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Project Number: 35290-023 / 35290-033 January 2019 Period: January 2018 – June 2018
IND: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (NERCCDIP) – T1 & T2 (Sikkim)
Submitted by:
State Investment Program Management and Implementation Unit, Urban Development Department, Government of Sikkim
From: Adb Gangtok <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 2:54 PM To: Pushkar Srivastava <[email protected]> Cc: Suhail Mircha <[email protected]> Subject: SEMI ANNUAL SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING REPORT January ‐ June 2018 Dear Sir, Please find the attachment. Thanks with regards. L.P Chettri, Project Director, SIPMIU, NERCCDIP, Amdo Golai, Tadong, Gangtok.
SEMI ANNUAL SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING REPORT
Loans2528- IND and 2834-IND
Reporting Period: (January - June 2018)
INDIA: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development
Investment Program (NERCCDIP), Gangtok, Sikkim State
Water Supply and Solid Waste Management– Tranches–1 and
2
Implementing Agency:
State Investment Program Management and Implementation Unit (SIPMIU)
Executing Agency:
Urban Development & Housing Department (UD&HD), Government of Sikkim
August 2018
Gangtok
ABBREVIATIONS
ADB - Asian Development Bank
BTA - Bridging Technical Assistance
CC - Construction Contractor
DOC - Date of Completion
DOS - Date of Start
DSMC - Design, Supervision and Management Consultant
EA - Executing Agency
EARP - Environmental Assessment & Review Procedure
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EO - Environmental Officer
GoI - Government of India
GoS Government of Sikkim
IA - Implementing Agency
IEE - Initial Environmental Examination
IPCC - Investment Program Coordination Cell
MFF - Multi-tranche Financing Facility
MLD - Million Liters per Day
mn - Million
MoUD - Ministry of Urban Development
NEA - National Executing Agency
NERCCDIP - North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program
NSC - National level steering committee
NRW - Non-Revenue- Water
PD - Project Director
PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance
SEA - State level Executing Agency
SIPMIU State Investment Program Management and Implementation Unit
SASSMR - Semi Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report
SAEMR - Semi Annual Environmental Monitoring Report
T A - Technical Assistance
UD&HD - Urban Development & Housing Department
ULB - Urban Local Bodies
UFW - Un-accounted For Water
WSPHED - Water Security and Public Health Engineering Department
Table of Contents
1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1
2. Project purpose and Context of the Report……………………………………………………………….5
3. Implementation Arrangements……………………………………………………………………………...5
4. Sub Project Components in Gangtok Municipal Council Area………………………………………....6
5. Social Safeguard Activities in Sub-Projects………………………………………………………………..8
5.1. Implementation of Resettlement Activities in Tranche -1 sub projects……………………………………8
5.2 Implementation of Resettlement Activities in Tranche -2 sub projects……………………………………8
5.3Sub project Components, its Impact on Land Acquisition & Resettlement and status of RP
Implementation………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
6.0. Subproject Land Acquisition and Ownership Details of Water Supply subproject……………………..13
6.1. Water supply subprojects …………………………………………………………………………………...14
6.2.Solid waste management……………………………………………………………………………………..14
7Status of RP implementation (Solid Waste Management)……………………………………………...17
8. Compliance status of loan covenants..……………………………………………………………….......18
11.Compliance Status of Safeguard Issues …………………………………………………………………23
12. Status of Contractor Social Safeguards Compliance………………………………………………....24
13. Grievance Redressal
mechanism……………………………………………………………………………………………………..24
14. Conclusion……………………………………………………...25
Table1: Status of civil construction activities of subproject under Tranche 1 and 2 …………...……3
Table 2: Sub project components………………………………………………………………………………….7
Table 3: Sub project Components and its Impact on Land Acquisition & Resettlement…………………..10
Table 4: Land Parcel for Service Reservoirs and the Ownership details…………………………………….16
Table5: Details of the Land Owner……………………………………………………………………..............17
Table 6: Land Parcel for landfill site and the ownership details……………………………………………….18
Table 7: Status of SWM related activities……………………………………………………………………….18
Table 8: Status of Procurement related to SWM…………………………………………………………...…..19
Table 9: Status of the Civil Work related to SWM......................................................................................19
Table 10: Status of Loan Covenants………………………………..…………………………………………...21
Table 11: Compliance Status of Safeguard Issues……………………………………………….…………....23
Table 12: Grievance Redressal Committee Composition……………………………………………..………24
Annexure 1: Copy of Letter from Collector confirming the Claimant’s portion as Government Land…….26
Annexure 2: Land Record as found in the Land Revenue Department & Proposed Location Diagram...27
Annexure 3: Copy of Sale Deed………..……………………………………………………………………….33
Annexure 4: Social Safeguard Monitoring Check List………………..……………………………………….35
Annexure 5: Summary of IR and IP Check list…………..…………………………………………………….40
Annexure 6: Notification of Water Tariff, Water Security and P.H.E.D Govt. of Sikkim……………………42
Annexure 7: Photographs of SWM Training Program…………………………..…………………………….44
Annexure 8:Snapshot of Gangtok Water Supply Project……………………………………………………...49
Annexure 10:Snapshot of GangtokSWM Subproject at Martam……………………………………………..53
Annexure 11:Sample copy of Identity Card issued for affected persons……………………………………57
Annexure 12:Copy of Official Notification of GRC……………………………………………………………..59
Annexure 13:Sample Grievance Redress Form……………………………………………………………….62
Annexure 14:AwarenessProgramme by GMC and SIPMIU…………………………………………………..63
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Semi Annual Social Safeguards Monitoring Report – Gangtok
(January2018 – June 2018)
1. Introduction
1. North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (NERCCDIP)
is being undertaken for improvement of existing infrastructure, environmental quality
and access to basic urban services of Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) area.
The objective of the NERCCDIP is to improve the urban environment and promote
reforms for sustainable, efficient, and responsive urban service delivery. The primary
drivers for the initiation of NERCCDIP have been bridging the gaps in urban
infrastructure provision, supplementing financial resources and technical capacity
and meeting the unmet urban public health and sanitation needs. The various
Program components are Water supply, Sewerage and Sanitation and Solid Waste
Management infrastructure.
2. With an overall objective of sustainable urban development, the NERCCDIP is being
implemented in the five capital cities - Gangtok, Aizawl, Kohima, Gangtok and
Shillong. NERCCDIP implemented over a six-year period beginning in 2010,and is
funded by a loan via the Multi tranche Financing Facility (MFF) of the Asian
Development Bank (ADB).
3. In Gangtok, capital city of Sikkim State, the Executing Agency (EA) for the program
is the Urban Development and Housing Department (UD&HD) of the Government of
Sikkim (GoS); and the Implementing Agency (IA) is the State-level Investment
Program Management and Implementation Unit (SIPMIU), created within the
UD&HD, specifically for the Investment Program implementation. At central level, an
Investment Program Coordination Cell (IPCC) is constituted in MOUD. IPCC is
responsible for overall management of the Investment Program and is supported by
the Program Management & Monitoring Consultants (PMMC).
4. Under the program the physical investments include improvements to water supply,
sanitation & sewerage and solid waste management infrastructure. The physical
improvements are being coupled with urban governance, finance, and service
delivery reforms and a capacity building program to support the implementation of
the investment program and the urban reform agenda. The Investment Program is
being implemented through three tranches of funding which began in 2009.
5. The subproject taken up under tranche -1 is under water supply component and has
been completed in Gangtok. This subproject covered (i) construction of Distribution
Network for Burtuk Zone-1 of 17.75km, Burtuk Zone-2 of 11.22km and Chandmari
Zone-3 of 15.87km lengths; (ii) construction of Pump House and installation of
pumps at Selep Water Treatment Plant of capacity 1930 lpm at Head of 101m; (iii)
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construction of New R.C.C Reservoir of 11.50 LL capacity at Bulbuley on All India
Radio(AIR) Station Road for Burtuk Zone-1&Chandmari; and (iv) supply &
Installation of electromagnetic flow meters at outlet of pump house at Selep, outlet of
storage reservoir for Burtuk Zone-1 and at outlet of storage reservoir for Chandmari
Zone.
6. Two subprojects are under implementation in tranche -2 (i) Water Supply and (ii)
Solid waste Management.
(i) Water Supply subproject: Works taken up under water supply sub project are awarded in two lots.
• The work comprises in lot -1 are construction of threeground level reservoirs
at New Enchey (Capacity: 5.30 lakh litre), New TNSS Tank (Capacity: 3.30
lakh litre) and New Lower Sichey Tank (Capacity: 4.40 lakh litre) together with
supply and laying of 60.86 km of pipes in 13 tank zones and supply and
installation of power operated (electrical mains supply or battery) 24 Nos. of
electromagnetic flow meters. As far as project progress is concerned, 100%
construction work of all three tanks is completed so far.
• The work comprises in lot -2 are construction of 2 ground level service
reservoirs- 2 nos., at New Press Tank (Capacity: 7.80 Lakh litres
x2nos=15.60 lakh litres) and New Bazaar Tank (Capacity: 5.35 lakh litres)
together with supplying and laying of 47.66 km of pipes in 7 tank zones and
supply and installation of 15 Nos., of power (electrical mains or battery)
operated electromagnetic flow meters. As far as progress of the Ground level
Service Reservoir is concerned, 100% of construction works of all three tanks
are completed.
• With regard to De-bunching of Secondary Distribution System and
Extending Water supply to Peripheral Areas with Allied works (Lot – I) the
percentage of progress so far achieved till 30thJune 2018 is 100%.
• However, in case of De-bunching of Secondary Distribution System and
Extending Water supply to Peripheral Areas with Allied works (Lot – II),
the percentage of progress so far achieved till 30thJune 2018 is 100%.
• In addition to the above mentioned, the percentage of progress achieved
so far till 30thJune 2018 under Procurement and Installation of 14000
Water Metered house connection (GTK-WA-Metering/TR2) is 42%.
(ii) Solid Waste Management: Works in SWM subproject include (a) construction of
Solid Waste Landfill, Leachate Treatment Plant and associated infrastructure
works, (b) Procurement of primary collection materials and secondary
transport equipment and vehicles, (c) Design, Supply, Installation, Testing,
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Commissioning and trial run 50 TPD Mechanical Compost Pant, Compacting
and Bailing machineries; Refurbishment of exiting composting Shed and
associated Civil works and (d) Construction of Approach Road from NH 10 to
Sanitary Landfill at Martam which is 20 Kms away from Gangtok.
• The component for work comprises of Construction of retaining wall,
Leachate Treatment Plant, Upgrading the surface for new Landfill, providing
sewer line from collection well, construction of toilet block, security guard
cabin, office cum store cum workers room, roads, piping system for water
supply system, green belt, bore well for monitoring, fencing and compound
wall electrical works etc. The present status of the work completion of all civil
construction activities including approach road and retaining wall of Sanitary
Landfill site.
• Inauguration of the Treatment Plant was done on 21st November 2017 by
Honorable Minister for Urban Development & Housing Department, Shri
Narendra Kumar Subba. Since then, the segregation and composting
activities at site is in progress. The percentage of progress so far achieved
(30thJune 2018) under solid waste subproject is 100%.
7. The progress of civil construction activities of subproject taken up under Water
supply is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Status of civil construction activities of subprojects under Tranche 1 and
2
Name of
Packages
Date of
Commencem
ent of Work
Time of
Comple
tion in
Months
Cumulative
Progress till 30th
June, 2018
Progress in %
Achieved Target
A. Supply & laying water distribution system
De-bunching
of Secondary
Distribution
(Lot-
I)Construction
of new
storage
reservoirs-3-
nos (1.395ml)
pipelines-60
km,
Supply &
Installation of
08.09.13 55
months
All works completed
& commissioned.
Trail runs
&restoration under
progress.
100 100
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Bulk Electro-
magnetic flow
meter – 24
nos.
De-bunching
of Secondary
Distribution
(Lot-II)
Construction
of new
storage
reservoirs 2
no (2.00 ml),
Supply and
Installation of
bulk flow
meters 15
nos.
Pipeline-48
km
08.09.13 55
months
All works completed
& commissioned.
Trail runs
&restoration under
progress.
100 100
B. Improvement of Solid Waste Management System
Procurement
of Vehicles
and Steel
Bins Lot-1
Mini Garbage
Tippers
(GTK-SWM-
3B)
01.07.14 12month
s
Completed.
9 out of 9 vehicles
have been procured
100 100
Procurement
of Vehicles
and Steel
Bins Lot-2
Closed
Compactor
trucks
4.10.13 12
months
Procurement
completed and
handed over to GMC
for usage
100 100
Construction
of Solid
Waste
Landfill,
Leachate
20.09.13 45
months
Work completed &
handed over to GMC
on 21.11.2017
100 100
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Treatment
Plant
Procurement
of chain
wheeled
hydraulic
excavator
(Shopping).
NA NA Completed, handed
over to GMC and
under use at landfill
site
100 100
Procurement
of Personal
Protective
Equipment.
(Shopping)
NA NA Completed 100 100
Procurement
of Household
bins,
Pushcarts
&litter bins.
01.07.14 12
months
Distribution of 46000
Bins (Green & Blue
colour 2300 no.
each) to residence
completed
100 100
Procurement
of Bulldozer
(Shopping)
NA 6
months
Completed. Vehicle
handed over to GMC
100 100
C. Additional Works Under Tranche 2
Procurement
and
Installation
14000 water
Metered
Household
connection in
Gangtok.
21.03.2016 5785 numbers of
Water meter installed
42 100
Design,
Supply,
Installation,
Testing,
Commissioni
ng and trial
runoff 50
TPD
Mechanical
Compost
07.02.2016 31
months
All Civil works
completed. Plant
installed. Trail runs
was done on
12thNovember, 2017
and is in operation.
Plant handed over to
GMC
100 100
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Plant,
Compacting
and bailing
machine,
Refurbishme
nt of exiting
Composting
shed and
associated
civil works at
Martam.
Construction
of RCC
Approach
road from NH
10 up to
Sanitary
Landfill at
Martam.
01.04.2017 9
months
Completed and
handed over to
GMC.
100 100
Scientific
Closure of
Dumping at
the Landfill
site Martam
01.04.2018 31.12.20
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Construction of
Stone Masonry
retaining wall (River
side) is going on
50 50
2. Project purpose and Context of the Report
8. The Project is expected to enhance sustainable human development, economic
growth and poverty reduction by enhancing municipal governance and strengthening
capacity to deliver municipal services and improving physical infrastructure and
urban services in the city of Gangtok, Sikkim. The expected outcomes will be (i)
enhanced capacity of ULBs to implement, operate, manage and maintain basic
urban services; (ii) increased accountability of GMC towards their citizens; and (iii)
improved physical infrastructure and urban services.
9. This consolidated report outlines monitoring implementation of social safeguard
activities between January 2018 and June 2018 in accordance with the ADB
Safeguard Policies. The report covers all the works undertaken in Tranche 2.
10. This project was classified as category “B” as per ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy and ADB’s Safeguards Policy Statement 2009.A resettlement framework was
formulated as a guideline for the project implementation. All social safeguard
elements related to land acquisition and resettlement have been fulfilled and shown
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in the ensuing sub-headings of this report. Due Diligence Reports and RP were
prepared.
3. Implementation Arrangements
11. The Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD) is the national-level Executing Agency
(EA) of the program. An Investment Program Coordination Cell (IPCC) has also
been established in MOUD incorporating a Social Safeguard Officer. A National
Steering Committee (NSC) will monitor the fund use and overall implementation
performance of the Investment Program. In each State there will be a State Steering
Committee (SSC), an Investment Program Empowered Committee (IPEC) and a
State Investment Program Monitoring and Implementation Unit (SIPMIU). The
SIPMIU is responsible for overall program implementation, monitoring and
supervision in the respective cities.
12. The SIPMIU has a Social Safeguards Unit headed by a Social Scientist, who is
responsible for implementation of resettlement aspects of the project. The Social
Safeguards Unit under SIPMIU is also responsible for redressing grievances and
mitigating negative social impacts from time to time caused due to the project.
4. Subproject components in Gangtok Municipal Council Area
13. The sub project components taken up under various tranches in Gangtok Municipal
Council are summarized in Table. 2
Table 2: Sub project components.
Component Tranche Works
Water Supply 1 • Provide water to2 newly included wards Burtuk and Chandmari with a supply level of 135 lpcd
• New pump house at Selep with 3 new pump sets
• New 11.50 Lakh liters reservoir alongside AIR station road
• Pumping main from Selep to Reservoir 200 dia DI about 2 Km.
• 44.84 Km of distribution lines in Burtuk and Chandmari (32 to 250 mm diameter pipes of HDPE, PE and GI)
• Installation of 4 bulk flow meters to measure the flows in pipe lines.
Water Supply 2 • Improve the existing water supply in the remaining 15 wards of Gangtok Municipal Corporation with a supply level of 135 lpcd
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Component Tranche Works
• De-Bunching the secondary water distribution with equivalent distribution line for a length of 108 Km with proper zoning arrangements
• Providing Primary water distribution pipeline for a length of 3.9 Km to connect the proposed tanks to the nearest existing feeder for catering to hitherto uncovered peripheral areas.
• Contribution of additional 5 nos. of service reservoirs of total capacity of 33.95 lakh liters
• Providing 44 bulk flow water meters (previously it was 39nos.)
• Providing 14000 Household water meters (previously it was 12000 nos.) and making reconnection to replace the existing bunched connections.
Solid Waste Management
2 • Distribute Dustbin in all 17 wards of the City. Dustbin at household level (Wet & Dry for biodegradable and non-biodegradable respectively) has already been distributed in 12 wards of the city out of 17 wards. Door to door waste collection once in 2-3 days is in place.
• The primary waste collectors is provided with small mechanical vehicles and further it is transferred to secondary vehicles and finally to Solid Waste Management Plant.
• Biodegradable waste will be converted to manure by composting at the plant and non- biodegradable will be segregated again to inert and scientifically disposed in sanitary land fill.
• Construction of sanitary landfill with leachate treatment plant.
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5.Social Safeguard Activities in Sub-Projects
5.1 Implementation of Resettlement Activities in Tranche -1 sub projects
All the subproject under tranche-I is categorized C for Involuntary resettlement.
5.2 Implementation of Resettlement Activities in Tranche -2 sub projects
14. This section deals with the implementation of social safeguard activities of Water
Supply and Solid Waste Management sub projects taken up under tranche-2 in
Gangtok Municipality under NERCCDIP. Resettlement Plan (RPs) has been
prepared for both the sub projects.
15. SIPMIU followed the principle of Avoidance, Minimization and Mitigation during all
civil works including pipe laying due to proper designing and inherent flexibility in
phasing the civil activity and tried to avoid possible impacts during construction.
However, in case of unavoidable circumstances where it was likely to affect project
schedule, compensation was given at market rate. In order to identify the
Resettlement Impacts, if any, due to the project implementations, the safeguard
specialists of SIPMIU & the DSM Consultant have carried out site visits and
consultative inspections in the project areas during the preparation and
implementation of RP. Based on this and further discussions held with the local
public, it has been authenticated that the implementation of the subprojects taken up
under tranche 2 had not significant involuntary resettlement impacts. Hence the sub
projects (tranche-2) category with respect to Resettlement Impact is ‘Category ‘B’. (ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009).
5.3Sub project Components, its Impact on Land Acquisition & Resettlement and
status of RP Implementation
16. The subproject components, summary of impact on land acquisition, involuntary
resettlement issues and present status of RP implementation is described in Table
3, further details are illustrated in below section.
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Table 3. Sub project Components and its Impact on Land Acquisition & Resettlement
Component Location Permanent
Impact on
LA and IR
Temporary
Impact
Remarks Status of RP
implementation
Providing
secondary water
distribution
network for a
length of 108km
with proper zoning
arrangements to
replace the
present bunched
distribution system
and for uncovered
peripheral area
De-bunching of
Secondary Distribution
System and Extending
Water supply to
Peripheral Areas with
Allied works have been
taken up under Lot – I
and Lot – 2 throughout
Gangtok Municipal
area.
Nil Yes Around the Lal bazaar area, in
one pocket of 200 Miters,
where, to lay down the pipeline
for de-bunching purpose,
manual digging was done.
There was no such temporary or
partial disruption of business
during the work and the
pedestrian walkway was also
opened for movement of the
people. As few of the shops are
located in the ground floor, so
work was taken up on market
weekly holidays (Thursdays)
and also during night time after
shops were close down to avoid
temporary business disruption.
There were no other
encroachers or squatters, or
kiosks found during the transact
walk or through the engineering
survey who are occupying or
utilizing the RoWs for business
Project has been
implemented without
damaging the encroached
portion (limited the trenching
within the right of way).
Also, the civil works at this
location was done during
the weekly market holidays
(Thursdays) and night time
to avoid any kind of
temporary business
disruption and other impact.
During the period of
implementation, no
grievances from any shop
owner were received in this
regard. Hence, no
compensation was required
to be paid for any temporary
loss/disruption of business.
The RP has been updated
and send to PMMC.
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or residential purposes.
Previously, 15 shops were
temporarily thought to be
impacted, however, due to the
Civil works done on Market
weekly holidays (Thursdays)
and during night time, no such
impact or temporary loss of
business were noticed.
Providing primary
water distribution
pipeline (feeder
mains) of 250mm
diameter DI,
200mm DI and
180mm DI
diameter, 110mm
PE to 63mm and
GI 40mm diameter
for a length of 48
Km/3.91km
tapping from
existing feeder
mains to the
newly proposed
service reservoirs
for catering to
hitherto uncovered
1. Tapping from
nearest topographical
feasible point of
existing feeder main to
the proposed Press
Tank - Zone-3
2. Tapping from
nearest topographical
feasible point of
existing feeder main to
the proposed Bazar
Tank – Zone-4
3. Tapping from
nearest topographical
feasible point of
existing feeder main to
the proposed lower
Nil Nil During the project
implementation, certain people
have claimed that the pipe line
is proposed to lay in their private
land.
Out of the three claimants,
one was originally found to
be an old Mule Track by the
State Administration and
Land Department and
accordingly the issue was
bought to the notice of DC.
The issue was then sorted
out by the intervention of DC
and Court and ultimately it
was declared to be a
Government land (Copy of
order from DC is attached
as Annexure 1.
In case of second claimant,
the earlier claimed private
land was again found to be
an old footpath after
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peripheral areas
Sichey Tank – Zone-5
4. Tapping from
nearest topographical
feasible point of
existing feeder main to
the proposed Enchey
Tank – Zone-6
5. Tapping from
nearest topographical
feasible point of
existing feeder main to
the proposed Tank at
TNSS area – Zone-7
verification by the Land
Revenue Department and
the patch of land belongs to
Government. Hence, no
claim was further made by
the respective person and
the matter was amicably
settled.
Regarding the third
claimant, the idea of laying
pipeline for household
connection was dropped as
the concerned person
denied any requirement for
household pipe connection
at this point of time. Hence
the idea for pipe laying at
the mentioned point was
dropped.
Construction of
additional 5 nos. of
service reservoirs
of total capacity of
3.395 ML. (there
will be two press
tanks instead of
previously
proposed one but
• SR-1&1a at existing press tank area
• SR-2 at existing Bazar tank area
• SR-3 at lower Sichey area
• SR-4 at existing Enchey tank area
• SR-5 at TNSS area
Yes Nil Out of the total 5 Service
Reservoirs 4 have been
constructed on government
land. Only one SR (SR-3 (at
lower Sichey) having 25m x 10m
area has been constructed on a
private land, purchased from the
concerned owner at a
negotiated price of Rs. 1200/Sq.
As acquisition process of
the private land for SR-3 at
Lower Sichey will take much
time through the procedure
of Right to Fair
Compensation and
Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation
and Resettlement Act, 2013,
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capacity remains
the same)
ft.
As per the original design the
land requirement for
construction of tank was 400
Sqm and later the construction
design for the tank was
redesigned and land
requirement as per new design
was decided to be around 254
Sqm.
RP has been prepared for the
same and got approved from
ADB.
so the project authority has
taken necessary action to
purchase the land through
negotiation (section 46 of
LARR Act, which permitted
the project authority to
purchase the land through
negotiation).
The first activity in the
negotiated purchase is
establishing the title of the
land owner. This was
ensured by Land Revenue
Officer after a joint site
verification and verification
of land records.
Subsequent to the Revenue
Officer’s report, DC has
issued a public notice
inviting objections from
public on purchasing the
land from the land owner.
As nobody has challenged
the right of Mr. Dhan Kumar
Rai S/o Ratan Bahadur Rai
of lower Sichey within the
stipulated time frame,
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Department has decided to
purchase the land from Mr.
Dhan Kumar Rai paying the
existing market rate. The
market rate was fixed on
negotiation with the land
owner.
The negotiated rate at which
the land was purchased is
Rs.1200/Sq.ft. The land has
been purchased by the
name of Secretary WS &
PHED, Govt of Sikkim on
05/09/2014 by paying the
negotiated rate. The
scanned copy of the
certified land record (parcha
Khatian) of that particular
plot and the layout of the
plot along with copy of Sale
Deed have been placed as
Annexure 2 & 3.
Providing 44
numbers bulk flow
water meters
(previously it was
Bulk meters have been
fixed on pipeline at
various locations in
Gangtok town
Nil Nil Minor work with minimal
physical construction. No IR
impacts
NA
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39 nos.).
Providing 14000
household water
meters (previously
it was 12000 nos.)
and making re-
connections to
replace the
existing bunched
connection
Consumer meters will
be fixed to each
connection at the house
Nil Nil Minor work with minimal
physical construction. No IR
impacts
NA
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6.0 Subproject Land Acquisition and Ownership Details of Water Supply subproject
6.1 Water Supply Subproject:
17. A parcel of private land has been acquired under the water supply sub project
(Tranche-2) for construction of one service reservoir out of proposed five number of
service reservoirs. All other components of works i.e. (Construction of 4 SRs and laying
of pipelines) under Tranche- 2 are either located on vacant government land or along
the existing right-of-way (RoW) of city roads. The 4 new service water reservoirs have
been constructed within available government lands. The locations were finalized in
consultations and as per the suggestions of Water Security and Public Health
Engineering Department (WSPHED), Government of Sikkim.
18. A snapshot of Water Supply subproject is highlighted in Annexure9.One service
reservoir which has been constructed in the lower Sichey area is located in private
land. Initially, the total land requirement for this service reservoir was decided to be 400
sqm., however, as per the new design the requirement of land was fixed to be 250
Sqm. and accordingly, the required land was purchased by Govt. of Sikkim from the
owner. The identified location of this proposed service reservoir has also been done in-
consultation with (WS&PHED) as no Government land was available in that area.
Location and the required area for each service reservoir along with the ownership are
described in Table 4. Further the ownership details of land already acquired at Sichey
are summarized in Table 5.
Table 4. Land Parcel for Service Reservoirs and the Ownership details.
Sl
No.
Location of the
proposed SR
Ward
No.
Required
Land
Ownership of land
1 Reservoir No.-1&
1a (at existing
Press Tank site)
11 25m x 16m Revenue Department,
Govt. of Sikkim
2 Reservoir No.–2
(Adjacent to
existing Bazar
Tank site)
12 20m x 13m Revenue Department,
Govt. of Sikkim
3 Reservoir No. 3
(at lower Sichey)
4 25m x 10m Private land
(Purchased by Govt.
of Sikkim)
4 Reservoir No. 4
(adjacent to
existing Enchey
tank Area)
6 26m x 16m Revenue Department,
Govt. of Sikkim
5 Reservoir No. 5
(at TNSS area)
7 24m x 12m Revenue Department,
Govt. of Sikkim
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Table 5. Details of the land owner
Nam
e of
Owne
r
Parcha
No.
Khatia
n No.
LA in
Sq.
Mts.
Total
Area
of
the
Plot
(Sq.
Mts.)
Total
Land
Holdi
ng of
the
Owne
r (Sq.
Mts)
% of
loss
compa
red to
the
total
area of
the
affecte
d plot
% of
loss
compar
ed to
the total
area of
land
holding
No. of
tree
Dhan
Kuma
r Rai
139/35
4
287/
1096
250 1400 2723 18%
(appro
x)
9%
(approx
)
8 trees
– all
non
fruit
bearing
& non
–
timber
value
6.2Solid Waste Management:
19. For the proposed subproject, Government land measuring 4.2660 ha have been
allotted for development of sanitary landfill site and processing plant, access road to
the processing plant and for developing a green belt area all around the SWM site. The
existing site of dump yard located at Martham (around 20 Km from Gangtok) is
presently used to house the entire sub project components. A snapshot of SWM
subproject is highlighted in Annexure10. Hence, no permanent land acquisition from
private sources was required for the sub project. The land on which SWM subproject is
been implemented, belongs to the UD&HD, Government of Sikkim. The land revenue
department has already initiated the process for mutation of the 4.2660 ha of the land
to be transferred by the name of GMC, Government of Sikkim. The ownership status of
the land is given in Table 6and the status of work is reflected subsequently in Table
7,8, and 9.
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Table 6. Land Parcel for landfill site and the ownership details.
Sl
No
Survey Number/Plot
Number
Area in Hectare Status of Ownership
1 1958 1.3720 Government/UDHD
2 1957 0.2240 Government/UDHD
3 1956 0.3060 Government/UDHD
4 1959 1.0280 Government/UDHD
5 1962 0.1140 Government/UDHD
6 1961 0.5580 Government/UDHD
7 1960 0.5060 Government/UDHD
8 1964 0.1580 Government/UDHD
Total Area 4.2660
20. Construction of Solid Waste Landfill, Leachate Treatment Plant & Associated
Works at Gangtok.Completed and handedover to GMC.
Table 7. Status of SWM related activities
Sl. No. Component of work Status
1 Security Cabin Completed
2 Office/Store/Workers ‘ Room Completed
3 Construction of Retaining Wall of Length – 272
meters
Completed
4 Providing 900mm Clay Liner Completed
5 Removal of 16000 Cum existing solid waste Completed
6 Construction of Leachate Treatment Plant Completed
7 Providing 1.5mm thick Geo-membrane Completed
21. Procurement of Primary and Secondary Garbage Collection Vehicles and Other
Machinery/Equipment.
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Table 8: Status of Procurement related to SWM
Sl.
No.
Item Numbe
r
Status
1 Procurement of Vehicles and
Steel Bins Lot-1 Mini Garbage
Tippers (GTK-SWM-3B)
As per
contract
Procured and Handed
over to GMC
2 Procurement of Vehicles and
Steel Bins Lot-2 Closed
Compactor trucks
As per
contract
Procured and Handed
over to GMC
3 Procurement of chain wheeled
hydraulic excavator (Shopping).
As per
contract
Procured and Handed
over to GMC
4 Procurement of Personal
Protective Equipment. (Shopping)
As per
contract
Procured and Handed
over to GMC
5 Household bins, Pushcarts & litter
bins.as
As per
contract
Procured and
distributed amongst
the household of 15
wards of GMC
6 Procurement of Bulldozer
(Shopping)
As per
contract
Completed
22. Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Trial Run 50 TPD
Mechanical Compost Plant, Compacting and Bailing Machineries, Refurbishment
of Existing Composting Shed and Associated Civil Works at Martam.
Table 9: Status of the Civil Work related to SWM
Sl.
No.
Component of work Status
1 Design, Procurement and
Installation of 50 T per day
capacity mechanical compost
plant.
100% Civil works completed.
Installation of Mechanical compost
plant i.e. Shredder and Vertical
Bailing machine is completed.Trial
run done.
Compost plant and Landfill has been
commissioned by Hon’ble MIC, UD &
HD Govt. of Sikkim on 21 November
20
2017.
Compost Plant & Sanitary Landfill
site was handed over to GMC on the
same day.
2 Refurbish exiting compost shed
and associated civil work
Completed and handed over to GMC.
3. Construction of RCC Approach
road from NH-10 to Sanitary
landfill at Martam, Gangtok
100% of the planned work has been completed.Construction of 650 meter RCC road has been completed. Drains improved & Constructed, RR Stone Masonry retaining walls of Valley side completed and construction of Hillside retaining wall is under progress.
Overall progress 100%.
7. Status of RP implementation (Solid Waste Management)
23. As a part of preparation of Resettlement Plan, an initial socio-economic survey and
census was undertaken in November 2010 in the proposed land fill site situated at
Martham. Based on the census undertaken during that period, 38 households were
identified as the Affected Persons (AP). As a follow up on the above survey, a similar
type of re-verification (socio-economic) survey was carried out by the RP
implementation NGO during the period from 15th March 2014 to 27th March 2014 and
again on 15th April 2014 to 18th April 2014. The survey was carried out with a
predesigned questionnaire approved by SIPMIU. The survey was designed to gather
information related to the socio-economic profile of the affected households. Photo
verification of the participating PAFs was also done. 32 households (out of 38) were
present during the revalidation surveys and it came to know that the balance 6 has
migrated to other places like Siliguri, Kolkata etc. due to health-related issues or for
better employment opportunities
24. Public Disclosure: The project details and resettlement benefits were disclosed to the
APs on 11thJune, 2014. As none of the APs are having bank account to encash the
project assistance, the project provided support in opening the bank accounts at Union
Bank of India (UBI), Ranipool Branch, Gangtok. Senior Manager of UBI explained the
formalities and documents required for opening the bank account. During the meeting
he has also assured ‘zero’ balance operation to the APs. The RP implementation NGO
has coordinated for all the activities.
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25. Issuing Identity Cards: Identity cards are issued to all project affected persons on
15th & 16th of October 2014 by the RP implementation support agency (M/s. Eco
Tourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim). A copy of Identity Card is attached as
reference in Annexure11.
26. Preparation of Micro Plan & Disbursement of Resettlement Assistance: Based on
the micro plan prepared by the RP implementation NGO, the project assistance listed
in the RP has been issued to all identified 32 PAPs through A/c payee cheques.
Remaining 6 PAPs could not be identified as they have migrated to nearby state for
search of better livelihood option and health reasons. The resettlement assistance
(based on the entitlement matrix) has been paid to the respective APs on 17th October
2014. The Bank and APs were directed to keep this amount as fixed deposit for next
one year. Hence the amount with interest shall be used for the rehabilitation of APs
based on the micro plan.
8.Compliance status of loan covenants
27. The compliance status with respect to loan covenants is presented in Table 10 as
under.
Table 10. Status of Loan Covenants
Sl No Loan Covenant Agency Status of
Compliance
1 GOI and the State will ensure that
all land and right of way required for
the investment program are made
available in timely manner.
Adequate compensations are
provided prior to the signing of
relevant civil work contracts, and
involuntary resettlement is carried
out in accordance with the
resettlement frame work (RF) and
resettlement plans (RPs) agreed
upon between the Government and
ADB. An RP will be prepared for
each sub project involving land
acquisition and resettlement and
shall be submitted to ADB for
review and approval prior to award
of any related civil work contract.
Government of
India &
Government of
Sikkim
Out of the 5 Water
Storage Reservoir,
four are located on
the Government land,
however, one land
measuring 25Mtx10
Mt belonging to Mr.
Dhan Kumar Rai had
to be purchased by
Government of
Sikkim at an existing
market rate of
1200/Sq.Ft.
In case of SWM, 38
Rag pickers have
been identified as
PAPs to have
temporary loss of
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Sl No Loan Covenant Agency Status of
Compliance
livelihood out of
which 32 were
provided with
compensation in the
year 2014 (rest 6
could not be given
the compensated
amount as they have
migrated to other
state for health-
related issue and
better livelihood).
2 GOI and the State will ensure that
sub projects will not negatively
impact on vulnerable groups, such
as indigenous people. In the event
of their involvement in any of sub
projects, the GOI and the states will
ensure the that the sub projects are
carried out in accordance with the
Indigenous People Development
frameworks (IPDF) agreed up on
between GOI, the States and the
ADB and comply with ADBs policy
on Indigenous People (1998)
Government of
India
&Government
of Sikkim
No negative Impact
on any vulnerable
groups was noticed
or observed during
the course of
implementation of the
project.
3 In the event any issues related to
indigenous people arise in course
of project implementation, the
borrower and the state shall ensure
to address those issues in
accordance with the applicable laws
and policies of the borrower, ADB’s policy on indigenous Peoples
(1998) and the Indigenous
Development Framework for the
facility as agreed between the
Borrower, the State and ADB. In the
case of any discrepancy between
Government of
India &
Government of
Sikkim
Agreed. However, no
issues related to
indigenous people
wereobservedduring
the course of
execution.
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Sl No Loan Covenant Agency Status of
Compliance
the Borrower’s legislation and ADB’s policy, ADB’s policy shall prevail.
4 GOI and State will ensure that all
civil works contractors comply with
all applicable labor laws, including
those on occupational health and
safety, and do not employ child
labor as defined in national
legislation for construction and
maintenance activities. Priority work
will be given to people from the
area where the works are
implemented and men and women
will receive equal pay for work of
equal value.
Government of
India &
Government of
Sikkim
Adequate provision
has been made in the
contract agreements
5 Within six months of the Effective
Date, the State shall have
established a grievance reporting
and redressal mechanism
Government of
Sikkim
25thJanuary2012, the
GRC has been
formed.
11.Compliance Status of Safeguard Issues
Table 11. Compliance Status of Safeguard Issues
S. No.
Loan Covenant Description Compliance Status
A. Environment 1 Design, construction, operation and
implementation of all Water Supply & SWM Sub-Projects are carried out in accordance with the EARF
Complied
2. SIPMIU prepared and submitted annually to ADB an environmental monitoring report that describes (a) progress in implementation of the EARF and environmental management plan; and (b) problems encountered and measures adopted.
Semiannual Environmental monitoring reports are being prepared and submitted to ADBby SIPMIU.
B. Social
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Resettlement. The Borrower and the States shall ensure that, where applicable, all land and right-of way required for the Project shall be made available in a timely manner, adequate compensations are provided prior to the signing of relevant civil works contracts, and involuntary. resettlement is carried out in accordance with the RF and the resettlement plan for the Project
All resettlement issues are being carried out in accordance with the RF and RP for implantation of the projects. Semiannual Social Safeguard monitoring report prepared and submitted to ADBby SIPMIU.
C. Gender Supervising the implementation of the
gender action plan for the Project as well as other social activities.
Complied with
The Borrower and each State shall ensure to fully implement the gender action plan for the Investment Program as it applies to the Project.
Being complied
12.Status of Contractor Social Safeguards Compliance
28. Contractors are complying with all social safeguard procedures advised by SIPMIU and
DSMC.
13.Grievance Redressal Mechanism
29. SIPMIU, Gangtok has a well establish Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM), inbuilt
in the process itself to receive complaints and grievances to facilitate concerns of APs.
Grievance Redressal Committee has been constituted as per the guideline vide
notification number 52/GOS/UD&HD/106 dated 25th January 2012 (Copy of the
notification shown in Annexure11).However, no complaints are elevated to the GRC
for its consideration during this period from 1stJanuary, 2018 to 30th June, 2018.
Table 12. Grievance Redressal Committee Composition
Sl.No. GRC Designation
1 Project Director Chairperson
2 Officer of Land & Revenue Department Member
3 Project Manager, SIPMIU Member
4 Resettlement Officer of Social/Resettlement
Unit (SIPMIU)
Member
5 Representative of Implementing NGO Member
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6 Representative(Female) from AP Member
14. Conclusion
30. SIPMIU’s approach of project implementation involving selection of most optimum
route due assessment and planning and then ensuring implementation and monitoring
mechanism throughout project life cycle supported by strong institutional arrangement
has considerably nullified the adverse impacts arising out of project activities.
Moreover, SIPMIU has taken all possible measures to avoid damages to crop/trees by
careful project design which also enabled to avoid paying of any compensation in the
form of loss of crops/trees/any structure etc. Out of the two components under
NERCCDIP (Tranche II) at Gangtok city, 24x7 water supply and improvement in solid
waste management infrastructure, on an average 95.23% under water supply and
100% work related to civil work and procurement under SWM has been completed in
both the tranches (1 and 2). During laying of pipelines for household connections few
of the local residents have claimed that the pipeline is proposed through their private
land, for which SIPMIU have taken requisite steps by bringing the matter to the notice
of Land Revenue Department and DC and later as per Land Record, the claimed
portion was found to be Government land. The matter was settled by timely
intervention of DC and the Land Revenue Department.
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Annexure 1: Copy of Letter from Collector confirming the Claimant’s portion as Government Land
27
28
29
Annexure 2: Land Record as found in the Land Revenue Department & Proposed Location
Diagram
30
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Annexure 3: Copy of Sale Deed
32
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Annexure 4:Social Safeguard Monitoring Check List
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Social Safeguard Monitoring Checklist – TRANCHE II
Project Data Name of Project and Sub - projects
NERCCDIP funded by ADB. Subproject comprises of water supply and solid waste management as part of NERCCDIP I. Water Supply II. Solid Waste Management
Type of contract Regular √ Design Build Combined
Safeguard Categorization
A B √ C
IR Entitlement Matrix Yes IP NA
A. Design and Engineering Status
Item Status (Y/N) Follow up required (Y/N)
Type of Required Action
Final detailed engineering design of the sub project completed
Y N Updated draft IR/IP New RP/IPP preparation No action
Changes in project design/ scope (occurred or envisaged)
N N Project re-categorization (IR/IP)
IR/IP Impact assessment
New RP/IPP preparation
No Action
B. Institutional Status Readiness
Sl. No.
Item Status (Ready/Not ready/NA)
Follow up required (Y/N)
Completion Deadline
1 Mobilization of civil works contractor
Ready N
2 Mobilization of Project Supervision Consultant
Ready N
3 EA’s Safeguards Unit with designated staff
Ready N
4 Recruitment of External Monitoring Agency
Ready (PMMC)
N
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C. Safeguards Requirements Sl. No.
Item Status (Ready/Not ready/NA)
Follow up required (Y/N)
Completion Deadline
1 Safeguards monitoring included in the project progress report
Ready N
2 Final/ updated RP/IPPprepared and submitted
Ready N
3 Project’s Grievance Redress Mechanism established
Ready
4 Recruitment of third independent party for negotiated land acquisition
NA NA
5 Project’s ESMS (for FI) established
Ready
D. RP/ IPP Monitoring Checklist
Item No.
Safeguards Related Requirements Status (Ready/Not ready/ NA)
Completion Deadline
Progress to Date/ Remarks
1.0 MANAGEMENT Institutional and Financing Arrangements 1.1 Financing and budget : (i) safeguard
office and staff; (ii) RP/IPP cost Ready
1.2 Establish Safeguard Unit: (i) resettlement offices (ii) resettlement staff as in RP (iii) safeguards’ database (iv) facilities (v) safeguards training
Ready
Updating of DD/RP/IPP based on Detailed 1.3 Update DD/RP/IPP: (i) revise based on
DMS (ii) revise implementation schedule (iii) revise budget
Ready
1.4 Compensation rates: (i) approved by Government ; (ii) Adequate as per RP/RF; (iii) APs informed.
Ready
Disclosure and Grievance Redress 1.5 Disclose final/updated RP/IPP: (i) to the
APs in local language; (ii) in ADB website; (iii) in EA’s website
Ready
1.6 Disclose project activities to affected communities: (i) put up a project sign boards; (ii) distribution of project leaflets and
Ready
1.7 Grievance redress committees: (i) clear Ready.
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terms of reference; (ii) appointment decree; (iii) publicly disclosed among APs.
1.8 Grievance redress records: (i) list and numbers of grievances received; (ii) numbers of resolved issues; (iii) numbers of cases under GRC review; (iv) outstanding cases (filed to court)
Ready
Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements
1.9 Set up internal monitoring system : (i) assessment on capacity and staff requirements; (ii) criteria of safeguards assessment ; (iii) reporting mechanism
Ready
1.10 Appoint external monitoring agency (as relevant): (i) recruitment schedule; (ii) TOR; (iv) baseline survey (v) reporting mechanism (vi) action taken by management on reports.
NA
1.11 Reporting: (i) frequency; (ii) timeliness; (iii) identified issues; (iv) action taken and / recommendation.
Ready
2.0 RP/IPP IMPLEMENTATION Consultation 2.1 Consultation: (i) responsibility; (ii)
stakeholders Identified; (iii) consultation and process; (iv) documentation
Ready
Mapping and Assets Inventory
2.2 AP Identity cards & affected assets records: (i) issuance and distribution of AP ID cards, (ii) detail measurements survey of affected assets and documentation
Ready
2.3 Land acquisition activities: (i) maps of affected and relocation sites; (ii) acquisition & relocation schedule; (iii) coordination with the asset’s acquiring, transfer and registration bodies
Ready
2.4 Common property/ public assets: (i) final inventory; (ii) restoration plan and schedule; (iii) funding sources
NA
Compensation, Relocation and Rehabilitation
2.5 Payment of compensation and entitlements (as stated in the RP): (i) schedule of payment; (ii) records/ receipts of payment
Ready
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2.6 Relocation of process ( relocation site readiness): (i) housing & associated facilities established; (ii) transfer of new land/plot/ house ownerships completed
NA
2.7 Provision of (a) income restoration, (b) additional assistance for vulnerable APs, (c) training, etc. (as stated in the RP): (i) per type of activities; (ii) schedule of implementation
NA
Monitoring and Reporting
2.8 Submission of the reports: (i) semiannual monitoring reports; (ii) external monitoring and evaluation reports (as required); (iii) completion report
Ready
2.9 Transfer of acquired assets to the acquiring agency
Ready
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Annexure 5: Summary of IR and IP Check list
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Summary of IR and IP Check list
Name of the Work
Has involuntary resettlement (IR) impact, a resettlement plan (or corrective action plan) is required
Has No IR impact, no resettlement plan is required
Issues if any
Has Indigenous People (IP) impact, an indigenous people plan (IPP) (or specific IP action plan) is required
Has No IP impact, no IPP/specific action plan is required.
Issues if any
Construction of Solid Waste Land fill, Leachate Treatment Plant and Associated Infrastructure Works.
Yes NA Nil No NA Nil
Construction of Service Reservoirs for Water supply sub project at lower Sichey
Yes NA Nil No NA Nil
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Annexure 6: Notification of Water Tarif, Water Security and P.H.E.D Govt. of Sikkim
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Annexure 6: Notification of Water Tarif, Water Security and P.H.E.D Govt. of Sikkim
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Annexure 8: Photographs of Training program on SWM organized by SIPMIU at Gangtok
for GMC conservancy staff on 22nd and 23rd June 2018
43
44
45
46
Annexure 9: Snapshot of Gangtok Water Supply
Project
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48
49
50
Annexure 10: Snapshot of Gangtok SWM Subproject
at Martam
51
50 TPD Mechanical Compost Plant & Landfill at Martam
52
Construction of RCC Approach Road to Landfill site
53
54
Annexure 11: Sample Copy of Identity Card Issued for
Affected Persons
55
56
Annexure 12: Copy of Official Notification of GRC
57
58
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Annexure 13: Sample Grievance Redress Form
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Annexure 13: Sample Grievance Redress Form
(To be available in Nepali and English)
The _____________________________________Project welcomes complaints, suggestions,
queries and comments regarding project implementation and functioning. We encourage you with
grievance to provide your name and contact information to enable us to get in touch with you for
clarification, feedback and to redress your grievance. Should you choose to include your personal
details but want that information to remain confidential, please inform us by writing/typing
*(CONFIDENTIAL)* above your name. Thank you.
Date: Place of registration:
Contact Information/Personal Details:
Name Gender Male
Female
Age
Home Address
Place
Phone No.
Complaint/Suggestion/Comment/Question Please provide the details (who, what, where and how) of your grievance below: If written as attachment/note/letter, please put a tick here:
How do you want us to reach you for feedback or update on your comment/grievance?
For Official Use Only
Registered by: (Name of Official registering grievance)
Mode of communication: Letter E-mail Verbal/Telephonic conversation
Reviewed by: (Names/Positions of Official(s) reviewing grievance)
Action Taken:
Whether Action Taken Disclosed: Yes
No
Means of Disclosure:
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Annexure 14: Awareness Programme by GMC
and SIPMIU
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