Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project 2

Eligibility: Eligibility Report in English, in Khmer [PDF] and Board's Decision in English, in Khmer [PDF]

...compensation policy such that it 1) meets the ADB standard of full replacement value at current market rates, and 2) provides a compensation “floor” that is sufficient to ensure that displaced households are able to secure adequate housing upon relocation; (ii) Reimbursement for the actual costs of replacing lost assets for each household that have not yet been compensated and retroactive compensation adjustments ...

Complaint > Ulaanbaatar Urban Services and Ger Areas Development Investment Program - Tranche 1

Monitoring: English

...compensation. Template of the minutes of the negotiation meeting with complainants is presented in Appendix 2.6 Cash compensation for one complainant is in progress. Three complainants have inadequate documentation and requested the OSPF’s support in communicating and handling the existing issues with MUB, Land Agency, and PMO. Replacement land for 35 nontitle holders (complainants) have been allocated and a formal ordinance by the Mayor issuing the land title to them is pending. OSPF is followi...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project 2

Monitoring: 1st Annual Monitoring Report in English, in Khmer [PDF]

...compensation deficits; and (iii) appeal’s mechanism under the improved Grievance Redress Mechanism5 (GRM) regarding computation and payment of compensation deficits. d. IRC prepares amended contracts for AHs reflecting compensation deficits. e. IRC conducts house-to-house consultations. f. IRC provides payments to AHs. g. Computation and payment of compensation for income losses6 for relocated AHs. (For full text, see Appendix 2.) ...

Complaint > CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1

Timeline: Terms of Reference in English, in Russian [PDF]

...compensation. In summer of 2010 we have built a new store at the back of existing one that was to be demolished. Demolished store cost we are estimating at 130 000 (one hundred and thirty thousand) Som plus 10 000 (ten thousand) Som for the labor. We would like that ADB will cover the losses as follows: First, by paying the cash compensation for store demolition. Second, by providing assistance in preparing registration of new store permits and by paying the costs in relation to registration of ...

Complaint > Southern Transport Development Project (STDP)

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

...compensation start with their concern that some farmers had not received land-for-land compensation. ADB's Handbook on Resettlement: A Guide to Good Practice dated 1998 is clear on this issue: "Cash for land acquisition has never been a satisfactory mode of compensation if it is not paid at replacement values. There is also the risk that the APs might spend their cash quickly and become impoverished, or that women’s and children’s subsistence needs might not be met if cash compensation is paid t...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project

Filing: Request for compliance review [PDF]

...compensation and rehabilitation measures.”9 ADB has failed to ensure that: “In preparing the resettlement planning documents,…the borrower… take into account the views of affected groups and civil society groups where relevant, including nongovernment organizations.”10 The ADB has failed to ensure “a revised resettlement plan resulting from a detailed technical design or change in scope of the project” has been made available to AHs11 and/or it has failed to assist in the preparation of resettle...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project 2

Filing: Request for compliance review [PDF](attachments are available upon request from Chair, CRP at crp@adb.org)

...cash compensation for lost assets and self-arranged relocation. Vulnerable households are entitled to additional support. AHs are also entitled to compensation for transition costs, lost income due to resttlement and income restoration support. The overriding objective of these entitlements is to ensure that AHs receive assistance so that they would be at least as well-off as they w...

Complaint > Southern Transport Development Project (STDP)

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

...compensation payment; delays in providing new land titles; lack of information to invest the compensation proceeds wisely; the refusal to recognize specific claims on items such as trees and other crops; and invidious comparisons of compensation rates for apparently same plots of land. Affectees are unclear as to what constitutes "full compensation"; basic compensation; the additional compensation awarded at Land Acquisit...

Complaint > Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project

Monitoring: CRP 3nd Annual Monitoring Report in English and in Gujarati

...compensation in the amount of Rs.100,000 per pagadiya to compensate for income foregone from pagadiya fishing between 2012-2016; (ii) establishment of a medium-term support program for pagadiyas to derive additional income through alternative measures; (iii) additional support for pagadiya families in Tragadi village from an education fund (Rs.50,000), and for families in Modhva village from an education and health fund (Rs.100,000). The payment of Rs.100,000 has been completed (partly in cash a...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project 2

Compliance Report: CRP’s Final Report in English, in Khmer [PDF] (Management's Response and Requester's Response to the CRP's Draft Report are attached)

...compensation rates to reflect price levels at the time of compensation payments; the continued use of an inaccurate DMS process that resulted in underpayment of compensation; and the use of the principle of replacement value for house compensation, which on the average provided AHs with a compensation amount that was only about half the cost of replacement housing of minimum standard. In addition, the 2006 entitlements were restrictively applied. When early resettlement practice departed from th...

Complaint > CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1

Compliance Report: CRP Final Report in English, in Russian [PDF] (Management Response and Requester's Response to CRP Draft Report are attached)

...compensation. Instead, ADB accepted an MOTC compensation agreement involving compensation in construction materials that the affected persons did not find useful and that were worth considerably less than the assets lost. Furthermore, this proposal did not consider loss of income and other assets, such as trees. This response to the complaint did not comply with the Involuntary Resettlement Policy requirements on unanticipated resettlement impact (para. 53), including the requirement to prepare ...

Complaint > Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)

Compliance Report: Final Report , 22 Dec 2004

...compensation and resettlement The land acquisition, compensation and resettlement process and related activities have been grossly arbitrary. There was and still is the lack of minimum standards to be made applicable to all the affected persons and the families when making decisions about who to displace, how and where. The displaced families have not been given adequate time to move and resettle and there has been no reasonable offer for resettlement. The payment of cash compensation in an arbi...

Complaint > Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project

Monitoring: CRP 2nd Annual Monitoring Report in English and in Gujarati

...compensation, the VDACs and NGO charged with the implementation of the program. All parties confirmed that the full compensation has been paid, partly in cash and partly as equipment (fishing nets) as agreed upon by the pagadiyas. In addition, two payments have been made to families from the health fund. The CRP notes the timely implementation of the compensation payments under the Livelihood Improvement Plan for the period 2012 to 2016 and appreciates the attention given to the careful implemen...

Complaint > Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)

Dispute Resolution: Review and Assessment Report, 25 Jun 2004

...compensation and resettlement The land acquisition, compensation and resettlement process and related activities have been grossly arbitrary. There was and still is the lack of minimum standards to be made applicable to all the affected persons and the families when making decisions about who to displace, how and where. The displaced families have not been given adequate time to move and resettle and there has been no reasonable offer for resettlement. The payment of cash compensation in a...

Complaint > Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project

Filing: Request for compliance review [PDF]

...cash crops in many villages in the area, the huge adverse impact can easily be imagined. 7. Impact on ground water Another impact reported is that of ground water table having gone down fast in the last few years. In an area with little rain, the gigantic construction projects, along with port & other factories, have withdrawn massive amounts of water from the precious aquifers, depleting them extensively. 8. Labour Issues and Social Unrest The large number of stressed out migrant...

Complaint > Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Project 2

Monitoring: 4th Annual Monitoring Report in English,in Khmer[PDF]

...compensation deficits; and (iii) appeal’s mechanism under the improved Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) regarding computation and payment of compensation deficits. d. IRC prepares amended contracts for AHs reflecting compensation deficits. e. IRC conducts house-to-house consultations. f. IRC provides payments to AHs. g. Computation and payment of compensation for income losses for relocated AHs. (For full text, see Appendix 2.) 14. CR...

Complaint > Nenskra Hydropower Project

Eligibility: Report of ADB's Board Compliance Review Committee and CRP's Report on Eligibility in English [PDF] and in Georgian [PDF]

...compensation for loss of income but not for loss of land. The project affected persons are considered displaced persons without recognizable claims to such land. [See SPS, Appendix 2, para. 7 (iii)]. 61. The ESIA provides that all households affected by loss of pastures will receive fodder in compensation (either in cash or kind) during a period of seven years as construction activities are planned for 5 years and two additional years are planned for reconstruction of pasture areas. Special...

Complaint > Nenskra Hydropower Project

Eligibility: CRP Eligibility Report in English [PDF] and in Georgian [PDF]

...compensation for loss of income but not for loss of land. The project affected persons are considered displaced persons without recognizable claims to such land. [See SPS, Appendix 2, para. 7 (iii)]. 61. The ESIA provides that all households affected by loss of pastures will receive fodder in compensation (either in cash or kind) during a period of seven years as construction activities are planned for 5 years and two additional years are planned for reconstruction of pasture areas. Special...

Complaint > Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project

Compliance Report: Final Report in English and in Gujarati [PDF]

...Compensation issues figured most prominently in these meetings. With the exception of one meeting held with seven people at Kotdi bander in November 2007, the fishing community in the Mundra area was missed in any follow up consultations. In 2007, Fisherfolk – other than the people of Kotdi bander - were not considered as project affected people or as relevant stakeholders who ought to have had a voice in the room and a seat at the table. The Baseline Social Impact Assessment did not inc...