Complaint > Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation Project, 1st Request

Eligibility: 14-Eligibility Report (English)

...cash payments to owners under the Project. Employing an estimated medium- to long-term interest rate of 16%, the cost of expropriated land in the Northeast in 1998 was R$249/ha and R$6,578/family – still well above the unit costs under the Project. Moreover, in many cases expropriated owners later obtain additional compensation through judicial actions. A recent study shows that the final cost, after judicial action, of expropriated land in the Northeast has averaged three times the initial comp...

Complaint > Yacyreta Hydroelectric Project

Management Response: Management Response (English)

...compensation paid. The Commission compensation amounts based on the market rcplaccmmt value. Records show that less than 5% of compensation awards have been disputed. No property has been without fair compensation being first paid owners. In some cases, owners of property have disputed the compensation - to mounts, iFn which cases the amount offered but rejected by the awardee was deposited i n...

Complaint > Power Development Project

Compliance Report: 87-Investigation Report-Nepal Power Development Project

...Compensation. On the issue of relocation and compensation, Management states that the main dispute relates to compensation of land holders in the ROW whose land is not being acquired but would be impacted by the passing of the power lines over their land. These landowners are demanding compensation at 100% for land not acquired but impacted by the ROW. Management notes that the Government announced a compensation package which approved “compensation at 100 percent of land value, provision of a l...

Complaint > Paraguay/Argentina Reform Project for the Water and Telecommunication Sectors, SEGBA V Power Distribution Project (Yacyreta)

Compliance Report: 26-Investigation Report (English)

...compensation option for small artisan brick makers was to receive cash compensation based on their “production capacity” together with a house and plot. The Resettlement Plan did not recommend this option, and it was expected that few would opt for it. However, the number of families who elected cash compensation was substantial. The option encouraged more people to settle in the area and to begin small brickworks in the hope of additional cash compensation, since the raising of the water level ...

Complaint > Western Poverty Reduction Project

Management Response: 16-Management Response (English)

...compensation areas. Response: Creation of environmental offsets and compensation areas is one of a series of alternative “Appropriate conservation and mitigation measures…” defined in Annex A of OP 4.04 (paragraph e). The measures selected “… depend on the ecological characteristics of the Management Response - Page 73 given site…” The creation of offsets or compensation areas is not appropriate to the proposed ...

Complaint > Land Management and Administration Project

Eligibility: 60-Final Eligibility Report (English)

...compensation options. These options were: cash compensation, relocation in a site many kilometers away, and finally, onsite housing coupled with temporary relocation while waiting for the construction of the houses to be completed in about four years. The Requesters argued that the Project, which aimed at creating a centralized and formal land registration process, in fact weakened and degraded the land tenure of the customary land...

Complaint > Santa Fe Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 1st Request

Management Response: 42-Management Response (English)

...compensation legislation. Ministry of Education of the PSF. 10. The implementation of resettlement activi- The RAP will be implemented prior to any ties is linked to the implementation of the in- physical works. vestment component of the project to ensure that displacement or restriction of access does not occur before necessary measures for re- settlement are in place. 12. Payment of cash compensation for lost as- Cash compensation will correspond to re- set...

Complaint > Power Development Project

Eligibility: 87-Management Report and Recommendation - Nepal Power Development Project

...compensation package proposed by the Government (compensation at 100 percent of land value, provision of a local road, and uninterrupted power supply) responds to community demands, as well as expectations recorded in the Project’s Social Assessment. Since the valuation of the land in July 2013, 96 out of 159 landowners have accepted the new compensation package and received cash compensation; the remaining landowners refused the compensation and continued to ask that the short section of the tr...

Complaint > Transitional Support for Economic Recovery Credit and Emergency Economic and Social Reunification Support Project

Filing: 37-Request for Inspection Annex 25

...Cash and Diamond/Gold Smuggling The DRC has not implemented feasible measures to detect or monitor the physical cross-border transportation of cash or diamonds. Similar to other war-torn countries with porous borders, smuggling bulk capital figures as an important component of illicit finance schemes. With numerous, poorly policed border checkpoints and airport facilities, the DRC offers enormous opportunities for bulk cash and 96 Interview with owner of unregistered money transfer shop, 19 ...

Complaint > Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project, and Petroleum Environment Capacity Enhancement Project

Compliance Report: 27-Investigation Report (English)

...compensation) topped with COTCO’s additional compensation for improvements on the land including houses, crops, and wells. Also, compensation can be paid for fields owned collectively by a social group, a situation that exists mainly in the north of Cameroon. According to a COTCO official, the individual compensations have already amounted to the sum of FCFA4.0G (about US$5,700,000), paid in cash and in-kind; • Supplemental compensa...

Complaint > Paraguay/Argentina Reform Project for the Water and Telecommunication Sectors, SEGBA V Power Distribution Project (Yacyreta)

Eligibility: 26-Eligibility Report (English)

...Compensation 334 3,607,760 Compensation for loss of clay 94 611,000 deposit (paid to brick makers above 84 masl) Sub Total 525 7,004,410 Roof Tile Makers Cash compensation for self 54 4,545,981 relocation Compensation for loss of clay 48 ...

Complaint > Mumbai Urban Transport Project

Compliance Review: 32-Investigation Report (English)

...compensation, cash has also been paid to the developers. 330 The Requesters have expressed concerns with regard to the use of TDRs in the MUTP, and have questioned why the developers received not only TDRs but also cash compensation. 331 The Requesters are concerned about alleged corruption. 388. The PAD states that land for the rail component will be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, while land for roads and resettlement will b...

Complaint > Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project

Management Action Plan: First Progress Report on Management Action Plan

...compensation and R&R assistance. However, Hatsari rejected the package. THDC put forward several enhanced relocation and compensation options, but these too were rejected by the Hatsari households (17 families). As a consequence, THDC changed the location of the switchyard, the alignment of the adit to the tail race tunnel, and the approach road to the surge shaft so that the Hatsari land would not be required for the Project. However, concerned about the impacts of construction nearby, THDC has...

Complaint > Third Power Project, Fourth Power Project, and proposed Bujagali Hydropower Project

Management Response: 24-Management Response (English)

...compensation for lost crops and land. 61. Receipt of a resettlement plan, including details of compensation proposals, was required prior to an invitation being sent to negotiate the Credit, and implementation of the plan was a condition of disbursement for the civil works component of the project. In March 1992, the Relocation and Compensation Plan Final Report for Owen Falls Extension (following on the January 1991 UEB submittal) was finalized (for a much larger number of households than f...

Complaint > Second Urban Environment Sanitation Project

Eligibility: 49-Management Report and Recommendation (English)

...compensation for stone crackers who may not be eligible for compensation under national laws; (b) payment of compensation directly to affected people rather than being distributed through allodial (holding permanent title) land owners; and (c) assessment of the valuation methods being used to ensure they meet the requirements of OP 4.12. 37. Consultations were carried out with a broad range of stakeholders between December 2007 and October 31, 2008, in conjunction with the socioeconomic base...

Complaint > Power Development Project

Management Response: 87-Update-Management Action Plan (English)

...compensation offered. Because of this expectation, funds for all outstanding payments to cover 100% of the land values have been placed in a special account of the Chief District Office (CDO) set aside for compensation purposes only, and the compensation is on-going. 9. Compensation in Dhanusa and Ramechap Districts. To date, the Project is not dis- puted in these districts. Land acquisition for all tower pads has been completed and towers erected. Compensation for the ROW, the land owners...

Complaint > Electricity Expansion Project

Management Response: Addendum to Management Report and Recommendation

...cash compensation for eligible PAPs who were wrongly omitted, based on the outcome of the verification / examination mentioned above. KenGen to provide such compensation within 30 days after confirmation of names. 6. Resettlement allowance of Ksh. 35,000/- 1. Reimburse the power connection fee of approximately Ksh 32,000/-. In consideration for the community dropping items 7, and marking as agreed items 8, 9, and 10 as written below. 2. Payment will be made within 60 days upon confir...

Complaint > Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation Project, 2nd Request

Eligibility: 18-Eligibility Report (English)

...cashew. Another 100 ha of cashew and two ha of bananas have been planted by the beneficiaries in addition to cassava, beans, and corn. • The association is currently constructing houses for each family and receives monthly visits from the State extension agency. • The association plans to have 500 ha (or about one third of the property) planted with cashew in five years with expected revenues of R$105,000 or R$3,600 per family. In addition, the beneficiaries will grow foo...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Response: 44-Management Report and Recommendation

...compensation was US$9.6 million or 82 percent of the total budget. It represented an average cost of almost US$9,600 per household, which was equivalent in 2002 to four years of a household’s yearly income, and among fishing households, which had much lower income levels, it was equivalent to twelve years of income. In addition to the need to urgently resolve the compensation claims, the large infusion of cash did cause some problems. For example, around one-third of households spent their cash ...

Complaint > Santa Fe Road Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 3rd Request

Eligibility: 51-Eligibility Report (English)

...compensation issue, as follows: “According to Management, expropriated land will be compensated in cash, with the amount corresponding to replacement cost at market price. Compensation will be provided before land acquisition is undertaken.” 6 OP/BP 13.05 Project Supervision World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information D. Management Response 22. On November 20, 2007, the Panel received Management...