INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Public Disclosure Copy Report No.: ISDSC1421 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 20-Mar-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 21-Mar-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Bangladesh Project ID: P120583 Project Name: Bangladesh Modern Food Storage Facilities Project (P120583) Task Team Masood Ahmad Leader: Estimated 25-Mar-2013 Estimated 23-May-2013 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: SASDA Lending Specific Investment Loan Instrument: Sector(s): Crops (60%), Agricultural extension and research (20%), Public administration- Agriculture, fishing and forestry (20%) Theme(s): Nutrition and food security (50%), Natural disaster management (25%), Other public sector governance (25%) Financing (In USD Million) Total Project Cost: 275.00 Total Bank Financing: 250.00 Public Disclosure Copy Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) 250.00 Bangladesh MDTF for Climate Change 25.00 Total 275.00 Environmental B - Partial Assessment Category: Is this a No Repeater project? B. Project Objectives The objective of the project is to establish facilities for the efficient storage of food grains at the public and household levels to meet post-disaster needs. The objective is also to improve efficacy of the grain storage system, and monitoring and management of the food stock in the country. C. Project Description The project will preliminarily comprise the following components: Public Disclosure Copy Component A – Construction of Modern Grain Storage Silo Facilities (US$230 million) This component would have two parts: (A1) Public Storage Facilities in the form of modern grain storage silos; and (A2) Household level storage facility or family silos particularly in the disaster prone areas of the coastal zone. A third part (A3) would focus on the implementation of social and environmental management plans. Component A1: Construction of Modern Public Food Grain Storage Silos (US$200 million). This component would finance an improved storage silo system to store milled rice with a total capacity of around 600,000 tons. The silos would be constructed on sites all over the country (see Annex III for locations and the attached map). All sites have land currently owned by the DG-Food. No new sites would be undertaken in this first phase project. The characteristics of each site are provided in Annex III. The technology used would also facilitate storage of food grain for 2-3 three years (described in Annex III in more detail). Component A2: Household Silos (US$25 million). Under ECCRP household level silos or grain storage bins have been developed in Bangladesh. These are specially designed 70 liters (about 40 kg) fiber glass cans with a water tight lid. Once rice is stored, the seal tight lid prevents the contents from damage due water from surges and floods. These silos are being provided to people in Sidr- affected areas and they are extremely popular. People use them to store rice seeds (which is more valuable than rice) for safekeeping of critical inputs for future planting seasons, in the event of floods or storm surges, as well as for rice storage. The cost of such a Silo is about US$50. The project would make this Silo available at a discounted price of US$25 per piece for households. A manufacturer would be encouraged to produce such silos, and eligible households would be able to purchase them at a discounted price through a voucher system, administered by project consultants Public Disclosure Copy and contracted NGOs. Selected households would receive a voucher based on agreed criteria (such as in coastal areas, with certain income levels, etc) and would ensure that only one silo is purchased at half price per household. It is estimated that about one million household silos would be provided under the project, creating about 40,000 tons of storage of rice seed (or rice) in surge-prone areas of the coastal zone. Though the cost per ton for such storage is higher than for large silos, the high transportation and distribution costs of ready available stocks in very remote areas immediately following a disaster makes this strategy the most effective to address nutrition needs. In addition, it also reduces the burden of the government to carry such stocks fairly distribute in remote areas. Finally, the ability to store rice seeds for the next agricultural season provides an additional value to households. Component A3: Implementation of Social and Environmental Management Plans (US$5 million). The sites selected for public silos are already owned by the Government. Therefore, no major social or resettlement issues are expected. However, in order to ensure that, if any such issues arise , they could be addressed. These issues could be, for example, increased traffic congestion, or environmental or social issues that could emerge during construction of silos. Also, the component would support the enhancement of the environment, such as improved landscaping, plantation of trees to improve the aesthetics of tall steel silos, etc.. Component B – Support for Food Planning and Monitoring Program (US$15 million) Improvements are needed in the monitoring and management of food storage/stock and this system needs to be modernized. This component would finance these improvements and introduce a Public Disclosure Copy modernized system that would assist the Government of Bangladesh in better planning and monitoring of food stocks. These investments would assist in significantly reducing losses, and would ensure a timely distribution network for grain stocks in the event of an emergency. This component would be implemented by the DG FPMU in close collaboration with the DG Food and other relevant Ministrie s such as Agriculture. Component C - Project management, construction supervision, technical assistance, training and strategic Studies. (US$20 million) This component would finance costs associated with: (C1) project management of the task, incremental staff and expenditures of the DG Food in implementation of the Project, the costs for implementing the Governance and Accountability Action Plan (GAAP), including a panel of experts, as needed, a procurement panel, audit and other such costs; (C2) cost of consultants for construction supervision an and designs required during the construction. This would include costs for construction supervision, monitoring and evaluation of project impacts, as well as costs associated with the establishment of Project Implementation Units, as needed, in the field; (C3) provision of technical assistance, training, institutional capacity building, preparation of future projects, and any strategic studies needed during project implementation. D. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) In the Phase I, the possible 8 locations for the Modern Grain Silo are Barisal, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Ashuganj, Madhupur, Mymensing, Maheshwar Pasha and Chittagong. No new sites would be undertaken in this first phase project. The sites already possess conventionalgodowns but enough extra space is available at each site to fit the new silo cluster. Although most of the sites are already developed, new technology construction and deployment may require land filling and put pressure on Public Disclosure Copy utility supply like gas and electricity. The drainage and sewerage facility may also need to be enhanced. For the subsequent phases, the specific site locations and their physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis will be known only after finalizing the silo sites. E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Food (MoFood), which has the sole mandate to manage food grain stocks in the country and ensure their availability according to National Food Policy of 2006. MoFood will have the overall responsibility for the project implementation (through its DG Food). MoFood will implement the Bank funded project for the first time in recent years, they are not familiar with the Bank safeguard policies. It has been agreed that DG-Food’s office will be strengthened with a PMU comprised of social and environment staff with adequate internal control arrangements under this project. DG-Food’s Office has already deployed a consulting firm which has employed an environment specialist to carry out the environmental assessment of the possible sites. Component A3 of the project will facilitate borrower’s capacity building in the implementation of Environment and Social Management Plan. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team Nadia Sharmin (SASDC) Md. Akhtaruzzaman (SASDS) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Public Disclosure Copy Environmental Assessment OP/ Yes Modernizing the current food storage system in BP 4.01 the country will result in improved storage capacity, and could mean an increase in traffic in the areas surrounding the silos, as more grain trucks move in and out of the storage facility. Land filling may be required at some sites during construction of the Silo. Gas and electricity consumption will increase during the construction and operational phase. The capacity of existing sewerage and drainage system may need to be enhanced or needs to be established. Since new technology will be introduced, adequate safety measures should be followed during construction and operation phase. An overall environmental assessment of possible sites is underway and Environmental Management Framework (EMF) for the project is already under preparation. The site specific Environmental Management Plan will be developed. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Public Disclosure Copy Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No BP 4.11 Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No The project will cover the entire country. The indigenous peoples and communities are dominating in number in the Chittagong hill districts but a small proportion of them are also present in most of the plain districts. The project will consider “impact on indigenous communities� as an exclusion criterion for financing. The sites reviewed for construction of silos are devoid of IPs and the first phase sites have no social safeguard compliance issues. The exclusion criteria and social inclusion framework will be included in the project’s Social Management and Resettlement Policy Framework (SMRPF). Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP Yes The project will finance construction of modern 4.12 silos facilities at potential locations to gradually enhance the country’s food stock capacity up to Public Disclosure Copy one million tons for efficient and timely supply of food to remote areas at the events of emergencies and disasters. The project, for the first phase construction, has selected 8 sites on lands owned by the DG Food only without any encumbrances of private uses. However, during the project some changes may occur which may require acquisition of land and in the subsequent project phases, private lands or public lands from private uses may need to be acquired. Application of Bank policy on involuntary resettlement (OP 4.12) will be understood only when a particular site will be selected for construction and screened for social safeguard compliance. DG Food has, therefore decided to develop the SMRPF, consistent with the OP 4.12, to address social safeguard issues arising at project implementation stage and to ensure social inclusion in the process. The SMRPF will guide DG Food to assess social impacts, and prepare Social Management Plans (SMP) and Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) in compliance with the Bank policy on social safeguards. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Public Disclosure Copy Projects on International No Waterways OP/BP 7.50 Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No 7.60 III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the PAD Stage ISDS: 30-Nov-2012 B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS: To address the potential increases in traffic, a detailed transport plan will be prepared for each of the selected sites. These transport plans will focus on measures to reduce noise and pollution from traffic increases due to greater storage capabilities of the silo systems. IV. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Masood Ahmad Approved By: 1 Reminder: The Bank's Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons. Regional Safeguards Name: Zia Al Jalaly (RSA) Date: 20-Mar-2013 Coordinator: Sector Manager: Name: Simeon Kacou Ehui (SM) Date: 21-Mar-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy