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Social Safeguard Monitoring Report

Project No. 50161-003 Semestral Report July 2019

Bangladesh: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project

Prepared by the North-West Power Generation Co., Ltd for the Asian Development Bank.

This social safeguard 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.

Semi-annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report

Project number: 50161-003

Period: January to June 2019

July 2019

BAN: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power

Plant Project

This report was prepared by North-West Power Generation Co., Ltd for the Asian Development Bank. This document is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Access to Information Policy and does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB.

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB - Asian Development bank

BCIC - Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation

BPDB - Bangladesh Power Development Board

CCPP - Combined Cycle Power Plant

CGS - City Gate Station

DoE - Department of Environment

EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP - Environmental Management Plan

GRC - Grievance Redress Committee

KNM - Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited

MoPEMR - Ministry of Power Energy and Mineral Resources

NWPGCL - North-West Power Generation Company Limited

PPE - personal protective equipment

PSE - Personal Safety Equipment

RMS - Receiving and Metering Station

SPS - ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009

Rupsha 800MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Semi-annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report January – June 2019

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Scope of the Report ......................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Brief Project Description .................................................................................................. 4

2.0 PROJECT STATUS ......................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Status of Project Implementation ..................................................................................... 5

2.2 Tentative Implementation Schedule ................................................................................ 6

3.0 Performance Monitoring FOR RESETTLEMENT .......................................................... 8

3.1 Compliance with Legal and Policy Requirements .......................................................... 18

3.2 Compliance with Social Safeguard Covenants .............................................................. 21

3.3 Compliance with Resettlement Plan Requirements ....................................................... 24

4.0 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .......................... 27

4.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism .......................................................................................... 27

4.2 Status of Implementation of the GRM .................................................................................. 29

5.0 STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT ............................................................................... 30

5.1 Stakeholder Engagement Process and Consultations ................................................... 30

6.0 CONCLUSION, FOLLOW-UP AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................... 32


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During the period between January and June 2019, the project activities kicked off for all three

(3) components namely (1): 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant; (2) Natural Gas Pipeline (12

km)1 and (3) Transmission Line (29.3 km)2 . The tendering proceedings and evaluation are

underway for the Main Power Plant Package (P1) and Transmission Line Infrastructure Package

(P2). Whereas for Gas Supply Infrastructure Package (P3), the EPC Contractor review meeting

is underway.

Since Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) Contractor award

proceedings are ongoing, the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) whom the EPCC is

contractually-obliged to prepare is yet to be made available. In this report, the relevant criteria for

Semi Annual Social Safeguard report compliance are identified.

However, the initial physical project construction activities at the project site (for all three

components) are yet to take off, but the following pre-construction activities of land acquisition

and resettlement activities were carried out as below:

Land acquisition and Resettlement activities – Component wise

Component 1: Rupsha 800 MW CCPP

1. Land has been transferred to NWPGCL on 13.12.2018

2. School construction contract was signed on 05.05.2019 with M/s Khulna Shipyard Ltd

3. Out of five affected persons, four persons were already redeployed by BCIC and one

person’s redeployment is under progress.

Component 2: Gas Pipe Line

1. Agreements with Khulna City Corporation for land acquisition and road cutting

permission with Highway authorities and its related process are in progress

2. Assessment of resettlement compensation by Khulna City Corporation in progress

1 A new 10 km gas pipeline from City Gate Station (CGS), Aronghata, Khulna to the receiving and metering station to be located at the proposed Khulna CCPP site, and a new 2.0 km gas pipeline from Fair Clinic Morh, Khalishpur to 225 MW Power Plant, Goalpara, Khalishpur, Khulna 2 A new 24.61 km transmission line will be built, with an additional 4.7 km of existing line restrung from the proposed power plant to the existing Khulna South substation.


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Component 3: Transmission Line

The tender proceedings to award the work to EPC contractor is in progress and on award, the

resurvey of the route will be done with an aim to minimize impacts.


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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Government of Bangladesh's journey of its Economic Development aims to accelerate on bridging

the gap of supply and demand of electricity power and thereby ensuring the adequate access to

sustainable and quality electricity. As per the current scenario, only 79 percent of the total

population has access to electricity and per capita electricity generation is only 407 kWh (BPDB,

2016). Accordingly, the Government is committed to make electricity available to all by 2021.

The proposed Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant project will meet electricity demand

for the country which will improve the system’s reliability, reduce load shedding, and develop the

country’s industry. North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) is an enterprise

of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). NWPGCL plans to enhance the country’s

power generation by constructing the 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) at

Khalishpur, Khulna. NWPGCL has received approval from the Ministry of Power Energy and

Mineral Resources (MoPEMR) to develop the project.

1.1 Scope of the Report

The objective of the social safeguard management and monitoring is to record resettlement and

social impacts resulting from the project activities and to ensure implementation of the “mitigation

measures” identified earlier in order to reduce adverse impacts and enhance positive impacts

from specific project activities during the period from January 2019 to June 2019. In addition, it

would also address any unexpected or unforeseen social impacts that may arise during

construction and operation phases of the project.

The entitlement matrix in the resettlement plan includes type of loss, application, entitlement and

responsible agency in terms of land acquisition and compensation.

In addition, the EMP (in the Environmental Impact Assessment [EIA]) clearly lay out:

a) the measures to be taken during both construction and operation phases of the project to

eliminate or offset adverse social impacts, or reduce them to acceptable levels;

b) the actions needed to implement these measures; and

c) a monitoring plan to assess the effectiveness of the mitigation measures employed.


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Social management and monitoring activities for the under-construction power plant project could

be divided into management and monitoring: (a) during the construction phase, and (b) during the

operation phase. The application of this plan involved a social control and monitoring of the work

by a technical team to verify compliance with all the indications, limitations or socio-environmental

restrictions set forth in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), EIA and the Project, with the

minimize damage caused by work on the environment and society. The Draft EIA for all the three

Components of the Rupsha Project are yet to be approved by Department of Environment (DoE)

of Bangladesh and the revised EIA (draft) is also submitted to DoE on 09.04.2019.

1.2 Brief Project Description

The project has four components:

Component 1: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

The CCPP site is located in the abandoned compound of Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited (KNM)

of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) a (government organization) located on

the Western bank of the Bhairab River and on the Eastern side of BIDC Road, in Khalishpur,

Khulna.

Component 2: Gas Supply to the Power Plant

A new 10 km gas pipeline from City Gate Station (CGS), Aronghata, Khulna to the receiving and

metering station to be located at the proposed Khulna CCPP site, and a new 2.0 km gas pipeline

from Fair Clinic Morh, Khalishpur to 225 MW Power Plant, Goalpara, Khalishpur, Khulna;

Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection, via a 29 km new transmission line; and

Component 4: Capacity strengthening of NWPGCL

For Component 1, 50 acres of land has been transferred to NWPGCL, thus it does not need any

land acquisition. For Component 2, gas pipeline will be laid along with the right of way (RoW) of

the existing roads, thus it also does not need any land acquisition. For Component 3, RoW for

transmission line will be secured though it will not be acquired. Component 4 does not have any

resettlement impacts. Based on the impacts, the project is categorized B for involuntary

resettlement and C for indigenous peoples.


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2.0 PROJECT STATUS

50 acres of land at the KNM premises is required for construction of the Rupsha 800 MW

Combined Cycle Power Plant. The affected land owned by KNM (government owned) is under

transfer to the government owned NWPGCL

2.1 Status of Project Implementation

Table 1 Implementation Status

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No. Work Description Status

1 PMU (Project Management Unit) formed during 3rd Quarter of 2017 and the

current strength of personnel is 19 (10 officers and 9 supporting staff)

Ongoing

2 The Project Management and Construction Supervision Consultancy Services

Contract between NWPGCL and Minconsult Sdn Bhd, Malaysia was effective on

14th January 2019.

Completed

3. The EPCC bid evaluation process for the Main Power Plant Package (P1) is

currently underway.

Ongoing

4. The EPCC Bid for Transmission Line Infrastructure Package (P2) was called on

24th February 2019 and the bid submission dateline was on 29th May 2019, the

evaluation process is currently underway.

Ongoing

5. Gas Supply Infrastructure Package (P3) Design Review Meeting was held on 28th

April 2019 with the EPC Contractor; China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering

Company Limited.

Completed

6 NWPGCL has signed an agreement on 5th May 2019 for the construction of the

Khulna Newsprint Mills Secondary School and currently the soil investigation

works are ongoing refer to Photo No. 1.

In connection with the creation of a suitable area for displacement of plants and

old buildings in the project area, NWPGCL has signed an auction sale agreement

on 2nd May 2019 with M/s Subhas Dutta Enterprises.

Ongoing


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No. Work Description Status

Photo No. 1: School Building Pre-Construction Work

2.2 Tentative Implementation Schedule

During the reporting period, the tentative / indicative implementation schedule of resettlement

activities are as below :

With regards to Component 1 (CCPP) and the resettlement of temporally affected employees of

KNM, four employees were already transferred by Bengal Chemical Industries Corporation

(BCIC) and one will be resettled before September 2019 by coordinating with BCIC for re-

deployment. The preconstruction activity of School construction is under progress.

In respect of Component 2 (Gas Pipeline), small portion of land acquisition from Khulna

Corporation is underway and expected to be completed by July 2019.

In respect of Component 3 (Transmission Line), the tender proceedings and evaluation of EPC

Contract award is underway and land acquisition and re-survey of line route will be done by EPC


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contractor with an objective to minimize the impact and accordingly resettlement plan will be in

place before start of construction.


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3.0 PERFORMANCE MONITORING FOR RESETTLEMENT

Table 3. Performance Monitoring


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Table 4. The Resettlement Status

Impact Entitlement Status Plan

Component 1:

CCPP

50 acres of land

at the KNM

premises for

construction of

the CCPP

The affected land

owned by KNM

(government

owned)

The land has been

transferred to

NWPGCL

N/A

5 employees

working as

pump operators

(3) and care

takers (2). The

household size

of these

employees is

5.2. The

population of

these affected

households is

26

For the rest, one-

time cash

assistance of Tk

18,000 for job loss

and Tk 3,000 for

moving

transportation

Or

Compensation in

kind, through

employment and

deployment to

another location

prior to termination

of existing job at

KNM site

Four out of five

employees had been

redeployed by BCIC

and one employee’s

redeployment is

underway

Compensation is yet

to paid to Five

employees

Follow up for

deployment on or

before September

2019

The relocation /

compensation is being

followed up for

disbursement by

September 2019

3 vulnerable

households

One-time

allowance

equivalent to Tk

10,000 per

household in

addition to other

entitlements

Eligibility for each

household to

participate in JFPR

grant livelihood

skill training

activities

Prioritize for

employment

opportunities

All of them are under

redeployment BCIC

and there is no impact

on their household

and hence vulnerable

allowances are not

paid

N/A


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Schools Relocation Construction started

on 5th May 2019

To be followed up -

Construction to be

completed on May

2020

Mosque Renovation Renovation will be

started on January

2020

Renovation is

expected to be

completed on June

2020

Component 2:

Gas Pipeline

Use of existing

RoW of the

existing roads

Agreements from

Roads and

Highways

Department

(RHD), the Khulna

Development

Authority (KDA)

and the

Bangladesh

Railway (BR)

Agreements with

Khulna City

Corporation and

Highways department

are in progress and

other formalities are to

be completed before

September 2019

90% completed and

other follow up works

are in progress which

are to be completed by

September 2019

Structures of 26

non-titled

affected

households

owning 33

shops

Cash

compensation

equivalent to

replacement cost

of structure

APs have rights to

salvage materials

from structure

Provision of all

taxes, registration

costs and other

fees incurred for

replacement

structure

One-time cash

compensation for

shifting shops, per

shop

One-time cash

compensation

Compensation will be

paid to the actual

number of the

affected households

which is under

examination and

finalization by Khulna

City Corporation

Follow up regarding

disbursement of

Compensation based on

the recommendation of

Khulna City Corporation

which is expected to be

completed by July 2019


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(equivalent to one-

week minimum

salary) for income

loss due to shifting

6 employees of

Affected

businesses

Compensation for

lost income for one

week during

shifting transition

Compensation

eligibility is being

assessed by Khulna

City Corporation and

will be paid on the

actual number

affected persons by

NWPGCL in the

presence of Khulna

City Corporation

officials

As above

13 vulnerable

households

One-time

allowance

equivalent to Tk

10,000 per

household in

addition to other

entitlements


household to

participate in JFPR

grant livelihood

skill training

activities

Prioritize for

employment

opportunities

Under assessment by

Khulna City

Corporation

As above

Trees

For timber trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent at

current market

price of timber

trees on the

Efforts are underway to

avoid the

removal/uprooting of

trees and the line will be

considered with minor

modification of route

To be followed up to

minimize impact on

existing trees by

realigning the route


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affected land of the

RoW

For fruit trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent at

current market

price of fruit (date

and palm) trees on

the affected land of

the RoW

Owner of the trees

will be allowed to

fell and take the

trees free of cost

Community

Building

Reconstruction /

Cash

Compensation at

replacement cost

Ensure continued

religious activities

Realignment of route is

underway to avoid the

community building

Realignment is to be

completed by July 2019

Component 3:

Transmission

Line

Crops Cash

compensation

equivalent to

current market

price of standing

crops on the

affected

agricultural land for

2 crop seasons for

stringing (i.e. 1

year against

stringing of

transmission line)

Cash

compensation

equivalent to

current market

The Tender proceeding

to award the work to

EPC contractor is in

progress and on award

the resurvey of the route

will be expedited with

minimum impacts

Follow-up for completion

on or before March 2020


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price of standing

crops on the

affected

agricultural land for

4 crop seasons for

tower base (i.e. 2

years against

construction of

tower)

Owners of crops

will be given

advanced notice to

harvest and

remove their crops

Primary

structures

Cash

compensation

equivalent to

replacement cost

of structures on the


RoW, inclusive of

labour costs

Transfer/shifting

grant (TG) @ 5%

and transitional

period grant (TPG)

@ 5% of the

replacement value

of permanent

structure

Transfer/shifting

grant (TG) @ 5% of

the replacement

value of temporary

structure

Site Improvement

Grant for shifting of

Structure @ 10%

Action to be taken after

finalisation and award of

EPC contract as

indicated above




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of the replacement

value of structure

Leasing allowance

for three months

for non-titled

households at

Tk3,000 per month

Owners to take

away all salvage

materials free of

cost

Secondary

structures

One-time cash

grant of Tk10,000

for each STW

One-time cash

grant of Tk6,000

for each Toilet

(slab latrine)

The displaced

person has the

right to salvage all

materials

Compensation

assessment and

disbursement after

award of EPC contract

and resurvey of route



Trees For timber trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent to

market price of

timber trees on the


RoW based on size

and species of

trees

For fruit trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent to

market price of fruit

trees on the

Compensation

assessment and

disbursement after






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RoW based on size

and species of

trees. In addition,

value of fruits for 3

years to be paid,

30% of timber

value for each year

is considered as

value of fruits

Compensation for

the affected trees

outside the RoW, if

there is any, will be

given as

prescribed for the

timber and fruit

trees above

Owner of the trees

will be allowed to

fell and take the

trees free of cost

without delaying

the project works

Tree loser will be

encouraged to

plant more trees by

providing 10

sapling costs,

which will be

adjusted with the

contingency cost

Temporary

impact on land

Provision of rent

either in a gross

sum of money or by

monthly or by other

periodical

payments for

period of

Compensation

assessment and

disbursement after






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occupation based

on mutual

agreement

between the

affected household

and the contractor

Compensation for

any affected assets

at replacement

value, including

crops at current

market rate

Land is to be

restored to

previous condition

One-time cash

compensation for

brick shifting

allowance for

brickfields owner

Vulnerable

Households

One-time

allowance

equivalent to

Tk10,000 per

household in

addition to other

entitlements


household to

participate in JFPR

grant livelihood

skill training

activities

Prioritize for

employment

opportunities

Compensation

assessment and

disbursement after






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In addition, the Project Management Unit (PMU) was established during third quarter of 2017 and

the current strength of personnel is 19. One International Social Safeguard and Gender Specialist,

one National Social Safeguard Specialist, one International Environmental Specialist and one

National Environmental Specialist of Foreign Technical Advisory Agency are already on board.

Staff training and capacity building activities will be undertaken from 3Q of 2019. For Component

2 and 3, survey will be undertaken to know the final impacts and entitlements. During this

monitoring period, the affected persons at Component 1 was examined in detail as per EIA and

their entitlement and due action is in progress . Similarly, the Component 2 affected households

are under analysis by Khulna City Corporation and their entitlement and disbursement are in

process and expected to be completed by July 2019. The status of the grievance redress

mechanism and consultation is discussed in the separate section below.

3.1 Compliance with Legal and Policy Requirements

Table 5. Covenants from the ADB Loan Agreement (LA)

Covenants Reference Compliance status

The Borrower shall ensure, or

cause NWPGCL to ensure, that all

land and all rights-of-way required

for the Project, and all Project

facilities are made available to the

Works contractor in accordance

with the schedule agreed under the

related Works contract, and that 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; and

LA Schedule 5 para

4

Being complied. The

Component 1 complied as 50

acres of land at the KNM

premises (government owned)

is under transfer to the

government owned NWPGCL.


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c) all measures and requirements

set forth in the RP, and any

corrective or preventative

actions set forth in a

Safeguards Monitoring Report.

Without limiting the application of

the Involuntary Resettlement

Safeguards or the RP, the

Borrower shall ensure, or cause

NWPGCL to ensure, that no

physical or economic

displacement takes place in

connection with a subproject until:

a) compensation and other

entitlements have been

provided to affected people in

accordance with the RP; and

b) a comprehensive income and

livelihood restoration program

has been established in

accordance with the RP.

LA Schedule 5, Para

5

Being complied

The Borrower shall make

available, or cause NWPGCL to

make available, all necessary

budgetary and human resources to

fully implement the EMP and the

RP.

LA Schedule 5, Para

6

Being complied

Safeguards – Related provisions in bidding documents and works contracts

The borrower shall ensure, or

cause each projects executing

agency to ensure , that all bidding

documents and contracts for works

LA Schedule 5 para

7 read with Project

Administration

Manual Section VII

Being complied. The

safeguards-related provisions

in bidding documents and work

contracts will be followed


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contain provisions that require

contractor to:

a) Comply with the measures and

requirements relevant to the

contractor set forth in the EIA,

IEE, the EMP, the RP and any

small ethnic community

peoples plan(to the extent they

concern impacts on affected

people during construction),

and any corrective or

preventive actions set out 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 small ethnic

community people risks or

impacts that arise during

construction, implementation

or operation of the project that

were not considered in the EIA,

the IEE, the EMP , the RP or

any small ethnic community

peoples plan;

d) Adequately record the

condition of roads, agricultural

and other infrastructure prior to

strictly and update time to time

for further requirements


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starting to transport materials

and construction;

e) Fully reinstate pathways, other

local infrastructure, and

agricultural land to at least their

pre-project condition upon the

completion of construction.

3.2 Compliance with Social Safeguard Covenants

Table 6. Safeguards Compliance


Safeguards- Monitoring and Reporting

The borrower shall 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 EIA,

the IEE, the EMP or the RP,

promptly inform ADB of the

occurrence of such risks or

impacts, with detailed

description of the event and

LA Schedule 5 para

8 read with Project

Administration

Manual clause IX

(Performance

Monitoring,

Evaluation,

Reporting, and

Communication)

Result Chain point

no. 4

Being complied. The

Safeguards monitoring will be

carried out in all three phases

i.e. preconstruction, during

construction and post

construction phase or

operational phase.


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proposed corrective action

plan;

c) Not later than June 2019 the

mobilization of the turnkey

contractor for Rupsha power

plant, engage qualified and

experienced external experts

or qualified nongovernmental

organizations under a selection

process and terms of reference

acceptable to ADB, to verify

information produced through

the project monitoring process,

and facilitated the carrying out

of any verification by such

external experts; and

d) Report any actual or potential

breach of compliance with the

RP promptly after becoming

aware of the breach. Measures

and requirements set forth in

the EMP or the RP promptly

after becoming aware of the

breach.

Labor standards

The borrower shall ensure that all

works contract documents to be

prepared under the project

incorporate provisions and budget

to the effect that contractors

a) Comply with all applicable

labor laws and related

LA Schedule 5 para

10 read with Project

Administration

Manual clause IXB

Monitoring point no.

97

Being complied. All the

applicable labor standards will

be followed strictly


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international treaty obligations

of the borrower and do not

employ child labor as defined

under Bangladesh law;

b) Provide safe working

conditions for male and female

workers;

c) Carry out HIV/ AIDS and

human trafficking prevention

and awareness campaigns in

the campsites and corridors of

influence;

d) Engage women worker as

wage laborers depending on

their skill; and

e) Provide equal wages for equal

work between men and women

Safety assurance of the project site

Personal Safety Equipment (PSE):

Use of proper safety materials will

be mandatory for all at project site.

Workers will use all appropriate

personal protective equipment

(PPE), such as safety boots,

helmet, safety jacket, safety belt,

safety harness, gloves, protective

clothing, goggles, grinding shield,

welding shield, anti-dust mask,

anti-gas mask and ear protection

etc. Daily toolbox meeting before

starting of work will be a mandatory

practice at the project site. So long

LA Schedule 5 para

10 read with Project

Administration

Manual clause IXB

Monitoring point no.

97

Being complied. All the

applicable Safety standards

will be followed strictly


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as safety will not suffer due to this

action. The target is that there will

be no fatality and other casualty

(Zero accident) and detail of safety

issue will be described in the HSE

Statistics chart.

3.3 Compliance with Resettlement Plan Requirements

Table 7. Resettlement Plan Compliance

Covenants Reference Compliance Status

Component 1: CCPP Site LA Schedule 5

clause 4

The site for the New School

Building has been identified and an

agreement has been signed with a

local contractor on 5th May 2019 for

the construction of the Khulna

Newsprint Mills Secondary School

and currently the soil investigation

works are ongoing.

In connection with the creation of

suitable area for displacement of

plants and old buildings in the

project area, auction sale

agreement has been signed with a

local contractor on 2nd May 2019

M/s Subhas Dutta Enterprises. An

auction sale is a process by which

the agency will undertake

demolition work and clear away the

debris and other materials and

remit the amount to NWPGCL


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Covenants Reference Compliance Status

which will be a revenue to the

project.

Component 2: Gas supply to the

power plant, a new 10 km gas

pipeline from City Gate Station

(CGS), Aronghata, Khulna to the

receiving and metering station to

be located at the proposed Khulna

CCPP site, and a new 2.0 km gas

pipeline from Fair Clinic Morh,

Khalishpur to 225 MW Power

Plant, Goalpara, Khalishpur,

Khulna

LA Schedule 5

clause 4

It is ensured that the gas pipeline

will be laid on the shoulder of the

existing road. However, near the

city area the gas pipeline will be laid

in the middle of the existing road.

Where the gas pipeline encroaches

some unauthorized settlement

nearby the proposed Gas

Receiving and Metering Station

(RMS), Khulna City Corporation will

hand over that stretch after

ensuring the unauthorized

occupants are compensated as

per statute. M/s Khulna City

Corporation had already assessed

the impacts and compensation is

being worked out.

The disbursement will be complied

soon by NWPGCL in the presence

of Khulna City Corporation Officials

to the displaced persons on or

before July 2019.

Component 3: Power

transmission interconnection, via a

29 km new transmission line

LA Schedule 5

clause 4

It is ensured that the transmission line route will not encroach any existing settlement. However, there is a possibility that one (1) brick factory out of a total of 11 that were identified might be affected along the proposed transmission line route. However, efforts will be made to resurvey the route after award of EPC to minimize the impacts.


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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

4.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism

As per Clause 26 of Schedule 5 of Covenants from the ADB Loan Agreement, the Grievance

Redress Mechanism will be implemented during both the construction and operational period of

the project to ensure that all complaints from local communities are dealt with appropriately, with

corrective actions being implemented, and the complainant being informed of the outcome. It will

be applied to all complaints from affected parties. The mechanism will be accessible to diverse

members of the community, including more vulnerable groups such as women and youth. Multiple

means of using this mechanism, including face-to-face meetings, written complaints, telephone

conversations should be available.

Confidentiality and privacy for complainants should be honored where this is seen as necessary

or important. A grievance redress mechanism and procedures will be setup to provide opportunity

for project affected persons to settle their complaints and grievances amicably. The grievances

redress procedures and mechanism shall ensure that project affected persons are provided with

the appropriate compensations and that all administrative measures are in line with the law. It

also allows project affected persons not to lose time and resources from going through lengthy

administrative and legal procedures. Grievances are first preferred to be settled amicably.

NWPGCL will set-up a three tier Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) by September 2019 that

will address any complaints during both the construction and operational period of the project. But

no grievance is recorded regarding this project during this monitoring period.


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Figure 1. Flowchart of Complain / Grievance Procedure:

Figure 2 Draft three tier GRC Flow Chart

LGRC (Local Grievance Redress Commitee)

•7 days to resolve the grievance on receipt

PGRC (Project Grivance Redrss Committe)

•to resolve with in 14 days of the grievances not resolved by

LGRC

AGRC (Appelate Grivance Redress Committe)

•to resolve with in 30 days of the grivances that are nor

resolved by PGRC


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The GRC will maintain a Complaints Database, which will contain all the information on

complaints or grievances received from the communities or other stakeholders. This would

include: the type of complaint, location, time, actions to address these complaints, and final

outcome.

The GRC will arrange half yearly meetings where the activities and the outcomes/measures taken

according to the Complaints Database are to be monitored and reviewed by third party consultant

to ensure the required transparency.

In addition to the above, if there are any grievances related to environmental management issues

in the project area, the GRC will record these grievances and suggestions and pass it on to the

relevant consultant for necessary action and follow-up. GRC will be responsible to response for

the grievances within a time limit. The initial movement to identify the causes should be taken

within 48 hours. The GRC will not take more than two weeks to take the final initiative.

In case a dispute is not resolved by arbitrational tribunal, then if any of the Party disagrees, the

aggrieved party has the right to appeal to the ordinary courts of law. However, the preferred option

of dispute settlement ought to be the option of settling the dispute amicably because recourse to

courts may take a very long time even years before a final decision is made and therefore, should

not be the preferred option for both parties.

4.2 Status of Implementation of the GRM

During the reporting period, the project is in infant stage where the Contractors for Component 1

is yet to be finalized and Component 2 is finalized and for Component 3 EPC evaluation under

process. NWPGCL is in the process of forming up a three stage Grievance Redress Committee

(GRC) with the designated members for institutionalizing the same and its operation.

Data on Grievances for the period from January 2019 to June 2019

Total Number of Grievances received NIL

Total Number of Grievances closed NA

Total Number Grievances remain open NIL


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4.0 STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

4.1 Stakeholder Engagement Process and Consultations

Component 1: CCPP Plant Site

The proposed site has been selected at the abandoned KNM premises to minimize land

acquisition and resettlement impacts. The KNM newsprint mill and associated worker

housing/compound closed in 2002; with the compound/assets continued to be secured by a small

number of KNM employees. The project preparation technical assistance considered options for

the plant location within the KNM premises, including access routes taking into consideration

engineering requirements, and selected the option that minimized involuntary resettlement and

community impacts. Focus group discussions (women, parents, and teachers) and meetings with

the school committee and Imam were conducted (November 2016) to incorporate their feedback

into the new school location and on how to ensure continued and safe community access to the

mosque.

Component 2: Gas Transmission Line

The proposed component 2, gas transmission alignment has been designed to minimize

resettlement impacts. Criteria for route selection considered (i) length of route, (ii) number of bend,

(iii) number of structures to be affected, and (iv) number of major road crossing. Local people

were consulted with regards to the route selection for component 2. Most people opined in favor

of route option 2

Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection

A new 29 km transmission line will be built from the proposed power plant to the existing Khulna

South substation. The new transmission line will require 3 main river crossings and several minor

river crossings, and would traverse mostly through rice fields.

Consultation during the preparation of this draft resettlement plan was undertaken via public

meetings and focus group discussions in Senhati and Batiaghata unions of Khulna district.


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The first round of consultation took place on 12 November 2016, with 3 meetings and participation

by 54 persons (including 21 women). Followed by a disclosure meeting in October 2017 with 64

attendees (52 men and 12 women). The project interventions and their likely environmental and

social impacts were shared with project stakeholders (both direct/indirect and/or

primary/secondary) in the meetings and by issuing Project Booklets to all the participants of the

discussions as per ADB standards. Additional consultation will take place with affected

households as the route alignment is finalized. In the event that major changes are made to the

alignment, the RP will be updated and disclosed as per disclosure requirements laid out in ADB’s

Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 (SPS).

During the reporting period, stakeholder’s engagement process and consultation had not taken

place since the Project and its components are at the early stage, However, due compliance will

be demonstrated by various consultation with stake holders in due course.

Data on additional consultation with Stakeholders conducted during the period from

January to June 2019

Number of consultation/disclosure activities

undertaken this period (6 months)

NIL

Number of male participants in consultation

activities

NIL

Number of female participants in consultation

activities

NIL


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5.0 CONCLUSION , FOLLOW-UP AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Social safeguard monitoring reports are submitted semiannually. The project’s construction

activities have not yet started. There is no land acquisition and resettlement issue for this project

(Component 1) because it will be established inside the in the abandoned compound of Khulna

Newsprint Mills Limited (KNM) Development site. There will have no impact on livelihoods or

income of any households or people since the process of redeployment of five affected persons

of KNM plant had already been under process and four out of the five affected persons were

redeployed already and one person redeployment is underway and expected to be completed by

July 2019. The construction of the school has been started and the auction for demolition of old

building work has been awarded and the work has been started . The Component 2 the gas pipe

line will be laid on the sideways of the existing road without affecting any settlement . However a

small portion of the pipeline requires piece of land which is being acquired from Khulna City

Corporation after paying due compensation to affected households which is expected to be

completed by July 2019.

Component 3 EPC tender proceedings is under evaluation and on finalization , the resurvey will

be completed with minimum impacts and the land acquisition and compensation will be calculated

and completed before start of the work. During construction activities all of the mitigation

measures will be taken following ADB Environmental Safeguard Policy 2009, and DoE,

Bangladesh guideline and suggestive and recommended measures in the EIA.

Finally, it can be concluded that the project has no detrimental impact on the social environment

during the period under monitoring from January to June 2019.

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