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Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (P096124) - (Second Request)

Issues

Community health and safety

Description: Complaint raises concerns related to public health and safety including incidents of or an increase in accidents, release of hazardous materials, and spread of diseases. Concerns related to retaliation and/or violence are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 363

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Cultural heritage

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on any type of tangible or intangible cultural heritage, including significant sites, unique environmental features, cultural knowledge, and traditional lifestyles.

Complaints with this Issue: 120

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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: 494

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Environmental

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding environmental impacts that do not refer specifically to water, pollution, or biodiversity.

Complaints with this Issue: 408

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Livelihoods

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on the means by which people make a living, including wage-based income, trade and bartering, agriculture, fishing, foraging, and other natural-resource based means.

Complaints with this Issue: 345

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Pollution

Description: Complaint raises concerns about releases of pollutants related to the project, including hazardous or non-hazardous chemicals, minerals, metals, pathogens, odors, noise, vibration, radiation, light, and heat.

Complaints with this Issue: 229

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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: 71

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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: 353

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Regulatory Development

Description: Project relates specifically to development or reform of legal frameworks, including laws and regulations.

Complaints in this Sector: 169

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Project

Name: Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project

Investments: WB P096124

Client:

Support:

Country: India

Complaint

IAM: Inspection Panel (Panel)

ID: 156

Date Filed: March 1, 2022

Date Closed: April 21, 2022

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

The Request for Inspection was submitted by 34 community members living in Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India. The Requesters authorized three individuals to represent them and asked the Panel to keep their identities confidential. On April 17, 2022, the Panel received additional signatures supporting the Request, bringing the total number of Requesters to 115 community members. The Requesters raised concerns about resettlement and rehabilitation of livelihoods, the loss of a sense of community, destruction of physical cultural heritage, loss of traditional cultural knowledge and religious identity, adverse impact on the ancient Lakshmi Narayan Temple from muck dumping, relevant environmental clearances, and intimidation and reprisals. The Panel had received an earlier Request for Inspection of the Project in July 2012 from residents of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand. The Panel had then conducted an investigation of the Project and submitted its Investigation Report to the Board on July 1, 2014. On September 30, 2014, the Board approved the action plan included in the Management Report and Recommendation submitted in response to the Panel’s Investigation Report.

Complaint Stages

Filing

March 1, 2022

Filing

Status:

Start Date: March 1, 2022

Registration

March 1, 2022 -

April 20, 2022

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Explanation: Issues previously raised, Same issues raised in prior complaint

Eligibility

Not Undertaken

Eligibility

Status: Not Undertaken

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

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

April 21, 2022

Timeline