as IP

s,

wom

en

, D

alit

,

OB

C e

tc

IPs,

wo

men

, D

alit

, O

BC

etc

are

fr

om

m

ixe

d

repre

se

nta

tio

n

such

as I

Ps,

wo

men,

Da

lit,

OB

C e

tc

3

Mit

igati

on

Measu

res

Pro

gre

ss o

f im

ple

menta

tio

n o

f m

itig

atio

n /

be

ne

ficia

l m

easu

res a

ga

inst pla

n

No.

of

activitie

s

that

occu

r/com

ple

ted

—

such

as c

on

str

uction

, liv

elih

ood r

esto

ratio

n,

dis

burs

em

en

ts, tr

ain

ing

Perc

enta

ge

pro

gre

ss a

ga

inst

tim

elin

es a

nd

bu

dg

et

Be

ing c

om

plie

d w

ith:

ES

SD

h

as

cond

ucte

d

diffe

rent

tra

inin

gs f

or

the A

Ps

under

tow

er

fou

ndation.

Imple

me

nta

tio

n

of

rem

ain

ing

S

kill

Develo

pm

ent

tra

inin

gs

are

in

pro

gre

ss

Bein

g c

om

plie

d w

ith

:

ES

SD

h

as

co

ndu

cte

d

the

diffe

rent

train

ings

for

the

AP

s

un

der

tow

er

foun

datio

n.

.Im

ple

men

tation

of

rem

ain

ing

S

kill

Develo

pm

ent

train

ing

s

are

in

pro

gre

ss.

Not C

om

plie

d w

ith:

HH

s

surv

ey

and

cadastr

al

has no

t be

en

com

ple

ted

und

er

Ro

W

so,

IPs

or

aff

ecte

d

dis

adva

nta

ged

p

eop

le

ha

ve n

ot

be

en f

inaliz

ed

un

der

Ro

W to

co

ndu

ct

train

ing

Not

Co

mp

lied w

ith:

HH

s

surv

ey

and

cada

str

al

has

not

been

co

mp

lete

d

under

Ro

W s

o,

IPs o

r

affecte

d

dis

ad

va

nta

ged p

eople

have

n

ot

bee

n

fina

lize

d

unde

r R

oW

to c

ond

uct tr

ain

ing

Se

mi-a

nn

ua

l S

ocia

l S

afe

gu

ard

Mo

nitoring

Repo

rt

Jan

ua

ry-J

une

, 2

02

0

39

S

AS

EC

-PS

EP

NE

A-P

SC

-ES

SD

SN

M

on

ito

rin

g

Asp

ects

Ind

icato

rs

Co

mp

lia

nce

Sta

tus

DK

TL

P

MK

TL

P

KN

BT

LP

U

MB

TL

P

4

Gri

evan

ce

Red

res

s

Tota

l n

o.

of

peo

ple

/gro

ups

usin

g

the

gri

eva

nce

re

dre

ss p

roce

dure

.

No.

of

dis

tin

ct

pe

ople

/gro

up

s.

An

y I

P g

roup

with s

ign

ific

antly m

ore

grie

vances?

How

m

any

tim

es

has

a

househ

old

subm

itte

d t

he s

am

e g

rieva

nce?

No. of

grieva

nces r

esolv

ed

?

Le

ng

th o

f tim

e t

ake

n t

o b

e r

esolv

ed

?

Types

of

gri

eva

nce

cate

gorie

s

and

pre

va

lence

Be

ing C

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

DK

TLP

, 2

GR

C

me

etin

gs

were

cond

ucte

d

in

this

repo

rtin

g

peri

od

where

26

pe

op

le

part

icip

ate

d.

6

gri

evances

have

been

receiv

ed

in

th

is

rep

ort

ing

peri

od

am

on

g w

hic

h 2

have

been

solv

ed

.

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

MK

TL

P,

3

GR

C

meetings

we

re

co

nducte

d

in

this

rep

ort

ing p

erio

d w

he

re

36 p

eo

ple

part

icip

ate

d.

5

grie

va

nces

ha

ve

bee

n

receiv

ed

in

th

is

rep

ort

ing

pe

riod

am

on

g w

hic

h a

re in

the

pro

cess o

f solv

ing.

Bein

g C

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

KN

BT

LP

, 4

G

RC

meeting

was c

on

ducte

d

in th

is re

port

ing

peri

od

wh

ere

5

5

peop

le

pa

rtic

ipate

d.

6 grie

van

ces h

as b

een

re

ceiv

ed

in

this

re

port

ing p

eri

od a

mo

ng

w

hic

h

2

gri

evances

ha

ve

be

en

so

lve

d

and

re

st are

in the

pro

cess o

f solv

ing

.

Be

ing C

om

plie

d w

ith:

In

UM

BT

LP

, 3

GR

C

me

etin

g

was

cond

ucte

d

in

this

repo

rtin

g

perio

d

where

4

9

pe

ople

part

icip

ate

d.

2

gri

evan

ces

have

been re

ce

ived in

th

is

report

ing

peri

od

wh

ich

are

in th

e p

rocess o

f

solv

ing

.

5

Imp

lem

en

tati

on

Pro

ble

ms

Identifie

d

de

lays—

(d

ays,

cost)

due

to

pe

rso

nn

el, c

apa

city,

insuff

icie

nt fu

nd

s,

etc

.

No.

of

tim

es

imple

menta

tio

n

sched

ule

revis

ed

No

pro

ble

ms

we

re

ide

ntifie

d

duri

ng

this

perio

d.

No

pro

ble

ms w

ere

ide

ntifie

d d

uri

ng

th

is

peri

od.

No

pro

ble

ms

were

ide

ntifie

d

duri

ng

this

perio

d.

No p

rob

lem

s w

ere

ide

ntifie

d d

uri

ng

th

is

perio

d.



6. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM

Land Acquisition Act, 1977 encourages forming Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) to

solve the grievances related to the acquisition that may be submitted in land acquisition

process. PMU issued the letter to MC/RMC for formation of GRC. In DKTLP, in this reporting

period, 2 GRC meetings were conducted where 26 people participated, among them 23 were

men and 3 were women. Similarly, in MKTLP, 4 GRC meetings (1 was virtual meeting due to

COVID-19) were conducted where 36 people participated among which 40 were men and 2

were women. In KNBTLP, 4 GRC meetings were conducted where 55 people participated

among which 45 were men and 10 were women. In UMBTLP, 3 GRC meetings were

conducted where 49 people participated among which 45 were men and 4 were women. Total

6, 5, 6 and 2 grievances have been received in DKTLP, MKTLP, KNBTLP and UMBTLP

respectively out of which 2, 0, 2 and 0 grievances have been resolved respectively. The

remaining grievances are under process of resolving. The details of Grievance Redress

Committee Meeting Matrix and its minutes have been kept safely with project.

In DKTLP, among previously recorded 6 grievances, 4 unsolved grievances are still in the

process of solving. In MKTLP, previously recorded 5 grievances, all 5 are still in process of

solving. In KNBTLP previously recorded 6 grievances, 4 unsolved grievances are still in

process of solving. In UMBTLP previously recorded 2 grievances are still in process of solving.

The details of Recorded grievances have been kept safely with project).and letters related to

the Recorded grievances have been kept safely with project of this report.

7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION

DISCLOSURE

While implementing the RIPP, meaningful consultation program with project-affected people

was carried out, in line with requirements pertaining to receive compensation and

compensation determination procedure. The meaningful consultation ensures the presence of

different categories of representatives (i.e. representative sampling) in the consultation

process so as to obtain a balanced public opinion, equitable and non-discriminatory

participation, provide transparent and factual information with prior information about the

project, systematic documentation of the process, public disclosure of relevant parts etc. The

consultations in instant case were so designed that these basic criteria of a truly participative

and meaningful consultation process is meet in its letter and spirit.

In this reporting period, a total of 87 people participated in 4 public consultation meetings at

DKTLP among which 82 participants were men and 5 participants were women. Similarly, a

total of 51 people participated in 5 public consultation meetings at MKTLP among which, 27

participants were men and 24 participants were women. In KNBTLP, 16 public consultations

were conducted where 199 people participated among which 174 were men and 25 were

women. In UMBTLP, 2 public consultation were conducted where total 25 people participated

among which 21 were men and 1 was woman. In the meeting, discussion was made with the

participants regarding the skill training development training objectives, training venue and

convenient time for training. Similarly, all the necessary information about the project and its

merit demerits were dissipated well in advance to address information asymmetry in target

group. Besides these, consultation with Municipality and Rural Municipality representatives

have also been carried out to discuss on project activities and to resolve the problem related



with project activities. The public, CFUGs, business owners, affected people and local level

leaders were informed about the project activities. The consultation also focused on

entitlement matrix of the project and compensation receiving procedure. The techniques were

observation, consultation meetings, interviews and structured questionnaires. These

consultations provided inputs for identification of the needs of the communities and the

relevant stakeholders. The detail of public consultation matrix and minutes of public

consultation have been kept safely with project .

The consulted people were informed about different aspects of the projects and likely about

resettlement impacts and mitigation measures. They were also informed about the (i) process

of assessing resettlement and confirming the scope of impacts (ii) process of compensation

determination in accordance to the Land Acquisition Act 1977 and provisions of compensation

and other assistance made in the Entitlement Matrix (iii) Mitigation measures including

livelihood restoration and enhancement programs for PAF.

8. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AND MAJOR GAPS

Following corrective actions are required in order to improve the monitoring activities, which

has been presented in Table 10:

Table 10: Corrective actions for non-compliance

SN Issues Corrective actions Responsibility Remarks 1 Delay in implementation of

RIPP entitlement matrix

Entitlement provisioned in

entitlement matrix to be

provided to affected HHs soon.

PMO Office

9. RECOMMENDATION FOR MONITORING ADJUSTMENT

The monitoring of social safeguard activities and implementation will be continued during the

project implementation. For this monthly report there was no any recommendation to be

suggested from the field.

Provide assistances for APs as per entitlement matrix of RIPP: It is necessary to provide

assistance for APs as per RIPP entitlement matrix. PSC should provide necessary guidance

to PMO office.

Rate fixing of private land, tree, structure under RoW: Compensation rate for the loss of

private land, tree, structure to be fixed soon in DKTLP and provided to affected people. Delay

in such activity might cause disturbances in stringing work.

10. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING

10.1 Central Level Arrangement

10.1.1Environment and Social Studies Department (ESSD)

The scope of ESSD engagement based on MOU signed with PMD and ESSD is given here

below:

• ESSD shall mobilize environmental/social staff to the site for the environmental

management.

• ESSD will establish site based ESMU offices.



• ESSD shall work in coordination with the PSC safeguard specialists to avoid any

duplication of jobs.

• ESSD shall be responsible for implementation of environmental, social measures

including GESI.

• ESSD shall be responsible for compliances and impact monitoring, assist project for

grievances handling.

• ESSD shall assist implementation of resettlement plan.

10.1.2 Central Level Line Agencies

The central level line agencies such as Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Forest and Department

of Electricity Development have responsibility for the monitoring of project activities concerning

Environmental and Social Management, Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. ESSD is coordinating

with central level line agencies regarding the monitoring work. As the concerned line agency,

Department of Forest is responsible for the implementation of forestation program as per the

Procedural Guideline for the Use of Forest Land 2063.

10.2 Project Level Arrangement

10.2.1 Project Management Directorate, NEA (PMD Office)

The PMD office is overall responsible for the implementation of RIPP. It is also deputed a

Senior Environment Specialist (SES) and a Senior Social Safeguards specialist (SSS) in the

PMD office for Safeguard implementation and monitoring works of the SASEC TL Projects.

The responsibility of safeguard specialist to cooperate with and provide guidance to the social

safeguards teams of NEA on all tasks related in updating and finalizing the Resettlement and

Indigenous Peoples Plan (RIPP), to provide guidance to NEA’s concerned staff responsible

for social safeguards for detailed census surveys of affected persons and update the list of

affected and displaced persons, to provide required training (in –house and on-the job) to the

enumerators and surveyors to carry out the census survey and work closely with the NEA

team to involve them in the project planning from the initial period.

10.2.2 Project Manager

The Kali Gandaki Corridor (Dana-Kushma Section) and Marsyangdi-Kathmandu section

Project 220 kV TL Project Manager Office has been established under the organizational setup

of PMD. The Project Manager will be responsible for establishment of Compensation

Determination Committee (CDC). He will be responsible to coordinate valuation by the

valuation committee (CDC) and finalization of compensation packages, to provide necessary

guidance in the classification, and development of all social safeguards documents, including

the provision of training in the development and implementation of RIPP, to prepare Update

land acquisition and resettlement impact assessment based on all available data on land

acquisition as per the detailed layout for each subproject and collect additional data as

required and to make sure the allocation of necessary budget for the implementation of the

program. He will be responsible for the overall coordination of the work and make final decision

on environmental, social and public concern issues.

10.2.3. Environment and Social Monitoring Unit (ESMU)

Environment and Social Monitoring Unit has been established under ESSD umbrella for day

to day environmental and social monitoring of the project (One in Dana-Kushma Section,



where it has one Environmental Safeguard Officer and one Social Safeguard Officer) , (One

in Marsyangdi- Kathmandu section, where it has two Environmental Safeguard Officers and

Two Social Safeguard Officers ), (One in Kushma New Butwal Section, where it has one

Environmental Safeguard Officer and one Social Safeguard Officer) and (One in Udipur-

Markichok Section where it has one Environmental Safeguard Officer and one Social

Safeguard Officer) in coordination of work with PAFs, local communities, Rural

Municipality/Municipality and district level line agencies. The unit has site office for day to day

monitoring of the social and environmental impacts and responsible for submitting the

compliance monitoring reports to ESSD.

10.2.4 Project Supervision Consultant (PSC)

The project supervision consultant will have social safeguard specialist. They will be

responsible for updating/ finalizing the RIPP based on the final engineering design and check

survey to be done by the construction contractor. This will be done in close coordination with

PMU/PIU. The consultant will further assist in overall supervision of the projects and ensure

all plans are implemented in a smooth and timely manner in accordance with the provisions

of the RIPP. They will also prepare and implement training and capacity development

programs for resettlement and indigenous planning for the PIU and PMU of NEA and their

concerned staff and will closely work with the PMU and PIUs to ensure displaced persons and

compensated before the construction activities. The PSC safeguard specialist will also be

responsible for assisting NEA for preparation of monitoring reports.

11. Impacts of COVID-19 in the project implementation

COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for

virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’

or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold. (WHO, 2019).

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared a Public Health

Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and the virus has now spread to many countries

and territories.

A high-level coordination committee for COVID-19 prevention and control in Nepal was formed

under the coordination of honorable deputy prime minister and defense minister on 1st March

2020. High level inter-ministerial Committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister has been

restructured as the Corona Crisis Management Centre (CCMC). The Incident Command

System of the MoHP has been activated for COVID-19 response. (WHO, April 2020). GoN,

on 23rd March 2020, taking cognizance of the evolving global situation and recourse to the

Infectious Disease Act 2020, decided to lockdown the country effective from 24th March 2020

which was extended several times looking at the severe situation caused due to COVID-19 all

across the country and the world. Government of Nepal decided to ease the lockdown

adopting a phased approach from 12th June 2020. In the first phase of 21 days, GON allowed

shops to open and vehicles to operate under the odd-even rule. However, public places,

institutions and events with higher intensity of congregation which includes schools, colleges,

shopping malls, party palaces, conferences, sports activities etc. remained closed.

Due to Corona Virus outbreak all around world including Nepal, implementation phase of

SASEC project has also been affected especially in the field/sites which includes construction



work, public consultation and GRC meetings, compensation distribution, CDC meetings etc.

From the month of April, 2020 to June, 2020, the progress work had been halted to some

extent but however, virtual consultation meetings had been conducted, compensation

distribution was also carried out in some areas (which has been mentioned in report as well

as in annexures) in appropriate situation and grievances were also recorded in DKTLP. So for

past three months (April-June, 2020), the implementation phase of the project has been

adversely impacted. However, few project activities have also been carried out taking

necessary safety precautions by safeguard officers, stakeholders and project itself.

Semi-annual Social Monitoring Report January-June, 2019

SASEC-PSEP NEA-ESSD-PSC

Annexure-2: Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants

Sch. Para

No. Description

Current

Status

4. 9. The Borrower shall ensure that no Works contract which involves involuntary resettlement impacts is awarded,

until the Borrower and NEA have prepared and submitted to ADB the final RIPP based on the Project’s

detailed design, and obtained ADB’s clearance of such RIPP.

Being

complied

4. 10. The Borrower shall ensure that no Works contract which involves impacts on indigenous peoples is awarded

until the Borrower and NEA have prepared and submitted to ADB the final RIPP, and obtained ADB’s

clearance of such RIPP.

Being

complied

5. 7. The Borrower shall establish and maintain, or cause NEA and AEPC to establish and maintain, a grievance

redress mechanism acceptable to ADB for the purpose of addressing any grievances arising out of the Project,

including those from affected peoples concerning land acquisition, environment and any other social issues in

a timely manner.

Being

complied

5. 12. The Borrower shall ensure, or cause NEA and AEPC, as applicable, to ensure, that all land and all rights-of-

way required for the Project, each Subproject and all Project facilities are made available to the Works

contractor in accordance with the schedule agreed under the related Works contract and all land acquisition

and resettlement activities are implemented in compliance with (a) all applicable laws and regulations of the

Borrower relating to land acquisition and involuntary resettlement; (b) the Involuntary Resettlement

Safeguards; (c) the RF (for Subprojects); and (d) all measures and requirements set forth in the RIPP, as

appropriate, and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in the Safeguards Monitoring Report.

Being

Complied

5. 13. Without limiting the application of the Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards or the RIPP, the Borrower shall

ensure, or cause NEA to ensure, that no physical or economic displacement takes place in connection with the

Project until:

(a) compensation and other entitlements have been provided to affected people in accordance with the RIPP,

as appropriate; and

(b) a comprehensive income and livelihood restoration program has been established in accordance with the

RIPP, as appropriate.

Being

Complied

5. 14. The Borrower shall ensure, or cause NEA and AEPC to ensure, as applicable, that the preparation, design,

construction, implementation and operation of the Project, each Subproject and all project facilities comply with

(a) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to indigenous peoples; (b) the Indigenous

Peoples Safeguards; and (c) the IPPF (for Subprojects); and (d) all measures and requirements set forth in the

RIPP, as appropriate, and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report.

Being

Complied

Semi-annual Social Monitoring Report January-June, 2019

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5. 15. The Borrower shall ensure that Part 3 of the Project does not have any indigenous peoples or involuntary

resettlement impacts, all within the meaning of SPS. In the event that Part 3 of the Project does have any such

impact, the Borrower shall take all steps to ensure that the Project complies with (a) the applicable laws and

regulations of the Borrower; (b) the SPS; and (c) the IPPF and the RF, as applicable.

Being

Complied

5. 16. The Borrower shall make available, or cause NEA and AEPC to make available, necessary budgetary and

human resources to fully implement the EMP and the RIPP.

Being

Complied

5. 17. The Borrower shall ensure, or cause NEA and AEPC to ensure, that all bidding documents and contracts for

Works contain provisions that require contractors to:

(a) comply with the measures relevant to the contractor set forth in the IEE, the EMP and the RIPP (to the

extent they concern impacts on affected people during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions

set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report;

(b) make available a budget for all such environmental and social measures;

(c) provide the Borrower with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous

peoples risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not

considered in the IEE, the EMP and the RIPP;

(d) adequately record the condition of roads, agricultural land and other infrastructure prior to starting to

transport materials and construction; and

(e) Reinstate pathways, other local infrastructure, and agricultural land to at least their pre-project condition

upon the completion of construction.

Being

Complied

5. 18. The Borrower shall do the following or cause NEA and AEPC to do the following:

(a) submit semiannual Safeguards Monitoring Reports to ADB and disclose relevant information from such

reports to affected persons promptly upon submission;

(b) if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and impacts arise during construction, implementation

or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP, and the RIPP, promptly inform ADB of

the occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action

plan;

(c) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the

EMP and the RIPP promptly after becoming aware of the breach.

Being

Complied

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Nepal: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power