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Involuntary Resettlement Due Diligence Report July 2014

BAN: City Region Development Project (CRDP)

Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) for the People’s Republic of

Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 July 2014)

Currency unit – taka (Tk)

Tk1.00 = $0.013 $1.00 = Tk77.600

NOTE{S}

(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Bangladesh ends on 30 June. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2014 ends on June 2014.

(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This Involuntary Resettlement Due Diligence Report 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.

IR Due Diligence Report: Roads and Drainage Subproject-Tarabo Pourashava

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Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

Local Government Division Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

City Region Development Project (CRDP) ADB Loan No. 2695-BAN

INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT DUE DILIGENCE REPORT

Road & Drainage Subproject, Tarabo

Package No: CRDP/LGED/TARABO/NCB/2014/W-01

PIU : TARABO POURASHAVA

July, 2014


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Table of Contents

I Introduction 4 II Project Background and Description 5 III Study Methodology 6 IV Subproject Description 6 V Impact and Outcome of the Subproject 10 VI Subproject Benefits 10 VII Social Impact Assessment for the Subproject

General

Land Acquisition & Resettlement

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VIII Mitigation of Social Concerns 15 IX Community Consultation 16 X Grievance Redress Mechanism 20 XI Conclusion 21

Tables:

Table-1: Road & Drainage Improvement Components Table-2: List of Consultations/Meetings at different locations of the subproject under Tarabo Pourashva

Figure 1: Tarabo Pourashava Road and Drainage Layout

Annexure:

Annexure-1: Involuntary Resettlement (IR) Impacts Checklist by Schemes of the Road and Drainage subproject under Tarabo Pourashava.

Annexure-2: List of Participants in Consultations Meetings

Annexure-3: Project Information leaflet on Social Safeguard Issues.


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Abbreviations

ADB : Asian Development Bank AP : Affected Person BWDB : Bangladesh Water Development Board CRDP : City Region Development Project

DDR : Due Diligence Report

DP : Displaced Person

DPD : Deputy Project Director

GOB : Government of Bangladesh

GRC : Grievance Redress Committee

GRM : Grievance Redress Mechanism

IA : Implementing Agency

IR : Involuntary Resettlement

KfW : Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau

LA : Land Acquisition

LA&R : Land Acquisition and Resettlement

LGED : Local Government Engineering Department

LGRD & C : Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives

MCD : Municipal Capacity Development (MCD) Consultants

MDS : Management Design & Supervision

MPR : Monthly Progress Report

M&E : Monitoring & Evaluation

PD : Project Director

PMCU : Project Management and Coordination Unit

PIU : Project Implementation Unit

PPTA : Project Preparatory Technical Assistance

QPR : Quarterly Progress Report

RAJUK : Rajdhani Unnyan Katripakha (Capital Development Authority)

RCC : Reinforcement Cement Concrete

R&R : Resettlement and Rehabilitation

RF : Resettlement Framework

RP : Resettlement Plan

SES : Socio-economic Survey

SPS : Safeguard Policy Statements

TOR : Terms of Reference

XEN : Executive Engineer


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I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Tarabo Road & Drainage with footpath Improvement subproject selected under the

City Region Development Project (CRDP) is the outcome of the feasibility study conducted by the

MDSC & PMCU during implementation. Under the feasibility study, a preliminary Social

Safeguard Impact Assessment (SSIA) was conducted comprising a long list of proposed

schemes combining roads, drainage and street lighting components of the Subproject and

selected four roads including drains and two drains with footpath. At this stage of project

implementation, PMCU Social safeguard Team conducted resettlement & social impact

assessments in detail on the design completed & under implementation schemes (package-1)

comprising three roads including drains with footpath. This impact assessment for the design

completed schemes under the subproject was done conducting a thorough investigation of

different social safeguard issues visiting each of the schemes based on the final detail

engineering design prepared by MDS Consultant to fulfill the requirements of ADB’s Involuntary

Resettlement and Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS, 2009). The major objective of the above

study / investigations was to assess and identify all the possible socioeconomic and

resettlement impacts with necessary mitigation measures of different concerns. This report has

been prepared only for the design completed schemes (three roads including drains) based on

the aforesaid study findings, which will be updated subsequently incorporating the remaining

schemes after completion of final detail design by the MDSC. The subproject covers

construction of numbers of road and drain selected within the Tarabo Pourashava to facilitate

proper communication/transportation & drainage facilities for the people of subproject area.

However, during investigations, it was revealed that the roads & drains selected and so far

completed detail design for implementation will be constructed /improved respectively on the

existing road alignments & along the road shoulders without affecting any structures. Moreover,

due to construction/improvement of the aforesaid roads & drains under the subproject are not

expecting to have neither any physical nor any economic displacement of any people. As a result,

there is no possibility of new land acquisition and no structure affected & none found to be

required relocation, consequently no resettlement impacts are anticipating. Under the

circumstances, this report may be treated as a due diligence report (DDR) with respect to social

safeguard issues for the concerned subproject.


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II. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTON

2. The City Region Development Project (CRDP) is under implementation by the

Government of Bangladesh financed by ADB include KfW and SIDA as co-financiers. The

project has been initiated for development of different infrastructure facilities under the project

area for the city dwellers to improve the existing condition. Under the current program, the

CRDP is operating its activities covering Dhaka and Khulna cities and suburbs. The Project

aims at enhancing growth potential and improving environmental sustainability of the targeted

city regions through effective regional urban planning. The Project is supporting development of

key urban infrastructure, focusing on urban environment and local economic development

through strengthening municipal management and capacity for effective and sustainable urban

development.

3. This CRDP project has been formulated as a sector loan and is currently under

implementation since 2011 covering a period of 6-years. The sub-projects under the CRDP is

being selected and implementing are expected to enhance economic activities in the regional

context and to provide opportunities for investment, including: (i) comprehensive urban

renewal and economic revitalization; (ii) transport infrastructure upgrading, public transport,

traffic management; (iii) water supply and sanitation; (iv) solid waste management; (v) energy

conservation and efficiency for governance and the private-sector; and (vi) strengthening

local governance and municipal funding. The project comprises of three components. These

are:

I. Development of Urban Infrastructures;

II. Improvement of Urban Planning; and

III. Strengthening of Municipal Management and Capacity

4. Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Loan 2695-BAN for City Region

Development Project (CRDP, the Project) on 10 November 2010. The Government of

Bangladesh (the Government) approved the Development Project Proposal (DPP) for the

Project on 2nd. August 2011. The Loan Agreement of CRDP was signed on 10th. August 2011

and became effective on 23rd. September 2011. The CRDP is co-financed by German Financial

Cooperation through KfW with a grant of EUR 10.5 million (about $14.855 million) allocated for

climate change adapted urban development in Khulna. The CRDP is also co-financed by the

Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA )with a grant of SEK 90.0 million (about


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$13.0 million) administered by ADB for urban center infrastructure and governance

improvements. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is the lead executing

agency of the Project. Different identified subprojects and new subprojects selected under the

project are implementing/will be implemented by a number of Implementing Agencies (IAs),

such as: Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), Khulna City Corporation (KCC), RAJUK, LGED, DPHE

and respective Pourashavas under the project.

III. STUDY METHODOLOGY

5. The social Safeguard Consultants team visited selected & design completed scheme sites

under the Subproject at Tarabo Pourashava in May 15, 2014. The main purpose of the field trip

was to conduct a detail assessment/ study for the selected subproject covering different

resettlement and social safeguard issues likely to occur due to the construction & improvement of

the selected schemes. In course of study, consultants had discussions and sharing of ideas with

the Mayor, Councilors, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Engineer, Tarabo Pourashava at their

office along with other concerned engineers and staff. During discussions, the consultants briefed

them about the objectives and the purpose of the visit and informed them about the planned site

visit and different activities to be carried out along the alignments of the selected

subproject/scheme sites. The consultants also had a number of consultations with the local

people and beneficiaries at different locations of the subproject. During site visit, the Mayor,

Councilors, Assistant Engineer, councilors along with other concerned engineers and staff of

Tarabo Pourashava accompanied the team to assist them and also to identify the locations and

alignments of different schemes. In accordance with the objective of the field visit, the consultants

visited all along the roads & drains alignments and investigated about the resettlement and social

safeguard issues if any, likely to occur for the selected roads & drains under the sub-project using

an IR impact assessment checklist.

IV. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION

6. Tarabo Pourashava is one of the Local Government Administrative units located about 18

km east of Dhaka, the Capital City of Bangladesh. To cope with the demand of increasing

population in the pourashava, rapid expansion of industrialization and development of different

civic facilities for the city dwellers now becomes inevitable. Under the circumstances, this

subproject has been proposed comprising different infrastructure development under different

components. The subproject components aim is to upgrade and expand the urban services,


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including (i) one road for entrance in the Jamdani polli the famous cloths weaving factories in the

Pourashava and two internal service roads located in different wards of the pourashava; (ii) three

drainage and water logging management schemes with the footpath. The proposals are

concerned with activities which address the most acute needs for better urban services and

facilities to inhabitants of the town / pourashava. The details of the design completed and

proposed schemes under the sub-project are shown in Table-1, followed by a subproject location

map in figure-1.


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Table-1: Road & Drainage Improvement Components

SL No. Name of Schemes Length

(km) Proposed Width (m)

Proposed development

activities

Remarks

Roads and Drains

1 Improvement of road and drain from Borabo Bus-stand to Shitalakkha river via Kamal Haji's mill and Jamdani Polli including dustbin and raising of awareness including one link road

1.53 4.90 (Varies) Improvement along the existing road and drain

Design

completed

2 Improvement of road and drain with footpath from IFIC Bank to Shitalakkha river via Bazar, Rana Vila, Opurbo Drying mill including footpath , dustbin and raising of awareness


Design

completed

3 Improvement of road and drain with footpath from Belly keds to Rosulpur via Sayed Market, Mohsins House, Dighi Borabo more, Mograkul Alia Madrasha Canal, north of Rouf Master's House and Pobonkul including dustbin and raising of awareness


Design

completed

4 Improvement of road and drain from Ruposhi Usman house to Kahina via Bokul Nagar including dustbin and raising of awareness

0.95 4.20 Existing road and drain Design not yet completed

Drains

5 Improvement of drain from Borabo Rosulpur to canal via Bazar, Bagpara Mosque ( Dighi Borabo) and from Moghrakul Mir's house to chara Mosque including road, culvert, dustbin and raising of awareness

1.90 1.00 Existing drain Design not yet completed

6 Improvement of drain from Moikuli at Sylhet highway to Moikuli Primary School via Arafat Nagor including dustbin and raising of awareness

1.56 0.60 Existing drain Design not yet completed


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Figure 1: Tarabo Pourashava Road and Drainage Layout


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V. IMPACT AND OUTCOME OF THE SUBPROJECT

7. The subproject covers improvement and construction of roads and drainage to extend

facilities for the urban dwellers in the subproject location and will bring direct benefit to the

inhabitants of the pourashava area. The roads and drainage construction/improvement under

the program will improve transport facilities & increase the capacity of receding waste water

from industries, households, commercial premises etc. The subproject is expected to increase

area coverage of drainage and will improve health condition & will reduce transport cost of

goods and services including travelling cost of the commercials and residents of town. The

outcome of the subproject is improved transport & drainage system within the Pourashava area

and also will prevent water logging problem & unexpected flood during monsoon.

Construction/improvement of the drain will ensure efficient drainage system within the

subproject area. The present subproject is therefore, designed for an expansion of transport

facilities and improvement of the drainage system to meet the present and calculated future

demands for the citizens of Pourashava. The subproject expected to improve the service

standards with respect to proper transport and drainage facilities.

VI. SUBPROJECT BENEFITS

8. Through construction and improvement of roads & drains under the subproject is

anticipated to bring various quantifiable benefits. Availability of good roads and drainage

facilities will add to improve both the quality of life, and living condition of residents, easy

transportation with low cost, which will bring new avenues for investments and consequently

will boost up economic development. Extended benefits will include employment opportunity of

local people in construction works and thus to receive short-term socio-economic benefits. To

ensure benefits to local people, the Contractor will be required to employ labor force from

local communities, particularly within the vicinity of construction sites as much as possible. The

main beneficiaries of the improved road & drainage system will be the citizens of pourashava

area provided with better transport & drainage facilities to a considerable number of

populations of the town. This will improve the quality of life of residents of the city as well as

raising standards of both individual and public health. Moreover, the subproject will bring

economic gains to local people in the form of increased employment and while spending less on

healthcare & transport, will save money leading to improve in livelihood standards significantly.


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VII. SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE SUBPROJECT 9. General: The Social safeguard Team conducted the study visiting subproject sites in

May 15, 2014. The main purpose of the study was to assess and quantify resettlement and

social safeguard issues. During site investigations, consultants had discussions and sharing of

ideas with the Mayor, Councilors & concerned Engineers/off icials of the pourashava,

at Tarabo pourashava office and also conducted meetings with the local people, local

government representatives at different location under the subproject area. However, during

field visit program, Consultant physically visited all the design completed roads and drains

alignments selected for construction and improvement under the subproject and investigated the

likely impacts on the people with respect to land acquisition & resettlement and other social

safeguard issues (An IR impact checklist with required verification of the sites in May 15, 2014

attached with this report as annexture-1). During site visit the Mayor, Councilors, Assistant

Engineer, one sub-assistant Engineer, and a surveyor of the pourashava accompanied the

consultants to assist to identify the locations & alignments of the proposed drain and organized

consultations/meetings with the local representatives and people of the subproject area. The

major findings of the social impact assessment study have been summarized below:

10. It was revealed from the study that the roads & drains schemes under the subproject

selected for construction under the CRDP is expected to facilitate improved transport &

drainage facilities for the residents and business communities of the Tarabo pourashava area.

During discussions, it was reported by the Mayor, Councilors of Pouarshava and officials,

particularly the local residents & local representatives that onrush of population in the city in

every year causing severe problems to city dwellers due to insufficient civic facilities particularly

in consideration of the existing roads or coverage of drainage facilities etc. They were expecting

that implementation of this subproject within the pourashava area could solve the current

problem of the residents and businesses at a greater extent. The proposed roads/drains

selected under the subproject were a long demand of the people of the city.

11. During site visit, consultants investigated about the existing condition of the road &

drainage alignments emphasized on land acquisition, resettlement & rehabilitation issues.

Important findings of the study in connection to IR and social safeguard issues is that

the improvement/constructions of the roads/drains was found to be carried out on the available

existing roads and the drains along the edge of the existing roads and construction of new

drains also along the edge of the existing roads. These construction works of the roads &


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drains under the subproject will neither require nor involve any land acquisition. In fact, there

are no structures, houses, shops or any other establishments found to be affected on the

proposed road & drain alignments, being construction activities will carried out on the existing

road’s ROW and the drains at the edge of the existing road alignment. As a result, no

dislocation, displacement or demolition of houses or structures will be required due to the

development. Moreover, on the way to different sites, consultant also had meetings/discussions

with some local people about the necessity of these roads and drains construction and their

improvements. All of them unanimously, welcomed the project and narrated the current situation

and sufferings of city dwellers due to poor condition of roads and existing drainage system and

the paucity of drainages. So, the people discussed/consulted have been found interested and

urged for immediate construction/development of sufficient number of roads & drains within

the pourashava area. Most of the participants during discussions showed positive attitudes

to the proposed subproject improvements. None opposed the subproject. The public views and

suggestions to minimize the likely adverse impacts and to enhance positive impacts due to the

subproject implementation have been noted and incorporated in the report. In this connection,

they assured the consultant to extend all sorts of cooperation and participation during

construction/development of this sub project.

12. Land Acquisition & Resettlement: The infrastructure improvements under CRDP could

have resettlement impacts. However, the selected subproject at Tarabo under CRDP at this stage

includes 3 roads including drains. In this connection, an in-depth social impact assessment was

conducted on the design completed schemes only to examine the issues, particularly with respect

to the requirements of the ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (1995), Social Safeguard

Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 and national legislation of the Government of Bangladesh. The

social safeguard study for the design completed schemes in Tarabo Pourashava suggests that

there are no possibility of new land requirements, being improvement of the road will be done on

the existing ROW and land is available belong to pourashava and the drain

construction/improvement will be done on the road shoulder on available land. The RoW

allocated for the road and drain schemes also were confined through design prepared by MDS

Consultant using existing road’s ROW and drain construction/improvement at the edge of

existing road shoulders. It was revealed through physical investigation that the subproject impact

does not extend over any privately owned or any other new land for undertaking civil works. As

such no land acquisition and resettlement will be required. Besides, the proposed ROW for the

design completed roads & drains under the subproject, there is no possibility of affecting any


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structure and none found to be required relocation. Moreover, there is no possibility to loss of

livelihood, neither permanent nor temporary due to loss of land/assets occupied or squatting by

anybody is expected for the proposed development. Therefore, the potential impact of the

subproject on privately owned land/assets was fully eliminated, and correspondingly, no issues

relating to involuntary Resettlement will occur during implementation of the subproject. Although,

concerned road and drainage schemes unlikely to have any IR or resettlement impact.

However, the construction/improvement of the subproject may cause only minor temporary

disturbances limited to dust and noise, movement of people etc., which will be limited to the

construction period only, and could easily be mitigated as described in this report. Summary of

land acquisition and resettlement impacts which has been assessed using a standard IR

checklist undertaking a complete transect walk for the subproject’s schemes annexed with this

report as annexure-1.


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Pictures: Showing existing condition in some locations of the Roads and Drain selected for construction & Improvements.

Picture-1: Road and drain alignment of Borabo Bus-stand to Shitalakkha river showing no IR impact

Picture-2: Road and drain alignment of Belly keeds to Rasulpur showing no IR impact

Picture-3: Showing Road with drain alignment from IFIC Bank to Shitalakkha river showing without any IR impacts .

Picture-3: Drainage outfall of Baraboo Bus stand to Shitalakkha river alignment showing no IR impacts.


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VIII. MIT IGATION OF SOCIAL CONCERNS

13. Although the road and drainage schemes under the subproject

construction/improvement is not expecting any land acquisition and involuntary

resettlement, either physical or economic displacement, or temporary restrictions to land use.

However, some assumptions were made that during civil works for different schemes,

pedestrians, residents and shop keepers/different business operators carrying out different

economic activities particularly beside the road; customers might face temporary

disturbances in connection to movement and operate their business. In order to avoid even

minor temporary disturbances during the construction activities, the following measures are

suggested to eliminate such impacts:

Informing all residents local households and traders about the nature and duration of works in advance, so that they can make necessary preparations to face the situation.

Providing wooden walkways/planks across trenches for pedestrians and metal sheets where vehicle access is required.

Increasing the workforce and using appropriate equipment to complete the work in a minimum timeframe.

Suggest people to wear musk to prevent from dust problem during construction.

Other social concern, if any will be properly solved by Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) under the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) of the project already formed by the PIU/PMCU.

Any other preventive measures to be adopted as required considering the situation during construction.

14. Therefore, the above mitigation measures during civil works would not impede local

resident, pedestrians’ customers and clients from shopping locally or using the usual services

from local businesses.


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IX. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

15. Consultation and meetings started holding with the local community, pourashava officials,

public representatives, local community people and different stakeholders since subproject

preparation to date at different stages of the project activities to identify different issues,

problems/constraints and prospects and feedback from the participants in connection to road and

drain construction under the subproject. Consultation is a continuous process which requires

holding from the very beginning of the project / subproject preparation to implementation of the

project / subproject. The consultations conducted so far were mainly covering information

dissemination about the project /subproject & its scope, possible positive and negative impacts

includes necessity of land acquisition, procedures of compensation valuation for the affected land

& properties, payment of compensation, APs/local people’s opinions / feedback on different social

issues & concerns e.g. fair compensation, grievances, local demand, involvement of APs & local

people in different project activities & employment in project works etc.

16. However, such consultations/meetings were conducted at pourashava office and also at

subproject sites among the pourashva officials, local representatives, and local community people

to assess the IR impacts. The consultations covered mainly to inform project stakeholders include

project affected & beneficiary people about the project concept, its objectives and different social

safeguard issues, land acquisition requirements etc. as per technical design of the subprojects.

They were also consulted to know about their perceptions on risks and consequences of the

subproject development concerns, views on alternative options and beneficiary participation in

Project cycle. The potential affected persons along with local residents/ traders / community

leaders and other stakeholders were consulted through group meetings and personal contact. The

inputs from the stakeholders meetings have been used to develop appropriate mitigation

measures. This interactive approach will continue during the implementation of the subproject.

The findings of the above consultations revealed lots of positive impacts in spite of a few

temporary impacts/concerns limited to construction period only, which have the scope of

mitigation. Table 2 provided with the list of consultations/meetings conducted in different locations

of the subproject area followed by some pictures of consultations below.


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Table-2: List of Consultations/Meetings at different locations of the subproject under

Tarabo Pourashva

Sl.

No

Date of

Consultation

Place of

consultation

Number of

Participants

Issues

Discussed

Major findings

01 15-05-2014 Tarabo

Pourashava

Office

14 ( Mayor,

CEO,

Councilors,

XEN, , Senior

officials, and

Support Staff)

Purpose of

the visit to

road &

drainage

sachems,

Social

Safeguard &

IR issues,

Grievance

Redress

Mechanism,

etc.

The Mayor and Councilors facilitated to

holding the meeting at Pourabhavan and

provided all necessary support and

cooperation. In the meeting main

discussion was held on the road &

drainage alignment & it's possible impacts.

Participants reported that the road will be

improved on the existing ROW & the drain

constructed at the edge of the existing

road shoulder. The site selected for

construction / improvement of road and

drain is free from any structures, tress, etc.

In addition detail discussion on Social

Safeguard issues and Grievance Redress

Mechanism. The participants were briefed

& understood the social safeguard issues

and Grievance Redress Mechanism.

Adopted for this subproject & assured to

comply with ADB policy during

implementation & currently GRM is

functioning.

02 15-05-2014 At BISIC

Jamdani Polli

road name

Barabo Bus

stand to

Shitalakkha

river via

Kamal Haji's

Mill and

Jamdani Polli

Road

27 (Mayor,

Councilors,

Local Elite,

project

beneficiaries ,

Weaver,

Businessmen,

Service

holders, etc.)

Purpose of the visit, information dissemination about the subproject, possible positive and negative impacts, necessity of land acquisition, compensation, local people’s opinions, feedback on different social safeguard issues and concerns, grievances

All of the participants heard about the

proposed development program and

welcomed the project. Because the local

people are facing problems due to lack of

sufficient number of roads for

transportation of local production e.g. world

famous Jamdani clothes / goods / products

& usual day to works such as going to

markets, offices, business.

The Participants also appreciated the

roads and drains subproject, they expected

that after improvement of roads and drains,

the willing buyers of famous Jamdani

cloths will easily come to the show room of

the factories and markets from different

places. The participants expected that

after completion of improvement /

construction of the schemes will

remarkably increase their sales of Jamdani

cloths and improve the livelihood of the


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Sl.

No

Date of

Consultation

Place of

consultation

Number of

Participants

Issues

Discussed

Major findings

redress mechanism, local demand, participation of local people in different project activities, employment opportunity in project works etc.

local people..

During rainy season they experiences

untold sufferings due to huge water logging

in the area in absence of drainage

facilities. So, participants urged immediate

implementation of the subproject area to

get rid of drainage problem. Participants

seemed, there are hardly any possibilities

of IR impacts considering land acquisition

& physical or economic displacement of

people, being construction/development of

roads on the existing alignments & drains

will be done on the road shoulder.

The participants understood GRM

procedure

They welcome the project implementation

policy & would be happy to get

employment opportunity during subproject

implementation, if possible.

03 15-05-2014 Malpara

(Bishwa

road), Tarabo

21(Mayor,

Councilors,

Weavers,

Businessmen,

Local Elites,

Beneficiaries

Service

holders)

- Purpose of the visit, information dissemination about the subproject & its scope - possible impacts of the subproject - necessity of land acquisition, - compensation issues - APs/local people’s opinions /feedback on different social issues & concerns - grievances redress mechanism

The Participants heard about the proposed

development program and welcomed the

subproject and necessity of road &

drainage construction, which is urgent to

address easy movement & traffic

congestion in the pourashava area water

logging in the area.

The construction of road and drain will not

bring any impacts on the people in

connection to land acquisition & physical or

economic displacement of people,

because construction/development of drain

will be undertaken along the existing road

and drain alignment.

Participants understood the project policy

to some extent. However, they told the

team to keep them aware of the ongoing

activities of the subproject with quality

works. It would be good for the local

people to get employment in the subproject

construction.


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Picture-2: Views of Consultation with Tarabo Pourashava Officials and local people in

the subproject area.

Meeting at Tarabo Pourabhava with the Mayor,

Councilors, CEO & concerned Engineers and

officials of the Pourashava

Meeting with the Local People at Jamdani Polli

under Borabo Bus stand to Jamdani Polli

Road

Weaving of Jamdani Cloths by Women at Jamdani

Polli under Borabo Bus stand to Jamdani Polli Road

During site visit the Mayor and Safeguard team exchanging views with the local women under the alignment of Borabo Bus stand to Shitalakkha road alignment


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X. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM)

17. In order to receive and facilitate the resolution of affected people’s concerns, complaints,

and grievances concerning the subproject’s safeguards performance, a GRM to be established

at PIU level. This GRM will work to address any complaints that arise during the implementation

of the subproject. In addition, the GRM will include a proactive measure before commencement

of construction of subproject (prior to mobilization), the community will be formally advised of

project implementation details, so that all necessary project information is communicated

effectively to the community and their immediate concerns can be addressed. This proactive

approach with communities will be pursued throughout the implementation of the subproject.

18. The GRM will address affected people's concerns and complaints proactively and

promptly, using an understandable, communicated, and transparent process that is gender

responsive, culturally appropriate, and readily accessible to all segments of the affected people

at no costs and without retribution. The mechanism will not impede access to the Country’s

judicial or administrative remedies. The Local Government Division (LGD) under the Ministry of

LGRD&C issued the office order via memo no. 46.063.014.01.00.015.2011-234; dated: 23 Feb

2014 for the formation of GRC under the GRM for the PIUs under City Region Development

Project. Accordingly, the focal person of PIUs started briefing among the concerned project

stakeholders about the GRM procedures of CRDP and also focusing the mitigation process of

grievance/complaint received from the community, if any. It needs to be mentioned that the

Consultants discussed /briefed about the formation of GRM, its functions & responsibilities

among the project beneficiary/affected persons in the subproject area different times during site

visit.


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XI. CONCLUSION

19. A due diligence process was conducted for the subproject to examine the IR issues

particularly with respect to the requirements of the ADB’s SPS (2009) and Land Acquisition

Policy of GOB. However, the road and drainage construction/improvement under the subproject

at Tarabo Pourashava will be a straightforward construction/improvement along the existing road

on Pourashava/Government lands. As a result, the subproject’s roads & drains

improvement/construction will neither cross nor affect any land or any structures. Further, any

disturbance will be limited to construction period only. The likely impacts are short- term, localized

and could either be easily avoided or mitigated. The present report describes the findings of the

study focused on the subproject likely impacts in terms of social safeguard and Involuntary

Resettlement. The results of the study suggest that the impact of this subproject does not

incur any land acquisition, resettlement or economic displacement. The reasons for this outcome

are:

i) Improvement of roads and drains will be done along the existing roads

abso lu te l y encumbrance free; and

ii) the population of the Tarabo pourashava along the proposed subproject

alignments will hardly impede their business or any other economic activities due to improvement of roads and drains, so there should be no resulting losses in income or assets;.

20. The subproject is unlikely to have any involuntary resettlement impacts, thus can be

classified as a Category C considering the IR impacts. As a result, it will not require any

resettlement survey and preparation of Resettlement Plan (RP). But it will require extensive

consultations/ discussions, with the people and beneficiaries and to ensure their participation

during implementation of the subproject to solve negative impacts if any, to expedite project

works. However, safeguard compliance monitoring will still be conducted during the project

implementation and civil works activities.

IR Due Diligence Report: Tarabo Road & Drainage Subproject: Annexure

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Annexure-1: Involuntary Resettlement (IR) Impacts Checklist by Schemes of the Roads and Drainage Subproject at Tarabo Pourashava.

A. Roads and Drainage Component:

Package No.

Name of Roads and Drains Selected for Construction / improvement

Chainage Type of assets/structure along the roads and drains

alignment

Possible IR

Impacts

Remarks/Note

W-01 i. Improvement of Road from Borabo Bus-stand to Shitalakkha river via Kamal hazi's Mill and Jamdani Polli (Ch.0-1,040m) and Link Road 1 (Ch 0 - 425m)

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 1+040 m Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+425 m

Industries, Houses, Shops, Boundary Walls, Mosque, etc.

Not expected

All structures on the edge of the roads alignment

ii. Improvement of drain with footpath from Borabo Bus-stand to Shitalakkha river via Kamal hazi's Mill and Jamdani Polli (Ch.0-1,040m); and Link Road 1 (Ch. 0 - 425m);

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 1+040m Ch. 0+000 to Ch.0+ 425m

Industries, Houses, Shops, Boundary Walls, Mosque, etc.

Not expected

All structures on the edge of the drain alignment

iii. Improvement of road from IFIC Bank to Shitalakkha river via Bazar, Rana Vila, Opurbo Drying Mill (Part-2) (Ch. 0+500m)

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 500 m

Houses, Industries (Mills), Shops, Boundary Walls, Electric Poles, etc.

Not expected


iv. Improvement of drain with footpath from IFIC Bank to Shitalakkha river via Bazar, Rana Vila, Opurbo Drying Mill (Part-2) (Ch. 0+500m)

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 850 m

Houses, Shops, Industries, Boundary Walls, etc.

Not expected

All structures on the edge of the drain alignment

v. Improvement of road from Belly keds to Rasulpur via Sayed Market, Mohsins House, Deghe Borabo mor, Mograkul Alia Madrasha Canal, Rouf Master House and Pobonkul in North (Part -1: Ch.0-663m); Part - 2: Ch.0-400m and Link-30m) and (Part-3 Ch. 0-160m)

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+663m Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+430m Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+160m

Industries (Mills), Houses, Shops, Boundary walls, etc.

Not expected


vi. Improvement of drain with footpath from Belly keds to Rasulpur via Sayed Market, Mohsins House,

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+663m Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+430m

Industries (Mills), Houses, Shops, Boundary walls, etc.

Not expected

All structures on the edge of the drains alignment


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A. Roads and Drainage Component:

Package No.

Name of Roads and Drains Selected for Construction / improvement

Chainage Type of assets/structure along the roads and drains

alignment

Possible IR

Impacts

Remarks/Note

Deghe Borabo mor, Mograkul Alia Madrasha Canal, Rouf Master House and Pobonkul in North (Part -1: Ch.0-663m); Part - 2: Ch.0-400m and Link-30) and (Part-3 Ch. 0-160m)

Ch. 0+000 to Ch. 0+160m


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Annexure-2: List of Participants in Consultations Meetings at different Location of

Tarabo Pourashava

Sl. No.

Name Occupation Sex (M/F)

Age (year)

1. Location of the meeting : Pourabhavan, Tarabo

01. Md. Shafiqul Islam Chowdhury Mayor, Tarabo Pourashava M 44

02. Md. Nazrul Islam Chief Executive Officer M 48

03. Z. M. Anwar Executive Engineer M 46

04. Laila Parveen Councillor F 39

05. Asma Begum Councillor F 41

06. Md. Mozammel Hoque Councillor M 52

07. Md. Ameer Hossain Bhuyain Councillor M 50

08. Ahsan Samsuddin Assistant Engineer M 38

09. Md. Aminul Islam Bhuyan Urban Planner M 35

10. Md. Shafiul Azom Facilitator M 33

11. Md. Mazharul Haue Community Mobilizer M 36

12. Md. Atiqul Islam Community Mobilizer M 38

13. Md. Ferdous Hasan Social Worker M 35

14. Parveen Akhtar Social Worker F 29

2. Location of the meeting : BISIC Jamdani Polli, Tarabo

01. Abdul Qadir Business M 43

02. Md. Babul Business M 39

03. Abdul Hakim Local Elite M 48

04. Abdul Motallib Business M 36

05. Md. Shukkur Ali Business M 44

06. Md. Rubel Worker M 40

07. Md. Abdul Barek Business M 54

08. Md. Mizan Business M 48

09. Azgor Ali Local Elite M 53

10. Abdul Matin Service M 49

11. A. Hannan Business M 34

12. Hasna Hena House Wife F 33

13. Surobala Service F 29

14. Shah Ali Business M 45

15. Md. Billal Hossain Business M 28

16. Abu Said Local Elite M 32

17. Nayumuddin Social Worker M 43

18. Abul Hasan Business M 54

19. Md. Yousuf Business M 45

20. Khorshed Alam Service M 35

21. Shadat Hossain Service M 42

22. Abid Hossain Business M 34

23. Sona Mia Business M 54

24. Rehana Begum Weaver F 36

25. Khaleda Akhter Weaver F 30

26. Maleka Khatun Weaver F 28

27. Tajul Islam Business M 55

3. Location of the meeting : Malpara (Biswo road), Tarabo


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Sl. No.

Name Occupation Sex (M/F)

Age (year)

01. Khondoker Asraf Hossain Local Elite M 48

02. Yousuf Gellani Business M 32

03. Motiar Rahman Business M 37

04. Fazlul Hoque Weaver M 44

05. Shahidul Islam Shohag Local Elite M 52

06. Rafiqul Islam Business M 40

07. Md. Lalon Weaver M 32

08. Md. Delwar Hossain Business M 27

09. Md. Jamir Hossain Business M 42

10. Sree Dhani Weaver M 29

11. Md. Nuruddin Local Elite M 26

12. Md. Hazrat Ali Local Elite M 43

13. Md. Jahirul Islam Social worker M 60

14. Mostofa Ahmed Business M 40

15. Jakir Hossain Service M 32

16. Md. Jahangir Service M 43

17. Md. Shahidullah Service M 54

18. Zainal Abedin Service M 36

19 Shisir Kumer Business M 40

20 Repon Miah Business M 35

21 Shabul Islam Service M 41


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Annexure-3: Project Information Leaflet on Social safeguards Issues

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Local Government Division

Local Government Engineering Department

Project Information Leaflet

for

City Region Development Project (CRDP)


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1. Introduction to the Project (CRDP) - The City Region Development Project (CRDP) is under implementation by the Government for development of different infrastructure facilities covering Dhaka and Khulna regions. The Project will support development of key urban infrastructure, focusing on urban environment and economic development through strengthening municipal management and capacity for effective and sustainable development. The project is implementing number of subprojects jointly funded by ADB, KfW, SIDA and GoB. The project has been formulated as a sector loan to be implemented over a period of 6-years starting from 2011 to 2016. The subprojects under CRDP eligible for funding assistance include transport, water supply & sanitation, solid waste management, drainage, energy efficiency, bus terminal etc.

2. Implementation Arrangement: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is

the lead executing agency of the Project. Different subprojects to be undertaken will be implemented by a number of Implementing Agencies (IAs), such as: City Corporations, RAJUK, LGED, DPHE, Pourashavas & Upazillas under the project area.

3. Subproject Selection Procedure: The implementation of the Project includes identified

sample sub-projects during PPTA along with selection & approval of additional new sub-projects during implementation. The process for selection and approval of new sub-projects are: PMCU invited proposals from municipalities and urban centers covered under the Project. Upon approval of the Steering Committee and no objection from ADB/KfW/SIDA, a feasibility study was carried out by the Consultants following the procedure of PPTA and finally is implementing those subprojects found feasible.

4. Land Acquisition & Resettlement of the project affected people: The project is

unlikely to have significant land acquisition & resettlement impacts. The basic principles of CRDP are to: (i) avoid involuntary resettlement whenever feasible; (ii) minimize resettlement where population displacement is unavoidable; and (iii) ensure that displaced persons receive assistance so that they are at least as well-off as they would have been in the absence of the project.

5. The persons eligible for compensation: The APs with or without title to land &

properties will be entitled for compensation, resettlement benefits & assistance following the RF and the ADB policy. The APs “with” title to the lands will receive cash compensation for their affected lands, including the structures, fences they have constructed, and crops and trees planted on the lands. Those “without” title to the lands will be compensated for their structures constructed thereon, and crops and trees they have grown in the affected lands. APs eligible for compensation to be identified through a census & detail measurement survey of the affected prosperities.

6. Time for conducting census and inventory of losses in the subproject area: After

finalization of detail design for a subproject, concerned PIU office will mark the subproject alignments. After that consultants with support from the PIUs will conduct the census of all APs and will record the inventory of their affected properties in survey questionnaire. The properties recorded in the survey questionnaire will be the bases in calculating the compensation. The completion date of the census survey will be considered “cut-off-date” for receiving entitlements by the APs. After the cut-off-date, no new persons, buildings/ structures or cause, any kind of land use change, will be considered eligible for compensation or resettlement assistance.


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7. Category of Vulnerable Affected Persons (APs): i) Households below the poverty line, ii) Households headed by the elderly persons iii) Households headed by physically handicapped, iv). Households headed by women & v) Households headed by Indigenous Persons

8. Bases for calculating the compensation: All unit prices for calculating the

compensation for lands, structure and other affected assets will be based on replacement cost at prevailing market rates in the subproject area.

9. Provision of other benefits to the APs: There are various benefits e.g. income

restoration, relocation/shifting, vulnerability allowances that the APs will get from the project. In addition, APs or any member of their family will be provided with skill development trainings and also in employment during construction of the subprojects. In the long-term, the subprojects will be of great help to the people.

10. Responsibility of compensation Payment: Depending on the types of loss, the Deputy

Commissioner, PIU/PMCU will pay compensation to APs

11. Procedure for resolving the grievances/issues related to compensation or other Social Safeguard Issues: A Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) framed for

the project with the objective to receive & facilitate resolution of APs, complains

& grievances to ensure project safeguard performance. The GRM should be scaled to the risks and adverse impacts of the project. It should address displaced persons concerns and complaints promptly, using an understandable and transparent process that is gender responsive, culturally appropriate, and readily accessible to all segments of the affected people at no costs. The GRM shall not impede access to the existing judicial or administrative remedies. The APs will be appropriately informed about the mechanism. The APs would have every access to file any complaint with the local Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) that established at each PIU. A focal person at each PIU level is responsible (Resettlement safeguards officer or Project Manager) to record complains from APs with convening GRC meetings, recording decisions, issuing minutes of the meetings and taking follow up action etc. The duties of the GRC are to: (i) provide necessary support to APs on safeguard related issues; (ii) record grievances of APs and prioritize those that need immediate resolutions; (iii) inform the PMCU of serious disputes that need to be resolved within the appropriate period; and (iv) update the APs about the status of their complaints.

12. Public disclosure of Social safeguard Documents/Resettlement Plans: The

resettlement plan or other safeguard documents of the project/subproject will be disclosed among the APs and beneficiaries in a local language. These documents will also be uploaded on CRDP/LGED and the ADB website to facilitate dialogue with other individuals and organizations. The PMCU & ADB will ensure the safeguard documents for the subprojects to receive the feedback from stakeholders’ during implementation and to disseminate the necessary information about the major changes of a scheme under the subproject (if any).