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Social Screening Report

Proposed Project for Water Transmission Line from WTP to Heerassagala Junction and along

Heerassagala Road

2/2/2015

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Contents 1. Background ................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Sub project description ............................................................................................................... 4

3. Subproject Justification ............................................................................................................... 5

4. Socio Economic profile of the subproject impact area ........................................................ 6

5. Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 7

6. Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 7

7. Sub project description ............................................................................................................... 7

8. Subproject Justification ............................................................................................................... 8

9. Identified Adverse Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................... 8

10. Positive Social Impacts .......................................................................................................... 10

11. Action Plan for Implementation of Social Safeguards ................................................... 10

11. Estimates of Specific Impacts ........................................................................................................ 11

12. Information on Affected persons ................................................................................................. 11

13. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Annex 01: Details of stakeholder consultation .............................................................................. 13

Annex 02: Social Impact Screening Check List: .............................................................................. 14

Annex 03: Tracers of the pipelines ................................................................................................ 15

Annex 04: Heeressagala Road Layout-1 ....................................................................................... 17

Annex 05: Heeressagala Road layout-2 ........................................................................................ 18

Annex 06: Heeressagala Road Layout-3 ....................................................................................... 19

Annex 07: Heeressagala Lane II Layout ........................................................................................ 20

Annex 08: Heeressagala Lower – Heeressagala Middle Reservoir site .......................................... 21

Annex 09: Heeressagala Transmission Line ................................................................................ 22

Annex 10: : Heeressagala Road Transmission Line-1 ................................................................ 23

Annex 11: Heeressagala Road Transmission Line -2 ................................................................. 24

Annex 12: : Heeressagala Transmission Line -Richmand Road ............................................... 25

Annex 13: NWS & DB letter .............................................................................................................. 26

Annex 14: NWS & DB permission letter for Railway ..................................................................... 28

Annex 15: Provincial Road Development Authority ....................................................................... 29

Annex 16: SCDP GRC appointment letter ....................................................................................... 30

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Tables

Table 1: Commercial, residential and service Centers 06 Table 2: Beneficiary families of the proposed sub project 06 Maps

Map 1: Location Map –Heerassagala 04

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1. Background

Provision of safe drinking water is one of the key objectives of the Millennium

Development Goals. Sri Lanka too is heading towards achieving the target of providing

safe drinking water for all. Bearing a share for the contribution to the National and

Global objectives, the Strategic Cities Development Program (SCDP) has identified the

proposed project for provision of safe drinking water for Heerassagala and Dangolla

Grama Niladari Divisions in the Greater Kandy City in collaboration with the Kandy

Municipal Council (KMC).

The general objective of the project is to provide uninterrupted safe drinking water for

the people of the key areas in the Kandy City Region. The other objectives are to

increase the carrying capacities of the existing water schemes enabling to expand the

coverage where the present carrying capacity is badly insufficient. Furthermore, the

project aims at introducing a systematic and efficient operation and maintenance system

which does not function well at present. One of the reasons is because of the old

structures and distribution networks that were built 60 years ago leading to continuous

maintenance issues. Finally, the project anticipates increasing and improving the level of

service delivery by providing technical and machinery support to the KMC to ensure

the sustainability of operation and maintenance services.

Map 01: Location of Transmission Line- From WTB to Heeressagala Middle

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2. Sub project description

The SCDP has given priority to reconstruct and rehabilitate the water supply schemes

of the KMC area, and to expand and increase the existing capacities of the schemes

operated and maintained by the KMC at present. In order to achieve the above objective,

the project(SCDP) proposes laying a transmission line from Water Treatment Plant

(WTP) located in Gatambe ,to Heerassagala junction through the railway crossing and to

link this line to reservoir tanks to be constructed in the lower division of the Heerassagala

Gramaniladari Division,(GND) along the Heerassagala Road. Another transmission line

will be laid from the Heerassagala lower division reservoir to the reservoir tank to be

built under the project in the middle division of the Heerassagala GND. In the meantime,

a distribution line will be laid parallel to the transmission line from the Heerassagala

Middle and lower reservoir tanks to the Heerassagala Junction along the Heerassagala

road.

Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Gatambe is the KMC’s main water purification unit

situated 200 m from Gatembe junction along the left side of the Sirimavo Bandaranayake

Mawatha. This has been established in 1956 and has been undergone rehabilitation from

time to time. The present capacity of the WTP is 35,000 cubic meters. The half an acre land

on which the WTP is built belongs to the KMC. Heerassagala lower division is situated 220

m from the second lane of the Heerassagala road at 561 M msl. Heerassagala middle

is situated 150 m along the third lane of the Heerassala road 613 M. The length of the

transmission line from WTP to Heerassagala junction is 1260 m and the length from the

Heerassagala junction to reservoir tanks is 1444 m .

The proposed development project consists of two components i.e. laying a transmission

line from Water Treatment Plant at Gatambe to Heerassagala Junction through the

railway crossing and then continuing the transmission line to Heerassagala lower reservoir

first and from there to Heerassagala middle reservoir. Furthermore, a distribution line

will be laid parallel to transmission line from the two reservoirs up to the Heerassagala

Junction. Transmission line from WTP to Heerassagala junction is planned to lay beneath

the walking passage on the right side of the road. From Heerassagala Junction to

reservoirs along the Heerassagala Road, both transmission and distribution lines are

planned to be laid along the road. The cost for restoration of the road after laying pipes

has been included in the Engineer’s estimate of BoQ bill No 01, in the General Items

(Items no 1.26 provision for payments to the Ceylon Government Railways.). A copy of the

engineering designs are included in Annex-02

The design and estimates have been prepared by the NWS&DB and the operation and

maintenance will be carried out by the KMC after commissioning the project.

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3. Subproject Justification

The existing water schemes of the KMC were constructed 50 to 60 years ago targeting

the population at that time. With expansion of the residential areas and the increase of

the population in manifolds, the original capacity was severely insufficient to meet the

current water demand . As a result, consumers of the proposed project area are provided

with an intermittent water supply delivered by the KMC. Due to absence of reservoir

tanks, these water schemes are being operated at present through distribution of water

directly from the intake where water pressure in the distribution system is very high. As

a result of this high pressure, water lines are subjected to frequent damages and interruptions

causing severe hardships to consumers and particularly to women and children . The water

carrying capacity of the existing distribution line is far below the expected requirements.

Furthermore, all existing water schemes of the KMC are linked to one single operational

system where detections of any water leakages are difficult. This causes enormous water losses

estimated to be in the range of 40%-45% (non-revenue water Losses)., The proposed project

aims at introducing a zonal monitoring system where the KMC water scheme will be

fragmented to 11 sub sections called Zones enabling each zone to operate and maintain

their respective schemes separately. This would contribute to enhancing the efficiency of

water supply, reducing the operation and maintenance costs and minimizing the water

losses. The present operation and maintenance system of the KMC lacks advanced

equipment, computerized accounting packages, a monitoring system to assess its profits

and losses and a human resource capacity building plan . The proposed project focuses

on addressing the above deficiencies targeting 6778 beneficiaries comprising 981

households and to ensure the sustainability of the KMC water supply services. The final

goal of the project is to improve the living standards and the quality of life of the people

in the Kandy Municipal Council Area.

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4. Socio Economic profile of the subproject impact area

The Socio economic profile of the project impact area comprise the left and right hand

sides of the Sirimavo Bandaranayake Road along which the transmission line starting from

the WTP to the reservoir tanks would be laid. In the project impact area, there are several

commercial and service centres located either side of the road from WTP to Heerassagala

Junction while a large number of residential units are located from Heerassagala junction

and along the Heerassagala road up to the locations identified for the construction of reservoir

tanks.

Table 01: Commercial, residential and service centres from WTP to Heerassagala

Junction & from Heerassagala Junction to reservoir tanks

S.N Item Number

1 Residential units 115

2 Land lots 19

3 Private medical centres 04

4 Religious Institutions 05

5 Government buildings 02

6 Social welfare centres 02

7 Preschools 04

8 National Schools 02

9 International schools 02

10 Private tuition classes 03

11 Medium scale commercial centres 55

12 Small scale business units 28

13 Single shop units 27

14 Bus halts 13

15 Access roads 44

16 Community centres 01

17 Educational centres 01

Table 02: Beneficiary families of the proposed subproject

Beneficiaries from the reservoir tanks

No. of beneficiaries

No. Households

Heerassagala Middle 2974 373

Heerassagala Lower. 3804 608

Total 6778 981

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5. Objectives

The general objective of the proposed project is to provide uninterrupted safe drinking

water for 6778 beneficiaries (981 households). The project aims at building two water

storage tanks in the Heerassagala Lower Division and in the Heerassagala Middle division with

each having the capacity of storing 250 cubic meters. Furthermore, the project would establish

two operation and maintenance zones for the two divisions so that they need not depend

on the central operation and maintenance system which is not efficiently managed at

present. The project will also build the technical capacities of the staff affiliated to the

water works department of the KMC.

6. Methodology

Data for this social screening has been gathered through multiple sources such as individual

and focus group discussions with households living adjacent to the reservoir tanks and

pumping mains, discussions conducted with the technical staff of the National Water

Supply and Drainage Board (NWS&DB) which is responsible for the overall design and

contract supervision and also provide consultancy services to implement of the project , land

officials of the NWS&DB and the KMC. Secondary data was collected from the

NWS&DB and the Water Works Department of the KMC. Field visits were undertaken

to each project site and the distribution area to ensure that the subproject does not

involve any land acquisitions . The details of the stakeholder consultations are given in

Annex 01.

7. Sub project description

The proposed development project consists of two components i.e. laying a transmission

line from Water Treatment Plant at Gatambe to Heerassagala Junction through the

railway crossing and then continuing the transmission line to Heerassagala lower reservoir

first and from there to Heerassagala middle reservoir. Furthermore, a distribution line

will be laid parallel to transmission line from the two reservoirs up to the Heerassagala

Junction. Transmission line from WTP to Heerassagala junction is planned to lay beneath

the walking passage on the right side of the road. From Heerassagala Junction to

reservoirs along the Heerassagala Road, both transmission and distribution lines are

planned to be laid along the road. The cost for restoration of the road after laying pipes

has been included in the Engineer’s estimate of BoQ bill No 01, in the General Items

(Items no 1.26 provision for payments to the Ceylon Government Railways.). A copy of the

engineering designs are included in Annex-02

The design and estimates have been prepared by the NWS&DB and the operation and

maintenance will be carried out by the KMC after commissioning the project.

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8. Subproject Justification

The existing water schemes of the KMC were constructed 50 to 60 years ago targeting

the population at that time. With expansion of the residential areas and the increase of

the population in manifolds, the original capacity was severely insufficient to meet the

current water demand . As a result, consumers of the proposed project area are provided

with an intermittent water supply delivered by the KMC. Due to absence of reservoir

tanks, these water schemes are being operated at present through distribution of water

directly from the intake where water pressure in the distribution system is very high. As

a result of this high pressure, water lines are subjected to frequent damages and interruptions

causing severe hardships to consumers and particularly to women and children . The water

carrying capacity of the existing distribution line is far below the expected requirements.

Furthermore, all existing water schemes of the KMC are linked to one single operational

system where detections of any water leakages are difficult. This causes enormous water losses

estimated to be in the range of 40%-45% (non-revenue water Losses)., The proposed project

aims at introducing a zonal monitoring system where the KMC water scheme will be

fragmented to 11 sub sections called Zones enabling each zone to operate and maintain

their respective schemes separately. This would contribute to enhancing the efficiency of

water supply, reducing the operation and maintenance costs and minimizing the water

losses. The present operation and maintenance system of the KMC lacks advanced

equipment, computerized accounting packages, a monitoring system to assess its profits

and losses and a human resource capacity building plan . The proposed project focuses

on addressing the above deficiencies targeting 6778 beneficiaries comprising 981

households and to ensure the sustainability of the KMC water supply services. The final

goal of the project is to improve the living standards and the quality of life of the people

in the Kandy Municipal Council Area.

9. Identified Adverse Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Adverse Social

Impacts Mitigation Measures

Approximately 150 households

will have access difficulties

temporarily during

underground pipe laying along

the road

Inform the community in advance and get their feedback

to minimize the difficulties.

Laying of pipes at night in a demarcated stretch of area

at a time Since contractor agreed to work during the night

time (9.00pm to 5.00am) and repair all the damages to

prevail condition at the same time, temporary displacement

also would not be affected any parties.

Households will have access

difficulties in emergency

situations such as taking patients

to hospitals during

Construction.

Services of an ambulance/vehicle will be made available

full-time to be used in such emergency situations.

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Possible damages to physical

assets

Contractor will obtain an insurance package covering

restoration of all damages. This will be included to the

contract agreement. Provincial Road Development Authority

has been agreed to give a No objection letter to use the

Road .-Annex 13 (page no 24)

Insecurity to pedestrians and

vehicles due to excavation of

trenches on the middle of the

hilly and narrow access roads

for laying pipes.

Contractor is responsible to cover the excavated trenches

with soil on the same day without keeping trenches

opened during day time.

Implement a sound communication strategy. For example

displaying of sign boards, regular public address system etc.

Contractor will obtain an insurance package covering the

restoration of damages to vehicles, structures and any

injuries to people during construction period

There will be a traffic

congestion along the

Peradeniya - Kandy main road

and along Heerassagala road,

causing inconvenience to

commuters.

Police officials will be informed to prepare a

systematic traffic management plan and deploy sufficient

number of officials during entire construction period.

Stakeholders consultation was helped to developed weekly

traffic management plan that will intend to inform residents

of the area in advance when the construction work will start,

decided to discuss further propose traffic plan.

Contractor will deploy required manpower to assist the

police.

Construction will be carried out at nights as much as

possible

Display notice boards to inform the general public about

construction schedule, project basic information ,

interruption of water supply etc.

Safety of vehicle and people

would be at risk during

constructions at the rail way

crossing.

Railway department will be informed to get adequate

mitigation measures to arrest the risk. The NWS&DB

has already discussed with the Railway Department

officials and the laying of pipe lines under the railway

line will be carried out by the Rail way Department.

NWS&DB has been requested permission to lay pipe line it

crosses the railway line at Heerasssagal Junction (Attached

request permission letter – Annex 12 (page no 23) The

required budgetary provision has been allocated to the

Railway Department for the implementation of special

mitigation plan. Restoration cost has been allocated the

Engineer’s estimate of the BOQ.

Consumers will experience

interruptions to their water

supplies.

The subproject will be implemented without interrupting

the existing water supply scheme until the new pipe lines

are laid.

Consumers will be informed in advance if any short term

interruptions were anticipated

Parking of excavating

equipment on the road or in

residential areas or putting up

workers camps will cause

inconveniences to road users

and residents.

Contractor will be informed to rent out suitable land

area away from the construction sites to place their

heavy machinery and workers residential camps.

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Dust and noise during

construction period and work at

nights would cause

inconveniences and disturbances

to residents and road users

Contractor will be early informed to take mitigation

measures to counteract the short term impacts.

Separate allocation will be provided to the contractor for

regular watering of the construction sites

Inform the residents about the complexity of this

development project to be implemented in a densely

residential area. Establish a Grievance Redress

Mechanism to address complaints from the affected parties

Contractor will be requested to use modern technologies

and machinery for minimizing sound pollution

10. Positive Social Impacts

The project will ensure an uninterrupted safe supply of drinking water for an estimated

population of 6778 persons while improving their quality of life. Subproject beneficiaries will

also receive timely operation and maintenance services from the KMC as a result of

improved operation and maintenance services and staff capacity building. Reduced

maintenance costs and water losses would in turn benefit the consumers in terms of reduced

tariff rates.

11. Action Plan for Implementation of Social Safeguards

This water supply subproject contract is planned to be awarded in February,2015. The

construction work will commence in March, 2015 and will be completed in March, 2016.

Adverse Social impacts were identified during the community consultation and propose

mitigation measures have been already submitted to the contractor, The contractor should be

hand over his construction plan before implement the activities in the construction site, based

on the contractor’s plan Local PMU will prepare weekly advance work plan and submit KMC

to monitor compliance with the social safeguard mitigation measures of the sub project. At the

construction awarding meeting which was held on 23rd of March 2015 in Kandy, project team

we were presented and discussed both social and environment safeguard issues Mr.Chandana

Thennakoon the Commissioner of KMC, has suggested all the construction related complain

and incident they will expect directly report to them through propose field level Grievance

Redress Committee and site Safeguard Officer, apart from that the project has been requested

to appoint the commissioner or his nominee from MC Kandy to work as a chairmen of the

GRC filed level committee and also he will be a focal appoint of KMC and coordinate above

mention responsibilities.-Annex 16

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12. Information on Affected persons

Any estimate of the likely number of households that will be affected by the sub project?

[ ] No.[ ] Yes. If yes, approximately how many? …………NO……………………….

No. of HHs losing <10% of their productive assets

(land/cowshed/shops)……NO…………………

No. of HHs losing 10% or more of their productive assets?......NO.............................

Are any vulnerable households affected? [NO] No. [ ] Yes. If yes, please briefly describe their situation with estimate numbers of HHs? What are the needs and priorities for social and economic betterment of vulnerable people who are affected by this project? Not relevant

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13. Conclusion The overall assessment of the social screening is that it is ensured that there is no

violation of the World Bank Safeguard policies OP 4.10 and OP 4.12 and Government

policies in the implementation of the proposed water transmission schemes.

Prepared by:

S. Gunasekera

(Assistant Project Director /Social, SCDP)

Date: 31st March 2015

Recommended by:

Mr. Pradeep Hettiarachchi

(Deputy Project Director /Social, SCDP)

Date: 01st April 2015

Approved by:

Archt. Anura Dasanayake (Project Director, SCDP)

Date: 02nd April 2015

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Annex 01: Details of stakeholder consultation

Institution/Stakeholders Officials Met Matters discussed

Provincial Road Development Authority (PRDA)

Chief Engineer Damages to road and strategy to reinstate the road after pipe laying along the Heerassagala road. It was requested that the a copy of implementation plan be submitted to the PRDA.

Railway Department Explained the proposed project and the task of Rail way department for laying pipes through the railway crossing. Further discuss how to minimized and prevailed to improve condition of the damage railway line

KMC Hon. Mayor, Municipal Commissioner, Chief Engineer

Explained the design and estimates of the proposed project and obtained comments to the Social Safeguard Implementation Plan and discussed to develop effective mechanism to monitor the contractor’s compliance with propose social safeguard in SSR

National Water Supply & Drainage Board

Chief Engineer, Land Officer, staff of the consultancy project office

Details of the estimate and design, implementation arrangement and potential social impacts and mitigation arrangements. Decided to issues No objection letter from the NWS & DB.-Annex 11(page no 21 & 22).

Police Department Assistant Superintendent of Police/Traffic Division

Informed about the project and ensured the deployment of traffic police staff for managing the traffic congestion during the construction period.

General Public Residents of the impact area and business community of the main street, teachers of tuition classes and students

Explained about the project and potential impacts of the proposed project. The feedback from the majority was to implement constructions during nights.

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Annex 02: Social Impact Screening Check List:

Probable Involuntary Resettlement Effects Yes No Not Known

Details

Will the sub-project include any physical construction work?

Does the sub-project include upgrading or rehabilitation of existing physical facilities?

Is the sub-project likely to cause any damage to or loss of housing, other assets, resource use?

Is the site for chosen for this work free from encumbrances and is in possession of the government/Municipality?

If the site is privately owned, will this be purchased or obtained through voluntary donation?

If the land parcel has to be acquired, is the actual plot size and ownership status known?

No need of any lands to be acquired. both transmission and distribution lines are planned to lay on the road

Is land for material mobilization or transport for the civil work available within the existing plot/ Right of Way?

Are there any non-titled people who living/doing business on the proposed site for civil work?

Will there be loss of /damage to agricultural lands, standing crops, trees?

Will there be loss of incomes and livelihoods? Will people permanently or temporarily lose access to facilities, services, or natural resources?

Temporary interruption of Accessibility

Does the Urban Local Body have its own procedures for land acquisition?

Not relevant

Are there any previous land acquisitions I under this subproject?

Are any indigenous people affected? Whether the affected land/structure owners likely to lose less than 10% of their land/structure area. If so, are these land / structure owners willing to voluntarily donate the required land for this sub-project?

Is any temporary impact likely?

Considerable number of households will experience difficulties in access and transport difficulties & exposure to noise and dust particle pollution.

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Annex 03: Tracers of the pipelines

i. WTP - Heeressagala Junction

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ii. Heeressagala Junction – Heeressagala lower Reservoir site

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Annex 04: Heeressagala Road Layout-1

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Annex 05: Heeressagala Road layout-2

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Annex 06: Heeressagala Road Layout-3

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Annex 07: Heeressagala Lane II Layout

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Annex 08: Heeressagala Lower – Heeressagala Middle Reservoir site

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Annex 09: Heeressagala Transmission Line

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Annex 10: : Heeressagala Road Transmission Line-1

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Annex 11: Heeressagala Road Transmission Line -2

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Annex 12: : Heeressagala Transmission Line -Richmand Road

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Annex 13: NWS & DB letter

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Annex 14: NWS & DB permission letter for Railway

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Annex 15: Provincial Road Development Authority

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Annex 16: SCDP GRC appointment letter