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Indigenous Peoples Monitoring Report Project No. 42248-013 Semestral Report July 2017

2763-BAN (SF): Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project Prepared by Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank.

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Indigenous People’s Monitoring Report January – June 2017

1 Project Implementation Consultants

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MoCHTA)

Indigenous Peoples Safeguards Monitoring Report

January – June 2017

Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP II) Project No.42248-013

Loan No-2763-BAN (SF)

Prepared by: Project Management Office, CHTRDP-II

With assistance from Euroconsult Mott MacDonald / ADSL Ltd.

For Asian Development Bank

July 2017



Disclaimer: The report uses ADB terminology ‘indigenous peoples’ for which usually

alternate terminology is used by the Government of Bangladesh; such as ‘tribes’, ‘tribal

peoples’, ethnic minority’, ‘small ethnic groups’, etc. Regardless of this different

nomenclature, these are meant to be understood as ‘indigenous people as defined and

accepted in the Safeguards Policy Statement (SPS) of ADB, as adopted in June 2009.



Abbreviations

ADB : Asian Development Bank ADRF : Alternative Dispute Resolution Forum APs : Affected Persons CC : Circle Chief CHT : Chittagong Hill Tracts CCL : Cash Compensation under Law CHTRC : Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council CHTRDP-II : Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project CI : Community Infrastructure DC : Deputy Commissioner DPD : Deputy Project Director DPMO : District Project Management Committee EP : Entitled Person FPIC : Free, Prior, Informed Consent FGD : Focus Group Discussion FSR : Feasibility Study Report GoB : Government of Bangladesh GRC : Grievance Redress Committee HDC : Hill District Council HH : Household IGA : Income Generation Activities IP : Indigenous Peoples IPP : Indigenous People’s Plan LARP : Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LGED : Local Government & Engineering Department MAD : Micro Agribusiness Development MOCHTA : Ministry of CHT Affairs NGO : Non-Government Organization PDC : Para Development Committee PJSS : Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti PIC : Project Implementation Consultants PMO : Project Management Office R-NGO : Resettlement NGO RR : Rural Roads SAP : Severely Affected Person SES : Socio-economic Survey SPS : Safeguards Policy Statement SQMC : Safeguards Quality Monitoring Cell



Note: In this report, “$” refers to US Dollars. This indigenous people’s safeguards 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any report, 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.



TableofContents Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 7

1. Background and Context of the Project ............................................................................................ 12

A. Background .................................................................................................................................................. 12

B. Context of the Project ................................................................................................................................. 12

C. Purpose of the Report ............................................................................................................................ 13

D. Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 14

E. ADB Policy of IP Safeguards .................................................................................................................... 14

F. IP Safeguards Policy in CHTRDP-II ........................................................................................................ 14

G. Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts .............................................................................. 15

2. Institutional Arrangement of the Project ............................................................................................ 16

3. Compliance of Indigenous People’s Plan (IPP) of the Project .......................................................... 17

Land Acquisition for Road Construction under RR component ................................................................... 17

Community Infrastructure (CI) Component ..................................................................................................... 20

Participatory Village Mapping ........................................................................................................................... 22

Micro Agribusiness Component........................................................................................................................ 22

Compliance status with ADB IP Policy Specific to Loan Covenant ............................................................ 23

4. Consultation and Grievance Redress ............................................................................................... 24

Community Consultation & Information Disclosure ....................................................................................... 24

5. Benefit Monitoring & Evaluation: ....................................................................................................... 27

6. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................ 28

Photo Gallery: ........................................................................................................................................... 29

Tables

Table-1: IP and None-IP (NIP) population in CHT by district. ................................................................. 16

Table-2: Status of IP & NIP household and Land Acquisition in Project areas. .......................................... 18

Table-3: Payment of Additional Compensation on top of DC’s CCL. ............................................................. 19

Table-4: Number of APs and Topics of Income Restoration trainings ........................................................... 20

Table 5: FSR Status as on June 2017 ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Table- 6: District wise voluntarily Donated Land and Customary Land requirement for CI Component. ....................................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Table -7: Compliance status with IP specific to Loan Covenant ..................................................................... 23

Table-8: Number of APs, SAPs and Community Consultation ........................................................................ 25

Table-10: Number of ADRF’s Meeting ................................................................................................................ 26



Table-11: Pre and post project status of IP structures for Betbunia Road .................................................... 27

Table-12: Comparison of Pre and Post Project IP HHs Income for Betbunia Road .................................... 28

Table-13: Comparison of Pre and Post Project Income of the IP HHs of Panchari Road ........................ 28

Figures

Figure-1: Map of Chittagong Hill Tracts Region showing location of CHTRDP-II ..................................... 11

Figure-2: IP & NIP population (%) Chart in CHT ...................................................................................... 16

Figure-3: Project Implementation Arrangement ....................................................................................... 17

Figure-4: Village Map of Mongjoy Para, Naikhyangchari, Bandarban ...................................................... 22



Executive Summary

1. The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), located in the most eastern part of Bangladesh, is geographically isolated and ethno-culturally distinct from plain-land Bangladesh. Its land area covers 13,000 square km, of which 90% are sloping lands. After a 20-year insurgency, the CHT Accord was signed in December 1997 and immediately following the signing of the Accord, ADB initiated activities under a $30 million loan. After successfully completion of CHTRDP first phase, a Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP-II) was designed with a total budget of $70.80 million. The project implementation period is 2011-2012 to 2017-2018. A one-year extension is currently under consideration.

2. There are five components which are as follows: Institutional Development & Capacity Building Component Rural Road (RR) Component Community Infrastructure (CI) Component Micro- Agribusiness Development Component and

Project Management Component.

3. The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MOCHTA) is the executing agency (EA) and Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council (CHTRC) is the Lead Implementation Agency (LIA), together with the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) which is responsible for Component B-Rural Roads.

4. The project impact will be an increase in rural household incomes in subproject areas in CHT. The key performance target will be an increase in average annual household income in subproject areas by Tk20, 000 at 2010 price level from Tk63, 000 in 2010. The outcome of the project will be increased income generating opportunities for men and women.

5. The purpose of this Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Safeguards Monitoring Report is to inform

the main stakeholders and the general public the status and compliance of the respective IP Safeguards Policy.

6. The methodology that was adopted for this report includes reviewing records and

documents, field visits and consultations with relevant stakeholders such as affected persons, beneficiaries, female groups, and meetings with various other stakeholders involved with implementation of this project.

7. According to the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009, the project is categorized as “A” for Involuntary Settlement and Indigenous Peoples (IP) and category B for Environment.



8. The CHTRDP-II also ensures IPs protection from adverse impact by the project activities with the four main safeguards: Payment for IP Common lands to usufruct and legal owners of land (through

registration with Headmen) taken for the project. Participatory Village Mapping to delineate boundaries and major land use within

villages along CHTRDP II roads, backed up by a proactive grievance Redress System.

Ensuring prioritization of IPs in view of their higher poverty status and monitoring the need to provide targeted assistance to the smaller IP groups in the project areas who are by in large more vulnerable than the large IP groups.

Raising awareness among Government of Bangladesh officials working in the CHT of IP issues, history and customs.

9. In Bangladesh, IPs are often referred to as Adibasi, small ethnic groups, ethnic communities, hill people (paharis) and forest people. Adibasis are referred to here as Indigenous Peoples, in line with ADB terminology. There are twelve ethnicities (11 indigenous groups and Bengalis) living in the CHT. The eleven ethnic multi-lingual minorities are: Bawm, Chak, Chakma, Khyang, Khumi, Lushai, Marma, Mro, Pankhua, Tangchangya, and Tripura.

10. MoCHTA is the executing agency and CHTRC is the implementing agency of the project.

The PMO, headed by a Project Director, has been established within the CHTRC to manage and closely coordinate project activities across all agencies. LGED activities have been coordinate within the overall project by another Project Director. A Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) has been recruited for supporting project implementation. NGOs have also been recruited to provide social mobilization for community infrastructure, Watershed management, MAD support, resettlement planning and implementation. The SQMC has been established to monitor quality of construction works and compliance issues of social and environmental safeguards.

11. A total of 14 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARPs) were prepared so far for 14 to be constructed rural roads. The project required acquisition of 136.18 acres land -both titled and customary- for 14 LARPs under the RR Component. A total 53.57 acres out of 136.18 acres of land consists of customary land. In total 410 households of Indigenous People are affected by these 14 roads.

12. The Land Acquisition section of Deputy Commissioner (DC) collected transacted deed value for preceding 12 months from the date of serving notice under section 3 of CHT LA Ordinance, 1958 for assessment of land value and then averaging the mouza wise rate for different categories of land.

13. As on 30 June 2017, a total number of 564 Feasibility Study Reports out of which 201 in



Rangamati, 207 in Khagrachari and 156 in Bandarban have been prepared through multi-level community consultation meetings against the total project target of 600 under Community Infrastructure (CI) Component.

14. No land acquisition for implementation of CI Component is required as the lands have been voluntarily donated by the land owners.

15. Meaningful Community Consultation and proper communication with the affected IPs and

other project stakeholders have been conducted for collecting relevant data for impact assessment, and facilities and development of appropriate options for resettlement of APs. The Project’s IPP and LARF has been disclosed to the affected community.

16. The R-NGO also carried out house-to-house surveys on post project socio economic

status of the Affected IPs (APs) and project benefited communities. The survey result shows a better economic situation of the Affected IP Households and the project benefited communities than the pre-project economic level.

17. The CHTRDP II project has been contributing to change the socio-economic status of

CHT people in the way of creating income opportunities.



Box 1: Project at a Glance

1. Project Name: Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project 2. Project Number: 42248‐013

3. Country: Bangladesh 4. Department/Division: South Asia Department/Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division

5. Sector Classification:

Sectors Primary Subsectors Agriculture and naturalresources

√ Agriculture and rural sectordevelopment

Irrigation, drainage, and floodprotection Land‐based natural resourcesmanagement

6. Thematic Classification:

Themes Primary Subthemes Economic growth √ Widening access to markets and

economic opportunities Social development Indigenous people

Gender equity Gender equity in economicopportunities

Capacity development Institutional development

6a. Climate Change Impact 6b. Gender Mainstreaming

Adaptation Low

Gender equity theme (GEN) √

Mitigation Low Effective gender mainstreaming (EGM)

Some gender benefits (SGB)

No gender elements (NGE) 7. Targeting Classification: 8. Location Impact:

General Intervention

Targeted Intervention National Low Geographic dimensions of inclusive growth

Millenniumdevelopment goals

Incomepoverty at household level

Rural High

√ 9. Project Risk Categorization: Complex

10. Safeguards Categorization:

Environment B Involuntary resettlement A Indigenous peoples A

11. ADB Financing:

Sovereign/Non‐sovereign Modality Source Amount ($ Million)

Sovereign Project loan Asian Development Fund 55.0

Total 55.0

12. Co‐financing: No Co‐financing available.

13. Counterpart Financing:

Source Amount ($ Million) Beneficiaries 1.4 Government 14.4

Total 15.9 14. Aid Effectiveness:

Parallel project implementation unit No

Program‐based approach No



Figure-1: Map of Chittagong Hill Tracts Region showing location of CHTRDP-II



1. Background and Context of the Project

A. Background

1. The Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP-II) has been

implementing in the three Hill District of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), located in the

most eastern part of Bangladesh This region is geographically isolated and ethno-

culturally unique and distinct from plain-land Bangladesh. Its land area covers 13,000

square km, of which 90% are slopping lands. Additionally, Bengali settlers started seltings

in the area from the early 1980s under a government-sponsored transmigration program,

which triggered increased tensions between indigenous peoples and new settlers.

2. In the early 1960s, a hydroelectric dam was constructed at Kaptai in Rangamati District,

inundating about 20,000 ha or 40% of the prime cultivable lands in the CHT. At the time,

the CHT population was estimated to be about 385,000 of which about 100,000 people

(over 25% of the population) were displaced by the reservoir.

3. After a 20-year insurgency the CHT Accord was signed in December 1997 between the

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PJSS) on behalf of the CHT people and

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Immediately following the signing of

the Accord, ADB initiated activities under a $30 million loan1, whose objective was to

reduce the incidence of absolute poverty by developing basic physical infrastructure,

primarily rural roads, and expanding income and employment generating activities to

substantially raise standards of living.

4. The Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP-II) is the

successor of the CHTRDP, which was completed successfully in December 2009. The

CHTRDP can be considered as a pioneer in the three hill districts, given the rather

complex socio-political circumstances it was operating.

B. Context of the Project

5. As follow up to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP) first

phase, a Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP-II) was

designed with a total budget of $70.80 million, On 2nd October 2011 the Loan Agreement

of this Second CHTRDP, (Loan No.2763-BAN), Project No. 42248-013), was signed

between the Government of the Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) and Asian Development

1 ADB Loan 17771‐BAN: Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP) approved in 2000 and effective in

October 2002 and implemented throughout 2009.



Bank (ADB) for an amount of $55 million and the Government of Bangladesh

contribution is $14.40 million. The project implementation period is 2011-2012 to 2017 -

2018.

6. There are five components which are as follows:

Institutional Development & Capacity Building Component

Rural Road (RR) Component

Community Infrastructure (CI) Component

Micro- Agribusiness Development Component and

Project Management Component.

7. The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MOCHTA) is the executing agency (EA)

and implementation is under the overall responsibility of the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Regional Council (CHTRC) as the Lead Implementation Agency (LIA), together with the

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) responsible for Component B-Rural

Roads, and the Hill District Councils of Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban Districts

as the implementation agencies (IA) in their respective project districts. The project came

into effect on 13th December 2011 with the establishment of the Project Management

Office (PMO) in Rangamati.

8. The expected project impact will be an increase in rural household incomes in subproject

areas in CHT. The key performance target will be an increase in average annual

household income in subproject areas by Tk20, 000 at 2010 price level from Tk63, 000

in 2010. The outcome of the project will be increased income generating opportunities

for men and women in the project areas.

C. Purpose of the Report

9. As the project has been assessed as Category A for indigenous people (IP), and an IP

plan (IPP) has been developed in this project for compliance of ADB requirements in

respect of IP. The purpose of this Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Safeguards Monitoring

Report is to inform the main stakeholders and the general public the status and

compliance of the respective IP Safeguards Policy through the preparation of semi-

annual IP Safeguards Monitoring Reports. This report is also prepared in compliance

with the Project’s Loan Agreement and with ADB’s IP safeguards stipulations as per the

SPS, 2009. This IP Safeguards Monitoring Report covers the period from January 2017 -

June 2017.



D. Methodology

10. The methodology adopted for this report includes reviewing records and documents,

field visits and consultations with relevant stakeholders such as affected persons,

beneficiaries, female groups, Para Development Committee (PDC), Karbari, Project

Implementation Consultant (PIC), Project Management Office (PMO) and CHTs

Regional Council (CHTRC), District Project Management Office (DPMO and Local

Government Engineering Department (LGED) at different levels to (a) verify compliance

issues pertaining to all IP safeguards matters related to contracts contained social

conditions, land acquisition and resettlement process, consistent with Government of

Bangladesh (GoB) and ADB requirements; and (b) assess NGO’s claims in terms of

skills, staffing, experience, resources and corporate legality.

E. ADB Policy of IP Safeguards

11. As per the conditions of ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009, the project is

categorized A for Involuntary Settlement and Indigenous Peoples (IP) and category B for

Environment.

12. The objectives of ADB Policy are full respect for Indigenous Peoples’ identity; dignity,

human rights, livelihood systems, and cultural uniqueness as defined by the Indigenous

Peoples themselves so that they receive culturally appropriate social and economic

benefits, do not suffer adverse impacts as a result of projects and can participate actively

in projects that affect them.

F. IP Safeguards Policy in CHTRDP-II

13. The CHTRDP-II also ensures IPs protection from adverse impact by the project activities

with the four main safeguards;

Payment for IP Common lands to usufruct and legal owners of land (through

registration with Headmen) taken for the project.

Participatory Village Mapping to delineate boundaries and major land use within

villages along CHTRDP II roads, backed up by a proactive grievance Redress

System.

Ensuring prioritization of IPs in view of their higher poverty status and monitoring the

need to provide targeted assistance to the smaller IP groups in the project areas



who are by in large more vulnerable than the large IP groups.

Raising awareness among Government of Bangladesh officials working in the CHT

on IP issues, history and customs.

G. Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts

14. The term Indigenous Peoples (IP) encompasses a generic concept not easily reflected in

a single term. Other terms relating to the concept of indigenous peoples include "cultural

minorities," "ethnic minorities," "indigenous cultural communities”, "tribals," "scheduled

tribes," "natives”, and "aboriginals”. Accepted or preferred terms and definitions vary

country by country, by academic discipline, and even by the usage of groups

concerned. In Bangladesh, IPs are often referred to as Adibasi, small ethnic groups,

ethnic communities, hill people (paharis) and forest people. Adibasis are referred to

here as Indigenous Peoples, in line with ADB terminology.

15. ADB in its Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) d e f i n e s I P s a s a distinct,

vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying

degrees:

Self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and

recognition of this identity by others;

Collective attachment to geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories in

the project area and to the natural resources in these habitats and territories;

Customary cultural, economic, social, or political institutions that are separate

from those of the dominant society and culture; and

A distinct language, often different from the official language of the

country or region.

16. There are twelve ethnicities (11 indigenous and Bengalis) living in the CHT. The eleven

ethnic multi-lingual minorities are: Bawm, Chak, Chakma, Khyang, Khumi, Lushai,

Marma, Mro, Pankhua, Tangchangya, and Tripura. The largest indigenous groups in the

CHT are the Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Mro and Tanchangya, and together they make

up about 90 percent of the indigenous population of the region. The other indigenous

peoples of the CHT are the Bawm, Chak, Khumi, Khyang, Lushai and Pankhua.

These two smaller groups are, overall, more vulnerable than the large ones.

17. The 2011 national census by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) shown in table-1;



total population in Chittagong hill tracts (CHT) is 1,663,274 where Indigenous People

(IP) are 859,938 (52% of total population). On the other hand, Non-Indigenous people

(NIP) are 803,336 in population (48%) shown below;

Table-1: IP and None-IP (NIP) population in CHT by district.

District IP % NIP % Total %

Khagrachari 316,987 50% 321,980 50% 638,967 100%

Rangamati 363,551 59% 256,663 41% 620,214 100%

Bandarban 179,400 44% 224,693 56% 404,093 100%

Total 859,938 52% 803,336 48% 1,663,274 100% Source: Formulated from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), 2011.

Figure-2: IP & NIP population (%) Chart in CHT

Source: Formulated from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), 2011.

2. Institutional Arrangement of the Project

18. The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs (MoCHTA) is the executing agency and is

responsible for overall project implementation. The Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional

Council (CHTRC) is the lead implementing agency and the Local Government

Engineering Department LGED) is the implementing agency for the rural roads

component.

19. The PMO, headed by a Project Director, has been established within the CHTRC to

manage and closely coordinate project activities across all agencies. LGED activities

have been coordinate within the overall project by another Project Director. One DPMO

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Khagrachari Rangamati Bandarban Total

50%

59%

44%

52%50%

41%

56%

48%

Chart-01: Percentage of IP & NIP population in CHT

IP (%)

NIP (%)



for each of the three districts has been established headed by a Deputy Project Director

(DPD), who reports directly to the Project Director.

20. Project implementation consultants (PIC) has been recruited for supporting PMO and

DPMO for all aspects of project implementation. Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

have also been recruited to provide social mobilization for community infrastructure,

Watershed management, MAD support, resettlement planning and implementation. The

Safeguards Quality and Monitoring Cell (SQMC) has been established to monitor quality

of construction works and compliance issues of social and environmental safeguards.

Figure-3: Project Implementation Arrangement

3. Compliance of Indigenous People’s Plan (IPP) of the Project

Land Acquisition for Road Construction under RR component

21. LGED is implementing the RR component and as of June 2017, a total of 14 Land

Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARPs) were prepared. The project required

acquisition of 136.18 acres land, both titled and customary, for 14 LARPs under RR

Component. Total 53.57 acres of land is customary out of 136.18 acres and a number of

410 Households of Indigenous People were affected by these 14 roads. Road wise



summary of IP & Non-IP affected households and required land (title and customary) is

provided in below;

Table-2: Status of IP & NIP household and Land Acquisition in Project areas.

SL NO

Roads District IP

Hou

seho

lds

Non

IP

Hou

seho

lds

Tot

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Hs

Req

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nd

(acr

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Titl

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nd

(Acr

e)

Cus

tom

ary

land

(A

cre)

1 Betbunia-Chayeri Bazar – Laxmichari Road via Bormachari

Rangamati 46 0 46 14.8011 1.7184 13.0827

2

Panchari GC – Bhaibonchara GC via Shantipur Aranya Kutir road

Khagrachari 116 0 116 8.37 5.71 2.66

3 Ruma Sadar – Ruma Bazar Road Bandarban 2 3 5 0.2633 0.2633 0

4 Sindukchari Union H/Q – Dullyatali GC via Challyatali Road

Khagrachari 23 0 23 1.29 0.545 0.745

5 Raicha – Goalikhola Bridge only Chittagong Hill Tracts Part

Bandarban 0 1 1 0.4426 0.4426 0

6 Raikhali GC Ferry ghat – Rajasthali HQ Road via Mitingachari (Part I)

Rangamati 60 2 62 9.08 7.921.16

7 Naikhong Chari – Tumru Road (Part I) Bandarban 11 49 60 5.62 1.04 4.58

8 Garitana GC – Batnatali Union H/Q Road via Jogyachola Bazar

Khagrachari 5 78 83 5.45 1.79 3.66

9

Raikhali GC – Ferry Ghat – Rajasthali HQ via Mitingachari,Road (Part II)

Rangamati 1 12 13 30.35 30.35 0

10 Naikhongchari – Tumru Road (Part II) Bandarban 9 158 15.00 9.86 5.14

11 Betbunia Chairy Bazar – Bara Aoulia – Santirhat Road

Bandarban 35 23 58 7.3741 2.36 5.014

12 Lama – Rupashi Para Road

Bandarban 4 28 32 8.24 5.79 2.45

13 Baniarchar-Gozalia Road Bandarban

36 43 79 19.82 9.41 10.41

14

Marishya Bazar-Maynimukh Bazar via Babu Para, Bottola & Dakkhin Saroatoli Road’

Rangamati 62 0 62 10.08 5.4154 4.67

Total 410 397 640 136.181 82.6 53.57

Source: Taungya Survey Report



22. The Land Acquisition Section of Deputy Commissioner (DC) office collected transacted

deed value for preceding 12 months from the date of serving notice under section 3 of

CHT LA Ordinance, 1958 for assessment of land value and then averaging the mouza

wise rate for different categories of land. The DC office came to a consensus and

finalizes the mouza wise rate of the land for title land. DC office also brought into

consideration for assessing the proper compensation for customary land along with the

title land during assessment of compensation. Additional compensation on top of DC’s

CCL was paid to the APs from the PMO as well. The detail of paid additional

compensation as on June 2017 is shown in the following;

Table-3: Payment of Additional Compensation on top of DC’s CCL.

SL Sub-project Name DC’s CCL Top-up

Remarks

1 Betbunia-Chayeri Bazar – Laxmichari Road via Bormachari

TK. 9,243.00 per decimal of land

-

DC’s CCL was equal to market value. So, Property Valuation Assessment Team (PVAT) did not consider additional compensation for APs.

2 Panchari GC Bhainonchara GC via Santipur Arannya Kutir Road

TK. 19,320 per decimal of land

TK. 1,805 per decimal of land

DC’s CCL did not ensure the market value of the affected land. So, Property Valuation Assessment Team (PVAT) paid additional compensation on DC’s CCL per decimal TK. 1805.

A total of 48 SAPs of two sub-projects (Betbunia-Chayeri Bazar-Laksmichari via

Barmachari Road and Panchari GC-Bhaibonchara GC via Santipur Arunnya Kutir Road)

got the Income and Livelihood Restoration training but social development benefits is not

yet paid. Taungya has organized these trainings with the assistance of concerned line

departments. It is mentionable that all of these SAPs were from IP community. The income

restoration trainings as on June 2017 is given in the following;



Table-4: Number of APs and Topics of Income Restoration trainings

SL Sub-project Name Topic Trainees

Date trainings held

Remarks

M F

1

Betbunia Betbunia-Chayeri Bazar – Laxmichari Road via Bormachari

Horticulture, Ginger, Turmeric & Paddy Cultivation

8 1 16-17

November, 2016

Betbunia Betbunia-Chayeri Bazar – Laxmichari Road via Bormachari Livestock 6 2

13-15 November,

2016

2

Panchari GC Bhainonchara GC via Santipur Arannya Kutir Road

Horticulture, Ginger, Turmeric & Paddy Cultivation

13 10 26-28 April,

2017

Panchari GC Bhainonchara GC via Santipur Arannya Kutir Road

Livestock 6 2 29-30 April,

2017

Total 33 15

Source: Taungya a contracted NGO for Resettlement.

Community Infrastructure (CI) Component:

23. As on 30 June 2017, a total number of 564 Feasibility Study Reports have been

prepared by 3 DPMOs against the total project target of 600 under Community

Infrastructure (CI) Component. At the very beginning of every sub-project the Feasibly

Study Team including SM NGOs, DPMO and PIC Engineers conduct community

consultations with the IPs at every stage of problem identification, need assessment, site

selection and sub-project implementation at the field level. The IP women were given

high priority at site selection process for water point. Separate consultations were held

with the women group from different socio-economic background to reflect their needs

and involvement in the project implementation. The small IPs minorities were also

involved in problem identification decision making and the overall project implementation.

The IPs (men and women) were benefited directly as they were involved in construction

works through LCS. The communication facilities, water facilities, marketting facilities are

at their door step now.



24. A small piece of land is required for construction of these interventions but these land

(title land / customary land) have been voluntarily donated. In case of customary land

concerned mouza headman / concerned village Karbari (village chief, as

representatives of Headman) have been provided “No Objection Certificate-NOC” to

Para Development Committee (PDC) and in aspect of title land, land owner has

donated voluntarily with written “Voluntary Land Donation Certificate-VLDC”.

Therefore, there is no requirement for developing “Land Acquisition and Resettlement

Plan (LARPs) in the CI component. The total land requirement for CI Component for

562 para /villages (Sub-projects) is 141.095 acre of which 44.12 acre is voluntarily

donated land and 96.945 acre is customary land. Out of these, 43.898 acre (2.51

acre voluntarily donated land and 41.358 acre customary land) is in Rangamati for

199 para / villages, 24.858 acre (11.61 acre voluntarily donated land and 13.248 acre

customary land) is in Khagrachari for 207 paras / villages and 72.339 acre (30.00

acre voluntarily donated land and 42.339 acre customary land is in Bandarban for

156 Para/ villages which is shown in the following;

Table- 16: District wise voluntarily Donated Land and Customary Land requirement for CI Component as on June 2017

Sl #

District No of Para/

Village

Land Donated (In acre) Customary Land (given by Headman/ Karbari)

Voluntarily Donated by titled land owners

Total

1 Rangamati 199 41.358 2.51 43.898

2 Khagrachari 207 13.248 11.61 24.858

3 Bandarban 156 42.339 30.00 72.339

Total land in acre 562 96.945 44.12 141.095

25. A total number of 6 Market sheds (Rangamati-4 & Khagrachari-2) out of 24 market

sheds were constructed in community land and no objection certificates (NOC) were

provided by the concerned Headmen for these land.

26. Watershed management sub-component is a community-based initiative small-scale

pilot intervention which includes 6 subprojects, 2 per Hill District covering 55.00ha. Land

Acquisition and Resettlement issue is not relevant in the sub-project interventions since



the interventions are being implemented in common lands owned by the communities

and piloting of techniques isdone by the interested farmers such as System Rice

Intensification (SRI) and Drip irrigation.

Participatory Village Mapping

27. The villagers, with project technical support from SM-NGO, DPMO and PIC carrying out

Participatory Village Mapping exercise in all sub-project areas, marking, in particular,

village boundaries, locating the houses, temples, school, roads, water points, streams,

springs, horticultural orchards, jhum, and bridges, and determining the longitude and

latitude of the village with the help of Global Positioning System (GPS) data and Google

Earth. By this reporting period, out of 600 subprojects in /villages, a total number of 564

Subproject/village mapping have already been prepared in the project area and those

maps were posted in the respective subproject areas. A sample of prepared village Map of

Mongjoy Para is given in Fig-4.

Figure-4: Village Map of Mongjoy Para, Naikhyangchari, Bandarban

Micro Agribusiness Component



28. Agro-Mech Development Initiatives (ADI) Foundation along with other three local NGOs

namely Banosree Nari Unnayan Foundation (BNUF), Jum Foundation (JF) &

Progressive was engaged for implementation of the Micro Agribusiness Development

(MAD) component of the CHTRDP II. As on 30 June 2017, a number of 299 trainings

were held with 5,986 participants and of whom male are 4,426, female 2,907. About 90%

of these participants were from IP communities against a provision of at least 50% from

IP.

Compliance status with ADB IP Policy Specific to Loan Covenant:

29. The project has been assessed as Category “A” for IP. Some IP related covenants

especially Schedule 5 was set forth into the Loan Agreement. The compliance status of

these covenants are shown in the following;

Table -6: Compliance status with IP specific to Loan Covenant

Description Type Reference Timeline Status of

Compliance Remarks /

issues The Borrower shall ensure or cause the Implementing Agencies to ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation and operation of the Project and all Project facilities comply with (a) the Borrower’s obligations as a signatory to the ILO Convention 107 on Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957; (b) the Indigenous Peoples Safeguards; and (c) all measures and requirements set forth in the IPP, and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report.

Schedule 5, Para. 10

Throughout the Project

life

Being Complied

The Borrower shall make available the necessary budgetary and human resources to fully implement the EMPs, the RPs and the IPP.

Schedule 5, Para. 11


life

Being Complied

The Borrower, together with the Implementing Agencies, shall (a) submit semi-annual Safeguards

Monitoring Reports to ADB and disclose relevant information from such reports to affected persons promptly upon submission; (b) if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and impacts arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP, the RP or the IPP, promptly inform ADB of the

Safeguards Schedule 5, para. 13


life.

(a) Being Complied

(b) Being complied

© It was delayed to start up the

project activities

due delayed of NGOs

engagement



Description Type Reference Timeline Status of

Compliance Remarks /

issues occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; (c) no later than 3 months after the Effective Date, engage qualified and experienced external experts or qualified NGOs under a selection process and terms of reference acceptable to ADB, to verify information produced through the Project monitoring process, and facilitate the carrying out of any verification activities by such external experts; and(d) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP, the RP or the IPP promptly after becoming aware of the breach.

(c)3 NGOs for social mobilization in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari. One NGO for resettlement planning and implementation & one NGO-for MAD Component were engaged. (d) Being complied

4. Consultation and Grievance Redress

Community Consultation & Information Disclosure

30. The consultations followed the principles of ‘free, prior and informed consent’ (FPIC) by

which the APs were provided the relevant information before hand and subsequently

invited to give their opinions and finally, consent.

31. These principles have been followed during the preparation of FSRs under CI and

LARP under RR component and throughout implementation of CHTRDP-II. This was

included in planning and implementation of LAR as well as IP related activities,

monitoring, grievance redress and as well as information disclosure

32. The Project’s IPP and LARF has been disclosed to the affected community properly

in each of the three CHT Districts to obtain the views of APs and other stakeholders on

the compensation and resettlement provisions as per Government laws and ADB

guidelines during preparation stage of the project and considered the opinions and

suggestions of the participants stakeholders.

33. Subsequently, in all the steps, CHTRDP II worked closely with the relevant institutions in

the region and a broad range of other relevant stakeholders, most important being the

communities and the affected persons at the field as part of the preparations of the

LARPs. The number of APs & formal community consultation at the time of LARP

preparation is summarized in the following;



Table-7: Number of APs, SAPs and Community Consultation

Name of Road APs SAPs Female-headed HHS*

Total Affected Households

Number of Formal Community

Consultation Organized

Betbunia Road 32 14 08 46 10 Panchari Road 105 19 08 124 06 Sindukchari Road 23 00 23 02 Raikhali Road 63 10 03 63 03 Ruma Road 05 00 01 05 02 Naikhongchari Road I 60 09 01 60 02 Raicha-Goalikhola Road 01 00 00 01 01 Garitana-Batnatali Road 83 00 04 83 02 Raikhali Part II Road 05 00 01 05 02 Naikhongchari Part II Road

81 08 09 98 02

Betbunia Shantirhat - Baja Aolia Road

48 05 05 58 03

Lama Rupasi Para Road

15 03 07 25 03

Marishya Bazar-Maynimukh Bazar via Babu Para, Bottola & Dakkhin Saroatoli Road

81 05 01 62 03

Baniarchar-Gozalia Road

79 15 01 79 03

*This category includes both APs and SAPs

34. During this reporting period the R-NGO organized consultation meeting at Baniar char – Gajalia road and subsequently organized at Marishya Bazar road and Lama – Rupasipara road. A total of 33 participants at Baniarchar –Gozalia road, 25 at Marishya Bazar road and 20 participants at Lama – Rupasi Para road were present. The R-NGO among others elaborately discussed the GRC mechanism, Compensation IP issue in light of ADB’s SPS-2009 in the consultation meeting.

35. There were no serious grievances placed before the Alternative Dispute Resolution

Forum (ADRF) and Grievance Resolution Committee (GRC) till June 2017. Local people

are aware of the process of grievance redress mechanism through group discussion,

consultation meetings and personal contact. At the end of this reporting period, more

than 13 ADRF (lower tier of GRC) committees were formed in 13 sub-projects. The

committees met at least once in each sub-projects without receiving any serious



grievance case. Before forming the committees, RNGO (Taungya) aware the local

people of the concerned subproject areas about the process of grievance redress

mechanism through group discussion, consultation meetings and personal contact. It is

mentionable that three GRC were formed for three districts to resolve the grievances but

no complaint was received so far by the GRC.

Table-08: Number of ADRF’s Meeting�

SL No

Name of Subproject Number of

Meeting Remarks

1 Betbunia Chairy Bazar-Laxmichari Road via Barmachari 1

2 Raikhali Gc Ferry Ghat - Rajastali HQ via Mitingachari Road (Part-1) 1

3 Raikhali Gc Ferry Ghat - Rajastali HQ via Mitingachari Road (Part-2) 1

4 Betbunia Chairy Bazar-Bara Aoulia Santir Hat Road 1

5 Marishya Bazar( Upazila Sadar)-Mayanimukh Bazar via Babupara,Battoli &Daskin Saraotali Road

1

6 Panchari GC Bhaibonchara GC via Santipur Arunya Kutir Road 1

7 Sindukchari Union HQ Dulahtali GC via Chailyatali Road 1

8 Garitana GC Batnatali Union HQ Road via jogyachola Bazar 1

9 Ruma Sadar - Ruma Bazar Road 1 10 Naikhongchari-Tumbru (Part-1) 1

11 Naikhongchari-Tumbru (Part-2) 1

12 Lama- Rupashipara Road 0 Yet to form

13 Baniarchar- Gajalia Road 1

14 Raicha Goaliakhola Road 1



5. Benefit Monitoring & Evaluation:

36. R-NGO carried out a house-to-house post project survey for the Betbunia road sub-

project, and interviewed affected people on their relocated structures, investment and

income level.. They also closely monitored the project implementation activities through

frequent site visits, building close relation with the affected IPs. The survey result shows

that the economic situation of the Affected IP Households had improved compared to the

pre-project economic level and that the project thus benefited communities. The survey

report is shown in the following table;

Table-09: Pre and post project status of IP structures for Betbunia Road��

SL Name of Affected Person

Fa

the

r's/ H

usb

and

's

Nam

e

Village Sex

Pre- Project Condition Post-project Condition

Pre-Project structure

Yearly Income

Mo

de o

f C

om

mun

ica

tion

Post-project structure

Yearly Income

Mo

de o

f C

om

mun

ica

tion

1 Uching thwai

Marma

Josai Marma

Balu khali

Ma

le

Shop (Mud / CI Sheet)

96,000 on foot

House (Building) Shop (Mud / Bamboo

/CI sheet)

3,60,000By

vehicle/ on foot

2 Hla Thowi

Marma Suicha U Marma

Dabua Headman

Para Ma

le

House (Half Wall / Bamboo

/ CI Sheet /Shop (Mud / Bamboo / CI

Sheet

1,80,000on foot

House (Building)

2,40,000By

vehicle/ on foot

3 Aresi

Marma

Late Mong

Yorerui Marma

Dabua Para M

ale

House (Mud/ CI Sheet )

56,000 on foot

House (Building)

1,44,000By

vehicle/ on foot

4 Mantu Marma

Young cha

Marma

Dabua Para M

ale

Rice Machine House (Mud/ Bamboo/CI

Sheet

90,000 on foot

None 2,40,000By

vehicle/ on foot

Source: Taungya, R-NGO.

37. The analysis of the survey report (Table-6) shows that the majority of the affected

families had low incomes before at pro-project. Less than 20% APs earned

Tk.120,000- 180, 000 per year. Significantly, about 18% had annual income less than

TK. 60,000 per year. The survey result shows the increased income level than the



post project level of the affected IP communities. The comparison status is shown in

the Table below.

Table-10: Comparison of Pre and Post Project IP HHs Income for Betbunia Road

Level of income Pre-Project Income Post-Project Income

Number of HH

Percent Number of

HH Percent (%)

Above 180,000 13 28.26% 22 47.83% 120,000-180,000 8 17.39% 12 26.09% 60,000- 120,000 17 36.96% 8 17.39%

Below 60,000 8 17.39% 4 8.69% Total 46 100% 46 100%

Table-11: Comparison of Pre and Post Project Income of the IP HHs of Panchari Road

Pre-Project Level Post-Project Level

Level of Income Number

of HH Percentage

(%) Level of Income

Number of HH

Percentage (%)

Above 180,000 48 38.71 Above 180,000 68 54.84

120,000-180,000 20 16.13 120,000-180,000 41 33.06

60,000-120,000 40 32.26 60,000-120,000 15 12.10

Below 60,000 16 12.90 Below 60,000 0 0

Total 124 100 Total 124 100 Source: Taungya a contracted NGO for Resettlement

6. Conclusion

38. The CHTRDP II project has contributed to a positive change in the socio-economic

status of CHT people by creating income creating opportunities. The project is not

affecting the dignity, human rights, livelihood systems & culture of IP community. It also

not affects any territories or natural or cultural resources that the IP own, use, occupy, or

claim as an ancestral domain or asset. However, if there any grievances from the IP

community regarding the impact of the project, it would be mitigated following the

procedures of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) described in the Indigenous

Peoples Plan of the project.



Photo Gallery: Photo‐1

Distribution of Additional Grants and Resettlement Benefit by Khagrachari Hill District Council for Panchari GC Bhaibonchara GC via Santipur Arunya Kutir Road on 21.05.2017 Photo‐2



Distribution of Additional Grants and Resettlement Benefit by Khagrachari Hill District Council for

Panchari GC Bhaibonchara GC Via Arunya Kutir Road on 21 05.2017

Photo‐ 3

A 5 day long Income Livelihood Training (Livestock)) to the APs for Panchari GC Bhaibonchara GC via Santipur Arunya Kutir Road was held from 26 - 30 April, 2017 Photo‐ 4



A 5‐day long Income Livelihood Training (Agriculture & Orchard) to the APs for Panchari GC Bhaibonchara GC via Santipur Arunya Kutir Road was held from 26 - 30 April, 2017 Photo‐5

Compensation distributed by Deputy Commissioner, Rangamati for Raikhali Gc Ferry Ghat – Rajastali H/Q via Mitingachari Road (Part‐1) on 10.4.2017



Photo‐6

Orientation on context of IP/CHT on Marishya Bazar (Upazila Sadar) Mayanimukh Bazar via Babupara, Battoli , Daskin Saraotali Road held on 21.4.2017

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