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Resettlement External Monitoring Report

Project number: 46528–002 June 2020

PAK: Jalalpur Irrigation Project Prepared by the Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This resettlement external monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) FOR CANALS Loan No. 3599-PK- Project No. 46528-002-PAK

JALALPUR IRRIGATION PROJECT (JIP)

EXTERNAL MONITORING OF LARP IMPLEMENTATION REPORT NO. EMC-03

LARP for JIP/WORKS/ICB- P1 BATCH 1 RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 OF MAIN CANAL (UPDATED)

M. ASLAM MALIKEXTERNAL MONITORING CONSULTANT (EMC)

JUNE 2020

JALALPUR IRRIGATION PROJECT (JIP) EMC-03

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EXTERNAL MONITORING REPORT OF LARP IMPLEMENTATION - REPORT NO. EMC-03

STATUS OF DELIVERABLE

Title of Report: External Monitoring Report # EMC-03

(RD 5+000-RD 33+750) P-1

Publication #: JIP/EMC-03

Prepared by: M. Aslam Malik, External Monitoring Consultant

Submitted Draft version: 27th March 2020

Comments received from ADB 1st time: 6

th April 2020

Comments incorporated and Submitted the document: 19th April 2020

Comments received from ADB 2nd

time: 26th April 2020

Comments incorporated and re-submitted the document: 5th May 2020

Comments incorporated and re-submitted the document: 21st May 2020

Comments incorporated and re-submitted the document: 10th June 2020

Comments incorporated and re-submitted the document: 12th June 2020


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EXTERNAL MONITORING OF LARP IMPLEMENTATION REPORT NO. EMC-03

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... VI 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Description .................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Project Packages .................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Length of Main Canal and Its Distribution System .................................................................. 4 1.5 Land Acquisition for the Project .............................................................................................. 4 1.6 Design Level Details of Construction Activities of ICB-P1 ...................................................... 4

2 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT ........................................................................................ 5 3 PROJECT IMPACTS ....................................................................................................... 5

3.1 Impact on Land ....................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Project Components and its Impacts in P1 ............................................................................. 5 3.3 Summary of Project Impacts ................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Synchronization of Land Acquisition Process with Construction Activities ............................. 6

4 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF LARP (RD 5+000 TO RD 33+750) ..................... 7 4.1 Assessment of Land Valuation ............................................................................................... 7 4.2 Assessment of Structures and other Damages ...................................................................... 8 4.3 Payment of Compensation for Affected Land, Structures and Other Assets .......................... 8 4.4 Payment Against Loss of Income ........................................................................................... 8 4.5 Payment to Vulnerable DPs .................................................................................................... 8 4.6 Income Restoration Activities ................................................................................................. 9 4.7 Employment to the DPs .......................................................................................................... 9 4.8 Preparation of Qabzal-Wasool Registers and Notices to DPs ................................................ 9 4.9 Notifications of Section 9, 10 & 11 under Land Acquisition Act 1894 ................................... 10 4.10 Disbursement of Land Compensation .................................................................................. 10 4.11 Payment of Compensation of Other Affected Non-Land Assets ........................................... 10 4.12 Relocation of Residential Structures ..................................................................................... 11 4.13 Status of Payments of Allowances ....................................................................................... 12 4.14 Relocation of Govt. Boys and Girls Primary Schools ............................................................ 12

5 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............................................................................................ 13 5.1 Information Campaign and Consultation with DPs ............................................................... 13 5.2 General Response from the DPs/ Provision of Bridge .......................................................... 14 5.3 DPs Perception about Land Values ...................................................................................... 15

6 SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS MEASURES .......................................................................... 15 6.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) ................................................................................ 15 6.2 Formation of Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs) ........................................................ 15 6.3 Complaint Registers ............................................................................................................. 16

7 EXTERNAL MONITORING ........................................................................................... 16 7.1 Verification by External Monitoring Consultant ..................................................................... 17

7.1.1 Telephonic Confirmation ............................................................................................... 18 7.1.2 Acceleration of the Compensation Payment Processing .............................................. 18 7.1.3 Consultation to Address DPs Concerns ........................................................................ 19

8 FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 19 8.1 Payment of Allowances to Entitled DPs ................................................................................ 19 8.2 Prepared Data Regarding Non-Disbursement of Land Compensation ................................. 19 8.3 Provision of Field Staffing and Resources ............................................................................ 20

9 WAY FORWARD ........................................................................................................... 20


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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Tehsil wise Length of Main Canal and its Distribution System (in Kilometers) ......... 4 Table 2: Distribution of Land being Acquired for Jalalpur Irrigation Project (in Acres) ............ 4 Table 3: Proposed Structures of Jalalpur Irrigation Project under ICB-P1 (in Nos.) ............... 4 Table 4: Distribution of Land being Acquired for P1 ( Acres) .................................................. 6 Table 5: Summary of Project Impacts under P1 ..................................................................... 6 Table 6: Package-wise, Segment-wise and Batch-wise Land Acquisition under JIP .............. 7 Table 7: Non-Land Impacts ..................................................................................................... 8 Table 8: Report of Disbursement Cheques of Allowances Upto RD: 33+750 Till 08-06-2020 8 Table 9: Laboure Employed by the Construction Contractor .................................................. 9 Table 10: Preparation of Revenue Record – Tehsil Jhelum ................................................. 10 Table 11: Status of Disbursement of Land Compensation in Tehsil Jhelum ......................... 10 Table 12: Status on Disbursement of Compensation of Non-Land Assets ........................... 11 Table 13: Public Schools in ROW of ICB-P1 ........................................................................ 12 Table 14: GRC Member compositions .................................................................................. 15 Table 15: Verification of Compensation Paid to the DPs Against Land, Structures, Fixtures,

Trees and Crops of Tehsil Jhelum from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 DPs Contacted and

Confirmed .............................................................................................................................. 18 Table 16: Summary of the Verification of the Documentation of Unpaid DPs (in Nos.) ........ 20

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure A: Layout Plan of ICB Package-1 & 2 .......................................................................... 3 Figure B: Map Depicting the Location of RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 ........................................ 5

LIST OF ANNEXES

Annex- I: Verification of Compensation Paid to the DPs Part 1 ............................................ 23 Annex- II: Details of Paid and Unpaid DPs of Damages of Main Canal from RD: 5+000 to

33+750 ................................................................................................................. 24 Annex- III: Status of Allowances Payments to the DPs of RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 ............ 25 Annex- IV: Verification of Land Compensation Paid to the DPs Part 2 ................................. 26 Annex- V: Photologs ............................................................................................................. 27 Annex- VI: Compensation Payments to the Entitled DPs For Structures/Tubewells/Trees .. 30 Annex- VII: Unpaid DPs Data collection Form ...................................................................... 31 Annex- VIII: Photologs of Receiving Cheque of Allowances ................................................. 33 Annex- IX: Linear Map (RD 5+000 to RD 33+750) ................. Error! Bookmark not defined.


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ACRONYMS

AC Assistant Commissioner

ADB Asian Development Bank

DC Deputy Commissioner

DPAC District Price Assessment Committee

DPs Displaced Persons

EMC External Monitoring Consultant

FCC Flood Carrier Channel

GRM Grievance Redressal Mechanism

ICB International Contract Bidding

IMR Internal Monitoring Report

JIP Jalalpur Irrigation Project

LAC Land Acquisition Collector

LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement

LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan

PICs Project Implementation Consultants

PID Punjab Irrigation Department

PMO-Canals Project Management Office-Canals

RD Reduced Distance

ROW Right of Way

SEU Social and Environment Unit


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. The purpose of preparing this External Monitoring Report (EMR) is to study and

ascertain the extent of implementation of LARP for Package 1; specifically, for section

starting from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 (Batch-1) of the Jalalpur Canal as part of the

JIP. Field trips were undertaken and interaction with field staff, DPs and revenue staff

was made to collect information about the LARP implementation. This is the 3rd

External Monitoring Report prepared by the External Monitoring Consultant (EMC) and

this is an updated version covering the disbursement aspects of the entitled allowance

to the entitled DPs.

2. Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan, “Jalalpur Irrigation Project”, from

Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan No. 3599 PAK with the cost of US$ 274.63

Million for construction of Main Canal of 379 RDs length, 23 distributaries, 7 minors

and 16 FCCs for Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP).

3. The Project will primarily benefit over 315,000 rural people of more than 114 Mouza

(village) falling under the three International Contract Biddings (ICBs). Its direct

beneficiaries will be small farmers who would get regular irrigation supplies during

Kharif season and increased agricultural production.

4. As a part of land acquisition process, three LARPs for P1, P2 and P3 were prepared/

approved by ADB and uploaded on website.

5. Award for the land measuring 228 acres falling between RD 5+000 to RD 33+750

(Batch-1) was announced by LAC Jhelum on 28th August 2019. Project impacts under

Batch-1 are, acquisition of 228 acres of land resultantly, 1393 DPs will lose land.

Overall, 14 structures are impacted. These are comprising 11 residential structures, 2

cattle sheds and one boundary wall. In addition, some losses for the crops, wood

trees, fruit plants, sump well/water course and tube well are also impacted.

6. The land values have been determined by the District Price Assessment Committee

(DPAC) of Jhelum. Whereas, assessment of non-land assets i.e. residential & other

structures, crops, wood trees and fruit plants have been made by the respective

departments and approved by DPAC Jhelum.

7. There are overall 1393 DPs for the land between RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 as the

entitled persons for payment of compensation. Out of these 686 DPs (49.2%) have

been paid land compensation by end March 2020 by the office of LAC Jhelum.

Whereas, LAC could not pay compensation to 707 remaining DPs due to the reasons:

meager compensation amount; DPs have died; DPs don’t reside in the area (out of

district/abroad); mutation issue; absconder and; court cases. Documentation of all

such cases has been properly made by LAC.

8. The DPAC, Jhelum has approved assessed cost of residential & other structures,

crops, wood trees and fruit plants amounting to Rs. 9.91 million during its meeting held

on 4th December 2019. These funds were released to LAC Jhelum for the payments to

the DPs against their affected non-land assets. In this Batch-1 section, out of 65 DPs,


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45 (70%) have been paid compensation for the damages to the structures, crops,

wood trees, fruit plants and tube-wells. There are remaining 20 (30%) DPs who have

not received the payment and they have gone to the court of law for legal remedy

against the District Price Assessment Committee (DPAC). The total amount paid so far

is Rs. 9,169,961/- (93%). Major amount of compensation has been paid to these

categories of DPs. Remaining funds amounting to Rs. 741,897/- (7%) are readily

available with LAC Jhelum and these are yet to be disbursed upon completion of the

legal matters of 20 DPs.

9. Deputy Commissioner/Assistant Commissioner along with their filed staff including

Tehsildars, Qanoongo and Patwaries all had made exhaustive efforts by holding

formal and informal meetings. This involved corner meeting and group discussions/

meetings and visits to these villages These efforts include personal contacts,

announcements through the mosques by public address system in each village, by

holding the chain of consultation sessions, by contacting Numberdars (village heads)

and village elders.

10. Overall, 50 DPS are eligible for the allowances in this category. It covers shifting

charges, vulnerable, livelihood/transition and self-relocation allowances and 38 DPs

are willing or in contact with the project to receive these allowances. Cheques in favor

of 35 DPs were prepared for the readily available DPs at site. These Cheques were

distributed to 25 DPs on June 08, 2020 and 10 DPs on June 12, 2020 at three different

villages of the project area. For this purpose, DPs were requested to be available on

these dates, places and times specifically announced in the mosques through the

public address system. On these occasions 35 entitled DPs comprising both male and

female heads of family have turned up, and received their cheques. These cheques

were disbursed by the two members of the committee one each from PMO and

Irrigation Department (Mr. Hassnat Rasool Deputy Director, PMO-Canals and Mr.

Najam Shah SDO Khokhra Sub Division, Irrigation Department). These cheques were

given after completion of the documentation/verification of their Computerized National

Identity Card (CNIC). Unpaid remaining 15 DPs includes: 3 DPs are in contact with the

committee & their cheques are in process; 07 DPs as died and their mutation cases

are in process; 03 untraceable/residing in other districts and; 02 are not interested in

receiving the payments. EMC has personally witnessed the transparent distribution of

these cheques in the presence of head of the respective villages (see photo log in this

report and Annex III & VIII).

11. Public consultations have been a regular feature of the LARP implementation activities

for smooth implementation. Due publicity was made by staff to accelerate the process

by motivating the DPs to receive their land compensations.

12. Project interventions have ‘NO’ direct negative impacts on income of the DPs.

Because, no business/commercial activity is disturbed directly due to project impact.

13. By the end of March 2020, 63 persons have got the employment with the project

contractor, which is a positive impact of the project.

14. Relocation cost to the DPs loosing residential structure has been paid by the LAC

Jhelum during January & February 2020. The LAC Jhelum has also served notices to


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these DPs with a given time frame for the relocation and vacate the ROW. Substantial

number of these DPs have already dismantled their affected structures.

15. For the relocation of 02 impacted government schools, the District Buildings

Department, Jhelum, Government of Punjab submitted the cost estimate of Rs. 23.4

million through Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jhelum to the Project Director JIP/Head

PMO-Canals and a cheque of the same amount was released to the Education

Department on 14 October 2019 for the construction works of both schools.

16. Land measuring 03 Kanal and 07 Marla under existing affected schools belonged to

Education Department. The girls school will be reconstructed in the premises of

another Girls Primary School existed in the same mouza. The land is owned by the

Education Department. For the boys school, 04 Kanal area has been identified which

is private land owned by M/s Ammar Haider Shah and Zafar Ali Shah, residents of

Maryala village. Out of these 04 Kanal area, 02 Kanal has been procured and 02

Kanals has been gifted to the school by the owners. The payment of 02 Kanal land as

an alternate site for relocation of Boys Primary School Bhai Ludden has been made by

the Education Department, from the funds provided by PMO (Canals). All this 04

Kanals of land is to be owned by the Education Department.

17. Based on the compensation payments made till now, verification of these payments by

the External Monitoring Consultant (EMC) has been carried out. For this purpose, EMC

M. Aslam Malik has made two field trips to the field on 07 March 2020 and 14 March

2020. During these field trips meetings at various locations from RD 5+000 to RD

33+750 were held with the respective stakeholders. There are overall 1393 DPs for the

land between RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 as the entitled persons for payment of

compensation. Out of these, 686 DPs have been paid land compensation by end

March 2020 by the office of LAC Jhelum.

18. In order to verify these payments random stratified sampling was done during the

verification visits to the project site for confirmation of the payments to DPs. This

includes all categories of the DPs. Out of the total 686 DPs of paid compensation 384

DPs (56%) were contacted in person in two separate visits to this Batch-1 of Package-

1 of the Project area. This also includes contacts with some of vulnerable DPs as well

for verifications. Endeavored to contact the cross section of the DPs to get meaningful

and representative feedback from them.

19. DPs residing out of the project area in other cities were contacted on cell phone (by

EMC) and they have confirmed the receipt of the compensation payments.

20. Regarding the court cases, these have to be decided by the court of law, hence

nothing can be done till the decision from the honorable courts are announced.

21. Efforts are being made by the district administration to facilitate and expedite the

disbursement through their revenue field staff for all the non-court cases.

22. DPs of Shah Kameer mouza (village) are demanding that a road bridge should be

constructed across the canal at adjacent point to the population centers for crossing


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the main canal. Location of bridge has been proposed between RD 27 to RD 33 or at

any other nearby appropriate/suitable location. This matter was discussed with the

PMO (Canals) and it was decided to provide a bridge as demanded by the community.

23. Some of the DPs had expressed that though they have received the land

compensation payments but the rate assessed by the DPAC is far less than their

perception. They demand that it should be enhanced to make it comparable with the

market rates of the land in the area.

24. The data regarding payment of land compensation in Tehsil Jhelum (RD 5+000 to RD

33+750) up to 31 March 2020, maintained by AC/LAC office, Tehsil Jhelum is provided

in the summary Table 11. The LAC has documented all 707 unpaid DPs with reasons:

meager share; mutation issues; expired; court cases and; DPs not residing in the area

as reflected in section 8.2 Table 16. Linear map of the area reflecting compensation

payment is also given as per Annex-IX.

25. For the verification of the payments made so far, EMC M. Aslam Malik has made

exhaustive trips to the field on 07 & 14 March, 16 May and on 8 June 2020. During

these field trips various meeting at various locations from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750

were held with the respective DPs, village heads, revenue staff members and project

staff working at site. Meetings were also held with individuals at their door steps,

farming areas, near cattle sheds, tube well, forest plantation areas, at the road side

hotels, tea shops all along the project area wherever a DP was available. All these

meetings and interactions with DPs were aimed at getting confirmation of payments.

Legal heirs of the deceased DPs were also contacted for confirmation of the entitled

compensation payments in the presence of other notables of the same Mouza.

26. WAY FORWARD: As observed through field visits and personal interviews with DPs, interaction with the field staff along with the documentary evidences exhibited by the EMC, it is clear that the work on war footings on all fronts in the field is going on. All out efforts by the staff have been witnessed. Achievements made by all are commendable for the implementation of LARP in Batch-1 (RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 Ref. Fig B). Unpaid DPs have been documented by LAC office Jhelum, with solid reasons as to why they have not received their payments so far. However, revenue department and PMO (Canals) is requested to make efforts to deliver unpaid compensations to DPs all through the project period and monitor the progress of the activities. Progress of compensation payments shall be reported in upcoming monitoring reports. Similarly, compensation payments under the entitled allowances category of DPs, all the available DPs in the area have been made their payments in the presence of the EMC and necessary documentary evidence have been annexed in this updated version of the report. A linear map illustrating these payments made to all categories of the DPs has been prepared (Annex IX). PMO has placed all the required funds at the disposal of disbursing authority for payment to the DPs. Now, all the entitlements have been disbursed to DPs and Non-paid DPs have been documented by LAC. Based on the positive ground realities and field observations, it is justified and strongly recommended to give a go-ahead for the civil works construction for Main Canal RD 5+000 to RD 33+750.


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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

27. Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan, “Jalalpur Irrigation Project”, from

Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan No.3599 PAK with the cost of US$ 274.63

Million for construction of Main Canal of 379 RDs length, 23 distributaries, 7 minors

and 16 FCCs for Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP). The Project is expected to increase

agricultural production with development of sustainable agriculture to alleviate poverty

in Pind Dadan Khan and Khushab Tehsils of Districts Jhelum and Khushab by

providing canal irrigation supplies during Kharif season and reduce the land

degradation by minimizing the use of marginal quality ground water. Output of the

Project envisages construction of a new irrigation system including a Main Canal & its

system and appurtenant structures to irrigate about 170,000 acres of land in Tehsil

Pind Dadan Khan and Khushab area. It also included the construction of 16 Flood

Carrier Channels (FCCs) network to carry saline flood water of hill torrents

(debouching over the command area) directly to Jhelum River. The project area map

is shown as Figure A for ICB Package 1 & 2.

1.2 Project Description

28. The command area of JIP is in the form of long strip of land bounded by the salt range

hills on northern side and right bank of the Jhelum River on its southern side. The

Main Canal would off-take from the right bank of the Rasool Barrage, for which

provision for the canal head regulator already exists. The Main Canal of 1,350 cusec

capacity will be about 116 km long and traverses along the foothills of the Salt Range.

29. The Project will primarily benefit over 315,000 rural people of more than 114 Mouza

falling under the three International Contract Biddings (ICBs). Its direct beneficiaries

will be small farmers who would get regular irrigation supplies during Kharif season

and increased agricultural production. The Project would reduce land degradation and

salinization being caused due to saline flow from many hill torrents. Other

beneficiaries will include farm laborers and women through enhanced farming

activities.

30. Punjab Irrigation Department (PID) is the Executing Agency (EA). Feasibility study of

Jalalpur Irrigation Project was prepared by NESPAK–ICS Joint Venture Consultants

under grant ADB PPTA (8404-PAK) in 2015. As part of feasibility study in August

2017, PDA Consultants prepared Draft LARP for the whole project on the basis of

detailed design and was submitted to ADB for Approval. Later on, JIP works were

divided into three International Contract Packages (ICBs) and was agreed with ADB

that LARP shall be prepared for each contract package respectively.

1.3 Project Packages

31. Accordingly, for the whole project, 03 LARPs have been prepared corresponding to

the three civil works contract packages (ICBs) mentioned below:

§ JIP/WKS/ICB-P1, RD 0+000 to RD 52+000: Main Canal, 01 Distributary, 01

Escape and 03 Flood Carrier Channels (FCCs).


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§ JIP/WKS/ICB-P2, RD 52+000 to RD 225+500: Main Canal, 12 Distributaries,

02 Minor Canals and 05 Flood Carrier Channels (FCCs).

§ JIP/WKS/ICB-P3, RD 225+500 to RD 379+750: Main Canal, 10

Distributaries, 05 Minors and 08 Flood Carrier Channels (FCCs).


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Figure A: Layout plan of ICB Package-1 & 2

End of RD 33


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1.4 Length of Main Canal and Its Distribution System

32. Keeping in view the discharge capacity of 1350 cusecs, the length of the Main Canal

and its distribution system is designed to cover maximum area under command. The

length of all water channels and FCCs is provided in the Table 1 below:

Table 1: Tehsil wise Length of Main Canal and its Distribution System (in Kilometers) Channel Jhelum PD Khan Khushab Total Length Main Canal 11 92 13 116

Distys & Minors - 170 40 210

FCCs - 165 75 240

Total Length 11 427 128 566

33. The objective of giving the details is to explain about the project components and its

impacts on the land and land-based assets.

1.5 Land Acquisition for the Project

34. The Package wise land distribution to be acquired is as below in Table 2:

Table 2: Distribution of Land being Acquired for Jalalpur Irrigation Project (in Acres) Sr. Tehsil-Activity-Canal Reach P1 P2 P3 Total 1

Tehsil Jhelum Main Canal RD 0+000 to RD

33+750 228 - - 228

2 Tehsil PD Khan-FCC (1-3) 65 - - 65

3 Tehsil PD Khan-Main Canal & Distys 168 1646 932 2746

4 Tehsil PD Khan-FCCs(4-13) - 2513 1413 3926

5 Tehsil Khushab- Main Canal, Distys & FCCs - - 1377 1377

6 Tehsil PD Khan- FCC Addendum of 372 acres - 317 55 372

7 Tehsil PD Khan- PID staff Colony 16 16

Total 461 4492 3777 8730

1.6 Design Level Details of Construction Activities of ICB-P1

35. This report is addressing the section RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 (Fig B) under ICB-P1 of

the project, falling in Tehsil Jhelum. However, the scope of works under ICB-PI

includes the following civil works of Main Canal of up to RD 52+000. Overall, details of

the proposed structures under P1 is given as per Table 3 below:

Table 3: Proposed Structures of Jalalpur Irrigation Project under ICB-P1 (in Nos.) Sr. Description Main Canal Disty-1 FCCs Total 1 Intake structure at Rasul Barrage 1 - - 1

2 Distributary/Minor Head Regulator 1 - - 1

3 Vertical Fall Structure - 2 - 2

4 Canal Syphon cum Escape Structure 1 - - 1

5 Village road / Arterial Bridges 5 3 2 10

6 Cross Drainage Structures 27 - - 27

7 Transition - 2 - 2

8 Cattle Ghats - 1 - 1

9 Outlets 5 14 - 19

10 Tail Cluster - 1 - 1

11 Flood Carrier Network’s Outfalls - - 3 3

Total 40 23 5 68


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2 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

36. The purpose of preparing this External Monitoring Report (EMR) is to study and

ascertain the extent of implementation of LARP for Package 1; specifically, for section

starting from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 (Batch-1, refer Table 6) of the Jalalpur Main

Canal as part of the JIP. This area is falling in Tehsil Jhelum. Field trips were

undertaken and interaction with field staff, DPs was made to collect information about

the LARP implementation. This is the 3rd

External Monitoring Report prepared by the

External Monitoring Consultant (EMC) M. Aslam Malik. 1st report covers RD 0+000 to

RD 5+000. By submitting this 3rd

report as the External Monitor will cover verification

of LARP implementation from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 as per Figure B.

Figure B: Map depicting the location of RD 5+000 to RD 33+750

3 PROJECT IMPACTS

3.1 Impact on Land

37. In the ICB-P1, 461 acres of land has been acquired, 228 acres are falling in RD

5+000 to RD 33+750 as a part of P1. In this reach 11 residential structures will also be

lost and total DPs impacted is 1393. The other 2 DPs will lose 2 cattle sheds, 1 DP

will lose the boundary wall besides this other, non-residential impacted structures

includes, irrigation pipes, sump well, tube well room/water course and tress and crops

etc.

3.2 Project Components and its Impacts in P1

38. As already mentioned, the project is having three packages to proceed with the

developmental work for which LARPS have been developed separately. Land for the

whole project is being acquired into five segments. These segments are classified into


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mainly three packages to be termed as P1, P2 and P3. Land acquired for this

sectional report is given as per Serial No.1 Segment S1 in Table 4 below:

Table 4: Distribution of Land being Acquired for P1 ( Acres) S. No. Segment Tehsil-Activity-Canal Reach1 P1

1. S1 Tehsil Jhelum Main Canal RD 0+000 to RD 33+750 228

2. S3 Tehsil PD Khan-FCC (1-3) 65

3. S2 Tehsil PD Khan-Main Canal &Distys RD 33+750 to RD

340+000 168

Total 461

3.3 Summary of Project Impacts 39. The project impacts have been documented in the ADB approved LARP-P1. The

summary of the project impacts for P1 is provided in the Table 5 below:

Table 5: Summary of Project Impacts under P1 Items under Impact ICB Package-1 Land (acres) 461

Total DPs (No.) 6,023

Residential Structure (No.) 11

Other Structures (No.) (T/wells/bore holes, Fixtures, Cattle sheds,

B/walls, hand pumps and pipes etc.) 53

Private Owned Trees (No.)

798

(151 DPs)

41 fruit tree

Govt. Trees (No.) Forest up to RD 5+000

Vulnerable DPs (No.) 210

(only 30 in this batch 1)

Severely Affected DPs (No.) 76

Land under Cultivation:

249 (40%)

2738 DPs

9 Mouza

Community/Public Structures (No.) 2

Schools

Women headed HH (No.) 01

Socio-economic Interviews

1006 DPs

13 Mouza

Final LARP Submitted 24-5-2019

Resettlement Budget (Rs. Million) 283.65

3.4 Synchronization of Land Acquisition Process with Construction Activities 40. In order to synchronize land acquisition process with construction activities, it has

been agreed with the LACs that award under Section 11 will be announced in batches

comprising 10 to 12 villages. Their number of DPs have also been kept in mind while

preparing batches. In this way, area in batches will be handed over to the contractors.

Package-wise, segment-wise and batch-wise table on land acquisition is given in

Table 6 below. Out of all this, our current focus is only from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750

(Batch-1) for LARP implementation covering the Tehsil Jhelum area.


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Table 6: Package-wise, Segment-wise and Batch-wise Land Acquisition under JIP

Pack

age

Segm

ent

(No.

)

Batc

h (N

o.)

Tehsil Canal RD Area (acres)

DPs (No.)

S0 = RD 0+000 to RD 5+000 (State Land. Mainly. This also includes 15 Kanal 10 Marla as private land ) = 1.5 km

JIP/

WKS

/ICBP

-1

(RD

5+00

0 to

52+

000)

S1 1 Jhelum 5+000 to 33+750 (MC-8.8 km) 228 1393

S2 2 PD Khan 33+750 to 52+000 (MC-5.6 km and Disty-1) 168 2774

S3 3 PD Khan FCC -1 to 3 65 1856

Sub Total: 6023

JIP/

WKS

/ICBP

-2

(RD

52+

000

to 2

25+5

000)

S2

4

PD Khan

52+000 to 87+000 (MC-10.7 km & Disty 2&3) 416 9595

5 87+000 to131+000 (MC-13.4 km and Disty 3-7) 349 7230

6 131+000 to 158+000 (MC-8.2 km and Disty 3,6,7&8) 269 8120

7 158+000 to 193+000 (MC-20.4 km and Disty 3,9 to 13) 502 11,734

S4

8

PD Khan

FCC-4 & 5 292 7196

9 FCC-5 to 7 557 7654

10 FCC-6 & 7 467 6838

11 FCC-7 & 8 708 7244 Sub Total: 65,611

JIP/

WKS

/ICBP

-3

(RD

225

+500

0 to

379

+750

)

S2

12 PD Khan

193+000 to 283+000 (MC-21.3 km and Disty 14 to 17) 646 11,232

13 283+000 to 340+000 (MC-13.7 km and Disty18 to 20) 398 6405

S4

14 PD Khan

FCC-8 to 12 910 7253

15 FCC-11 to 13 888 7458

S5 16 &17 Khushab 340+000 to 379+750

(MC 12.1 km and Disty 21 to 23 and FCC-14 to 16) 1377 23191

Sub Total: 55,539 TOTAL: 127,171

S1=Segment-1: Main Canal (RD 5+000 to 33+750) Tehsil Jhelum, 228 acres, (Package 1) S2= Segment – 2: Main Canal and Distys.(RD 33+750 to 340+000)Tehsil PD Khan 274acres, (Packages1,2&3) S3 = Segment – 3: FCC 1-3 (RD 33+750 to 52+000) Tehsil PD Khan 65 acres, (Package 1) S4 = Segment – 4: FCC 4-13 (RD 52+000 to RD 340+000) Tehsil PD Khan, 3926 acres, (Packages 2 and 3) S5 = Segment – 5: Main Canal, Distys and FCC 14-16 (RD 340+000 to 379+750) 1377 acres, Tehsil Khushab (Package 3)

4 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF LARP (RD 5+000 TO RD 33+750)

4.1 Assessment of Land Valuation

41. The land value has been determined by the District Price Assessment Committee

(DPACs) of the concerned district i.e. Jhelum for this part of P1. The detail of DPs and

their compensation of land under project impact is provided in the Annex- I of LARP.


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4.2 Assessment of Structures and other Damages

42. The LAC Jhelum is the responsible for arrangements of joint assessment of non-land

impacts i.e. affected residential & other structures, crops, wood trees and fruit plants,

falling between RD 5+000 to RD 33+750, with the help of respective departments i.e.

Revenue Department for crop yield assessment, District Buildings Department for

residential structures, Agriculture/ Horticulture for fruit trees, Agriculture Machinery

Department for tube wells & bore hole drilling price assessment and Forest

Department for non-fruit trees etc. Impacts on other assets are given in Table 7 as

below:

Table 7: Non-Land Impacts Sr. No. Impacts/Damages Total DPs

1 11-Residential Structures

02-Cattle Sheds

01-Boundary wall

14

2 11-Wooden Trees 11

3 Crops 15

4 19-Fruit Plants 19

5 6-Tube Wells 6

Total 65

4.3 Payment of Compensation for Affected Land, Structures and Other Assets

43. Required funds were provided to LAC Jhelum by PMO (Canals). The LAC has paid

land compensation and payment of other impacted structures/fixtures and other

assets. Status on payment to DPs is discussed in the subsequent sections.

4.4 Payment Against Loss of Income

44. The DPs have not faced any loss of income from the project. Enough time is being

given to the DPs to harvest their farm crops on maturity, to avoid any loss of the DPs

as per provisions in their entitlement matrix in the LARP document.

4.5 Payment to Vulnerable DPs

45. During Socio-Economic and Resettlement surveys, vulnerable DPs were recorded

having monthly income below OPL (Official Poverty Line) These DPs are shown in the

LARPs as applicable to individual DP. The total number of DPs of this category

existing in RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 are identified as 50 and each is entitled to receive

the entitled allowances which includes shifting, livelihoods restoration/transition, self-

relocation and vulnerability and these have paid by the PMO-Canals on June 08 and

June 12, 2020, as per details given in the para 59 & Annex-III and summarized in

Table 8 below.

Table 8: Report of Disbursement of Cheques of Allowances Upto RD: 33+750

Sr.

No. Mouza

Received

DPs

DPs are

in Contact*

Died

DPs

Out of Project

Area/

Untraceable

Not

Interested/

Court Cases

Total

1 Maryala 10 1 5 1 0 17

2 Malikpur 20 2 2 1 0 25


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3 Shah Kameer 5 0 0 1 2 8

Total 35 3 7 3 2 50

4.6 Income Restoration Activities

46. This is quite satisfying aspect that the project interventions have ‘NO’ direct negative

impacts on income of the DPs. Because no business/commercial activity is disturbed

directly due to project impact. However, the DPs losing agriculture land (resultantly

will lose income from land) will be provided crop and severely affected allowance for

restoration of their activities.

4.7 Employment to the DPs

47. Contract Clause 6.1 “Particular Condition of the Contract” binds the Contractor to

provide jobs to skilled/unskilled persons, particularly Displaced Persons (DPs) to

resolve their problems of livelihoods. In this regard, during the socio-economic,

gender and resettlement surveys of the Project area, DPs and other locals enquired

about the job opportunity for the affected people and others as well during the

construction of channels. DPs were advised to apply, if they need jobs at project site.

48. Up to the end of March 2020 (before the situation of COVID-19), 63 applicants were

appointed as skilled and unskilled staff by the Contractor for Package 1. Detail

regarding DPs and Non-DPs of these employees are being collected. Because the

Contractor did not maintain this data. The distribution of these employees is provided

in the following Table 9. This indicates that the project has generated employment

opportunities for local residents and it will substantially contribute towards increase in

the earnings for their families. This is positive impact of the project implementation

and the construction works.

Table 9: Laboure Employed by the Construction Contractor

Sr. Type of Job Employees (No.)

DP/ Non DP * (No.)

Skilled Employees 1 Office staff, Supervisors 14 *

2 Drivers/ Machine Operators 18

3 Kitchen Staff 05

Un Skilled Employees

4 Camp Unskilled Labour 06

5 Site Labours 13

6 Local Security Guards 07

Total 63

*Data awaited (camp office closed) due to Pandemic.

4.8 Preparation of Qabzal-Wasool Registers and Notices to DPs 49. After publication of Declaration under Section-6 on 26-02-2019 in the area from RD

5+000 to RD 33+750 falling in Tehsil Jhelum, the Social and Revenue JIP/PIC teams

started on preparation of village wise Qabzal-Wasool registers along with Notices

under Section 9 to the DPs. The Qabzal-Wasool register comprises village wise DPs

detail on land under impact and land compensation amount to be paid to each DP.


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Revenue record prepared and award announced for the three villages as per records

shown in the following Table 10.

Table 10: Preparation of Revenue Record – Tehsil Jhelum

Sr. Activity Total (No.)

1 Mouza/DPs (Village/ Displaced person) 3 / 1393

2 Qabzal-Wasool Registers Prepared (Register of Land and Payment record) 3

3 Notices under Section 9 Prepared served to DPs 1393

4 Handing over Revenue Record to LAC 25-07-2019

5 Public Hearing under Section 10 by LAC 20-08-2019

6 Announcement of Award under Section 11 28-08-2019

4.9 Notifications of Section 9, 10 & 11 under Land Acquisition Act 1894

50. The LAC of Tehsil Jhelum has completed proceedings under section 9 & 10 of Land

Acquisition Act 1894 and announced Award under Section 11 on 28-08-2019 as

mentioned above.

4.10 Disbursement of Land Compensation

51. The data regarding payment of land compensation in Tehsil Jhelum (RD 5+000 to RD

33+750) up to 31 March 2020 was maintained by AC/LAC office, Tehsil Jhelum which

is provided in the summary Table 11 below. The LAC has documented all un-paid

DPs with reasons: meager share; mutation issues; expired; court cases and; DPs not

residing in the area (refer section 8.4 for further detail).

Table 11: Status of Disbursement of Land Compensation in Tehsil Jhelum Consolidated Report of Disbursement of Amount Till 16-03-2020

Mouza Total

DPs (No)

Paid DPs

(NO) % Age

Total Amount

(Rs.)

Paid Amount

Rs. % age

Maryala 476 276 57.98 10866535 9021221 83.02

Malikpur 581 268 46.13 28449576 21421686 75.02

Shah

Kameer 336 142 42.26 21528833 9001673 39.32

Total 1393 686 49.25 62313175 39444580 63.30

*Due to mutation of land, DPs were increased to 1393. 4.11 Payment of Compensation of Other Affected Non-Land Assets 52. The LAC Tehsil Jhelum has completed all verifications from the concerned

departments. The DPAC, Jhelum has approved assessed cost of residential & other

structures, crops, wood trees and fruit plants amounting to Rs. 9.91 million during its

meeting held on 4th December 2019. The LAC Jhelum requested Head/PD PMO

(Canals) to provide requisite funds. The Project Director JIP has released the funds of

Rs. 9.91 million to LAC Jhelum on 04-01-2020, for the payments to the DPs against

their affected non-land assets as shown in Table 12. Documentary evidence of

payments made by LAC and confirmation at field level by EMC is given as per Annex

IV Part 2.


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Table 12: Status on Disbursement of Compensation of Non-Land Assets

Sr. No. Impacts/Damages Total

DPs Paid DPs

Unpaid DPs

Paid Amount

(Rs.)

Total Amount

(Rs.) 1 11-Residential Structures

02-Cattle Sheds

01-Boundary wall

14 13 1 8,240,000 8,488,000

2 11-Wooden Trees 11 10 1 32,4807 37,6240

3 Crops 15 10 5 336,000 579,500

4 19-Fruit Plants 19 9 10 99,154 163,118

5 6-Tube Wells 6 3 3 170,000 305,000

Total 65 45 20 9,169,961 9,911,858 53. From the above table it reveals that out of 65 DPs, 45 (70%) have been paid

compensation. There are 20 DPs (30%) who have not received the payment and they

have gone to the court of law for legal remedy against the District Price Assessment

Committee (DPAC).

54. As per table 11 above, the total amount paid so far is Rs. 9,169,961/- (93%), whereas

overall compensation to be paid to DPs is Rs. 9,911,858. Out of all, a sum of Rs

741,897/- (7%) is yet to be disbursed upon completion of the legal matters. This is

comparatively a minor amount because, major part has been disbursed and even the

remaining part is readily available with the revenue department for payment to the

entitled DPs.

55. Details of paid and unpaid DPs of Damages of Main Canal area from RD: 5+000 to

33+750 is given as per Annex-II.

4.12 Relocation of Residential Structures

56. Relocation is required by the 14 DPs having impacted structures (with 11 Residential

and 2 cattle sheds 1 boundary wall) in Tehsil Jhelum from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750.

Distribution of 11 DPs by profession is: 3 farmers; 4 laborers; 2 in the service sector; 1

is working abroad and; 1 is housewife. The relocation time was also discussed with

DPs. They will require 6 months to relocate/rebuild for big structures and DP having

small structures may require only 3 months to re-establish themselves at a new

location.

57. However, all relocating households are supported for 6 month transition period

allowances to ensure that they are able to properly adjust with their relocation at new

sites. All residential structures will be affected 100% except that of Mrs. Zaib Bibi

whose kitchen is only affected and she will not relocate even her other families are not

intended to move as they owned enough adjacent place/land to relocate.

58. Relocation cost to the DPs loosing residential structure has been paid during January

& February 2020 and it was personally visited by EMC to see the progress of LARP

implementation and it was confirmed by the DPs that they have received the

compensation payments (Annex I Part1). The LAC Jhelum also served the notices to

these DPs with a given time frame for the relocation and vacate the ROW. The DPs

have started dismantling their affected houses.


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4.13 Status of Payments of Allowances

59. Overall, 50 DPS are eligible for the allowances in this category. It covers shifting

charges, vulnerable, livelihood/transition and self-relocation allowances and 38 DPs

are willing or in contact with the project to receive these allowances. Cheques were

issued to 35 DPs, the readily available DPs at site. These Cheques were distributed to

25 DPs on June 08 and 10 DPs on June 12, 2020 at three different villages of the

project area. For this purpose, DPs were requested to be available on these dates,

places and times specifically announced in the mosques through the public address

system. On these occasions 35 entitled persons comprising both male and female

heads of family have turned up, and received their cheques. These cheques were

disbursed by two members of the committee one each from PMO and Irrigation

Department (Mr. Hassnat Rasool Deputy Director, Community Relation from PMO-

Canals and Mr. Najam Shah, SDO Khokhra Sub Division, Irrigation Department).

These cheques were given after completion of the documentation/verification of their

Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC). Unpaid remaining 15 DPs includes: 03

DPs are in contact with the committee & their cheques are in process; 07 DPs as died

and their mutation cases are in process; 03 untraceable/residing in other districts and

02 are not interested in receiving the payments. EMC has personally witnessed the

transparent distribution of these cheques in the presence of head of the respective

villages (see photo log in this report) refer Annex-III & Annex-VIII.

4.14 Relocation of Govt. Boys and Girls Primary Schools

60. For the payment of compensation to 02 Government Primary Schools (1 each for

boys and girls), an inventory of losses and measurement was prepared with the help

of school staff and local community representatives. Teachers and other relevant

school staff were also available at site for providing information/data. The impacted

structures are given in the Table 13 below:

Table 13: Public Schools in ROW of ICB-P1

Sr. Name of Structure Location (RD)

Impact on Structure

(%) Details of Structures/fixtures

1 Govt. Primary School for Boys,

Bhai Luddan (Maryala mouza) 10+000 100

5 classrooms, two wash rooms, boundary

wall, Gate, water tank, electric meter, 2 adult

trees and few sapling/nursery plants.

2 Govt. Primary School for Girls,

Malik Pur Mouza 20+000 100

2 classrooms, two wash rooms, boundary

wall, Gate, water tank, electric meter, 1 tree

61. Total land under both affected primary schools is 03 Kanals and 07 Marlas (01 Kanal

and 07 Marla under Boys Primary School and 02 Kanals under Girls Primary School).

Existing land of both schools is in the name of Education Department.

62. For the relocation of these school buildings, PMO (Canals) decided with the Education

Department that, no compensation of existing school buildings will be paid to the

Department. However, funds for the construction of 02 standard buildings of primary

schools will be provided to Education Department. Accordingly, the Buildings

Department, Jhelum, submitted cost estimate for the construction of both schools

amounting to Rs. 23.4 million through Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jhelum to the


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Project Director Jalalpur Irrigation Project/Head PMO-Canals for transfer of funds.

Immediately, a cheque of the same amount was released to the Education

Department on 14th October 2019 so that the construction of both schools could be

started well in time. This may be noted that the Education Department had decided to

construct girls school in the premises of another Government Primary School located

in the same mouza, where sufficient space is available for the construction of another

primary school. Proposed area is owned by the Education Department.

63. For the relocation of boys school, 04 Kanal area has been selected in Maryal mouza

(village) by the Education Department in-consultation with the community. This is

private land owned by M/S Ammar Haider Shah and Zafar Ali Shah, residents of

Maryala mouza (village). Out of these 04 Kanal area 02 Kanal is being procured on

payment and remaining 02 Kanal area is being gifted to the school by the same

private owners of the land. The payment of 2 Kanal procured land on negotiation

bases for relocation of Boys Primary School, Bhai Ludden is being made by the

Education Department, from the funds available with Chief Executive Authority

Jhelum, with the concurrence of PMO (Canals). However, land has been handed over

for the construction of relocated school building.

64. Status on relocation of both affected school buildings is summarized below:

Sr. Activity Boys

Primary School

Girls Primary School

1 Funds provided to Education Department by PMO (Canals) Rs. 23.4 M on 14-10-2019

2 Relocation sites identified & handed over for Construction Yes Yes

3 For the Construction Tender Opening Date 15-01-2020 19-12-2019

4 Award Date by Buildings Department, Jhelum 15-03-2020 21-01-2020

5 Contractors Mobilized at Sites Yes Yes

6 Construction at Site In Progress In Progress

7 Expected Construction Period Six Months Six Months

65. The Buildings Department has assured to complete construction of both schools

within 6-month time. This has been also assured by the Commissioner Rawalpindi

Division that interim arrangement for continuing the education will be made in a rented

building for Boys Primary School; in case the building construction and completion is

delayed. This was a contingency plan issued by the Commissioner Rawalpindi during

his visit to the project site in December 2019.

5 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

66. Public consultations have been a regular feature of the LARP implementation

activities for smooth implementation and further progress indicators as under:

5.1 Information Campaign and Consultation with DPs

67. The following measures were taken for the 03 Mouza (village) of Tehsil Jhelum falling

in ICB-Package-1 to cover the task:


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• Prepared Qabzal Wasool registers (land and payment register) of 1393 DPs of 03

Mouza.(villages)

• Notices were served to each DP showing land to be acquired with Khewat (land

record number on map) and Khasra number (land record sub number on map)

number for the extent of requirements for clearing the right of way (ROW).

• Clarification of compensation amount to the DPs.

• Date was fixed for public hearing in the LAC office to listen their concerns.

• During February and March 2020, the revenue staff especially the relevant revenue

Patwari made exhaustive efforts to motivate the DPs to receive their land

compensation.

• Deputy Commissioned/Assistant Commissioner along with their filed staff including

Tehsildars, Qanoongo and Patwaries all had made efforts by holding corner meeting

and group discussions/ meetings and visits to these villages These efforts includes

personal contacts, announcements through the mosques by public address system

in each village,by holding the chain of consultation sessions, contacting Numberdars

(village heads ) and village elders.

• Display and fixation of posters/ panaflex about the Project and compensation

payments campaigns was run, in all 03 villages. With all these efforts compensation

payment process was accelerated.

• Detailed list of the persons contacted for verification of the compensations payment

is given at Annex I and Annex IV.

• Pictorial data for Information campaign and consultation with DPs are shown in

Annex-V Pictorial data for Information campaign and consultation with DPs are

shown in Annex-V

68. All this was possible as the PMO has placed all the required funds at the disposal of

the Revenue Authority for disbursements to the DPs. As a matter of fact all the DPs

are treated as the paid except those who have gone into litigation, mutation issue,

absence from the site, meager payments issues etc. All such DPs however are having

their entitled compensation funds readily available with the Revenue offices for

payment.

5.2 General Response from the DPs/ Provision of Bridge

69. DPs of Shah Kameer village are demanding that road bridge should be constructed

across the canal at adjacent point to the population centers for crossing the canal.

Location of bridge is proposed between RD 27 to RD 33 or at any other nearby

appropriate location. In this way residents of the area will have easy access to their

remaining/residual farming area on the left bank of the canal. The road bridge must

have the capacity for crossing of the tractors/ trolleys /livestock (for reaching the

grazing areas) and to facilitate the transportation of the farm produce from farms to

the market places.

70. Regarding construction of bridge, this matter was discussed in detailed with the PMO

office and they have decided to provide a bridge as desired by the community. This

will be a new bridge, which will be provided at RD 29+100 for the local community to


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take care of their residual farming areas located on the left side of the canal. This will

serve the purpose and address their demand.

5.3 DPs Perception about Land Values

71. Some of the DPs had expressed that though they have received the land

compensation payments but the rates assessed by the committee responsible for per

unit rate fixation is far less than their perception. They demanded that it should be

enhanced to make it comparable with the market rates of the land in the area.

72. Generally, DPs with meagre compensation payable to them are reluctant to travel to

LAC offices to collect such a small compensation. Some mechanism should be

adopted to make payments to all these through payments in cash at their door step or

nearest easily approachable places on the main road. For this advance publicity need

to be done by announcing time, day and place of disbursement of such meagre

amounts. Revenue staff has made some progress in the disbursement of the

compensations to such category of the DPs.

6 SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS MEASURES

6.1 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)

73. In compliance with the institutional requirements of the Land Acquisition and

Resettlement Plans (RAPs) for 03 Packages and Environmental Management Plan

(EMP) for Jalalpur Irrigation Project, a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) with 3

tier structure; one at village level, second at tehsil level and, third at project level has

been established to address grievances arising from environmental & social impacts.

6.2 Formation of Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs)

74. The Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs) at village level (V-GRCs) have been

established for the all 03 villages falling in Package 1 (RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 of

Main Canal) vide PMO Notification No. PMO/ID/JIP/R&E/9705 dated 21-01-2020. The

notification covers TOR of the village level committees also. Tehsil Level GRCs (T-

GRCs) for Jhelum Tehsil, (similarly for PD Khan and Khushab tehsils) have been

established vide PMO/ID/JIP/R&E/1020 dated 19-03-2020. Whereas, Project Level

GRC(P-GRC) was established vide PMO/ID/JIP/R&E/9783 dated 19-02-2020. The

objectives of these V-GRCs were explained to the head/members of GRCs. The

GRCs are now fully functional in the field. Names of GRC members and their contact

numbers are given below in Table 14:

Table 14: GRC Member compositions Sr. Mouza Name Position Contact No.

1

Maryala

Jr. Environmentalist/Social Mobilizer-PIC Head 0312-6061004

0333-6757216

Syed Zafar Ali Shah Member 0333-8034051

Malik Gul Muhammad Member -

Ammar Haider Shah Member -

2 Malik Pur Jr. Environmentalist/Social Mobilizer-PIC Head

0312-6061004

0333-6757216


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Sr. Mouza Name Position Contact No. Malik M. Nawaz Member 0331- 9304536

Muhammad Lateef Member -

Muhammad Hanif Member -

3

Shah Kameer

Jr. Environmentalist/Social Mobilizer-PIC Head 0312-6061004

0333-6757216

Mirza Saeed Mehmood Baig Jhelumi Member 0300-5412870

Subedar Ghulam Hussain Member -

Haji Umer Din Member -

6.3 Complaint Registers

75. Complaint registers have been placed at Contractor’s office and Project Field Office

Khewra. Both the offices will properly guide the complainants regarding GRM. The

Contractor will segregate the complaints. All the complaints related to him will be kept

for redressal whereas, related to LAC process will be forwarded to Field Office for

redressal through respective V-GRCs. Likewise, Field office will hand over complaints

related to the Contractor for grievance redress.

76. During the month of February 2020, a complaint was received from a DP belonged to

Mouza Maryala. The complaint was related to change of alignment at RD 6+500 due

to NTDC pylon foundation constructed for the installations of transmission lines tower

in the ROW of the Main Canal. The complaint was redressed with the assurance that

NTDC pole will be removed and alignment will not be changed for the safeguard of his

land. A copy of letter written to PD NTDC Project was also delivered to the DP on 19

February 2020 for his satisfaction. The complaint has also been entered in the

complaint register placed at Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) camp site of ICB-

P1.

77. During the Month of March 2020, no complaint was received regarding any grievance

due to the project implementation.

7 EXTERNAL MONITORING

78. JIP is being a linear project involves the land and land-based asset owners spread

over 116 km in length from the start of the project area to the end. Land holding of the

owners are small and fragmented. This further reduces the level of ownerships to

much smaller land holdings by inheritance. This has two-fold effects i.e. (i) the smaller

land parcels are uneconomical to produce for meeting the family needs; (ii) by sharing

the limited land available for the canal project, they will be deprived of their land and

land-based assets. This further aggravate the situation, if any, when someone’s

already small piece of entire land is acquired and makes him as landless. It amounts

to changing the social status of such person and makes him vulnerable both socially

and economically. On the other hand, any development project of this nature

obviously requires a level of sacrifice for making their respective areas as developed

for the present and the future generations. Historically this is how the province of

Punjab, Pakistan and entire subcontinent has developed over the years in the past

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history in making due to land mark development by the construction of an irrigation

canal as Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP). This will contribute tremendously in

developing the sustainable agriculture in this area. And with this development, allied

agricultural industry will be developing as well.

79. JIP has made all out efforts in coordination with the other nation building departments

like Revenue, Buildings, Forest and Agriculture and developed Land Acquisition and

Resettlement Plan (LARP) for acquiring the land and land-based assets falling in the

planned Right of Way (ROW) of this canal networks.

80. Substantial compensation payment has been made in the section RD5+000 to RD

33+750 of P1 of the project. Revenue Department is disbursing the compensation

payments to the entitled displaced persons (DPs) as per their entitlement for the land

and land-based assets, and restoration of the livelihood of these DPs. Compensation

payment process is satisfactorily moving further to ensure that the payments are

made speedily to all the DPs of the project.

81. DPs who are yet to be paid have to be given top priority now onward and further

efforts be made to locate/trace them out for making the payments (including the

meager amounts) at their door steps through the compensation payment team of

revenue staff. Further details of achievements are given in the next section at Table15

of the report.

82. Necessary documentation for payments to the legal heirs of the deceased DPs and

Minors DPs in collaboration with the verifications through village heads, notables are

being worked out to settle these issues on sound basis.

7.1 Verification by External Monitoring Consultant 83. Based on the payments made till now, verification of these payments through External

Monitoring Consultant (EMC) is being carried on. For this purpose, EMC M. Aslam

Malik has made two exhaustive trips to the field on 07 March 2020 and 14 March

2020. During these field trips meetings at various locations from RD 5+000 to RD

33+750 were held with the respective DPs, village heads, revenue staff members

(Patwari of the area Mr. Nazar Hayat was picked from Mouza Darapur Patwar office)

and project staff working at site. These meetings were held at Mouza (village) Shah

Kameer, Malikpur and Maryala. Meetings were also held with the individual at their

door steps, farming areas, near cattle sheds, tube well, forest plantation areas, at the

road side hotels, tea shops all along the project area wherever a DP was available. All

these meetings and interactions with the DPs were aimed at getting confirmation of

payments to each individual and through groups of family members, family heads,

Numberdars and Mouza (Village) notables of the area. Legal heirs of the deceased

DPs were also contacted for confirmation of the entitled compensation payments in

the presence of other notables of the same Mouza. DPs living outside the project area

were contacted on telephone to get their confirmation of entitled compensation

payments.


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84. There are overall 1393 DPs for the land between RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 as the

entitled persons for payment of compensation. Out of these 686 DPs have been paid

land compensation by end March 2020 by the office of LAC Jhelum.

85. In order to verify random stratified sampling was done during the verification visits to

the project site for confirmation of the payments to DPs. This includes all categories of

the DPs including some of the vulnerable DPs as well. Out of the total 686 DPs

eligible for compensation 384 DPs (about 57%) were contacted in person in two

separate visits to this batch of Package-1 of the Project area. Endeavored to contact

the cross section of the DPs to get meaningful and representative feedback from

them. Annex 1 Part 1 and Annex IV Part 2 gives the details of the verified DPs from

RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 as a part of the P1. Linear map has been given as Annex-

VIII regarding the status of payment of compensations for various categories of the

Project DPs. However, summary of the verification of compensation payments to the

entitled DP as per stratified samples are given in Table 15 covering the land and land-

based assets:

Table 15: Verification of Compensation Paid to the DPs Against Land, Structures, Fixtures,

Trees and Crops of Tehsil Jhelum from RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 DPs Contacted and Confirmed (No.)

Area Land Structure Residential

Cattle Sheds/ B.Wall

T/well Wooden Trees

Fruit Trees Crop

Total DP

(No.) Maryala 62 - 4 6 5 4 81

Malikpur 200 11 2 - 3 1 3 218

Shah

Kameer 81 -

1

(Boundary

wall)

- - 3 1 85

Total DPs 343 11 3 4 9 9 8 384

7.1.1 Telephonic Confirmation 86. Some of the DPs were residing out of the project area in cities like Jhelum and

Sargodha. They were contacted on cell phone (by EMC) and they have confirmed the

receipt of the compensation payments. These DPs are:

Removed in accordance with para 17 of ADB’s Access to Information Policy (2018)

7.1.2 Acceleration of the Compensation Payment Processing

87. Following key institutions are making their well-coordinated efforts to accelerate the

payment of compensation to the remaining DPs. (a) BY PMO

88. In this connection, PMO is making their best efforts to contact these persons through

massive publicity campaign by advertisement / display of banners and approaching

through announcements in the mosques, contacting the village elders and contacts

with the respective area Numberdar and village notables. Project staff has been

motivating all the remaining DPs to collect their compensation payments (Annex V).


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(b) By Courts and Revenue Staff

89. (a) Regarding the court cases, these have to be decided by the court of law, for which

relevant authorities have to decide the cases. As these cases are in the court of law

hence nothing can be done till the decision from the honorable courts are made. 90. (b) Efforts are being made by the district administration to facilitate and expedite the

disbursement through their revenue field staff for all the non-court cases.

7.1.3 Consultation to Address DPs Concerns

91. The EMC conducted consultations with the DPs regarding their concern related to

compensations and land price assessment. It appeared that the social team had well

explained about the procedure of assessment of land value by the revenue

department. Similar efforts were made by the Revenue staff to satisfy the DPs with

some success so far.

8 FINDINGS

8.1 Payment of Allowances to Entitled DPs 92. The compensation of land is being paid directly by the LAC, while payment of

allowances (including shifting, livelihood restoration, relocation assistance and

vulnerable) has been now paid by the PMO-Canals, Annex III and Annex-VIII.

8.2 Prepared Data Regarding Non-Disbursement of Land Compensation

93. The LAC Jhelum collected data regarding payment of land compensation through

door to door visits of first three Mouza, the DPs who could not receive or not willing to

receive their compensations were documented with the reasons as to why they have

not received their payments. These documents have been submitted to AC Jhelum for

review, updating and verification. The AC office Jhelum is finalizing the document to

submit to the PMO for further processing.

94. Out of total 1393 DPs of three Mouza of Tehsil Jhelum, 686 DPs have been paid land

compensation whereas LAC Jhelum could not pay the compensation to 707 remaining

DPs due to the following reasons:

• Meager compensation amount,

• DPs have died,

• DPs don’t reside in the area (out of district/abroad),

• DPs have mutation issue,

• DPs are absconder, and

• Court cases, in the process.

95. Field team organized and conducted surveys for collection of information and

preparation of the documentation by all those categories of the DPs mentioned as

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96. These team had collected information for remaining unpaid DPs and prepared their

documentation with proper evidence from their respective families, village heads and

relatives. EMC had an opportunity to visit some of the DPs of these category during

the field visit. And now due to the efforts of the field staff 100 percent verification

documentation was conducted on designed “FORM” duly translated in Urdu based on

the ADB guidance notes (Annex-VII). This is a credible work done under initial stages

of the spread of pandemic COVID-19.

97. This data collected through these Forms has been summarized in Table 16 below:

Table 16: Summary of the Verification of the Documentation of Unpaid DPs (in Nos.)

Mouza Died

DPs OD Abroad

Meagre

Amount Mutation

Court

Cases

Unknown/

Untraceable Absconder Total

Maryala 85 52 33 - - - 24 6 200

Malikpur 57 83 24 123 21 4 1 - 313

Shah

Kameer 17 62 9 3 58 45 - - 194

Total 159 197 66 126 79 49 25 6 707

98. All these documents and required funds for payments to the DPs have been placed by

PMO at the disposal of the LAC Jhelum office. The entire responsibility of these funds

disbursement is with those offices now. Revenue department and PMO (Canals) is

requested to make continuous efforts to deliver unpaid compensations to DPs all

through the project period and monitor the progress of the activities. Progress of

compensation payments shall be reported in upcoming monitoring reports.

8.3 Provision of Field Staffing and Resources

99. During the visits to the project site it has been observed that field staff deployed

currently for LARP implementation is short and the resources available with them are

also inadequate. The resources needed to accomplish the work output in a limited

time frame is challenging. It is suggested that the field staff need to be strengthened

along with the resources to match with the high priority field work assignments.

Reliable road worthy vehicles needed for mobility to meet the deadlines of their

assignment out puts.

9 WAY FORWARD

100. As observed through field visits and personal interviews with DPs, interaction with the field staff along with the documentary evidences exhibited by the EMC, it is clear that the work on war footings on all fronts in the field is going on. All out efforts by the staff have been witnessed. Achievements made by all are commendable for the implementation of LARP in Batch-1 (RD 5+000 to RD 33+750 Ref. Fig B). Unpaid DPs have been documented by LAC office Jhelum, with solid reasons as to why they have not received their payments so far. However, revenue department and PMO (Canals) is requested to make continuous efforts to deliver unpaid compensations to DPs all through the project period and monitor the progress of the activities. As part of the efforts,


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all the unpaid DPs in Batch-1 will be contacted by the project related personnel (physically or telephonically) before actual displacement happens at their respective sites. Un-paid DPs will be informed that they are entitled for compensation and urged for receiving them. In addition, they will be informed of the commencement of the civil works at their respective location and be asked for their consent on it. Result of such efforts will be documented together with the progress of compensation payments in the upcoming monitoring reports. Next monitoring report (either internal or external) will be submitted to ADB before actual displacement occurs at un-compensated sites. Similarly, compensation payments under the entitled allowances category of DPs, all the available DPs in the area have been made their payments in the presence of the EMC and necessary documentary evidence have been annexed in this updated version of the report. A linear map illustrating these payments made to all categories of the DPs has been prepared (Annex IX). PMO has placed all the required funds at the disposal of disbursing authority for payment to the DPs. Now, all the entitlements have been disbursed to DPs and Non-paid DPs have been documented by LAC. Based on the positive ground realities and field observations, it is justified and strongly recommended to give a go-ahead for the civil works construction for Main Canal RD 5+000 to RD 33+750.

ANNEXES


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Annex- I: Verification of Compensation Paid to the DPs Part 1



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Annex- II: Details of Paid and Unpaid DPs of Damages of Main Canal from RD: 5+000 to 33+750



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Annex- III: Status of Allowances Payments to the DPs of RD 5+000 to RD 33+750



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Annex- IV: Verification of Land Compensation Paid to the DPs Part 2



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Annex- V: Photologs

Public Campaign Regarding Land Compensation in First Three Mouza From RD 0+000 to RD 33

In Mouza Maryala In Mouza Maryala

In Mouza Malik Pur In Mouza Malik Pur


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In Mouza Shah Kameer In Mouza Shah Kameer

In the office of Land Record canter, Govt. of Punjab In the office of LAC PD Khan


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External Monitor with DPs of Maryala Mouza External Monitor visited Project area

External Monitor Verifying Compensation from

the DPs of Mouza Malikpur ( RD 18+000 to

22+000 of Main Canal











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Annex- VI: Compensation Payments to the Entitled DPs For Structures/Tubewells/Trees



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Annex- VII: Unpaid DPs Data collection Form


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Annex- VIII: Photologs of Receiving Cheque of Allowances



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Mouza Maryala-1 RDs

Mouza

Khasra No 260 259, 277 290, 283, 298 266, 258, 279, 264 276 441/10, 4/1Compensation Status Impact

LandCropsStructures/Wood Trees/Fruit PlantsAllowances:Vulnerablity AllowanceLivelihood/Transition AllowanceShifting AllowanceSelf Relocation Allowance

Mouza Malik Pur-2RDs

MouzaKhasra No 248, 246, 245 260 201 698 628,712 565, 564, 563, 572, 566, 827, 579 837, 830 578, 576 824, 825 182 191, 183 196, 195, 254 900, 899 194 609, 608, 606, 612, 611, 610, 703, 706 707 591, 584, 699 257 262 690, 627 619 888, 268 276, 275, 573/1, 166/1, 702 581/1 167/1 269, 265, 279, 264, 696 583 178 202, 255 896 828, 839, 838, 840, 829 187, 185, 188 592, 694 806, 805/1, 809, 807, 805, 798, 797

Compensation Status Impact

LandCropsStructures/Wood Trees/Fruit Plants

Allowances:Vulnerablity AllowanceLivelihood/Transition Allowance Shifting AllowanceSelf Relocation Allowance

Mouza Shah Kameer-3RDs

MouzaKhasra No 566, 557 562, 58, 579, 565 564, 563/1 621, 636, 648, 635, 622 617, 639 670, 677 669, 678 665 624, 193, 148, 632, 654, 652, 631 704, 709 623, 195, 147, 651, 633, 634 630, 625, 571 672, 675 666, 680/1, 667 554/1 616, 640, 645/1 556/1 567 555, 569/1, 569/2, 569/3 715, 716 199, 184, 711, 553/1, 712 713, 714 197, 186 673, 674/1 185, 198, 701, 698 700, 699/1 702 570, 661, 658 204, 214 209, 222, 629, 626 203, 659, 521/1, 660, 213 662, 657 510, 509, 514, 519/1, 656, 665, 663 681/1 549/1, 550/1, 515/1, 516, 508, 506, 671, 676/1 568 672, 675 616, 640, 645/1

Compensation Status Impact

LandCropsStructures/Wood Trees/Fruit Plants

Allowances:Vulnerablity AllowanceLivelihood/Transition AllowanceShifting AllowanceSelf Relocation Allowance

LEGENDCompensation/Allowances PaidCompensation/Allowances Un-paidPayment of Allowances is Not Applicable here

293

7+0005+000 6+000 8+000 9+000 10+000

20+00011+000 12+000 13+000 14+000 15+000

71Land Acquisition

294, 265 288, 257 292, 287,285,284,445/106 263 291, 261 437/81 297, 286, 255, 256 73,76,280,267,295 77 79 80, 300, 78 281

288 290, 569, 570, 289, 571 831, 832, 836Land Acquisition and Resettlement

21+000 22+000Malik Pur

283, 287 263,278,277 886, 701 700, 826 585, 580 884, 885 187, 185, 188 622, 199, 192, 705, 704 810 189, 184, 258, 190, 259 256 695, 812 827

16+000 17+000 18+000 19+000

30+000 31+000 32+000 33+750Shah kameer

568 211, 210, 212, 628, 627 705, 708 552 192, 152, 147/1, 150/1, 151/1, 153, 149, 154, 638, 618155 717, 718, 721, 724, 202 215

23+000 24+000 25+000 26+000 27+000 28+000 29+000

Mouza Maryala RD 5+000 to RD 10+000

Mouza Malik Pur RD 11+000 to RD 22+000

Mouza Shah Kameer RD 23+000 to RD 33+750

Linear Map Showing Status on Payments of Compensation and Allowances at Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP)

Land Acquisition

720 146, 145, 194, 196, 188, 187706, 707 520/1, 513, 548/1 200, 201, 551/1642/1

Note:1. RDs Length is not as per Scale2. Un-paid DPs of Land and Non-land Affected Assets Ducumented by LAC

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