Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project

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Background

Why the project is needed

Issues and concerns

ADB's response to issues and concerns

Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee Activities

Frequently asked questions

Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee Activities

Establishment of GRSC
GRSC Meetings
Work Plan
GRSC Activities

Establishment of GRSC

GRSC staff announcing GRSC's establishment at Paroa market.

As agreed in the memorandum of understanding signed between the Government of Pakistan and ADB on 28 January 2003, the grievance redress and settlement committee (GRSC) was established through the notification by the Ministry of Water and Power (MOWP) dated 3 February 2003. The notification was published in the Gazette of Pakistan on 20 March 2003. The establishment of GRSC was also advertised in the local Urdu newspaper Apna Akhbar on 19 February 2003. The objectives and scope of GRSC are provided in the terms of reference (TOR) that is attached to the memorandum of understanding.

The first GRSC meeting was called by WAPDA on 3 March 2003. However, three expert members namely, Chairperson/National Legal Expert, National Land Acquisition Expert, and International Resettlement Specialist, had not been selected yet, and other members also had time conflicts. Therefore, only three out of 11 members could participate in the meeting. The meeting mainly discussed the status of the land acquisition and proposals to expedite the land acquisition process.

Three expert members of GRSC were nominated following the procedures provided in the TOR for GRSC in April and May 2003. The International Resettlement Specialist was fielded on 1 May 2003 and two national experts commenced their work on 19 May 2003. A GRSC office was established within the WAPDA complex located in Dera Ismail Khan (DIK). The GRSC is composed of the following members.

GRSC Members
Mr. Muhammad Aqil Mirza	Chairperson / National Legal Expert
Mr. Muhammad Bilal	Representative of GOP, EAD
Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman	Representative of WAPDA
Mr. Bagh Ali Shahid	Representative of Government of Punjab
Mr. Mohammad Iqbal	Representative of Government of NWFP
Mr. Abdul Wahab Khan	National Land Acquisition Expert
Mr. Jamshed Tirmizi	International Resettlement Specialist
Mr. Latifullah Khan Alizai	Nazim of Dera Ismail Khan District, NWFP
Mr. Sardar Jamal Khan Leghari	Nazim of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab
Mr. Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Sangi	Representative of Affected People, D.G. Khan
Mr. Soaib Nasir Main Khel	Representative of Affected People, D.I. Khan

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GRSC Meetings

GRSC meetings have been held are shown below:

Date and Place	Major Subjects Discussed
20 to 22 May 2003 at DIK	Inaugural meetings Work Plan
5 June 2003 at DIK	Plan for information dissemination Establishment of information centers Field consultations and site visits Hearing of special interest groups, including NGOs
18 June 2003 at Taunsa	Progress of the public information campaign Expedition of the land compensation payment Draft entitlement matrix
3 July 2003 at DIK	Approval of the entitlement matrix Progress of the public information campaign Expedition of the land compensation payment

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Work Plan

The International Resettlement Specialist explaining about GRSC to about 20 farmers from Morjhangi village.

GRSC submitted the Inception Report and Work Plan to Secretary, MOWP on 25 May 2003. The report provides method of operation, detailed work plan, and the timeframe of key activities. Key milestones of the GRSC activities in the work plan are as follows:

Finalization of the entitlement matrix:	30 June 2003
Receipt of grievances:	until 31 August 2003
GRSC recommendations on grievances:	30 September 2003
Monitoring and support of implementation of recommendation:	1 October to 31 December 2003

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GRSC Activities

Objectives and scope of GRSC and acceptance of grievances have been informed to the public through a news paper advertisement in major local Urdu papers (The Daily Sada-I-Haq on DIK District and Weekly Al-Manzoor in Dera Ghazi Khan [DGK] District) on 15 June 2003. Grievance Redress Information Centers (GRI Centers), information access points where people

GRSC poster at the door of a mosque in Mapal, a village located in the west of main canal.

can obtain information on GRSC activities and submit their grievances, have been established in 12 Unions (Nivela, Paroa, Malah, Miran, Nut Kani, Jallowali, Tibbi Qaisrani, Morjhangi, Nari Shumali, Taunsa, Makwal, Hario). Printed posters and handbills have been distributed through GRI Centers. A field team visited the weekly morning markets at six central towns in the project area (Tibbi Qaisrani, Nut Kani, Nari Shumali, Ramak, Pul Qamar, and Paroa) and announced the GRSC with a speaker and distributed the handbills and posters from 20 to 25 June 2003.

The Entitlement Matrix was approved by GRSC on 3 July 2003 and subsequently submitted to Secretary, MOWP on 7 July 2003. A copy of the entitlement matrix was sent to all GRI Centers. GRSC is currently preparing a simplified entitlement list in Urdu language to be advertised in newspapers and printed and distributed to the people in and around the Project area.

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