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Social Monitoring Report

Bi-annual Social Monitoring Report July 2012

PAK: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program, Tranche 2

Prepared by Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), Punjab for the Asian Development

Bank.

NOTES

The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June.

(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

ADB Funded Pakistan Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program Tranche-II

MULTAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (MEPCO)

SIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK n

3 0 JUL2012 1

PAKISTAN RESIDENT MISSION ISLAMABAD

SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING REPORT

For the Period: January to June 201

NAME OF PROJECT:

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PDE -MFF

(Power Distribution Enhancement Investment P ogram-Multi

Tranche Financing Facility (Tranche I)

Office of the Chief Engineer (Developmen

PMU (Project Management Unit) MEPC

Environment & Social Safeguard, PMU MEPCO

ADB Funded Pakistan Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Pr. gram Tranche-II

Environment & Social Safeguard, MEPCO


1-MEPCO Introduction

Multan Electric Power Company Ltd; MEPCO is a Public Limited Utility Company,

established in 1998 under Companies Ordinance 1984 responsible for distribution of

Electric Power within its territorial jurisdiction and presently serving more than four Million

customers (Domestic, Commercial, Agricultural, Industrial and others) in thirteen districts of

Punjab Province (Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan,

Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Lodhran, Khanewal, Pakpattan, Muzaffargarh, Vehari and

Layyah).

1.1-About Project Management Unit (PMU)

To effectively plan, execute and monitor the Power Distribution Enhancement

Investment Program (Tranche II), a Project Management Unit (PMU) has been established

under Chief Engineer (Development) comprising of four sections i.e. Planning, Scheduling

& Coordination, Procurement, Finance and Environment & Social Safeguard along with

Project Director (GSC).

2- Brief Detail of Project

Existing conditions of the MEPCO power distribution and transmission system are

inadequate to meet rapidly growing demand for electrical power. To cope with this situation,

the existing power infrastructure has to be improved and upgraded. The overall contribution

of power infrastructure requires institutional arrangements, capacity building that support

strategic management of the sector, planning and management of investments.

The basic information/ data about the loan are here as under:-

Loan Number: (ADB TA Loan No. 2727-PAK)

Project Title:-Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program, Multi-Tranche

Financing Facility PDEPMFF-Tranche-II

Location of the Project:-13 Nos. of Districts in the service territory of MEPCO i.e. Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Lodhran, Khanewal, Pakpattan, Muzaffargarh, Vehari and Layyah

Borrower:-GOP/ MEPCO

Executing Agency:-PEPCO


ADB Funded Pakistan Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Pr gram Tranche-II

Implementing Agency:-MEPCO

2.1-Objectives of the Project

MEPCO through GoP has undergone a Project Fin ncing agreement with Asian Development Bank for:

• Strengthening the capacity of Power Distribution nd Transmission networks

• To meet the increasing electricity demand in the s -lected areas more efficiently

• To upgrade the existing power infrastructure.

2.2-Scope of Work

There are 20 Nos. of projects under ADB Tranche-II. Detail is here as under:

1. Construction of 02 No. of New 132kV Grid Station and allied Transmission Lines

2. Conversion of 03 Nos. of Grid Substations om 66kV to 132kV and allied

Transmission Lines

3. 14 Nos.of Augmentations

4. Capacitors installation

Overall the proposed MFF has been designed to address both investment and

institutional aspects in electric power sector. Development •bjectives/ Project Purpose will

be fully achieved after completion of the proposed Sub-projei ts.

3- Estimated Project Compensation Cost:

The estimated cost of the sub-projects has been determined. Its detail is here as under:-

Environment & Social Safeguard, PMLI MEPCO

ADB Funded Pakistan Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program Tranche-il

Sr. No

Sub-Projects

Estimated Compensation Cost

PKRs. US $

132 KV New Miranpur (Gallaywal) Grid Station (Land)

6.44 Million Rs.

0.081 Million $

2- Feed for New 132kVMiranpur (Gallaywal) Grid Station (Crops & Trees)

4.66 Million Rs.

0.059 Million $

3- Feed for Conversion of 66 KV to 132 KV Alipur Grid Station

9.40 Million Rs.

0.12 Million $

4- Feed for Conversion of 66KV to 132 KV Fatehpur Grid Station

1.62 Million Rs.

0.02 Million $

TOTAL ESTIMATED COMPENSATION COST 22.12

Million Rs.

0.28 Million US$

Source: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan, 2009.

4- About Social Safeguard

The key objectives of Social Safeguard are here as under:

• To identify and document all applicable social safeguard policy and other relevant

requirements (ADB Involuntary policy and guidelines).

• Effectively plan, update/ revise, execute, monitor an• implement LARP (Land

Acquisition and Resettlement Plan) at each stage of proj. ct.

• Ensure all project activities to be carried out/ executed ithout superseding Health

and Safety of employees, local community and contracto staff,

• Report all HSE findings/ observations to top managemen

• Create social awareness among all our project key stakeholders (GSC,

Contractor(s) & staff)

• Effectively contribute towards "better social compliance."

Environment & Social Safeguard, PM U ME PCO

ADB Funded Pakistan Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program Tranche-11

5-Involuntary Resettlement Identification and Categorization

In Compliance to the ADB guidelines; all projects have been assigned an

Involuntary Resettlement Categorization based on outcome of Initial Screening

and Evaluation of Significance of probable social resettlement impacts i.e.

Category (A) Significant Projects having significant social impacts that require

land acquisition on permanent basis, means 200 or more people will experience

major impacts, which are defined as being physically displaced from housing or

losing 10% or more of their productive assets. A full detail Resettlement plan is

required for Category-A subprojects.

Category (B) Projects include involuntary resettlement impacts that are not

deemed significant and require a short resettlement plan.

Category (C) Non-Significant involuntary resettlement effects are foreseen in

Category C projects. They neither require a resettlement plan nor a resettlement

framework. Category C projects only require a short DDR (Due Diligence Report)

There are 03 out of 20 Projects which fall in Category-8 (01 No. of New Grid Stations and allied T/Lines and 02 No of T/Lines for conversion of 66 KV to 132 KV grid stations) requires short LARP preparation, implementation, monitoring and uploading/

posting at ADB and MEPCO official website. While 02 Nos. of subprojects fall in Category- C, does not require any LARP as projects are being executed within the boundary of already existing grid stations.

6-FIELD SURVEYS

6.1 Purpose

Field Surveys have been conducted to:

• Know the implementation of social safeguard policy and

assessments.

• Initial screening of indigenous and vulnerable people

• Project resettlement categorization.

• Internal monitoring of LARP document.

Environment & Social Safeguard, IWO MEPCO


7. Findings/ Observations of visited Project Sites

7.2 Conversion of 66 kV to 132kV Alipur Grid Station and allied ransmission Line

Environment & Social Safeguard, MU MEPCO

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• Boundary wall for the grid station has been constructed and civil works

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• Civil works for this subproject has not been started yet.

• Although the conversion works will be c rried out totally within the

for grid station construction and Transmission Line has not been

Land has already been purchased by MEP 0 for the sub-project

started yet.

There are no potential significant social i pacts associated with the

They were also informed about the ublic information material

complaint register and about the process that how can they record

their complaints (if any) about the project a tivities.

subproject as physical work for this subpr ject will remain within the

boundary of newly constructed grid station ite.

community to grid station site and with I nd owner and they were

informed about the project activities.

They were provided visiting cards along wit office address information

Public consultation meeting carried out wi h general public, adjacent

and telephones of concern persons for any uggestion/complaint

Owner's nephew is benefitting from the grid site land by cultivating until

physical works initiate.

There is no compensation involved i this subproject except

the Affected Persons (APs).

compensation for the grid station land tha has already been paid to

boundary of the existing grid station witho t acquiring additional land,

Findings/ Observations noted during the site visit. Its detail is a follows:

7.1 New132kV Kameer Grid Station Site


but there might be potential social impacts associated with the

construction of transmission line that w II pass through four villages and

hamlets may affect a total of 33.34 ha of crops land and 421 Nos of

trees.

• Public consultation meeting carried out with affected peoples, general

public, and adjacent community to grid station and Transmission Line

and they were informed about the project activities.

• Residents of adjacent community shoved their concerned about the

transmission line rout and suggested t. change the transmission line

rout.

• Survey is being conducted to mitigate/ inimize transmission line rout

affects on adjacent community through hanging line rout.

• Affected people were informed about he public information material

complaint register and about the proc ss that how can they record

their complaints (if any) about the project activities.

• They were provided visiting cards along with office address information

and telephones of concern persons for fly suggestion/complaint

• Compensation to the Affected Persons Ps) has not been provided as

physical works not started and GCS ilI make sure the provision of

compensation to the affected persons b fore the start of physical work. .

7.3 Conversion of 66 kV to 132kV Fatehpur Grid Station and allied Transmission Line

• Civil work for this subproject has not be .n started.

• Although the conversion works will be carried out totally within the

boundary of the existing grid station wi hout acquiring additional land,

but there might be potential social 'mpacts associated with the

construction of transmission line as the Transmission Line will pass

through the two villages and hamlets ay affect a total of 7.g3 ha of

crops land and 178 Nos. of trees.

Environment & Social Safeguard, MU MI:13C0

Environment & Social Safeguard, Mill MEPCO

8- Social Safeguard Work Status

(iii) These LARP/ DDR Reports of subprojects have been revised on

(ii) Summary of LARPs after translation into Urdu has been sent

Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plans (LARP):

(i)

websites. (www.mepco.com.pk).

through registered mail to the all Affected Persons.

actual basis for Tranche-II in respect MEPCO and revised reports

of the competent authority.

translated, typed/edited and uploaded/ displayed on MEPCO official

have been submitted to the Asian Development Bank after approval

under Tranche-II (both in English & Urdu versi•ns) have been Both LARPs and DDR Reports in respect of MEP 0 sub-projects

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compensation to the affected persons before the commencement of

physical works.

They were provided visiting cards along with office address information

Compensation to the Affected Persons (APs has not been provided as

physical works not started yet. So, GSC will ake sure the provision of

and telephones of concern persons for any s ggestion/complaint

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• Public consultation meeting carried out wit affected peoples, general

public, and adjacent community to grid sta on and Transmission Line

and they were informed about the project ac ivities.

• Over all people were happy and willing t• support this subproject.

However, residents of Chak No. 249 TBA; and chak no 107 showed

their concerned about the proposed tr nsmission line rout and

suggested to change the transmission line r•ut.

• Drilling has been done for water testing nd soil testing, however

testing reports not received yet.

• Affected people were informed about the ublic information material

complaint register and about the process hat how can they record

their complaints (if any) about the project act vities.

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Urdu version of Environmental Management has been provided to GSC and at each grid si Proper compensation on account of loss of basis will be paid to the affected persons/ hou Environmental & Social Complaint Register GSC to be made available on each active pro complaints of affected household/ persons at Grievance redressal committee has be documented procedure for grievance redress and already shared with the ADB. An Integrated Environmental & Social Traini developed and approval of same has bee MEPCO, implementation of the same is under The public hearings for tranche-Il s Alipur,Fatehpur, Kameer and Noorsar ) Gr conducted at Lodrhan and Pakpatan districts r

Plan after translation e. rops/ trees on actual eholds.

as been provided to ect site to record/ log ach project site n constituted and I has been prepared

g Program has been obtained from CEO

rocess. bprojects (Miranpur, d Stations has been spectively

Involuntary Policy

angements" of Land

stituted a grievance

ted persons (APs)/

ion for land, trees/

cts under the Asian

9- MEPCO GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE GRC

In. Compliance to the Asian Development Ban

Guidelines/ Procedures and Section 1-4 (iii) "Institutional Ar

Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP); MEPCO has co

redressal committee to redress the grievances of the affe

households (Ahs) regarding R.O.W. problems, compensa

crops damages during the execution of tranche-11 subproj

Development Bank loan.

The Organogram of MEPCO grievance redressaf is as under:-

9.1-ORGANOGRAM OF GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE

CE(Development) Convener

P. D Manager DM (GSC) (PS&C) (Environment 8 Safeguard) Memeber

Memeber Mem eber Memeber

Environment & Social Safeguard, PlvIti v1EPCO

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9.2- FUNCTIONING OF THE GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE

1. MEPCO normally takes care to prevent grievances rather than going through a Redressal process/ procedure. This can be obtained thro gh careful land acquisition & resettlement design, establish full participation, coordination and consultation/ communication b/w MEPCO and the corn unity (affected households/ persons). 2. Environmental & Social Complaint Register both in English a has already been communicated and implemented by the Proje at each project site.

3. This GRC will function/ operate in i)-PMU building MEPC

office Multan. While internal monitoring at project site is carried

officer/officials and E&S team.

4. When any problem about land resettlement arises, it will be

through coordination with the Nazim/ Naib Nazim of the affected

5. This Committee shall listen and respond to the Complaints r

during the execution of the projects. These complaints will be r

in environmental & social complaint register (ESCR) which is no

project sites.

6. Firstly, MEPCO shall try to rectify/ resolve the complaints at heir own level in

coordination with GSC/ TLC, LAO/ ALAO and A.M Environ ent/ Social staff

within two weeks time.

7. If complaint remains unresolved/ unsatisfactory, the complai

lodge his complaint to MEPCO GRC within one month time w

original complaint in ESCR register.

8. All necessary control measures/ arrangements shall be to

Redressal (i.e. Resurvey/ Redesign and Amendment etc.). Th

be redressed and the MEPCO GRC will provide the decision

registering the complaint. The Complainant shall be contact

accordingly.

9. If complaint still remains unresolved and the grievance redres

satisfy the AH/ AP, they can further submit their case to the ap

law as per the process set out in Sections 18 to 22 of the Lan

(LAA) 1894, the complainant can take legal action.


esolved by GRC

communities.

ised before and

HQ, PD (GSC)

out by GSC field

gistered/ logged

available at all

d Urdu versions t Director (GSC)

en/ adopted for

grievance shall

ithin 21 days of

d and informed

ant must notify/

f registering the

system fails to

ropriate Court of

Acquisition Act


9.3-Accessibility to the Community

This grievance redressal process/ procedure is accessible to anyone /local

Community. Grievance notice(s) with cut off date in local language (Urdu) will be

issued to affected household/ person and their complaints registered/ logged in

ESCR register.

10. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

10.1 Conclusions

The conclusions of this study are the result of comprehensive

studies and specialist assessments. These studies were based on issues

identified through the study process and the parallel process of stake

holder's consultation. The stake holder's consultation process has been

rigorous and extensive, and every effort has been made to include

representatives of all stakeholders within the process.

Although there was no issue highlighted during the field/monitoring

visits regarding land acquisition and compensation but there might be

some potential social impacts associated with the construction of

Transmission Lines as Transmission Lines in three subprojects will be

pass through the different villages and may shall affect crops land and

trees in the subproject. Compensation to the affected persons has not

been provided as physical work not started yet but GSC will make sure the

provision of compensation (where involved) to the affected persons before

the beginning of physical work.

10.2 Recommendations

From the findings of the specialist studies undertaken, the following

mitigation measures are proposed to be implemented in order to minimize

any potentially significant impacts:

• An implementation of monitoring program should be in letter and

spirit.

Enviropment & Social Safeguard, I'M if NILlK.:0

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• The requirements of monitoring should be

stakeholders.

• It is also recommended that the process of co

consultation with the community representativ

maintained.

• Construction work of new T/lines should

accordance with LARPs, DDRs, EIA & 1E

activities are executed in off season, so no co

form of "Kharaba" required to be given to each

Tranche-11

greed with the

munication and

s is aggressively

be planned in

reports so all

pensation in the

H'S/ AP's.

Environment & Social Safeguard, PM U MEPCO

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