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Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III)

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Inspection
Action Taken By Management

Project

Project Title	Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III) Optimizing Existing Investments in the Water Resources Sector in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - June 1999* Appraisal of the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III) - November 1991*
Loan / TA No.	1146-PAK
Country	Pakistan

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Complaint

Date of Initial Complaint	28/5/2002
Received by Management	4/6/2002
Sender of Complaint	Alisan Wagha, Damaan Dev Org, Taunsa Sharif; Zafar Iqbal Lund, Hirak Dev Centre, D.G. Khan; Mushtaq Gadi, SUNGI Dev Foundation, Islamabad; Muhammad Nauman, CREED, Karachi
Allegations of policy breaches as stated in the Complaint	Guidelines for Incorporation of Social Dimensions in Bank Operations ADB Guidelines for Social Analysis Environmental Considerations in Bank Operations Bank's Operational Missions Involuntary Resettlement Indigenous Peoples Policy Supplementary Financing of Cost Overruns on Bank-financed Projects Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Agriculture and Natural Resource Research Policy Information Policy and Strategy Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information (Staff Instructions)
Allegations of harm done	Design-related social and environmental problems Project induced flooding Negative impact on legal and historical rights to floodwater Lack of land acquisition, resettlement and compensation Livelihood disruptions Lack of information sharing, participation and consultation with the affectees Lack of response to and coordination with the affectees
Date Management response sent (45 days)	16/7/2002 Signed by Vice-President Shin

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Request for Inspection

Date of request for inspection	19/11/2002
Received by the Board Inspection Committee (BIC)	25/11/2002 Read the Request for Inspection Read the Supplement to the Request
Requester	Zafar Iqbal Lund, Hirak Dev Center, Dear Ghazi Khan; Ahsan Wagha, Damaan Development Organization, Dear Ghazi Khan; Mohammad Nauman, Creed Alliance, Karachi; Mushtaq Gadi, Sungi Development Foundation, Islamabad; Khadim Hussain, Action Aid-Pakistan, Islamabad; Shafi Qiasrani, CRBIP Affectees Committee, Dear Ghazi Khan
Allegation of policy breaches as stated in the Request	ADB's Guidelines for Social Analysis of Development Projects Incorporation of Social Dimensions in Bank Operations Environmental Considerations in Bank Operations Bank's Operational Missions Involuntary Resettlement Indigenous People's Policy Supplementary Financing of Cost Overruns on Bank-financed Projects Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information (Staff Instructions)
Allegations of harm done	Design-related social and environmental problems Project induced flooding and involuntary resettlement Lifestyle disruptions, livelihood losses and threats of in-migration Lack of compensation and resettlement Environmental concerns Lack of information sharing, consultation and participation of the affected people
Date forwarded to Management	19/12/2002
Due date of Management response to request (if any) (30 days)	18/1/2003 Request for extension of time until 7/2/2003 approved by BIC Chairman
Date Management response received (if any)	7/2/2003 Read Management's response
Due date of BIC recommendation on authorization of inspection (14 days)	The BIC requested additional information from both the Requesters and Management by 25/2/2003. As stipulated in paragraph 36 of the Inspection Policy, the 14-day period will start from the date of receipt of such information. The additional information requested from Management was received by the BIC on 25 February, and that requested from the requesters was sent by email to the BIC on 25 February and received by the BIC on 26/2/2003. Accordingly, the BIC's report to the Board is due on 12/3/2003. Read the additional information provided by Management Read the additional information provided by Requesters The BIC consulted a Roster member in its deliberations. Read the Roster member's advice
Date BIC recommendation made	3/3/2003 Read the BIC's report and recommendation to the Board
Date of Board consideration of Request (21 days)	2/4/2003 The Board approved the BIC's recommendation Report sent to requesters on 3/4/2003 In accordance with paragraph 103 of the BIC's Recommendation to the Board on Inspection Request: Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III), (Loan 1146-PAK[SF]), Management submitted to the BIC, on 29/7/2003, a report on the progress of the grievance redress process relating to the Chashma Project. The Requesters submitted their comments on the progress report on 29/8/2003, and again on 4/9/2003. In response to a request from the BIC, Management submitted supplementary information to the BIC on 12/9/2003. As recommended by the BIC and approved by the Board on 2/4/2003, the following documents are now available to the public: Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III), Loan 1146-PAK[SF]: Mid-term Report on Progress of the Grievance Redress Process, dated 29 July 2003 Appendix 1: Gazette Notification Announcing Establishment of GRSC Appendix 2: Inception Report and Work Plan Appendix 3: GRSC Poster and Handbill Appendix 4: Entitlement Matrix Appendix 5: Note to File of ADB Staff and Minutes of the GRSC Meeting on 5 June 2003 Appendix 6: GRSC’s Invitation Letters Sent to the Inspection Requestors Appendix 7: GRSC’s Letter to Land Acquisition Collectors Requesters' response to the progress report, dated 29 August 2003 Requesters' response to the progress report, dated 4 September Supplementary Information from Management to the BIC, dated 12 September 2003 Final Report on the Grievance Redress Process dated February 2004 Appendix 1: GRSC's End of Tenure Report Appendix 2: Entitlement Matrix Advertised in Local Newspaper Appendix 3: GRSC's Receipt-of-Grievances Report, September 2003 Appendix 4: GRSC's Recommendations for Adverse Impact Mitigation and Grievance Redress and Settlement, October 2003 Appendix 5: Summary of GRSC Recommendations Announced Through Local Newspapers Appendix 6: Terms of Reference for Three Consultants Appendix 7: Summary of Discussions with Mr. Qaisrani at His Home on 7/8/2003 in Tibbi Qaisrani Village Appendix 8: Progress of Construction Works for Causeways Along the Indus Highway Appendix 9: Pictures of Flood Sites in August 2003, Showing Improvements Comments from Mr. M. Gadi, One of the Requesters, with Chashma Trip Report and Annexes, and some selected complaints attached Management's Response to Questions from BIC (with Attachment)

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Inspection

Date of appointment of Panel members	Appointed December 2003: Anthony Ranjit Bevis Amerasinghe Goran Eklof Neeraj Narayan Joshi Lawrence Williams The terms of reference of the Inspection Panel were finalized by the BIC on 30/1/2004, after consideration of comments from various parties, and signed by the Panel on 2/2/2004. Paragraph 102 of the BIC's recommendation to the Board dated 12/3/2003 states "...draft terms of reference [would be] circulated to Management, the Requesters, the Government of Pakistan, and the Panel members with a request for comments by mid-January 2004. The BIC would expect to finalize terms of reference and a timetable for the inspection by end January." Accordingly, in early December 2003, the BIC provided the draft terms of reference to the relevant parties with a request for comments by 15/1/2004. The BIC received comments from Management in a memorandum from Vice-President (Operations 1) on 16/1/2004; from Mr. Mustaq Gadi, one of the Requesters, in an e-mail on 20/1/2004; and consolidated comments from the Panel on 27/1/2004.
Date of submission of Panel work plan	Revised work plan submitted 10/3/2004 Panel Progress Report 1 Panel Progress Report 2
Date of Panel's visit to Project area (if any)	29 March - 8 April
Date Panel report forwarded to Management	Draft report forwarded to Management and Requesters for comments on 23/4/2004 Comments received on 24/5/2004 Panel's final report received by BIC and forwarded to Management on 10/6/2004
Due date of Management's response to report (30 days)	9/7/2004
Date Management response received	24/6/2004
Due date BIC recommendation circulated to Board	8/7/2004
Date BIC recommendation circulated to the Board	8/7/2004 BIC Recommendation Appendix 1: Panel's Terms of Reference Appendix 2: Panel's Recommendation Appendix 3: Executive Summary of Panel's Report Appendix 4: Management's Response Appendix 5: GRSC Composition, Function and Recommendations Appendix 6: Panel's Report Appendix 7: Annexes of Panel's Report
Date of Board consideration of report (21 days)	19/8/2004

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Action Taken By Management

Remedial steps recommended by BIC	BIC Recommendation
Remedial steps approved by Board	The Board approved the BIC's recommendation
Action taken by Management