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Resettlement Planning Document

This resettlement due diligence report has been prepared by the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board, IDIPT –Punjab, Chandigarh for the Asian Development Bank and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2011). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. This resettlement due diligence 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.

Project Number: 40648-023 July 2016

IND: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (IDIPT) - Tranche 1 Sub Project : PB/ASR/COM1/QENCA/08A & 8B-Development of Heritage trails around Amritsar walled city

Submitted by

Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board, IDIPT –Punjab, Chandigarh

DUE DILIGENCE REPORT ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR

TOURISM (TRANCHE 1) STATE OF PUNJAB

DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE TRAILS AROUND AMRITSAR

WALLED CITY (HERITAGE WALK) - (PACKAGE NO.

PB/ASR/COM1/QENCA/08A & 8B)

MAY 2016

Prepared by

The Government of Punjab for the Asian Development Bank

Project Management Consultant for Punjab

Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board, Punjab

Infrastructure Development Investment

Program For Tourism , Tranche-1

Social Safeguards Due Diligence Report- Development of Heritage Trails around Amritsar Walled City (Heritage Walk)

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 3

2. DESCRIPTION OF SUB-PROJECT ............................................................................................ 3

2.1.1 Resettlement Framework (RF) .................................................................................................. 5

3. OBJECTIVE OF DUE DILIGENCE REPORT ........................................................................... 5

4. REQUIREMENT OF DUE DILIGENCE REPORT ................................................................... 5

5. SCOPE OF DUE-DILIGENCE EXERCISE ................................................................................. 5

6. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 6

6.1 ACTIVITY 1: REVIEW AND APPRAISAL OF SUB-PROJECT REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS .................................. 6

6.2 ACTIVITY 2: CONSULTATIONS WITH THE PIU & CONTRACTOR ................................................................................. 6

6.3 ACTIVITY 3: SITE VISIT AND ON-SITE OBSERVATIONS ................................................................................................... 6

6.4 ACTIVITY 4: DUE DILIGENCE REPORT PREPARATION.................................................................................................... 6

7. SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DUE DILIGENCE ................................................................................. 6

7.1 ASSESSMENT/REVIEW OF SOCIAL ISSUES ............................................................................................................................ 6

7.2 DETAILS OF LAND ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7

7.3 RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

7.4 IMPACT ON SCHEDULED TRIBE / INDIGENOUS POPULATION ..................................................................................... 7

7.5 GENDER ISSUES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

7.6 WAGES AND LABOUR REGISTER .............................................................................................................................................. 8

7.7 LABOUR CAMP SITE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8

7.8 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

7.9 PROJECT ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................. 8

7.10 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM .................................................................................................................................. 9

7.11 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

7.12 OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES ................................................................................................................................................................... 9

7.12.1 HIV/AIDS Awareness ................................................................................................................ 9

7.12.2 Child Labour ............................................................................................................................. 9

7.13 DISCLOSURE PROCESS FOLLOWED FOR SAFEGUARD AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS ....................... 9

7.14 SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS IMPACT CATEGORIZATION ........................................................................................................ 10

7.15 COMPLIANCE TO SOCIAL IMPACTS MITIGATION DURING PROJECT PLANNING, DESIGN AND

IMPLEMENTATION STAGES ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

8. SUMMARY FINDINGS/ RECOMMENDATION ..................................................................... 11

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Heritage Walk ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Project Social Safeguards Impact Categorization ..................................................................................................... 10

Table 2: Compliance to social impacts mitigation................................................................................................................. 10

LIST OF APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: NOC & UNDERTAKING FROM AMRITSAR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

APPENDIX 2: PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (AS PROPOSED IN PAM)

APPENDIX 3: GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISMS (AS PROPOSED IN RF/IEE)

APPENDIX 4: INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT IMPACT CATEGORIZATION FORM

APPENDIX 5: INGENIOUS PEOPLE CATEGORIZATION FORM






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ABBREVIATIONS

ADB --- Asian Development Bank

BPL --- Below Poverty Line

CDCP --- Capacity Development and Community Participation

CDO --- Community Development officer

CI --- Connectivity Improvement

CPRs --- Community Property Resources

DSC --- Design Supervision Consultant

EA --- Executing Agency

FGD --- Focused Group Discussion

GoI --- Government of India

GoP --- Government of Punjab

MP --- Micro Plan

NGO --- Non-Government Organization

PH --- Physical Handicapped

PHTPB --- Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board

PIU --- Project Implementation Unit

PMU --- Project Management Unit

QENCA Quality Enhancement of Natural and Cultural Attractions

R&R --- Resettlement and Rehabilitation

ROW --- Right of Way

RP --- Resettlement Plan

SC --- Schedule Caste

SGPC --- Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee

SDU --- Social Development Unit

ST --- Schedule Tribe

ToR --- Terms of Reference

UISI --- Urban Infrastructure and Service Improvement






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SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DUE DILIGENCE

1. INTRODUCTION

1. ADB is aiding India to develop tourism as a driver of sustainable and inclusive economic growth in

three states namely Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand. The first tranche of a multi-tranche

financing facility will upgrade infrastructure and services, and support policy reforms in these states. Loan 1

(first tranche) includes the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. It will enhance the quality of natural and

cultural attractions and increase community involvement in tourism. The Loan Agreement and Project

Agreement of Loan 2676 – IND were signed on 20th July, 2011 and made effective from 26th October,

2011. In Punjab, Tranche 1 consists of 24 sub-projects of civil work, 9 of goods and 5 of consultancy,

covering 14 packages. One community based activity package has also been identified. Tranche 1 of

Investment Program is under different stages of implementation. Tranche 1 of Investment Program is under

different stages of implementation.

2. The total investment programme cost for Punjab is $88.54 million where $61.98 million will be

financed by ADB in MFF over a period of 10 years and State Government financing will be $26.56 million.

The first tranche total investment cost will be $29.03 million where $20.32 million will be ADB loan

component while $8.71million will be State counterpart.

3. The department of Tourism, Government of Punjab is the Executing Agency (EA) and Punjab

Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) is the implementation agency (IA) for the IDIPT in

Punjab. The Project Management Unit (PMU) and the Project Implementation Units (PIUs) has been set up

at the PHTPB with an objective to ensure effective coordination and implementation of IDIPT. LEA

Associates South Asia Private Limited, (LASA) in association with Simpson & Brown Architects (UK) and

Addyman Archeology, UK (UK) has been retained as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for PHTPB

and Shah Technical Consultants Private Limited in association with Grassroots Research and Consultancy

(India) has also been engaged as Design Supervision Consultant (DSC) by the PHTPB (the Implementing

agency (IA)).

4. This report presents the due diligence on Social Safeguards for “Development of Heritage Trails

around Amritsar Walled City (Heritage Walk) - (Package No. PB/ASR/COM1/QENCA/08A & 08B)”, taken

up under Tranche-1.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SUB-PROJECT

5. The Heritage Walk route is in the traditional Walled City of Amritsar, which is abundantly rich in

heritage and culture, which we can see while talking a walk/stroll through the narrow lanes of this ancient

city in the form of built heritage. The Heritage Walk is a guided tour deep inside the narrow lanes of the 400

years old city of Amritsar. One gets to see Katras, Akharas, Bungas, Havelis and Hattis- the vocabulary of

traditional town planning and architecture. The walk takes you back in time as you witness traditional trades

and crafts being practiced in the same place and in the same manner, as it was done centuries ago. The

famous intricately carved wooden facades are sure to astound tourists. This walk is an opportunity to feel

part of this beautiful sacred, vibrating, Guru Di Nagari. There are 16 destinations identified in the heritage

walk project for rehabilitation and renovation works, out of which four destinations have been planned to be

implemented under this sub-project. As indicated the proposed works under this sub-project are

rehabilitation, renovation and infrastructure development in the (i) Gurudwara Saragarhi Memorial, (ii)






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Jalebiwala Building, (iii) Thakurdwara Darianamal Temple and (iv) Gurudwara Chowrasti Atari Chowk to

sustain their strength and beauty along with the provisions of maintaining their originality as per the

proposed plan.

Location Map

6. The layout plan for the heritage Walk is shown in the Figure – 1. The following pause points are the

sub-project destinations

(i) Gurdwara Saragarhi Memorial (Pause Point 2)

(ii) Jalebiwala Chowk (Pause Point 4),

(iii) Thakurdwara Darianamal Temple (Pause Point 9) and

(iv) Gurudwara Chowrasti Atari Chowk (Pause Point 10)

Figure 1: Heritage Walk






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2.1.1 Resettlement Framework (RF)

7. A Resettlement Framework is in place for guidance in preparation of resettlement plans and overall

safeguards management under IDIPT. The RF prepared for IDIPT tranche 1, has been modified to include

the development with respect to The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The RF reflects the national and state level acts and policies with

respect to land acquisition, Involuntary Resettlement, as well as ADB’s safeguards policy statement (SPS,

2009). This RF is applicable to all sub-projects under IDIPT and is subjected to review and updating

ensuring relevance and consistency with applicable country/state legal framework and ADB’s SPS, 2009.

The following web link may be referred for Resettlement Framework Document.

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/148689/40648-034-rf-02.pdf

3. OBJECTIVE OF DUE DILIGENCE REPORT

8. The objective of the due diligence report on social safeguard is to:

Determine whether the subproject is not having Involuntary Resettlement impact such as land

acquisition, displacement, adverse impact on income and livelihood, community properties or any

other impacts.

Review the existing field circumstances of this subproject in accordance with ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009.

4. REQUIREMENT OF DUE DILIGENCE REPORT

9. The sub-project on “Development of Heritage Trails around Amritsar Walled City (Heritage Walk) -

(Package no. PB/ASR/COM1/QENCA/08A & 8B)” does not have temporary or permanent land acquisition

and resettlement impact /issues, this is because all the proposed interventions are related to rehabilitation and

renovation works to the existing structures/buildings. Hence, the preparation of Resettlement Plan is not

envisaged for this sub-project; however, to fulfil the ADB’s safeguard policy requirement this Due Diligence Report has been prepared.

5. SCOPE OF DUE-DILIGENCE EXERCISE

10. The scope of Due Diligence Exercise covers the following activity::

To review the system and procedures for project management, implementation and monitoring

progress;

To review the measures / approach that are to be taken to minimise land acquisition and other social

impacts;

To gather details of affected properties including private, government, community, religious etc;

To gather details of public consultation during planning and integrating the consultation outcomes

into the project design;

To collect the details of grievance redress mechanism followed for the project, mentioning if any

grievances received from the local people and the action taken against those grievances;

To review the institutional arrangement for social safeguard implementation;

To review the community consultation or development activities, if carried out by the Contractor;

To verify the compliance with respect to Resettlement Framework (RF);

To review the disclosure process followed for safeguard and other related documents;

http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/148689/40648-034-rf-02.pdf






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To gather any other information and data related to social impacts;

To suggest suitable measures for identified gaps and shortcomings in mitigating the social impacts,

if any, based on the due diligence exercise.

6. APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

11. The methods followed for the preparation of due diligence report has been discussed in this section.

6.1 Activity 1: Review and Appraisal of Sub-Project Reports and Documents

12. The reports and documents related to social safeguards available with the PMU has been reviewed

and appraised. The documents include (i) Loan Agreement- ADB and Punjab State Government, (ii) Project

Agreement - ADB and Punjab State Government; (iii) Sub-Project Appraisal Report (SAR), (iv) Detailed

Project report (including designs and drawings), (v) Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Report, (vi)

Resettlement Framework, (vii) NOC’s and Undertaking declarations issued from the Punjab Ancient and

Historical Monuments and Archaeological Department and other stakeholder departments and (viii)

Contract Documents etc.

6.2 Activity 2: Consultations With the PIU & Contractor

13. Two-stage consultation process has been conducted towards preparation of the due diligence report,

(i) consultation with PIU officials prior to the site visit to appraise the project, and (ii) consultation after the

site visit to ascertain the compliance procedures adopted or planning to be adopted by the PIU/Contractor for

various safeguard issues observed at the site.

6.3 Activity 3: Site Visit and On-Site Observations

14. Visit to the sub-project site has been an integral part of the preparation of due diligence report. In

compliance to it, the PMC social safeguards specialist have visited the project site on 20th January 2016 and

had carried out consultation/ discussion with the Community Development Officer at PIU Amritsar,

Contractor and labourers working in the sub-project etc.

6.4 Activity 4: Due Diligence Report Preparation

15. Based on field visit, data/report review, consultation with CDO, PIU Amritsar, due diligence report

have been prepared. Apart from IR & IP impacts review, the due diligence report also cover the other

safeguard measures such as public consultation, grievance mechanism, labour welfares, health & safety,

potable water and sanitations, gender activities, awareness about the HIV/AIDS etc

7. SOCIAL SAFEGUARD DUE DILIGENCE

7.1 Assessment/review of Social Issues

16. As indicated in the section 4, the proposed sub-project interventions are related to rehabilitation and

renovation works to the existing structures/buildings and hence there are no social impacts envisaged

including the LA and R&R. Hence as per the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS-2009), this sub-

project has been categorised as ‘C’ for the Involuntary Resettlement (IR) and Indigenous People

Development.






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17. Construction related impacts are anticipated at the project site, which might have minimal/

temporary impacts to the road users and nearby commercial activities. However, the construction work is

restricted to the rehabilitation and renovation of the existing buildings and hence the anticipated temporary

impacts have been manged through clearing of construction debris and adopting dust control measures.

18. There are two separate Contract Agreement were made for each subproject. (i) 8A ‘Development of

Heritage Trails around Amritsar Walled City- Lot1: Façade development and miscellaneous works of

buildings - (i) Gurudwara Saragarhi Memorial, (ii) Jalebiwala Building, (iii) Thakurdwara Darianamal

Temple and (iv) Gurudwara Chowrasti Atari’ and (ii) 8B for ‘7 pause points’. Sub-project 8A was signed

on 4th March 2014 with completion date was 3rd September 2015 (18 months contract period). However,

during this tenure the project has not been completed and hence, the contract period has been extended upto

31st March 2016 for completing the balance conservation work. For the Sub-project 8B, contract has been

signed on 30th December 2015 and the completion date is 29th June 2017 (18 months contract period).

Gurdwara Chawrasti Attari Thakurdwara Darianamal Temple

7.2 Details of Land

19. The proposed interventions are limited to the renovation and rehabilitation works to the existing

historical buildings/ structures namely (i) Gurudwara Saragarhi Memorial (ii) Jalebiwala Building (iii)

Thakurdwara Darianamal Temple and (iv) Gurudwara Chowrasti Atari. Hence, the requirement for land

acquisition and R&R issues are not envisaged in this sub-project. The requisite NOC’s (refer Appendix 1)

and undertaking declarations have been obtained from various stakeholders including the Amritsar

Municipal Corporation (AMC) prior to the start of the construction works.

7.3 Resettlement Impacts

20. There are no resettlement impacts (including LA and R&R) that are envisaged in this sub-project.

7.4 Impact on Scheduled Tribe / Indigenous Population

21. This sub-project has been categorised as ‘C’ type project having no impact on Schedule Tribes/ Indigenous Population. Moreover as per Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework of ADB (July 2010)

which indicates that there are no Indigenous people in the state of Punjab and Chandigarh (UT).






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7.5 Gender Issues

22. The proposed sub-project does not have any negative impact on the gender issues. The sub-project

certainly provides some positive impacts/ benefits for women in terms of employment opportunities during

the construction stage of the project. The Resettlement Framework ( RF) suggests that the consultation with

the women community has to be performed throughout the project implementation period to create an

awareness regarding the proposed development activities and likely livelihood opportunities that might arise

from the project. Various capacity building programs are included for livelihood enhancement covering

training of women for (i) skill development in traditional crafts based on use of locally available material;

(ii) waste management practices; (iii) tourist guide; (iv) vocational courses; (v) hospitality courses; etc.

23. Consultations among women labourers and other stakeholders are being carried out in a regular

interval by CDO, PIU with the help of Contractor. Labour rights, health and hygiene, safety during work and

other welfare schemes have been discussed while conducting consultation. Tranche-1 sub-project has the

scope for promoting gender equality in form of employment in construction work. Contractors have been

engaged women labours in civil works.

7.6 Wages and Labour Register

24. As per the discussion with the CDO and subsequent site inspection, it is evident that that the Contractor has maintained a proper labour register with necessary details/ information about the labours including name, gender, job type (skilled and unskilled) etc. It is also evident that he has paid equal wages irrespective of the gender.

7.7 Labour camp site

25. Due to the space constrains and given nature of the job, which is limited to renovation and

rehabilitation, the contractor has made necessary arrangement to accommodate the labours locally (hiring/

renting houses for accommodation). During the site inspection, the contractor has been advised to provide

potable water and other basic amenities to the labours as per the Labour Act.

7.8 Public Consultation

26. During the DDR preparation, consultations have been conducted with the Contractor, PIU officials,

Community Development Officers (CDO), stakeholders and road users (including pedestrians, tourists etc.,),

those who are accessing the heritage walk way. The consultation focused on the issues/constraints in

implementing the safeguard measures with respect to safety measures at site (including labour safety and

pedestrians’ safety, use of PPE’s etc) availability of potable water and better sanitation facilities for labours,

managing construction waste debris and prevention of dust pollution by adopting suitable dust suppression

methods. The implementation of the suggested measures shall be verified during the subsequent site visits

and consultations, which are planned on time-to-time basis.

7.9 Project Organization Structure

27. There are two Project Implementation Units (PIU’s) that has been established by the Implementing

Agency (IA) PHTPB - Each PIU will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of sub-projects

being implemented in Eastern and Western circuits respectively. Each PIU has been headed by a Project

Manager (PM) comprising of professionals/ officers from various disciplines including architecture,

engineering, contract specialist, Gender Specialists, community development officers (CDO) etc., the key

role of the CDO’s includes effective implementation of the safeguard measures proposed in RF and ensures

the safeguard compliance provisions of the investment program. The CDO’s will report the safeguard






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implementation status to the PM (PIU) and Safeguard Specialists (Environmental and Social) PMU through

monthly/ quarterly monitoring reports.

28. Detailed project organisation structure as proposed in the PAM is enclosed as Appendix-2

7.10 Grievance Redressal Mechanism

29. During preparation of social due diligence exercise, the RF and IEE report have been reviewed and

it is noted that RF has proposed effective and interactive mechanism in which participation of the

community is ensured through dialogues and frequent meetings with town/village heads, with respect to any

grievances. Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) has been formed and member representative has also been

nominated from Deputy Commissioner and Municipal Commissioner, Amritsar. Further, PMU has issue the

necessary instruction along with the formats and procedure to note any type of grievance to PIUs. CDO is

responsible to monitor the grievance register and complaint submission forms to be maintained by the

representative of contractor. The GRC structure proposed in RF documents is placed in Appendix-3.

7.11 Employment Potential

30. The proposed sub-project on the ‘Heritage Walk’ has provided direct and indirect employment

opportunities. As per the discussion with the PIU officials it is revealed that an average 20-25 labour

including skilled and unskilled were engaged daily during the construction phase. Apart from direct

employment for construction workers, other types of employment were also envisaged for suppliers of

construction materials, operator’s tractor/dumper, etc.,

31. During operation phase, indirect employment creation is envisaged for local shopkeepers, tourist

guides, taxi operators, rural artisans etc. The overall components of the subprojects will enhance livelihood

opportunities for the local community. The proposed subproject emphasizes on development and

showcasing of the existing inherent character of the old city. Enhancement of the aesthetic quality along the

route will improve the business potential for the shops lined along the heritage walk, which provides an

opportunity to showcase the traditional craft skills of Punjab.

7.12 Other Social Issues

32. There are no other social issues envisaged during the project implementation.

7.12.1 HIV/AIDS Awareness

33. HIV/ AIDS awareness program for the labours has been conducted frequently by the CDO (PIU),

from the site visit it is evident the contractor has displayed all the necessary information boards, signage and

safety slogans in the construction site. The First Aid kit is equipped with necessary medicine (having valid

shelf life) are available at the site. Nearby medical care and ambulance contact numbers are made available

at various location for easy reference.

7.12.2 Child Labour

34. Child labour has not been observed during the due diligence visit. EA/IA ensures that the civil contractors are not employing children in the civil works or any other works in this sub-project.

7.13 Disclosure Process Followed for Safeguard and Other Related Documents

35. Resettlement Framework for IDIPT has proposed that public consultation meetings need to be

undertaken throughout the implementation stage. Report suggests disclosure of safeguard documents at






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prominent places for public information. Electronic version of RF has been disclosed on ADB’s website (the web link is http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/148689/40648-034-rf-02.pdf). RF

document in local (Punjabi) language has not been yet disclosed.

7.14 Social Safeguards Impact Categorization

36. Based on the above assessment and as per the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS, 2009), this sub-project on Heritage Walk packages have been categorized as “C” for Involuntary Resettlement (IR) as

well as Indigenous people development as per ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS-2009). Table no. 2,

presents the social safeguards impacts categorisation and the detailed screening forms for resettlement

categorization and indigenous people are placed at Appendix 4 and Appendix 5.

Table 1: Project Social Safeguards Impact Categorization

Name of Project IDIPT Punjab, Loan No. No. 2676– IND

Type of contract Regular Design Build Combined

Safeguards Categorization A B C

IR (Involuntary Resettlement Impact Categorization) N.A. N.A. C

IP (Indigenous people Categorization) N.A. N.A. C

7.15 Compliance to social impacts mitigation during project planning, design and implementation

stages

Table 2: Compliance to social impacts mitigation

Sl. No. Social Safeguard

Issues Findings Remarks

1. Impact minimization measures

The selected sites are religious structures and exist on own/community land. Livelihood pattern of the any person will not affect due to the project.

The project categorized as “C” for Involuntary Resettlement (IR) as well as Indigenous people development as per ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS-2009).

2. Census and socio-economic survey

As no impact noticed, hence not carried out.

3. Land acquisition The proposed land is government land and NOC/undertaking obtained from concerned department.

No LA required

4. Entitlements ADB’s policy of IR shall be applicable, if any impact seen.

5. Public consultation and disclosure

Public consultation has been carried during the project preparation stage

6. Impact on tribal people

Impact on tribal people is not envisaged as part of the project. Amritsar district as such is not part of the notified Fifth Schedule Area.

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7. Resettlement sites Resettlement site not envisaged.

8. Socio-economic rehabilitation measures

Not applicable

9. Implementation arrangement

Social safeguard implementation is part of the contract of IDIPT. PMU along with the PIU personnel is the core group responsible for social safeguard implementation at the project site. PMU and PIU is assisting in overall implementation of social safeguards.

Environment Safeguards Specialist and Social Safeguards Specialist are positioned at PMU along with Community Development Specialist and 1 Community Development Officer also supporting from each PIU to PMU in implementation.

10. Grievance GRC has been formed at PIU Amritsar






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Sl. No. Social Safeguard

Issues Findings Remarks

Redressal Mechanism

8. SUMMARY FINDINGS/ RECOMMENDATION

37. The key observation of the Due Diligence for the social impacts are summarised as follows:

Development of Heritage Trails around Amritsar Walled City (Heritage Walk) does not

have temporary or permanent land acquisition and resettlement impact / issues, this is

because all the proposed interventions are related to rehabilitation and renovation works to

the existing structures/buildings.

There are no Land Acquisition (LA) and Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) issues

As per ADB SPS 2009, the sub –project has been categorised as “C” type project, having no Involuntary Resettlement (IR) and Indigenous People Development (IP)

The requisite mentioned in the RF has been fulfilled during the project implementation,

which includes maintaining gender equality, equal wages, community consultations etc

38. Based on the due diligence study, it shall be concluded that the implementation of the sub-project on

“Heritage Walk” does not have any negative impacts on the social components (LA & R&R issues).In this

sub-project intervention, full or partial, permanent or temporary, physical and economic displacements are

absent. There will not be any adverse impact on people, livelihood, and common property resources are

observed.

APPENDICES

Project Management Consultant for PHTPB, Punjab Appendix -1

APPENDIX 1: NOC FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE WALK


APPENDIX 2: PROJECT ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE (AS PROPOSED IN PAM)

The Project management flow chart showing the reporting lines and key organizations involved in

implementation of IDIPT is shown in Figures 1.

Project Implementation Organizations – Roles and Responsibilities

Implementation

Organization

Management Roles and Responsibilities

Executing agency Government of Punjab through Department of Tourism (DOT)

Assume overall responsibility for the execution of the MFF and reporting;

Engage adequate permanent or fixed-term staff to implement the MFF;

Setup a state-level project management unit and project implementation units;

Provide overall strategic guidance on technical supervision and project execution;

and

Ensure overall compliance with the loan covenants.

Implementing agency Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB)

Project planning and budgeting;

Day-to-day assistance, supervision and guidance for the project implementation

units and their consultants;

Review subprojects for due diligence requirements and approve subproject

proposals;

Bidding, evaluation and contract award;

Managing and disbursing funds;

Review compliance with loan covenants, contract specifications, work plans and

quality control;

Consolidate and submit progress reports, finance and accounting / audit reports, and

matters requiring higher-level decision to state level empowered committee (SLEC)

and ADB

ADB Loan processing activities and signing of loan agreement;

Recruitment of implementation capacity development consultant;

Procurement supervision;

Disbursement;

Project administration reviews and missions;

Reviewing compliance with loan covenants;

Change in project scope or implementation arrangements; and

Reallocation of loan proceeds.

State-Level Empowered

Committee (SLEC)

Act as a policy making body;

Provide overall advice and guidance to the state's EA and PMU; and

Accord all approvals under the MFF.

State Level Project Empowered Committee.

State-Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) have been established in Punjab, chaired by Chief Secretary, Govt.

of Punjab with Principal Secretary/Secretary of the Department of Tourism as member secretary and comprised of

secretaries from relevant line departments as indicated in the Facility Administration Manual (FAM). The SLEC

have been empowered to take all decisions on behalf of the State and will (i) act as a policy making body, (ii)

provide overall advice and guidance to the State’s executing agency and project management unit (PMU), and

(iii) accord all approvals under the Project.

The members of SLEC for the Punjab are as follows: Chief Secretary (Chair); the Principal Secretary / Secretary

of the Department of Tourism; the Principal Secretary / Secretary of Finance; Finance Commissioner, Department

of Forests and Wildlife Preservation; Principal Secretary / Secretary, Public Works Department; Principal


Secretary / Secretary, Department of Local Government; Secretary, Department of Rural Development and

Panchayat; Principal Secretary / Secretary, Irrigation; Director, Department of Cultural Affairs, Archives,

Archaeology and Museum; Representative, Archaeological Survey of India; Principal Secretary / Secretary,

Department of Fisheries; Director, Department of Tourism; and Principal Secretary/Secretary, Department of

Housing and Urban Development.

Executing Agencies:

The Department of Tourism (DOT), Government of Punjab is the executing agencies of the Punjab. All necessary

powers to: (i) assume overall responsibility for the execution of the tranche; (ii) engage adequate permanent or

fixed-term staff to implement the tranche; (iii) setup a state-level PMU and project implementation units (PIUs);

(iv) provide overall strategic guidance on technical supervision and project execution; and (v) ensure overall

compliance with the loan covenants, will be delegated to the respective executing agencies. The Project

Implementation flow chart showing the reporting lines and key agencies involved in implementation is shown in

Figure below.

Implementing Agency:

The Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) is the implementing agency in Punjab

Project Management Unit:

PHTPB have a PMU, headed by a full-time Program Director (PD), and consisting of personnel drawn from

relevant line departments and market. The PMU are being supported by a team of consultants including

Environmental safeguard specialist. The PMU is the nodal agency for overall management of all program

activities and are responsible for: (i) project planning and budgeting; (ii) providing day-to-day assistance,

supervision and guidance for the project implementation units (PIUs) and their consultants; (iii) reviewing

subprojects to satisfy ADB’s due diligence requirements and approving subproject proposals submitted by PIUs and line departments; (iv) bidding, evaluation and contract award; (v) managing and disbursing funds; (vi)

reviewing compliance with loan covenants, contract specifications, work plans and quality control; (vii)

consolidating and submitting progress reports, finance and accounting/audit reports, and matters requiring higher-

level decision, to the SLEC and ADB.

The State shall ensure that (i) specific divisions in the Project management units is staffed for financial

management; (ii) transparent procedures are established for financial transactions; (iii) the PMUs follow

government rules and procedures for all expense and revenue items including cash and for proper and accurate

maintenance of financial records; and (iv) a project website remains established to provide information on Project

implementation including procurement.

Project Implementation Units:

The implementing agency had already established two PIUs, one for each circuit (Eastern and Western) at

Rupnagar (Ropar) and Amritsar respectively for the implementation and monitoring of subprojects. It comprises

the personnel drawn from relevant line departments and outsourced, and each headed by a project manager and

supported by Community Development Officer (CDO) for effectively implementation of the RF and ensures the

safeguard compliance provisions of the investment program. The PIUs are responsible for: (i) prioritizing and

preparing subproject proposals; (ii) providing day-to-day assistance, supervision and guidance to the design and

supervision consultants (DSC); (iii) conducting detailed assessments and surveys including public consultation

and input from stakeholders; (iv) preparing detailed designs, specifications, schedule of quantity, bidding

documents, and related documentation; (v) implementing civil works and related activities; (vi) reporting to


PMU; (vii) preparing regular progress reports for the SLEC, the executing agency and ADB through PMU; (viii)

supervising construction, conducting quality control, approving progress payments to contractors; and (ix)

maintaining records and accounts on an up-to-date basis and making these available to ADB, its missions, or

auditors for inspection.

Asian Development Bank Government of India

Government of Punjab

State Level Empowered

Committee

Department of Tourism

Mission Director - Principal

PUNJAB HERITAGE & TOURISM

PROMOTION BOARD

PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT

Design &

Supervision

Consultants,

Amritsar

Project

Implementation

Unit,

Amritsar

Project

Implementation

Cell, State Forest

Department

Project

Implementation

Unit,

Ropar

Design &

Supervision

Consultants,

Ropar

Project Management & Design

Consultants

District Level Committees

Chairperson- Deputy Commissioners

Forest & Wildlife

Public Works

Local Government

Rural Development

Irrigation

Culture, Arts & Museum

Archaeological Survey

Northern Railways

Fisheries

Housing & Urban

LINE AGENCIES

Third Party Quality Audit

Consultants, Benefit Monitoring &

Evaluation Consultants,

External Monitoring & Evaluation

Consultant

EXECUTING AGENCY

POLICY ADVISORY & APPROVALS

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

Project Management Flow Chart


APPENDIX 3: GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISMS

The structure suggested of Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) in RF at PIU as follows. For all the IDIPT sub

projects, the affected person/aggrieved party can give their grievance verbally to Site Engineer or in written to the

Project Manager of PIU. Grievances of affected person will first be brought to the attention of the site Engineer

PIU, who can resolve the issue at site level. If the matter is not solved within 7 days period at site, it will be

brought to the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) constituted for the purpose in PIU. This GRC shall discuss

the issue in its monthly meeting and resolve the issues within one month of time after receiving the grievance. If

the matter is not resolved by GRC at PIU level within stipulated time, it shall be referred to GRC at PMU level by

Project Manager PIU. If the matter is still not addressed, the same may refer to Executive Committee / State Level

Empowered Committee (SLEC). The grievance redress process flow chart is shown in Figure.

In each PIU, there shall be one GRC, which will include mentioned members;

Project Manager (PIU), Chairperson

District Tourist Officer of Department of Tourism, Govt. Of Punjab,

Community Development Officer of PIU,

Nominated representative of Deputy Commissioner and

Nominated representative of Municipal Commissioner.

The committee required to meet at least once

in every month. Agenda of meeting shall be

circulated to all the members and affected

persons/aggrieved party along with venue,

date and time; informed in written at least 7

days in advance of meeting. The matters

shall remain with GRC at PIU level for one

month and if grievance is not resolved

within this time period, at the matter shall be

referred to GRC at PMU.

Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) at

PMU. The matters not resolved by the GRC

at PIU level within one month shall come under GRC at PMU. GRC at PMU will include:

Additional Project Director (APD),

Community Development Specialist, and

Environment Safeguards Specialist of PMU.

The Committee shall be headed by APD of PMU. This committee shall look the matters, which are referred to and

not resolved by GRC at PIU level.

GRC at PMU shall discuss the issue and try to resolve it and inform the PIU accordingly. If the matter is not

resolved by the GRC at PMU level within one month of time, the aggrieved person/party can bring the matter to

The SLEC. The PIU shall keep records of all grievances received including contact details of complainant, date of

GRC at PIU

Aggrieved

Person/Party

Minor

Grievances

GRC at PMU

Executive Committee / State Level

Empowered Committee

Grievances Addressed

Major

Grievances

PIU/NGO

(Project Manager)

Grievances

Addressed

Grievances Addressed

Grievances not addressed



Grievance Redress Mechanism Flow Chart


receiving the complaint, nature of grievance, agreed corrective actions and the date these were affected and final

outcome.

NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED FROM ADDITIONAL PROJECT DIRECTOR to PIUs


Involuntary Resettlement Categorization Form

INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT CATEGORISATION FORM


Indigenous People Categorisation Form

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CATEGORISATION FORM


Indigenous People Categorisation Form