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Balakot Hydropower Development Power

Issues

Displacement (physical and/or economic)

Description: Complaint raises concerns about physical relocation, loss of shelter, and/or loss of assets that relate to income or livelihood.

Complaints with this Issue: 481

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Due diligence

Description: Complaint raises concerns about inadequate or absent prior investigation of project impacts.

Complaints with this Issue: 482

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Other

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts that do not fit in one of the other categories. Complaints about which there is no publicly available information regarding the issues raised are also included.

Complaints with this Issue: 215

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Retaliation (actual or feared)

Description: Complaint raises concerns about incidents or risk of harm against those who have raised concerns about the project perpetrated by the project company, government, public or private security forces, or other individuals acting on behalf of project proponents. Retaliation may include discrimination, slander, threats, denial of services, unfounded judicial proceedings, and termination of employment. Concerns regarding specific incidents of violence are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 68

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Violence against the community

Description: Complaint raises concerns about incidents of violence against community members or activists perpetrated by the project company, government, public or private security forces, or other individuals acting on behalf of project proponents.

Complaints with this Issue: 50

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Sectors

Energy

Description: Project relates to energy access, legal frameworks regarding the energy sector, and development and operation of energy infrastructure, including power generation and electric and gas distribution and storage. Projects specifically related to the extraction of oil and gas are not included.

Complaints in this Sector: 343

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Project

Name: Balakot Hydropower Development Project

Investments: ADB 49055-007

Client:

Support: Loans

Country: Pakistan

Complaint

IAM: Special Project Facilitator and Compliance Review Panel (SPF CRP)

ID: SPF-2024-08-03-0168

Date Filed: Feb. 14, 2024

Date Closed: March 12, 2024

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

The complaint alleged issues with project implementors illegally demolishing residential buildings, nonpayment of allowance entitlement, loss of building materials, and lack of information disclosure. The complaint was not eligible for SPF because the complaint is being handled by the Compliance Review Panel. See complaint 2024/3.

Complaint Stages

Filing

Feb. 14, 2024

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Feb. 14, 2024

Registration

Feb. 14, 2024 -

Feb. 23, 2023

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Feb. 14, 2024

End Date: Feb. 23, 2023

Eligibility

Feb. 23, 2023 -

March 12, 2024

Eligibility

Status: Closed Without Output

Explanation: Other

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage, Complaint was originally found ineligible or not registered

Compliance Review

Not Undertaken

Compliance Review

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage, Complaint was originally found ineligible or not registered

Has Compliance Report: No

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage, Complaint was originally found ineligible or not registered

Closed

March 12, 2024

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