West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project (WBMIFMP) (Funded by the World Bank and AIIB) Environmental and Social Management Framework Report on Consultation Workshop held on 12.10.2018 SPMU- WBMIFMP Irrigation & Waterways Directorate Government of West Bengal India West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project (WBMIFMP) (Funded by the World Bank and AIIB) Environmental and Social Management Framework SPMU- WBMIFMP Irrigation & Waterways Directorate Government of West Bengal India ANNEXURE- ESMF for WBMIFMP Annexure-13: MoM on ESMF Consultation Workshop Minutes of meeting on “Consultation and Sharing Workshop on Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project (WBMIFMP) This meeting was held on Friday 12th October 2018 at NIC Conference Hall of Jalasampad Bhawan, Saltlake, with the Welcomes Addressed by Sri Subir kumar Laha, Chief Engineer and Project Director, SPMU-WBMIFMP, I & D, Government of West Bengal. He welcomed the delegates from Local Self-governance personnel, NGOs representatives, Government Official, Line department personnel. He delivered his key welcome address by mentioned the project perspective and ESMF assignment and relevance of the workshop. Mr. Debashis Sengupta, Joint Secretary (Works), I & WD, government of the west Bengal addressed the key notes about the project and todays objectives of the workshop. He also welcomes again the delegates for their kind presence and attendance of the meeting as well. The perspective of this consultation workshop elaborated. He requested to the delegates for their suggestion and clarification in context with the draft finding of ESMF need to validated. In his short note Mr. Debashis addressed the project components 1. Modernization of Irrigation infrastructure. 2. Irrigation Management. 3. Flood Management 4. Project Management. Mr. Kader Mirdha on behalf of CTRAN Consulting was presented the ESMF findings. Mr. Saroj Nayak of the CTRAN also supplemented the findings through Power Point Presentation. The house was silently observed the key findings. Each and every section of the findings and recommendation narrated by Mr. Kader Mirdha, CTRAN in Bengali dialects. Soon after the Presentation, there was an questionaries’ session, out of the total participants, the following are SN Name of Person Question 1 Tapan Hazar- Farmer The Flood situation of Udaynpur Block of Howrah district extremely bad. The East Side Block-Udyanpur of Mundeswari River are silted. The over flow and excessive water leeching out the District-Howrah Ponds. We the Fish Farmers are badly affected. During the proposed plan of action can make us space to restore our Fish Farmers and Agriculture Land. 2 Ramesh Chandra Paul He extended his gratitude to the Department for such initiatives. He mentioned, Howrah Krishi Karmadhyakha Jila Parishad has taken many initatives to stop flood of Udaynpur Block and Amta Block. Howra Jela Parishad We are not able to control the flood. He also mentioned that, the rubber dam for the Mundeswari would be beneficial for us. He also told the silted soil are fertile hence it needs to be taken care. All the silted soil should be use for agriculture crops. The Brick clin industries should be avoided to use the silt during the de-siltation. He also recommended that there is some illegal habitation on the embankments. So, the district will take care of the habitation amicably settled during the project operation. 3 Mrs. Dalia Chatterjee She put her concerned. In the 2007, the devastating flood in block. We have seen the run- Self-Help Group off of Damodar River how the animal and human are brought by the water. So this Nabajarga Block intervention and remedial measure would help us. Hooghly 4 Banibrata Hayat We are the fish Farmer, due to devastating flood and over flow of the water, every year Fisherman we are suffering and losses. We harvested in early due to flood. Hence the de-siltation of Block-Khanakul-I Mudeswari would be beneficial for us. We can have better opertunities to get more Hooghly income. He also narrates, this process would help us for natural breeding of Fish. 5 Seikh Nur Islam Be a Producer Organization, we are suffering the flood situation and irrigation during the FPO-Director cropping season. This de-siltation and irrigation development programme would help for Block- Galsi better production of our member farmers. The de-silted soil contains with sand. This District- Purba should be kept separately. Burdwan 6 Rekha Mondal She concerned that de-silted earth contains with sand. So it is not helpful for the brick ADM- LR clin industries’ hence this could be use for road filling and other many purposes. During Hoogly District carrying of the sand, it need to taken care that it should not be open truck. 7 Prasanta Majhi He raised a question about the situation of Khanakul-II block of Hooghly district for the Farmer sitatuion of Rupnarayan. How the Rupnarayan river are destroying the our lives. Block-Khanakul-II Mr. Debasish Sen, replied that this is not our jurisdiction. Hence this may be avoided. District: Hooghly Page III of 8 ANNEXURE- ESMF for WBMIFMP SN Name of Person Question 8 Manoj Kole During execution of the plan of action, damp weather with frequent movement of trucks NGO- Representative and dirt there will be several health hazards. The people of the such area will badly affect ASHA DEEP by the workers, dirt and invisible particle. The wind of those area will be polluted. Hence FOUNDATION the remedial measures of the intervention kindly be addressed. Udaynarayanpur Block Howrah All the concerned and question related to project were addressed by team of ESIA experts and SPMU- WBMIFMP. Joint Secretary Mr. Debashis Sengupta expressed his thanks for the present in this workshop and the meeting was concluded. The List of Participants is given below. Page IV of 8 ANNEXURE- ESMF for WBMIFMP List of Participants in ESMF consultation workshop Page V of 8 ANNEXURE- ESMF for WBMIFMP Page VI of 8 ANNEXURE- ESMF for WBMIFMP Page VII of 8 ANNEXURE- ESMF for WBMIFMP Page VIII of 8