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Safeguards Monitoring Report (Resettlement)
Semiannual Report
For the period Jan-Jun 2016
Energy Sector Development Investment Program (ESDIP) Tranche-1 ADB Grant No. 0134-AFG-MFF
Kunduz-Taloqan 220kV Transmission Line
(CONTRACT No. DABS/006/ICB)
November 2016
Prepared by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) for the Asian Development Bank.
This Safeguards Monitoring Report is a document of the Government of Afghanistan. The views
expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management,
or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.
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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(as of November June 2016)
Currency unit – AFN
AFN1.00 = $0.017
$1.00 = 66.10 AFN
This semiannual safeguards 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.
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GLOSSARY
ADB : Asian Development Bank
NEPA : National Environment Protection Agency
AF : Affected Family
AP : Affected Person
DABS : Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat
NEPS : Northren Electrical Power System
CSC : Consultant Service Company
TAP : Technical Assistace Personnel
DMS : Detailed Measurement Survey
EA : Executing Agency (DABS)
ESU : Environmental and Social Unit
EMA : External Monitoring Agency
IEE : Initial Environmental Examination
IOL : Inventory of Losses
kV : Kilo volt
LAR : Land Acquisition and Resettlement
LARF : Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework
LARP : Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan
MFF : Multitranche Financing Facility
NES : North Eastern Power System
NGO : Nongovernment Organization
NOC : No Objection Certificate
PMO : Project Management Office
PMPI : Project Management and Project Implementation
RP : Resettlement Plan
SMEC : Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
SPS : Safeguard Policy Statement
TL : Transmission Line
TOR : Terms of Reference
UXO : Unexploded Ordnance
HH : Household
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1. Introduction
1. This is the 4th semi-annual Report on the status of implementation of LARP for Kanduz-Taloqan
220 kV Double Circuit Transmission Sub-Project. It covers the period from 1st January 2016 to 30
th June
2016. The 1st, 2
nd and 3
rd semi-annual reports have already been submitted to and reviewed by the ADB
and posted on the ADB website.
2. Energy Sector Development Investment Program (ESDIP) is being implemented in Afghanistan
through financing from Asian Development Bank (ADB) under a Multi-tranche Financing Facility (MFF)
that has been divided into a number of tranches or groups of subprojects. Each of the program’s tranches
constitutes a project which, in turn, has been divided into several subprojects involving the construction of
the power transmission and distribution projects. The construction of 73 km long Kunduz - Taloqan 220
kV double circuit Transmission Line is a sub-project of Tranche-1. The Project is part of the North East
Power System (NEPS) that connects northern and eastern Afghanistan, and also facilitates power import
from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
2. Revision of LARP
3. A Short Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (SLARP) was prepared by the DABS in
November 2008 as per the requirements of ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy (1995) to address
social and resettlement impacts of the Kunduz-Taloqan 220 kV Double Circuit Transmission Line. The
LARP was revised in October 2014, based on the final design of the sub-project; and in accordance with
provisions of the laws in Afghanistan, ADB SPS 2009 and the Land Acquisition and Resettlement
Framework (LARF) for the MFF; that was updated to comply with the requirements of SPS 2009 and
posted on the ADB website in September 2013.
3. Institutional Arrangements for LARP Implementation
4. In compliance of LARF provisions, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has well-established
institutional arrangements for LARP preparation and Implementation. DABS has the overall responsibility
for the Program including preparation, implementation and financing of all LAR tasks and cross-agency
coordination. DABS is executing the Program related activities through a Project Management Office
(PMO).
5. The Project Management Office (PMO) is dealing with responsibility for the preparation,
implementation and monitoring of LARP and other day to day LAR issues including coordination with
relevant ministries, local Governorates, NGOs, community shuras and locally elected councils. The PMO
is undertaking the LAR activities through the Environmental and Social Unit (ESU) that has been
established in the PMO exclusively to deal with the safeguards issues.
6. The ESU is responsible internally to monitor LARP based on detailed design and detailed
measurement survey (including surveys, asset valuation, and community consultation) and its
implementation, LAR-related cross-agency/inter-departmental coordination, LARP approval, preparation
of internal monitoring reports, and other LAR tasks, as assigned; and ensure the availability of required
budget for the implementation of LARP.
7. The ESU is supported by the Program Management and Project Implementation Consultants
(PMPIC) to manage LAR activities. The PMPIC is supporting the PMO-ESU in managing the LAR
activities. They are assisting in LAR planning/implementation, internal monitoring and evaluation (M&E),
and training LAR as per ADB resettlement policy requirements. The PMPIC has engaged one
international social / resettlement specialist supported by one national counterpart.
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Institutional Arrangements for Safeguards Compliance
4. LARP Implementation
8. The payment process for the permanent land losses as per LARP started in October 2015 on the
receipt of compensation amount by the DABS local office at Taloqan. An amount of 3,270,270 Afghani, as
provided in the LARP to compensate 33 affected land owners was approved by the DABS on June 8,
2015. The amount was transferred to the existing bank account of DABS local office at Taloqan in
October 2015. As per LARP provisions, a committee was formed by the local DABS office to ensure
transparency of the payment process in addition to the formal mandate of GRC of addressing the APs’
grievances and concerns during LARP implementation. The committee included the representatives from
Provincial Council, Province Governor Office, Department of Agrarian, Justice Department and DABS
office at Takhar. The DABS-PMO mandated this committee to also supervise the payment of
compensation process. The APs were paid in the presence of the Committee members. They were
required to come with the land ownership papers duly verified from the official records and along with
national identity cards, and as reported in the last BMR for the period ending 31-12-2015, compensation
was paid to 25 APs out of 33. This amount paid was 83% of the total payable. The remaining unpaid 2
APs could not satisfy the committee members about the legitimacy of the document of ownership of the
affected land, and nor these were verifiable from the land records. They were asked to get their paper
corrected from the concerned offices and come with the valid land ownership documents.
9. During the reporting period (from January 2016 to June 2016) these APs have been paid their
land compensation on providing the documents to the satisfaction of the monitoring committee. Now all
the APs as per list of the approved LARP have been paid. There is no need for further reporting on
LARP implementation for this sub-project. However, as per requirements of the loan agreement, a
compliance report will be prepared and submitted to ADB. The details of payment are provided in Table-
1.
DABS -PMO
ADB
ESU Resettlement Team
(1x Key Resettlement
Specialist
1x Junior Specialist)
PMPIC Resettlement
Team
(1x National Resettlement
Specialist
1x International
Resettlement Specialist)
Provincial DABS-PMO
Staff
Affected Families/Persons
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Table- 1: Details of Payment of Compensation by DABS for Permanent Losses
S/N
Name of AP F/Name Tower
No. Amount Due as per LARP (Afg.)
Amount Paid (Afg.)
Difference1
(Afg.)
1 Ahmad Gul Haji Dad Gul 34/2 50000 50000 0
2 Abdul Jalil Abdul Mateen 34/8 262600 74167 188433
3 Abdul Wadood Bazar Khan 49/0, 49/1 166600 274000 -107400
4 Aaghsha Abdul Kabir 47/2 54400 54400 0
5 Abdul Basir Abdul Manan 50/0 102850 90750 12100
6 Amanula Mulaamir Khan 44/6 48000 90750 -42750
7 Amanula Mula Ahmad khan
46/2 102850 48000 54850
8 Ataulla Nayeb 50/3 54400 54400 0
9 Feda Mohammad H. Sher Mohammad
31/2, 31/1, 31/0
148000 148000 0
10 Faridoon Hamidulla 50/2 108800 54400 54400
11 Ghlam Dastgir Mohamad Sarwar 34/0 144500 144500 0
12 Ghulam Rabani Hasan Beg 47/10 54400 55400 -1000
13 Haji Mohamad Zaher
Haq Nazar 48/0 102850 90750 12100
14 Hamidulla Karimulla 45/1 54400 54400 0
15 Hazratmeer Sayedmeer 44/1 48000 48000 0
16 Islamudin Mohammad Nawroz
44/2 48000 48000 0
17 Jora khan H. Sher Mohammad 44/5
48000 48000 0
18 Khal Mohamad Amir Mohamad 45/2 48000 48000 0
19 Khan Mohamad Faiz Mohammad 56/1 54400 54400 0
20 Mohamad Akbar Khal Nazar 52/1 72000 72000 0
21 Mohamad Aref Haji Mohamad Sharif
44/3 54400 55400 -1000
22 Mohamad Eisa Khair Mohamad 48/9 54400 55400 -1000
23 Mohamad Hakim Sayed Amir 50/5 32000 32000 0
24 Mohamad Hanif Faizudin 50/4 32000 32000 0
25 Mohamad Ibrahim Haji Adam Khan 47/8 108800 48000 60800
26 Mohamad Jan Juma Khan 52/0 84500 84500 0
27 Mohamad Jandad Mohamad Nader 32/1, 32/2 72400 72400 0
28 Mohamad Mosa Mohamad Osman 50/1 108800 48300 60500
29 Mohamad Sharif Ashor Mohammad
47/3 54400 54400 0
30 Mula Baz Mohamad
Payenda Gul 47/9 54400 54400 0
1 An explanation for the compensation payment difference is provided in the following section.
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5. Variations in Payments
10. The following variations in the payment of compensation to the APs were effected as a result of
verification of their claims by the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation. The variations were
generally caused due to the following reasons.
1. Identification of incorrect tower number for compensation - 6 Cases (Vide Sr. No. 1, 2, 5,6,10 and 11 as provided below).
2. Assigning different land category - 4 Cases (Vide Sr. No. 3, 4, 7 and 12).
3. Minor clerical/ typing mistakes - 2 Cases (Vide Sr. No. 8 and 9)
11. The monitoring committee discussed these verification findings with the concerned APs in detail.
The APs were satisfied with the verification process by the DABS and had no objection in accepting their
estimated compensation amounts. These verifications resulted in saving an amount of 297,083 Afghani,
on overall basis when compared with the admissible amounts to these APs as per LARP. The details of
variations are provided in Table-2.
Table - 2: Variations in Payment of Land Compensation As Compared with LARP
S/N Name of
AP F/Name
Tower No.
Amount as Per LARP (Afg.)
Amount Paid (Afg.)
Difference (Afg.)
Remarks
1 Abdul Jalil Abdul Mateen
34/8 262600 74167 188433
In the LARP the AP was considered for compensation for 3 towers Nos.33/0, 37/0 and 34/1. But when verified by the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation, he was entitled for compensation for only one tower No. 33/8 and was paid accordingly.
2 Abdul Wadood
Bazar khan 49/0, 49/1
166600 274000 -107400
In the LARP, the AP was considered for compensation for one tower No. 49/0. But he claimed that tower No 49/1 was also at his land. His claim was verified at the time of payment of
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compensation, and was found correct. He was paid land compensation for two towers instead of one.
3 Abdul Basir
Abdul Manan 50/0 102850 90750 12100
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 102,850 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for 90,750 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
4 Amanulla Mulaamir khan
44/6 48000 90750 -42750
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 48,000 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for 90,750 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
5 Amanulla MulaAhamad khan
46/2 102850 48000 54850
In the LARP, the compensation was estimated for tower No 46/0. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for tower No. 46/2 instead, and accordingly he was paid.
6 Faridoon Hamidulla 50/2 108800 54400 54400
Initially the AP was considered for compensation for two towers Nos.50/1, and 50/2. But when verified at the time of payment of compensation, he was entitled for compensation for only one tower No. 50/2 and was paid accordingly.
7 Ghulam Rabani
Hasan beg 47/10 54400 55400
-1000
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 54,400 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified
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it for 55,400 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
8 Haji Mohamad Zaher
Haq Nazar 48/0 102850 90750 12100
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 102,850 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for 90,750 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
9 Mohamad Aref
Haji Mohamad Sharif
44/3 54400 55400 -1000
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 54,400 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for 55,400 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
10 Mohamad Eisa
Khair Mohamad
48/9 54400 55400 -1000
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 54,400 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for 55,400 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
11 Mohamad Ibrahim
Haji adam khan
47/8 108800 48000 60800
Initially the AP was considered for compensation for two towers Nos.47/7, and 47/8. But when verified at the time of payment of compensation by DABS team, he was entitled for compensation for only one tower No. 47/8 and was paid accordingly.
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12 Mohamad Mosa
Mohammad osman
50/1 108800 48300 60500
Initially the AP was considered for compensation for two towers Nos.50/1, and 50/2. But when verified at the time of payment of compensation, he was entitled for compensation for only one tower No. 50/1 and was paid accordingly.
13 Saydulla Abdul Mohammad
48/0 102850 96800 6050
In the LARP, the compensation amount was estimated as 102,850 Afg. But the DABS team at the time of payment of compensation verified it for 96,800 Afg. The same was paid with the agreement of AP.
Total 1323800 1026717 297083 A saving of 297,083 Afghani.
6. Claims by Additional APs
12. During the process of compensation payment, 15 additional people claimed to the local DABS
office that the towers have been installed in their lands and they should be compensated for the land loss.
They were asked to prove their claim by providing the ownership of land papers. Out of 15 the papers
were provided by the 11 persons. Their case was sent to DABS head office who approved these persons
for payment from the savings in the compensation budget already provided; as no additional budget was
required. The project has savings in the resettlement budget for an amount of 840,753 Afghani
(3,270,270-2,429,517= 840,753) Consequently, up to 30th June, 2016, compensation was paid to 5
additional APs on the satisfaction of local DABS office and the other members of monitoring committee
on the legitimacy of their land ownership documents and other requirements relating to proving the
identity of the APs. The details of payment to the additional APs are provided in Annex-1.
7. Summary of Monitoring Indicators
13. Performance relating to monitoring indicators is summarized as under.
Monitoring Indicators For LARP Implementation
Status as of Dec. 2014
Status as of June 2015
Status as of December 2015
Status as of December 2015
Required Action
1. Approval of LARP by ADB
Approved Approved Approved Approved No action required
2. Institutional Arrangements
In Place In place In Place In Place No action required
3. Grievance Redress Committee
Not Formed
Not Formed
Formed Formed No action required
4. Payments to APs for Permanent Land & other Losses by DABS
Nil Funds approved by DABS
About 83% of the total payable amount disbursed to
Total 33 APs as identified in the approved LARP have been paid
Payment of compensation completed 100% as per LARP
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31 APs out of 33.
compensation. Five additional APs, not assessed in the LARP also paid compensation from savings in the resettlement budget.
5. Payments to APs for Temporary Losses by the Contractor
An amount of 2228467 Afghani paid to 181 APs
Payments status complete
- No further action required
No further action required
6. Internal Monitoring by ESU
Regular Regular Regular Regular- As a
continued activity
Regular- As a continued activity
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Annex-1
Payments to Additional APs