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Complain or Request an Inspection of an ADB Project

Korangi Wastewater Management Project

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Project
Complaint
Request for Inspection

Inspection
Action Taken By Management

Project

Project Title	Korangi Wastewater Management Project
Loan / TA No.	1539-PAK
Country	Pakistan

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Complaint

Date of Initial Complaint	05/11/1997
Received by the Board Inspection Committee (BIC)	Received by Board Inspection Committee (BIC) on 12/11/1997, acknowledged on 26/11/1997, and forwarded to Management on 26/11/1997
Sender of Complaint	Citizens Alliance in Reforms for Efficient and Equitable Development (CREED), Pakistan
Allegations of policy breaches as stated in the Complaint	No specific breaches - problems in design, financing, and implementation arrangements; and failure to undertake serious consultations with beneficiaries and citizens (Reference to Project Design, Benefits to Consumers, Cost-benefit Analysis)
Allegations of harm done	Substantial waste of resources, unnecessary large burden on consumers and taxpayers, idle infrastructure, insignificant progress towards Project goals
Date Management response sent (45 days)	3/12/1997 Signed by Vice-President Bong-Suh Lee

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Request for Inspection

Date of request for inspection	9/2/1998
Received by the Board Inspection Committee (BIC)	Received by Board Inspection Committee (BIC) on 18/2/1998 and acknowledged on 23/2/1998; BIC's letter to CREED dated 5/3/1998 for additional information; CREED's letter to BIC dated 22/4/1998 and acknowledged on 19/5/1998
Requester	CREED
Allegation of policy breaches as stated in the Request	Project Design, Benefits to Consumers, Cost-benefit Analysis
Allegations of harm done	Substantial waste of resources, unnecessary large burden on consumers and taxpayers, idle infrastructure, insignificant progress towards Project goals
Date forwarded to Management	25/5/1998
Due date of Management response to request (if any) (30 days)	26/6/1998
Date Management response received (if any)	22/6/1998 Signed by President Sato
Due date of BIC recommendation on authorization of inspection (14 days)
Date BIC recommendation made	31/7/1998 BIC found the request ineligible Read BIC's recommendation to the Board
Date of Board consideration of Request (21 days)	21/8/1998 Recommendation approved on a no objection basis Requesters were informed on 9/9/1998

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Inspection

Date of appointment of Panel members
Date of submission of Panel work plan
Date of Panel's visit to Project area (if any)
Date Panel report forwarded to Management
Due date of Management's response to report (30 days)
Date Management response received
Due date BIC recommendation circulated to Board
Date BIC recommendation circulated to the Board
Date of Board consideration of report (21 days)

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Action Taken By Management

Remedial steps recommended by BIC
Remedial steps approved by Board
Action taken by Management

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