Social Safeguard Monitoring Report · Rupsha 800MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Semi-Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report July – December 2019 2 Component 2 Gas Supply

Social Safeguard Monitoring Report

Project No. 50161-003 Semestral Report January 2020

Bangladesh: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project

Prepared by the North-West Power Generation Co., Ltd for the Asian Development Bank.

This social safeguard monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

This Semiannual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report is a document of the borrower. The views

expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or

staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or

reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank

does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

Semi-annual Social Safeguard Monitoring

Report

Semi-annual Report (July to December 2019)

January 2020

BAN: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle

Power Plant Project

Prepared by North-West Power Generation Co., Ltd for the Asian Development Bank

Rupsha 800MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Semi-Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report July – December 2019

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ADB : Asian Development Bank

BAPEX : Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited

BICI : Bengal Chemical Industries Corporation

BIDC : Bangladesh Industrial Development Corporation

BPCL : Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Limited

BR : Bangladesh Railway

CCPP : Combined Cycle Power Plant

CGS : City Gas Station

DoE : Department of Environment

DPHE : Department of Public Health Engineering

ECA : Environment Conservation Act

ECC : Environmental Clearance Certificate

ECP : Environmental Code of Practices

ECR : Environment Conservation Rules

EHSU : Environmental, Health and Safety Unit

EIA : Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP : Environmental Management Plan

EPCC : Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning

EMoP : Environmental Monitoring Plan

GRM : Grievance Redress Mechanism

HIA : Health Impact Assessment

HRSG : Heat Recovery Steam Generator

HSD : High Speed Diesel

IEE : Initial Environmental Examination

IFC : International Finance Corporation

JV : Joint Venture

KDA : Khulna Development Authority

KNM : Khulna Newsprint Mill

KV : Kilovolt

LA : Loan Agreement

NWPGCL : North-West Power Generation Co.Ltd

MoEF : Ministry of Environment and Forests

OE : Owner’s Engineer

PMU : Project Management Unit

RHD : Roads and Highway Department

RoW : Right-of-Way

RP : Resettlement Plan

SPS : Safeguard Policy Statement


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 3

1.1 Scope of the Report ................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Brief Project Description ............................................................................................ 4

1.2.1 Component 1: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant ...................................... 4

1.2.2 Component 2: Natural Gas Supply Pipeline ................................................................. 10

1.2.3 Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection .................................................... 14

1.2.4 Component 4: Capacity Strengthening of NWPGCL: ................................................... 17

2.0 PROJECT STATUS ................................................................................................. 18

2.1 Status of Project Implementation ............................................................................. 18

2.2 Tentative Implementation Schedule ......................................................................... 19

3.0 Performance Monitoring ........................................................................................ 25

3.1 Compliance with Legal and Policy Requirements .................................................... 35

3.2 Compliance with Social Safeguard Covenants ........................................................ 36

3.3 Compliance with Resettlement Plan Requirements ................................................. 39

4.0 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................... 41

4.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................... 41

4.2 Status of Implementation of the GRM ...................................................................... 43

5.0 STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT ......................................................................... 51

5.1 Stakeholder Engagement Process and Consultations ............................................. 51

6.0 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 59


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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Updated Layout Plan of Component 1 (Rupsha 800 MW CCPP) (As of

December 2019)

Figure 2: Component 1 - Aerial View of Project Site for Showing Stockpiles of Demolition

and Biomass Debris Awaiting Final Transport Out of Site (Dated 19th

December 2019)

Figure 3: Component 1 – Updated Aerial View of Project Site for Showing Stockpiles of

Demolition and Biomass Debris Awaiting Final Transport Out of Site (Dated 5th

January 2020)

Figure 4: Component 1 – Site Conditions of Existing School, New School, Mosque and

Graveyard (Dated 9th January 2020)

Figure 5: Layout Plan of Component 2 (Natural Gas Supply Pipeline)

Figure 6: Layout Plan of Component 2 (Natural Gas Supply Pipeline) (Engineering

Drawing)

Figure 7: Component 2 – Gas Pipeline Installation Activities (9th January 2020)

Figure 8: Layout Plan of Component 3 (Power Transmission Interconnection)

Figure 9: Component 3 – Site conditions of River crossings (dated 9th Jan 2020)

Figure 10: Flow Chart of the Grievance Procedure

Figure 11: Extracts of Grievance Committee Formation – First Level

Figure 12: Extracts of Grievance Committee Formation – Second Level

Figure 13: Extracts of Grievance Committee Formation – Third Level

Figure 14: Extracts of Rupsha 800 MW CCPP Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders

Figure 15: Extracts of Natural Gas Supply Pipeline Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders

Figure 16: Extracts of Power Transmission Interconnection Pamphlets issued to the

Stakeholders


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

NWPGCL, a Government of Bangladesh Enterprise and one among the power generating

entities, has been entrusted to address the Master Plan of the Government of Bangladesh to

generate 24,000MW by 2021. In order to achieve the plan of the Government, an initiative was

taken by NWPGCL to construct Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at Khulna

District to meet the power demand.

The Project consists of four components namely:

a) Component 1: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant;

b) Component 2: Natural Gas Supply Pipeline;

c) Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection; and

d) Component 4: Capacity strengthening of NWPGCL.

During the monitoring period from July to December 2019, the Project activities gained

momentum and the following Environmental and Social Safeguard milestone activities were

accomplished:

Department of Environment granted approval of the EIA Report for Component 1, 2 and 3

of the Project

Three-tier Grievance Redress Committee was formed by NWPGCL on 27th August 2019

External Environmental Monitoring Consultant service contract was signed on 26th

December 2019

Practical Action had been awarded the Social Inclusive Development works on 28th June

2019

Five hundred (500) pamphlets in local language were issued to the primary and secondary

stakeholders on 25th July 2019 in respect of all three components of the Project

All Five (5) persons affected by the Component 1 had been redeployed by BICI

New School construction works in progress to relocate the school which has to be

demolished.

BDT 600,000 compensation was paid to the affected persons/households by Component

2 in the presence of Honourable Mayor of Khulna City Corporation.

Roads and Highway Department had been paid compensation of BDT 2.37 million and

Khulna City Corporation had been paid compensation of BDT 73.96 million towards laying

of gas pipeline in relation to Component 2

The component wise accomplishment of milestone activities are as under:

Component 1

Demolition of old buildings completed and clearing of debris in progress

EPC Contract awarded to Consortium of M/s Shanghai Electric Company (China) &

Ansaldo Energia (Italy) for the Main Power Plant Package (P1) on 28th November 2019


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Component 2

Gas Supply Infrastructure Package (P3) EPC Contractor M/s China Petroleum Pipeline

Engineering Company Limited received the materials on 30th June 2019 and started the

works on 1st October 2019 and the construction work in progress.

Component 3

The EPCC Bid for Transmission Line Infrastructure Package (P2) evaluation is under

progress. Signing of the contract is expected to be held during mid of February, 2020.

Component 4

Practical Action is working to finalize the assessment for Socially inclusive development

of communities neighboring the Project site

Building demolition work had been monitored to record social and envioronmental impact from

time to time by the Assistant Manager (EHS) of Rupsha 800MW CCPP Project with

supervision of the Manager (EHS) of Corporate office of NWPGCL.


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1.0 INTRODUCTION

North West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL), an enterprise of the Bangladesh

Power Development Board (BPDB) has taken the initiative of Development of a new Rupsha

800 Megawatt (MW) Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in Khalishpur Upazila, Khulna

District in the administrative division of South-Western Bangladesh, to enhance the power

generation capacity of Bangladesh in order to address the growing demand for electricity in

consistent with the vision of Government of Bangladesh “Power to All by 2021”. The Rupsha

800 MW CCPP is designed to use natural gas as the main fuel and high-speed diesel (HSD)

as back-up fuel to be used only for about 500 hours maximum annually during maintenance

or emergency.

The objectives of this initiative include to increase the reliability of supply by minimizing load

shedding, to reduce the increasing gap between demand and supply of electricity throughout

the country, to enhance the stability and reliability of the national grid system, to reduce the

system's loss by local generation and to develop human resource through technology transfer.

By and large, the objective is to make strides the economic development of Bangladesh by

giving a solid and steady control supply with this kind of power generation project initiatives.

, the objective is to

1.1 Scope of the Report

The goal and objective of the social safeguard management and monitoring are to record

social impacts resulting from the project activities and to make sure implementation of the

“mitigation measures” identified earlier in order to reduce negative impacts and enhance

positive impacts from specific project activities during the period from July to December 2019.

Besides, it would also address any unexpected or unforeseen social impacts that may arise

during the construction and operation phases of the project.

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) dealt exhaustively in the revised EIA covers

measures that will be conducted in every phase of implementing Component 1: Rupsha 800

MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Component 2: Natural Gas Supply Pipeline, and

Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection to ensure that adverse impacts are

minimized, and positive impacts enhanced. Aside from the mitigation measures, the EMP also

includes the required monitoring and implementation arrangements with cost estimates. The

EMP includes several plans for implementing mitigation and enhancement measures including

Emergency Response Plan (ERP), Occupational Health and Safety Plan (OHSP), and

Environmental Code of Practices (ECPs).

Broadly, the EMP aims to manage the potential adverse impacts associated with the

implementation of all three Components and specifically, the objectives include:


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1) to facilitate the implementation of mitigation measures identified to minimize the potential

adverse impacts and to comply with the environmental requirements of GoB, ADB, and

IFC-WBEHS General Guidelines 2007 (if needed);

2) to maximize potential project benefits and reduce adverse impacts;

3) to draw the roles and responsibilities for NWPGCL, the EPC Contractors, Consultants, and

other staff who will be involved in the implementation of all three components; and

4) to incorporate stakeholders’ engagement initiatives such as the Communication Action

Plan.

Department of Environment vides its Memo No 22.02.0000.018.72.11.2019.534 dated 24th

November 2019 granted approval of the EIA report for Component 1, 2 and 3.

The objective of this report is to present the status of the Social Safeguard compliances of the

proposed Project in terms of EIA and RP. This report outlines the following:

a) Identification of all project components included in the Social Safeguard compliance

reporting;

b) Reporting of the project progress and implementation up to the date of reporting;

c) Identification of criteria for Social Safeguard compliance in terms of Resettlement Plan

(RP) vis–a-vis EIA;

d) Identification of criteria for compliance to ADB Loan Agreement and SPS 2009 and

compliance status to respective clauses;

e) Identification of all related social safeguard components to be managed and monitored

through the Environmental Management Plan;

f) Reporting of the safeguard monitoring results and recommendations for mitigation

measures in the event of a breach of respective regulatory limits for a particular safeguard

component;

g) Reporting on the status of implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and

complaints received from stakeholders.

1.2 Brief Project Description

The Project has Four components (with Four inter-related components):

1.2.1 Component 1: Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP will be built in the Residential Area (Now Abandoned) of

Khulna Newsprint Mills premises. The power plant will use combined cycle gas turbine

technology, comprising two identical generating units, each nominally rated at 400 MW. Each

combined cycle unit will consist of one gas turbine and one heat recovery steam generator

(HRSG), forming a one-on-one configuration. At full capacity, the Rupsha 800 MW CCPP is

capable of meeting 5% of the forecast peak demand of Bangladesh in the year 2022.


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Inter–Related Component:

Output 1: Efficient gas-fired power generation increased.

The updated layout of Component 1 is shown in Figure 1


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Figure 1: Updated Layout Plan of Component 1 (Rupsha 800 MW CCPP) (As of December 2019)


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Facing North-West

Facing West

Facing South-West

Facing East

Figure 2: Component 1 - Aerial View of Project Site for Showing Stockpiles of Demolition and Biomass Debris Awaiting Final Transport Out of Site (Dated 19th December 2019)


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Facing East

Facing West

Figure 3: Component 1 – Updated Aerial View of Project Site for Showing Stockpiles of Demolition and Biomass Debris Awaiting Final Transport Out of Site (Dated 5th January 2020)


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Existing School (Expected Transfer of Students to Temporary School by Q1 2020)

New School (Piling Works In Progress, Expected Completion Before Q2 2020)

Mosque

Graveyard

Figure 4: Component 1 – Site Conditions of Existing School, New School, Mosque and Graveyard (Dated 9th January 2020)


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1.2.2 Component 2: Natural Gas Supply Pipeline

A new 10 km gas pipeline from City Gate Station (CGS), Aronghata, Khulna to the

receiving and metering station to be located within the Rupsha 800 MW CCPP site, and a new

2 km gas pipeline from Fair Clinic Morh to NWPGCL’s existing Khulna 225 MW Power Plant.

Petro Bangla, the national gas utility and the single-buyer for the gas industry in

Bangladesh, will procure LNG from international sources and deliver re-gasified LNG to

Khulna City Gas Station (CGS). The regional gas distribution company, Sundarbans Gas

Company Limited (SGCL) will deliver gas from the existing Khulna CGS in Arongghata to the

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP. A new 24-inch (0.6 m) underground gas pipeline about 10 km long

will be installed from Khulna CGS to the Rupsha 800 MW CCPP. The gas regulating and

metering station (RMS) will be located within the proposed CCPP site. In addition, a new 20-

inch (0.5 m) underground gas pipeline 2 km long will be branched off from Khulna CGS to the

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP line, to serve the fuel (NG) demand of NWPGCL’s existing Khulna

225 MW Power Plant.

Owing to the non-availability of gas, the existing Khulna 225 MW Power Plant is

presently operating on diesel. The following sources from imported regasified liquefied natural

gas (R-LNG) and domestic supply will provide an adequate supply of natural gas for

Component 1:

i) FRSU Moheskhali - 500 MMSCFD of R-LNG developed by Accelerate Energy, USA-

Bangladesh

ii) Summit LNG Terminal Company Limited – 500 MMSCFD of R-LNG

iii) GoB and RasGas (Qatar) has signed a deal in September 2017 for a 15-year LNG sales

and purchase agreement to supply 1.8 million (M) tons LNG/year for 5 years and 2.5 M

tons/year for the next 10 years

iv) According to Petro Bangla, there will be additional supply (domestic) of 2,750 MMSCFD

v) By 2021, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX)

will have 55 exploration wells and 31 development wells

The natural gas produced in Bangladesh is “sweet gas” (does not contain hydrogen

Sulphide) and thus, all the existing natural gas transmission and distribution pipeline networks

are designed for high-quality natural gas.

The layout of Component 2 is shown in Figure 5 and engineering drawing is shown in

Figure 6. It is pertinent to note that some minor adjustment in the pipeline route without

affecting overall alignment at the site by moving the pipeline to the middle of the city road

(instead of the side of the road) in order to minimize the impact on trees, community building,

school, unauthorized households and shops.


Output 2: Energy transfer systems upgraded


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Figure 5: Layout Plan of Component 2 (Natural Gas Supply Pipeline)


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Figure 6: Layout Plan of Component 2 (Natural Gas Supply Pipeline) (Engineering Drawing)


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Material Laydown Area at Aronghata CGS Gas Pipelines Awaiting Installation Near Entrance

to Component 1

Complete Installation of Pipeline In The Middle

of City Roads

(Road Backfilled and Levelled)

Pipeline Installation in Progress Near BIDC Road Pipeline Installation In Progress Along Khulna City Bypass

(Approximately 600 m from Junction to Bastuhara Bypass Road)

Figure 7: Component 2 – Gas Pipeline Installation Activities (9th January 2020)


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1.2.3 Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection

Electricity to be generated in the Rupsha 800 MW CCPP will be stepped-up to the

transmission voltage of 230 kilovolts (KV). A new 29.3 km transmission line will be built from

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP to the existing Khulna South Substation. The conductor to be used is

a twin- Aluminium Conductor Composite Core Hamburg, and the line will have two circuits,

each capable of transferring 1,400 MW. The new transmission line will require to cross three

rivers for 29.3 km, mostly through rice fields. Upon reaching the existing Khulna South

Substation, the line will be terminated at two new line bays and termination equipment to be

installed under the Project. Thereafter, electricity produced at Rupsha 800 MW CCPP will flow

into the 230 KV transmission network, to serve the electricity demand in Khulna and elsewhere

in the country.

Occupying an area of 12.96 acres, the Khulna South Substation is part of the West

Zone Power System Development Project funded by ADB and the Nordic Development Fund

which was commissioned on 29th January 2007. The 4.7 km stringing is part of the 24-km four

circuits 230 KV Mongla to Khulna South SS transmission line project of the Power Grid

Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) funded by GoB. The 230 KV transmission line from Mongla

to Khulna South Substation has complied to the requirements of the Environmental

Conservation Rules (ECR) 1997 of the Department of Environment (DoE) for the red category

project. Together, these transmission lines form part of the power evacuation interconnection

facilities in southwestern Bangladesh.


Output 2: Energy transfer systems upgraded

The layout of Component 3 is shown in Figure 8


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Figure 8: Layout Plan of Component 3 (Power Transmission Interconnection)


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Location Plan

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2

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Figure 9: Component 3 – Site Conditions of River Crossings (Bhairab River) for Transmission Lines Near Component 1 Site (Dated

9th January 2020)


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1.2.4 Component 4: Capacity Strengthening of NWPGCL:

Strengthening institutional capacity has the following three major subcomponents:

(i) Implementation and operation of an ERP system;

(ii) Supply and installation of a universal power plant operations training simulator; and

(iii) Delivery of capacity enhancement through on the job training for NWPGCL staff in:

a) Project management, implementation, and supervision:

b) monitoring and evaluation;

c) operation and maintenance;

d) environment and socials safeguards;

e) gender equity; and

f) effective project communications.

Project management and construction supervision support will be provided for the

development of the Rupsha 800MW CCPP. Enterprise resource planning system support

includes both hardware and software for introducing a computerized management system for

NWPGCL. The enterprise resource planning system will substantially improve the business

process and NWPGCL’s efficiency and transparency by computerizing the Financial

Accounting, Budgeting and Costing, Human Resource Management, Procurement Inventory,

Planning and Monitoring, Operations and Maintenance and Project Management and

Accounting.

The Project will be provided with grant financing to improve livelihood of the

communities in the Project area by (i) increasing awareness on safe and efficient use of

electricity, (ii) delivering capacity building training on livelihood activities and employment

opportunities, and (iii) installing a 10-kilowatt solar system, two information technology

laboratories, and two science laboratories in schools near the Rupsha 800 MW CPP.


Output 3: Institutional capacity of NWPGCL strengthened; and

Output 4: Socially inclusive development of communities neighboring the Project site

pilot tested


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2.0 PROJECT STATUS

50 acres of land at the KNM premises required for the construction of the Rupsha 800 MW

CCPP. The affected land owned by KNM (government-owned) has been taken over by

NWPGCL.

2.1 Status of Project Implementation

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No. Work Description Status

1 PMU (Project Management Unit) formed during 3rd Quarter of 2017

and the current strength of personnel during the monitoring period is

24 (i.e. 14 officers and 10 supporting staff)

Completed

2 The Project Management and Construction Supervision Consultancy

Services Contract between NWPGCL and Minconsult Sdn Bhd,

Malaysia was effective on 14th January 2019. The Contract includes

One International Social Safeguard and Gender Specialist, one

National Social Safeguard Specialist, One International Environmental

Specialist and one National Environmental Specialist

Completed

3 Practical Action, Bangladesh is on board since its award on 28th June

2019 to address Social Inclusive Development Program

Completed

4 Gas Supply Infrastructure Package (P3) EPC Contractor M/s China

Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited received the

materials on 30th June 2019 and started the works on 1st October 2019

Ongoing

5 Three Tier Grievance Redress Mechanism has been formed and

effective since 27th August 2019

Completed

6 GoB Department of Environment vides its Memo No

22.02.0000.018.72.11.2019.534 dated 24th November 2019 granted

approval of the EIA report for Component 1, 2 and 3 of the Project.

Completed

7 The demolition work of old buildings and displacement of plants at the

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP site has been completed. Currently removal of

debris and demolition material from the site is in progress.

Ongoing

8 The EPCC Contract was signed between NWPGCL and Consortium of

M/s Shanghai Electric Company (China) & Ansaldo Energia (Italy) for

the Main Power Plant Package (P1) on 28th November 2019 and the

EPCC Kick-off Meeting was conducted on 23rd December 2019. The

Contract was effective on 29th January 2020.

Ongoing


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No. Work Description Status

9 The contract for engaging the services of Mr Saad Malik, External

Environmental Monitoring Consultant was signed on 26th December

2019

Completed

10 The EPCC Bid evaluation for Transmission Line Infrastructure

Package (P2) has been completed and the contract signing with the

successful bidder is expected to be held in February 2020

Ongoing

10 The construction of the Khulna Newsprint Mills Secondary School

building is in progress and currently the piling works has been

completed and superstructural works are in progress

Ongoing

11 Three Tier Grievance Redress Mechanism was formed on 27th August

2019

Completed

2.2 Tentative Implementation Schedule

During the reporting period, indicative implementation schedule for Component 1 and 2

respectively are shown as below:


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Component 1


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Component 2


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3.0 PERFORMANCE MONITORING


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Table 4. The Resettlement Status

Impact Entitlement Status Plan

Component 1:

Rupsha 800 MW

CCPP

50 acres of land

at the KNM

premises for the

construction of

the CCPP

The affected land

owned by KNM

(government-

owned)

The land has

been

transferred to

NWPGCL

N/A

5 employees

comprising of 3

working as pump

operators and 2

caretakers. The

household size of

these employees

is 5.2. The

population of

these affected

households is 26

For the rest, one-

time cash

assistance of Tk

18,000 for job

loss and Tk 3,000

for moving

transportation

Or

Compensation in

kind, through

employment and

deployment to

another location

prior to

termination of the

existing job at

KNM site

All five

Employees

had been

redeployed by

BCIC.

The relocation

/ compensation

is to be

followed up for

disbursement

by March 2020

3 Vulnerable

households

One-time

allowance is

equivalent to Tk

10,000/household

in addition to

other

entitlements.

Eligibility for each

household to

participate in

JFPR grant

livelihood skill

training activities.

Prioritize for

employment

opportunities

All five

affected

persons were

already

redeployed by

BCIC and

hence

vulnerable

allowance not

paid.

N/A

Schools Relocation Construction

started where

piling works

are completed,

To be followed

up, where it is

expected that

the


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and super

structure

works are in

progress

construction to

be completed

in 3rd quarter of

2020

Mosque Renovation NWPGCL is

considering to

construct a

New Mosque

and to elevate

the compound

wall of the

graveyard in

view of the

level of the

project in

terms of Final

Grade Level

Renovation/

Re-building is

expected to be

completed on

or before

December

2020

Component 2:

Natural Gas

Supply Pipeline

Use of existing

RoW of the

existing roads

Approval from

Roads and

Highways

Department

(RHD), the

Khulna

Development

Authority (KDA)

and the

Bangladesh

Railway (BR)

Approval from

Khulna City

Corporation

and Roads and

Highways

Department

obtained

Compensation

of Tk 2.3

Million paid to

Khulna City

Corporation

and Tk. 74

Million paid to

Roads and

Highway

Department

Material

received on

30th June 2019

and works

started on 1st

October 2019

and currently,

the pipe-laying

work is in

progress.

NWPGCL has

closely

coordinated

with the related

authoriest to

avoide impacts

and restore the

road condition.

Structures of 26

non-titled affected

households

owning 33 shops

Cash

compensation

equivalent to the

replacement cost

of the structure

APs have the

rights to salvage

N Since the

pipeline

alingnment

was shifted

from the side of

the road to the

middle of the

road, the

The affected

peoples who

were

compensated

will be included

in JFPR grant

livelihood skill


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materials from the

structure

Provision of all

taxes, registration

costs, and other

fees incurred for

a replacement

structure.

One-time cash

compensation for

shifting shops,

per shop.

One-time cash

compensation

(equivalent to

one-week

minimum salary)

for income loss

due to shifting

households

along the

roads were not

affected by the

project.

However, BDT

600,000

compensation

was paid to the

6 affected

households

situated infornt

of the Project

Gate. Honb’le

Mayor of

Khulna City

Corporation

(KCC) visited

the site and

determined the

amount of

compensation

discussing with

the affected

people.

Disbursement

of

compensation

was completed

in presence of

Honorable

Mayor of KCC.

training

activities

6 employees of

affected

businesses

Compensation for

lost in income for

one week during

shifting transition

Since the

pipeline

alingnment

was shifted

from the side of

the road to the

middle of the

road, the

business along

the roads were

not affected by

the project.

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13 vulnerable

households

One-time

allowance is

equivalent to Tk

10,000/household

in addition to

other entitlements


household to

participate in

JFPR grant

livelihood skill

training activities

Prioritize for

employment

opportunities

Since the

pipeline

alingnment

was shifted

from the side

of the road to

the middle of

the road, the

households

along the

roads were not

affected by the

project.

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Trees

For timber trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent at the

current market

price of timber

trees on the

affected land of

the RoW

For fruit trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent at the

current market

price of fruit (date

and palm) trees

on the affected

land of the RoW

Owner of the

trees will be

allowed to fell and

take the trees

free of cost

Due to minor

adjustment in

route alignment,

the removal /

uprooting of

trees had been

avoided

Trees are not

affected due to

minor route

alignment

Community

Building

Reconstruction/

cash

compensation at

replacement cost

Due to minor

Realignment

of the route,

the impact on

Not affected.

Realignment had

been completed

by July 2019


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Ensure continued

religious activities

the community

building had

been avoided

Component 3:

Power

Transmission

Interconnection

Crops Cash

compensation

equivalent to the

current market

price of standing

crops on the

affected

agricultural land

for 2 crop

seasons for

stringing (i.e. 1

year against

stringing of the

transmission line)

Cash

compensation

equivalent to the

current market

price of standing

crops on the

affected

agricultural land

for 4 crop

seasons for tower

base (i.e. 2 years

against

construction of

tower)

Owners of crops

will be given

advanced notice

to harvest and

remove their

crops

The Tender

proceeding to

award the

work to EPC

Contractor is

in the final

stage. Upon

award, the

resurvey of the

route will be

expedited with

minimum

impact

Follow-up for

completion on or

before March

2020

Primary

structures

Cash

compensation

equivalent to the

replacement cost

of structures on

the affected land

Action will be

taken after

finalization and

award of EPC

Contract as

Follow-up for

completion on or

before March

2020


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of the RoW,

inclusive of labor

costs

Transfer/shifting

grant (TG) @ 5%

and transitional

period grant

(TPG) @5% of

the replacement

value of

permanent

structure

Transfer/shifting

grant (TG) @ 5%

of the

replacement

value of

temporary

structure

Site improvement

grant for shifting

of structure @

10% of the

replacement

value of the

structure

Leasing

allowance for

three months for

non-titled

households at

Tk3,000 per

month

Owners to take

away all salvage

materials free of

cost

indicated

above

Secondary

structures

A one-time cash

grant of Tk10,000

for each STW

A one-time cash

grant of Tk6,000

Compensation

assessment

and

disbursement

after awarding

of the EPC

Follow-up for

completion on or

before March

2020


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for each Toilet

(slab latrine).

The displaced

person has the

right to salvage

all materials

Contract and

resurvey of the

route

Trees For timber trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent to the

market price of

timber trees on

the affected land

of the RoW based

on size and

species of trees

For fruit trees:

Cash

compensation

equivalent to the

market price of

fruit trees on the

affected land of

the RoW based

on size and

species of trees.

In addition, the

value of fruits for

3 years to be

paid, 30% of

timber value for

each year is

considered as the

value of fruits

Compensation for

the affected trees

outside the RoW,

if there is any, will

be given as

prescribed for the

timber and fruit

trees above

Compensation

assessment

and

disbursement

after awarding

of the EPC

contract and

resurvey of the

route.

Follow-up for

completion on or

before March

2020


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The owner of the

trees will be

allowed to fell and

take the trees

free of cost

without delaying

the project works

Tree losers will

be encouraged to

plant more trees

by providing 10

sapling costs,

which will be

adjusted with the

contingency cost

Temporary

impact on land

Provision of rent

either in a gross

sum of money or

by monthly or by

other periodical

payments for the

period of

occupation based

on mutual

agreement

between the

affected

household and

the contractor

Compensation for

any affected

assets at

replacement

value, including

crops at the

current market

rate

The land is to be

restored to the

previous

condition

One-time cash

compensation for

Compensation

assessment

and

disbursement

after awarding

of the EPC

Contract and

resurvey of

route

Follow-up for

completion on or

before March

2020


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brick shifting

allowance for

brickfields owner

Vulnerable

Households

One-time

allowance is

equivalent to

Tk10,000/househ

old in addition to

other entitlements


household to

participate in

JFPR grant

livelihood skill

training activities

Prioritize for

employment

opportunities

Compensation

assessment

and

disbursement

after awarding

of the EPC

Contract and

resurvey of

route

Follow-up for

completion on or

before March

2020

In addition, Staff training and capacity building activities will be undertaken from 1Q of 2020.

For component 3, the survey will be undertaken to know the final impacts and entitlements.

The status of the grievance redress mechanism and consultation is discussed in the separate

section below.

3.1 Compliance with Legal and Policy Requirements

Covenants from the ADB Loan Agreement (LA)

Covenants Reference Compliance status

Land Acquisition Resettlement LA Schedule 5 para

4

50 acres of land at the KNM

premises (government-owned)

has been taken over by

NWPGCL.

Safeguards – Related provisions in bidding documents and works contracts

The Borrower shall ensure or

cause each project executing

agency to ensure, that all bidding

documents and contracts for works

contain provisions that require the

contractor to:

a) Comply with the measures and

requirements relevant to the

LA Schedule 5 para

7 read with Project

Administration

Manual Section VII

The safeguards-related

provisions in bidding

documents and work contracts

will be followed strictly and

update time to time for further

requirements


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contractor set forth in the EIA,

IEE, the EMP, the RP, and any

small ethnic community

peoples plan (to the extent

they concern impacts on

affected people during

construction), and any

corrective or preventive actions

set out in a safeguards

monitoring report;

b) Make available a budget for all

such environmental and social

measures;

c) Provide the Borrower with

written notice of any

unanticipated environmental,

resettlement or small ethnic

community people risks or

impacts that arise during

construction, implementation

or operation of the project that

were not considered in the EIA,

the IEE, the EMP, the RP or

any small ethnic community

peoples plan;

d) Adequately record the

condition of roads, agricultural

and other infrastructure prior to

starting to transport materials

and construction;

e) Fully reinstate pathways, other

local infrastructure, and

agricultural land to at least their

pre-project condition upon the

completion of construction.

3.2 Compliance with Social Safeguard Covenants


Safeguards- Monitoring and Reporting


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The Borrower shall do the following

a) Submit semiannual safeguards

monitoring reports to ADB and

disclose relevant information

from such reports to affected

persons promptly upon

submission;

b) If any unanticipated

environmental and or social

risks and impacts arise during

construction, implementation

or operation of the project that

were not considered in the EIA,

the IEE, the EMP or the RP,

promptly inform ADB of the

occurrence of such risks or

impacts, with detailed

description of the event and

proposed corrective action

plan;

c) No later than the mobilization

of the turnkey contractor for

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP,

engage qualified and

experienced external experts

or qualified nongovernmental

organizations under a selection

process and terms of reference

acceptable to ADB, to verify

information produced through

the project monitoring process,

and facilitated the carrying out

of any verification by such

external experts; and

d) Report any actual or potential

breach of compliance with the

RP promptly after becoming

aware of the breach. Measures

and requirements set forth in

the EMP or the RP promptly

LA Schedule 5 para

8 read with Project

Administration

Manual clause IX

(Performance

Monitoring,

Evaluation,

Reporting, and

Communication)

Result Chain point

no. 4

1. The Safeguards monitoring

will be carried out in all

three phases i.e.

preconstruction, during

construction and post-

construction phase or

operational phase.

2. An External Environmental

Monitoring

Expert/Consultant

(Individual Consultant) Mr.

Saad Malik was engaged

and his contract was signed

on 26th December 2019


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after becoming aware of the

breach.

Labor standards

The Borrower shall ensure that all

works contract documents to be

prepared under the project

incorporate provisions and budget

to the effect that contractors

a) Comply with all applicable

labor laws and related

international treaty obligations

of the Borrower and do not

employ child labor as defined

under Bangladesh law;

b) Provide safe working

conditions for male and female

workers;

c) Carry out HIV / AIDS and

human trafficking prevention

and awareness campaigns in

the campsites and corridors of

influence;

d) Engage women worker as

wage laborers depending on

their skill; and

e) Provide equal wages for equal

work between men and women

LA Schedule 5 para

10 read with Project

Administration

Manual clause IXB

Monitoring point no.

97

All the applicable labor

standards will be followed

strictly

Safety assurance of the Project site

Personal Safety Equipment (PSE):

Use of proper safety materials will

be mandatory for all at the Project

site. Workers will use all

appropriate personal protective

equipment (PPE), such as safety

boots, helmet, safety jacket, safety

belt, safety harness, gloves,

protective clothing, goggles,

grinding shield, welding shield,

anti-dust mask, anti-gas mask, and

ear protection, etc. Daily toolbox

LA Schedule 5 para

10 read with Project

Administration

Manual clause IXB

Monitoring point no.

97

All the applicable Safety

standards will be followed

strictly


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meetings before starting work will

be a mandatory practice at the

Project site. So long as safety will

not suffer due to this action. The

target is that there will be no fatality

and other casualties (zero

accident) and detail of safety

issues will be described in the HSE

Statistics chart.

3.3 Compliance with Resettlement Plan Requirements

Covenants Reference Compliance Status

Component 1:

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP

LA Schedule 5

clause 4

1. The construction of New

School Building is in progress

and all piling works

completed and super

structure works are in

progress.

2. In connection with the

creation of a suitable area for

construction of power plant,

demolition of old buildings

works completed and debris

removal in progress and

expected to be completed by

end January 2020

3. The renovation of Mosque

and graveyard is under

examination and

consideration taking into

account of the final grade

level of the Project and

expected to be completed on

or before December 2020

Component 2:

Natural Gas Supply Pipeline

LA Schedule 5

clause 4

It is pertinent to note that some

minor adjustment in the pipeline

route without affecting overall

alignment at the site by moving

the pipeline to the middle of the


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Covenants Reference Compliance Status

city road (instead of the side of

the road) in order to minimize the

impact on trees, community

building, school, unauthorized

households and shops.

Accordingly, the impact on the

unauthorized structure and

household at the pipeline route

near the Rupsha 800 MW CCPP

gate has been minimized where

only 5 structures are affected and

9 individuals were identified for

entitlement of compensation by

Khulna City Corporation in which

Tk. 6 Lakhs has been disbursed

on 8th August 2019

Component 3:

Power Transmission

Interconnection

LA Schedule 5

clause 4

It is ensured that the transmission

line route will be resurveyed by

the EPCC upon award of the

contract which is expected by mid

of February.


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4.0 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

4.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism

Public participation, consultation, and information disclosure shall be undertaken as part of

the local EIA process to discuss and address major community and environmental concerns.

Continued public participation and consultation shall be emphasized as a key component of

successful project implementation.

During the construction and operational phase of the Project, the complaints that may be

anticipated are mostly related to air, noise and vibration of the Power Plant. However,

unforeseen issues may occur. To settle such issues effectively, an effective and transparent

channel for lodging complaints and grievances has been established. The grievance redress

mechanism is scaled to the risks and adverse impacts of the Project. It will address affected

people’s concerns and complaints promptly, using an understandable and transparent

process. It will also be readily accessible to all sections of the community at no cost and without

retribution.

As per Clause 26 of Schedule 5 of Covenants from the ADB Loan Agreement, the Grievance

Redress Mechanism will be implemented during both the construction and operational period

of the project to ensure that all complaints from local communities are dealt with appropriately,

with corrective actions being implemented, and the complainant being informed of the

outcome. It will be applied to all complaints from affected parties. The mechanism will be

accessible to diverse members of the community, including more vulnerable groups such as

women and youth. Multiple means of using this mechanism, including face-to-face meetings,

written complaints, telephone conversations should be available.

Confidentiality and privacy for complainants will be honored where this is seen as necessary

or important. A grievance redress mechanism and procedures will be set up to provide an

opportunity for project-affected persons to settle their complaints and grievances amicably.

The grievances redress procedures and mechanism will ensure that project affected persons

are provided with the appropriate compensations and that all administrative measures are in

line with the law. It also allows project affected persons not to lose time and resources from

going through lengthy administrative and legal procedures. Grievances are first preferred to

be settled amicably.

NWPGCL has set-up a Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) that will address any complaints

during both the construction and operational period of the Project.


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Flowchart of Complain / Grievance Procedure:

The representation in the committee makes the project affected persons have trust and build

confidence in the system. The grievance redress committee reports its plan and activities to

the implementation Committee.


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The GRC will maintain a Complaints Database, which will contain all the information on

complaints or grievances received from the communities or other stakeholders. This would

include the type of complaint, location, time, actions to address these complaints, and final

outcome.

The procedures to be followed and adopted by the grievance redress will be transparent and

simple to understand or uniform process for registering complaints that provide project

affected persons with free access to the procedures. The response time between activating

the procedure and reaching a resolution will be as short as possible. An effective monitoring

system will inform project management about the frequency and nature of grievances.

The GRC will arrange half-yearly meetings where the activities and the outcomes/measures

taken according to the Complaints Database are to be monitored and reviewed by a third-

party consultant to ensure the required transparency.

In addition to the above, if there are any grievances related to environmental management

issues in the project area, the GRC will record these grievances and suggestions and pass it

on to the relevant consultant for necessary action and follow-up. GRC will be responsible to

respond to the grievances within a time limit. The initial movement to identify the causes will

be taken within 48 hours. The GRC will not take more than two weeks to take the final initiative.

In case a dispute is not resolved by the arbitrational tribunal, then if any of the Party disagrees,

the aggrieved party has the right to appeal to the ordinary courts of law. However, the preferred

option of dispute settlement ought to be the option of settling the dispute amicably because

recourse to courts may take a very long time even years before a final decision is made and

therefore, should not be the preferred option for both parties.

4.2 Status of Implementation of the GRM

A Three-tier entry point Grievance Redress Mechanism has been formed on 27th August 2019

by NWPGCL as detailed below as well as in Figure 11, 12 and 13:

Grievance Redress Mechanism and Its Committee Members

S.l. No. Name Designation

Level 1 Local Greivance Committee (Site) - LGRC

1 Mr. Md. Ejaz Mamun Field Officer

Level2 Project Management Unit (PMU) Grievance Committee - PGRC

1 Mr Md. Mashiur Rahman

(Project Director)

Chair Person


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S.l. No. Name Designation

2 Social and Gender Specialist – National

for Rupsha 800 MW CCP Project

Minconsult Sdn Bhd

Member

3 Mr. Md. Sajahan Khalifa

(Representative of Affected Stakeholders)

Member

Level 3 Grievance Redress Committee

1 Mr. Abu Ahmed Akhtar Hossain

(Executive Director) (P&D)

Chair Person

2 A representative of Khulna City

Corporation

Member

3 A representative of Khulna DC Office Member

4 Mr. Md. Sajahan Khalifa

(Representative of Affected Stakeholders)

Member

As the Project is in its early stage during the reporting period between July to December 2019,

there was no grievance reported during the this period.

Data on Grievances for the period from July to December 2019

Total number of Grievances received NIL

Total number of Grievances closed NA

Total number of Grievances remaining open NA


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Figure 11: Extracts of Grievance Committee Formation – First Level


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English Translation:

Memo no. 27.28.0000.306.18.001.19.258

Date: 27.08.2019

Office Order

In order to implement the Grievance Redress Mechanism of the Resettlement

Plan of Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project (Financed By

ADB, ISDB and GOB) under North-West Power Generation Company Limited,

Mr. Md. Ejaz Mamun is hereby nominated as the Field Officer.

(Md. Mashiur Rahman)

Project Director

Rupsha 800 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Project

North-West Power Generation Company Limited


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Figure 12: Extracts of Grievance Committee Formation – Second Level


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Memo no. 27.28.0000.306.18.001.19.258

Date: 27.08.2019

Office Order




Following People are hereby nominated for PMU Grievance Committee.

Name of Committee SL

No.

Name, Designation and Office

of the Officer

Place in

Committee

PMU Grievance

Committee

1.

Mr. Md. Mashiur Rahman

Rupsha 800 MW CCPP Project

NWPGCL, Dhaka

Chair-person

2.

Social and Gender Specialist

(National) for Rupsha 800 MW

CCPP Project

Minconsult Sdn Bhd.

Member

3. Mr. Md. Sajahan Khalifa

Representative of the affected

People

Member


Project Director


Project



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Figure 13: Extracts of Grievance Committee Formation – Third Level


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Memo no. 27.28.0000.306.18.001.19.259

Date: 27.08.2019

Office Order




Following People are hereby nominated for Grievance Redress Committee.

Name of Committee SL

No.

Name, Designation and Office

of the Officer

Place in

Committee

Grievance Redress

Committee

1.

Mr. Abu Ahmed Akhtar Hossain

Executive Director (P&D)

NWPGCL, Dhaka.

Chair-person

2. Representative of Khulna City

Corporation.

Member

3. Female Representative of

Khulna City Corporation.

Member

4. Representative of Khulna DC

Office.

Member

5. Mr. Md. Sajahan Khalifa

Representative of the affected

People

Member


Project Director


Project



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5.0 STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT

5.1 Stakeholder Engagement Process and Consultations

During the monitoring period from July to December 2019, 500 pamphlets (Booklets) of all the

three Components in local language had been distributed on 25th July 2019 to the primary and

secondary stakeholders and extracts are attached in the Figure 14, 15 and 16.

Component 1: Rupsha 800 MW CCPP

The proposed site has been selected at the abandoned KNM premises to minimize the land

acquisition and resettlement impacts. The KNM (Khulna Newsprint Mills) and associated

worker housing/compound closed in 2002; with the compound/assets continued to be secured

by a small number of KNM employees. The project preparation technical assistance

considered options for the plant located within the KNM premises, including access routes

taking into consideration engineering requirements, and selected the option that minimized

involuntary resettlement and community impacts. Focus group discussions (women, parents,

and teachers) and meetings with the school committee and Imam were conducted (November

2016) to incorporate their feedback into the new school location and on how to ensure

continued and safe community access to the mosque.

Component 2: Natural Gas Supply Pipeline

The natural gas supply pipeline alignment has been designed to minimize resettlement

impacts. Criteria for route selection considered (i) length of route, (ii) number of bend, (iii)

number of structures to be affected, and (iv) number of the major road crossing. Local people

were consulted with regard to the route selection.

Component 3: Power Transmission Interconnection

A new 29 km transmission line will be built from the Rupsha 800 MW CCPP to the existing

Khulna South Substation. The new transmission line will require to cross 3 rivers and would

traverse mostly through rice fields.

Consultation during the preparation of the draft resettlement plan was undertaken via public

meetings and focus group discussions in Senate and Batiaghata unions of Khulna district. The

first round of consultation took place on 12th November 2016, with 3 meetings and participation

by 54 persons (including 21 women). Followed by a disclosure meeting in October 2017 with

64 attendees (52 men and 12 women). The project interventions and their likely environmental

and social impacts were shared with project stakeholders (both direct/indirect and/or

primary/secondary) in the meetings. Additional consultation will take place with affected

households when the route alignment is finalized. In the event that major changes are made


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to the alignment, the RP will be updated and disclosed as per disclosure requirements laid out

in ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 (SPS).

Data on additional consultation with Stakeholders conducted during the period

from July to December 2019

Number of consultation / disclosure activities

undertaken

One each for all the three components by

the distribution of pamphlets

Number of male participants in consultaion

activities

NA

Number of female participants in consultaion

activities

NA


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Figure 14-1: Extracts of Rupsha 800 MW CCPP Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders


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Figure 14-2: Extracts of Rupsha 800 MW CCPP Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders


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Figure 15-1: Extracts of Natural Gas Supply Pipeline Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders


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Figure 15-2: Extracts of Natural Gas Supply Pipeline Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders


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Figure 16-1: Extracts of Power Transmission Interconnection Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders


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Figure 16-2: Extracts of Power Transmission Interconnection Pamphlets issued to the Stakeholders

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6.0 CONCLUSION

The Social Safeguard Monitoring Report consists of two semiannually social monitoring

reporting based on identified parameters in EIA and RP during the construction phase. Now

the project construction activities gained momentum and is at pre-construction stage for

Component 1 and 3 whereas in respect of Component 2, the works are in progress. There is

no land acquisition and resettlement issue for Component 1 as it is being established inside

the in the abandoned compound of Khulna Newsprint Mills Limited (KNM) Development. Also,

the Project do not pose any issues on livelihoods or income of any households or people since

all five affected employees had already been deployed by BCIC. The impact on the old school

premises and the Mosque are addressed exhaustively in the RP and the new school

construction is in progress and renovation of Mosque and graveyard under consideration.

Otherwise, no involuntary resettlement issues are triggered under ADB safeguard policy at

this site. So, the barest minimum negative impact was found on the socio-environment for

Component 1.

With regard to Component 2, the Khulna City Corporation and Roads, and Highway Authority

permission were obtained and due compensation has been paid to them by NWPGCL. Khulna

City Corporation secured the unauthorized structures and households near the Rupsha 800

MW CCPP boundary gate and compensation to the affected people has been made.

In respect of Component 3, the soon to be appointed EPC Contractor will conduct resurvey

on the transmission line route to minimize impacts on socio-environment aspect.

During construction activities of all three components, mitigation measures will be taken in line

with the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 2009, DoE Bangladesh Guideline including

suggestive and recommended measures in the EIA Approval.

Finally, it can be concluded that the Project has no detrimental impact on the social

environment during the period under monitoring from July to December 2019.

Documents

Social Safeguard Monitoring Report · Rupsha 800MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project Semi-Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report July – December 2019 2 Component 2 Gas Supply