Complaint > Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (Sewage Treatment Plant Component)

Dispute Resolution: Final Report (English)

...President to the Board of Directors on Proposed Loans to Pakistan for the Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project. Manila. Loans 2211-PAK and 2212(SF)-PAK for $20 million and $40 million, respectively, approved on 13 December 2005. vi I. BACKGROUND A. The Project 1. The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project 1 (REIP) in Pakistan comprised (i) environmental sani...

Complaint > Southern Punjab Basic Urban Services Project

Dispute Resolution: Review and Assessment Report (RAR) (English)

...requested help against a contractor who was allegedly destroying their crops. Their complaint was urgent, because the contractor had started clearing the land, digging ponds, and destroying crops. A representative of the complainants visited the Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM) on 26 December 2008 and was in touch with PRM for several weeks thereafter. On 9 January 2009, construction work at the WWTP was stopped at ADB's request. Meanwhile, ADB suspended the subproject, fielded a number of m...

Complaint > Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program 2

Dispute Resolution: Final Report (English)

...President on 22 December 2008. vi I. BACKGROUND A. The Project 1. The Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program (ICWRMIP)1 is funding a range of interventions to introduce integrated water resources management in the Citarum River basin. ICWRMIP – Project 12 aims to undertake priority interventions including the rehabilitation of the West Tarum Canal (WTC) to improve the flow and quality of water. The Directorate General of Water Resources (DGWR) of the Ministr...

Complaint > Karnataka State Highways Improvement III Project

Closing Report: Complaint Closure Report

...requested compensation for 19 tamarind trees likely to be affected by the road widening works under Package 1 (Section B: Chintamani – AP Border Road Subproject) of the Project.1 2. In a memorandum to ADB’s President dated 21 October 2020, OSPF informed that after verification with the complainant and consultation with the South Asia Regional Department/ India Resident Mission (SARD/INRM), the complaint was not found eligible for the problemsolving process under AM because of lack of good f...

Complaint > Southern Transport Development Project (STDP)

Compliance Report: CRP Final Report [PDF] (Management Response and Requester Response to CRP Draft Report are attached)

...request for compliance review (Request) on the Southern Transport Development Project 1 (STDP or Project) in Sri Lanka. The Request was submitted by the Joint Organization of the Affected Communities of the Colombo Matara Highway (JO or Requesters). The Request is in Appendix 1. The CRP met in December 2004 and determined that the request was eligible, and as required under the CRP Operating Procedures, recommended to the ADB's Board of Directors (Board) to authorize the CRP to conduct a c...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project

Filing: Complaint

...request to be included at a later date. The Complainants request that any amendments, including provision of documentation and other evidence, and any subsequent joinder of additional Complainants relate back to the date of filing of this original complaint. 12. The Complainants request that their identity be kept confidential due to the serious threats that have been made against them, as detailed in paragraph 3. 13. For security purposes and to better ensure the success of the consultati...

Complaint > Visayas Base-Load Power Project

Monitoring: 3rd Annual Monitoring Report

...requesters, submitted a request for compliance review to the CRP. According to the request, the KSPC power plant project had or was likely to have adverse effects on the health of the people living near it because of (i) its emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide which could cause respiratory illnesses; (ii) the spillage of coal during transport exposing the community to hazardous, toxic metallic elements; and (iii) the seepage of harmful elements from the B...

Complaint > Southern Transport Development Project (STDP)

Monitoring: Annual Monitoring Report [PDF]Report sent to Requesters

...request for compliance review (Request) on the Southern Transport Development Project 1 (STDP or Project) in Sri Lanka. The Request was submitted by the Joint Organization of the Affected Communities of the Colombo Matara Highway (JO or Requesters). The CRP determined that the request was eligible, and ADB's Board of Directors (Board) authorized the CRP to conduct a compliance review. The Panel reviewed and investigated the request and submitted to the Board its Final Report with its findi...

Complaint > Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (Sewage Treatment Plant Component)

Dispute Resolution: Review and Assessment Report (English)

...President to the Board of Directors on Proposed Loans to Pakistan for the Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project. Manila. Loans 2211-PAK and 2212(SF)-PAK for $20 million and $40 million, respectively, approved on 13 December 2005. iv reasons for differences in compensation should be provided. The Resettlement Plan should be implemented according to ADB policy, and briefings on realistic future employment opportunities should ...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project

Monitoring: 2nd Annual Monitoring Report (English)

...request for compliance review of the Project was emailed to the CRP on 28 August 2012 by 22 project affected persons represented by David Pred of Inclusive Development International and Eang Vuthy of Equitable Cambodia. The requesters explicitly sought to keep their identities confidential. 3. Upon determination of eligibility of the request, the CRP submitted its report to the Board which subsequently authorized the conduct of a compliance review on 9 October 2012. On 14 January 2014, the...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project

Monitoring: 1st Annual Monitoring Report (English)

...request for compliance review of the Project was emailed to the CRP on 28 August 2012 by 22 project affected persons represented by David Pred of Inclusive Development International and Eang Vuthy of Equitable Cambodia. The requesters explicitly sought to keep their identities confidential. 3. Upon determination of eligibility of the request, the CRP submitted its report to the Board which subsequently authorized the conduct of a compliance review on 9 October 2012. On 14 January 2014, the...

Complaint > Regional Urban Development Project

Closing Report: Final Report (English)

...requested a reassessment of their land and properties, including compensation for loss of livelihoods and damage to their properties. On 13 March 2019, the OSPF declared the complaint not eligible, as the concerned ADB operations department was still working with the project grievance redress mechanism (GRM) to resolve the complaint brought to them by the complainants. 4. On 26 December 2019, after nine months in which the complainants worked with the project team on the basis of “Good Fai...

Complaint > Regional Urban Development Project

Closing Report: Final Report of the Special Project Facilitator

...requested a reassessment of their land and properties, including compensation for loss of livelihoods and damage to their properties. On 13 March 2019, the OSPF declared the complaint not eligible, as the concerned ADB operations department was still working with the project grievance redress mechanism (GRM) to resolve the complaint brought to them by the complainants. 4. On 26 December 2019, after nine months in which the complainants worked with the project team on the basis of “Good Fai...

Complaint > Adjaristsqali Hydropower Project

Dispute Resolution: EBRD Problem Solving Completion Report (English)

...Request to the IPAM Requests regarding the environmental, social or public disclosure performance of an EBRD Project can be sent by email, telephone or in writing to the address listed or via the online IPAM Online Request form. OFFICIAL USE OFFICIAL USE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In February 2018, the PCM received a Complaint from community members of the village of Makhalakidzeebi, Georgia (i.e., the Complainants). The Complainants raised concerns in relation to the EBRD’s Shuakhevi Hydr...

Complaint > Greater Colombo Wastewater Management Project

Closing Report: Final Report (English)

...requests for additional compensation. 1 A memo to the President on the eligibility of the complaint was sent on 9 October 2018. 2 6. In November 2018, the complainant advised CMC that he had received 75% of the medical expenses incurred by the mother based on the decision made by the insurance company of the Project contractor. Based on the recommendation of the Special Project Facilitator (SPF), CMC reopened the case. A Grievance Redress Committee meeting with the complainants was held ...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project

Dispute Resolution: Final Report (English)

...President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan and Administration of Loan to the Kingdom of Cambodia for the Greater Mekong Subregion Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project. Manila (Loan 2288 for $42 million, approved on 13 December.) ADB 2009. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Supplementary Loan, and Administration of Grant and Technical Assistance Grant to the Kingdom of Cambodia Greater Mekong Subregion Rehabilitation of the Rai...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project 3

Closing Report: Complaint Closure Report

...President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan and Administration of Loan to the Kingdom of Cambodia for the Greater Mekong Subregion Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project. Manila (Loan 2288 for $42 million, approved on 13 December.) ADB 2009. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Supplementary Loan, and Administration of Grant and Technical Assistance Grant to the Kingdom of Cambodia Greater Mekong Subregion Rehabilitation of the Rai...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project

Monitoring: 5th Annual Monitoring Report (English)

...request for compliance review of the Project was sent to the CRP on 28 August 2012 by 22 project affected persons represented by David Pred of Inclusive Development International and Eang Vuthy of Equitable Cambodia. The requesters explicitly sought to keep their identities confidential. 4. Upon determination of eligibility of the request, the CRP submitted its report to the Board which subsequently authorized the conduct of a compliance review on 9 October 2012. Upon completion of the com...

Complaint > Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Program

Eligibility: Eligibility Report

...Request for Compliance Review 7 2. ADB Management’s Response 65 I. BACKGROUND 1. On 19 August 2022, a request for compliance review (the Complaint) was forwarded by the Complaint Receiving Officer (CRO) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Accountability Mechanism to the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) in respect of ADB Loan No. 3183: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Program (the Project) in India. 1 2. In accordance with para. 178 of the 2012 Accountability Mechanism Policy (AMP) and as...

Complaint > Education Sector Reform Project

Filing: Complaint

...President of ADB (RRP). All requests from the local NGOs regarding information were rejected or not responded. Experts believe that education as an institution in Tajikistan is in real danger now and the culturisation and socialisation through these curriculums will retard the growth of a nation backward. As reasons for the project failure civil society organisations name: 1) A major chunk of the project finance went to training of teachers, school directors and government officials. After ...