Projects Under Inspection

Complain or Request an Inspection of an ADB Project

Southern Transport Development Project

Loan / TA No. 1711-SRI
Country: Sri Lanka

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Project
Complaint
Request for Inspection

Inspection
Action Taken By Management

Project

Project Title	Southern Transport Development Project
Loan / TA No.	1711-SRI
Country	Sri Lanka

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Complaint

Date of Initial Complaint	5/1/2002
Received by Management	9/1/2002
Sender of Complaint	Affected Communities of Dodangoda; Gamagoda; Nugethota, Akuratiya; Athkadura Parana Janapadaya; Kurundugaha Haethakma; Kokmaduwa; Sultanagoda, Akurugoda
Allegations of policy breaches as stated in the Complaint	Information, Resettlement, Transparency and Good Governance
Allegations of harm done	Lack of information; livelihood will be affected; houses will be demolished; violation of human rights
Date Management response sent (45 days)	22/2/2002 Signed by Vice-President Myoung-Ho Shin

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Request for Inspection

Date of request for inspection	14/3/2002
Received by the Board Inspection Committee (BIC)	Received and acknowledged by BIC on 15/3/2002
Requester	Affected Communities of Dodangoda; Gamagoda; Nugethota, Akuratiya; Athkadura Parana Janapadaya; Kurundugaha Haethakma; Kokmaduwa; Sultanagoda, Akurugoda
Allegation of policy breaches as stated in the Request	Involuntary Resettlement (OM50) Incorporation of Social Dimensions (OM47) Environmental Considerations (OM20) Governance (OM54) Economic Analysis (OM36) Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation (OM22) Gender and Development (OM21) Processing of Loan Proposals (OM34)
Allegations of harm done	Unnecessary loss of land, housing and family and social structures; livelihood will be affected; no participation
Date forwarded to Management	Request deemed ineligible No response from Management required Requesters were informed on 23/4/2002
Due date of Management response to request (if any) (30 days)
Date Management response received (if any)
Due date of BIC recommendation on authorization of inspection (14 days)
Date BIC recommendation made
Date of Board consideration of Request (21 days)

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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	26/12/2002 Read the Management Report on the Outcome of the Recommendations of the BIC

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