INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET RESTRUCTURING STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 02/28/2013 Report No.: AC6889 1. Basic Project Data Country: India Project ID: P096023 Project Name: India Orissa State Roads Project Task Team Leader: Rajesh Rohatgi Estimated Appraisal Date: November 20, Estimated Board Date: September 30, 2008 2007 Managing Unit: SASDT Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Rural and Inter-Urban Roads and Highways (95%);Public administration- Transportation (5%) Theme: Infrastructure services for private sector development (100%) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 196 IDA Amount (US$m.): 0 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0 Other financing amounts by source: Borrower 69.00 Financing Gap 0.00 69.00 Environmental Category: A - Full Assessment Simplified Processing Simple [] Repeater [] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [ ] or OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies) 2. Project Objectives 1. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to remove transport bottlenecks in targeted transport corridors for greater economic and social development activities. 2. The PDO will be achieved by (a) improving the performance, safety and carrying capacity of priority roads in the state in an environmentally and socially sustainable way, (b) modernizing and strengthening OWD?s management structure and procedures, (d) assisting GOO to establish conducive policy, institutional and governance frameworks to improve road sector management, financing and safety. 3. Project Description 3. The proposed project comprises two components: (a) Road Corridor Improvement Component, (b) Sector Policy and Institutional Development Component. Component A: Road Corridor Improvement Component 4. This component will support the widening and upgrading of about 310 km of existing single and intermediate-lane roads to double-lane standard, to be completed in two phases: (i) Phase I Roads, comprising about 204 km of total roads included in the Project; and (ii) Phase II Roads, comprising 106 km included in the Project; and implementation of ancillary social, health, resettlement and environmental measures. 5. The widening to double-lanes entails widening to 7-meter carriageway and 2.5- meter shoulders on each side, for a total road with of 12-meter. However, in some environmentally sensitive areas and heavily built up locations, the road width will be narrower to minimize environmental and social impacts. The road design includes safety enhancement in road geometry and provides for uninterrupted flow of traffic along the road corridors and reduction of frictions by providing truck parks/rest areas, bus stops and designated space for curbside commercial activities. In addition to the physical works, the project will finance costs associated with supervision consultants, Environment Management Plans, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R), Indigenous People (Tribal) Development Plan (TDP), land acquisition, utility clearing, HIV/AIDS mitigation measures, and road safety awareness campaign in project road corridors. Component B: Sector Policy and Institutional Development Component 6. This component will involve (i) Modernization and institutional strengthening of the Odisha Works Department; (ii) Strengthening the policy, institutional and legal framework of the state road sector and; (iii) implementation and monitoring of the project. 7. OWD Modernization Support. The project will finance technical assistance and advisory services to OWD (a) establish Road Asset Management System in OWD, including the creation of a Road Information System, development of software applications for maintenance planning and optimal resource allocation; (b) establish and/or build capacity in core business units/cells in OWD, including Environment and Social Management, Road Safety, Road Asset Management, and PPP Transactions; (c) revise and update the PWD Codes and Manuals to improve contract management and procurement practices in OWD; (d) implement IT/ICT/MIS to modernize financial management system, computerize record keeping, and introduce e-procurement; (e) support the implementation of GAAP and compliance with RTI suo moto disclosures; and (f) extensive training and core skills development program for OWD staff. 8. Policy and Institutional Development. The project will finance technical assistance and advisory service to assist GOO improve its road sector policy, institutional and legal framework to align it with the rapidly changing environment and context. This will included support to (a) establish O&M structure for managing the State?s Core Road Network initially within a restructured OWD, and later through a separate Road Development Corporation; (b) establish sustainable road maintenance financing options; (c) policy directive to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the various road agencies in the state on the one hand, and the public and private sectors on the other; (d) creation of an apex road authority to coordinate the various road agencies in the state; (e) preparation of a Road Master Plan, including revision/update of the road network classification system and assignment of responsibility among various road agencies, (f) update/define the legal right of way for the state's road network; (g) developing Road Safety Policy Action Plan; (h) develop axel load control policy and strategy. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis Orissa, India. The proposed project roads will be located across many parts of the State. The covered districts will be: Cuttack, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, , Kalahandi, Bolangir, Nuapada, Ganjam,. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Satya N. Mishra (SASDS) Mr Khabilongtshup Khumujam (SASDI) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The project has triggered six safeguard policies as indicated above. The physical interventions proposed under the project may have social and environmental impacts including those related to involuntary resettlement of the communities in certain stretches of project roads. As part of project preparation, social and environmental assessments were undertaken to identify and assess the impacts associated with the proposed project activities and develop mitigation measures. Involuntary Resettlement: The project causes involuntary resettlement significantly in some stretches of the project roads where widening and strengthening have been proposed beyond the existing RoW. The impact is higher in selected road stretches in urban areas where a large number of shops and residences are affected. A total of 315 Acres of land are required for the Project including 203 Acres for the Phase-I roads and 112 Acres for the P04 in the Phase-II. Of the 203 Acres being acquired for the 3 roads in Phase-1, compensation has been awarded for 163 Acres and the rest is in progress. The P04 (Phase II) requires 112 Acres and the LA process is in progress. The land acquisition and resettlement activities for the road works P01, P02, and P03 are being implemented as per the resettlement action plans (RAPs) approved by the Bank and are at various stages of progress. The Bank has reviewed and cleared the Draft RAP for the P04 for disclosure with suggestions for improvement. The Draft RAP for P04 has been disclosed on the OSRP website and shall be finalized incorporating feedback and the Bank's review comments, among others, for updating the Entitlements Framework. In terms of IR impacts on structures for the Phase-1 roads, 2067 of the total 2811 affected structures have been shifted with payment of compensation and R&R assistance. These include 189 of 338 residential structures affected, 1150 of 1593 commercial structures affected, and 728 of 880 kiosks affected. In Phase-II, P04 will require the relocation of 4767 structures including 549 residences, 141 residence-cum-commercial, 3329 commercial structures, and 748 kiosks. Another 94 structures, whose occupants were absent during RAP preparation will be surveyed and relocated as per the RAP, which has been disclosed and will be finalized incorporating Bank's comments with an updated R&R Entitlement Framework. The indigenous peoples (referred as tribal) policy (OP 4.10) applies in this project to tribal and other vulnerable groups. There are road stretches proposed under the project which pass through the tribal areas. As part of the Social Assessment, detailed assessment of policies, regulations and development schemes applicable to tribal communities was carried out to identify and assess issues concerning them vis-a-vis the proposed project activities. Specific consultations were also conducted with tribal communities to inform the tribal communities about the project interventions and expected benefits and solicit their views on the proposed measures to help them benefit from the project. The assessment revealed that though the project interventions are not expected to have any adverse impacts on the tribal communities, a tribal development (TD) strategy has been prepared to help them access project benefits. If tribal families are affected adversely on individual basis, they will be supported as per the provisions of the R&R policy and measures included in the RAP. The TD strategy prepared for the project includes measures to help tribal communities to access project benefits, in terms of wage employment and community development works. Based on this strategy, tribal development plans (TDP) have been prepared for each of the packages of Phase-1 located in tribal areas. These plans are included in each of the RAPs prepared so far. The GOO has been working to address all the outstanding safeguards issues since the suspension. The safeguard key actions substantially addressed include: (i) issuing ID cards to PAPs and streamlining the grievance redress mechanism, (ii) holding consultations and establishing local resettlement committees (LRC) to accelerate relocation, (iii) improving LA and R&R documentation, (v) staff capacity enhancement with hiring a social development advisor and (vi) commissioning of an external safeguards quality audit. The GOO is working on these issues and the Bank team continues to intensely monitor the completion of pending actions such as the payment of agricultural allowances to land losers, site allowances to the squatters, and livelihood allowances to those eligible. In the light of the implementation experience, the GOO has proposed to update the entitlements framework, which will be finalized with Bank's comments. In view of improvement in the LA and R&R implementation in the last year and the Bank has upgraded safeguards rating to "Moderately Satisfactory". Environmental Impacts. The Environmental Assessment has identified that the project intervention may have environmental impacts as follows: (i) direct/indirect impacts on forests and wildlife; (ii) felling of roadside trees; (iii) impacts on water resources used by the people such as ponds, river/streams, hand pumps and canals; (iv) construction phase impacts including those related to camp site operation, dust generation and pollution, and workers? health and safety; (v) improper management and disposal of debris and other wastes. The environmental impacts may also include some adverse impacts on schools, hospitals and religious properties located along the existing right of way due to increased noise and air pollution during construction and operation stages of the project. Project interventions may also cause undesirable impacts on the rich biodiversity found in adjoining areas of project corridors as some project roads traverse through Reserved and/or Protected Forest Areas. Typical impacts that may adversely affect plants and animals in such biodiversity rich areas include pressure on habitats, movement zone restrictions threat from increased risk of collision with vehicles and pollution of habitat zone and pressure on water sources from various construction stage activities. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The long-term social impact will be generally positive as the project will bring economic and social development in the region. In addition, the project treatment of safeguard issues specifically approaches to address issues related to encroachers, squatters and tribal groups may set an important precedent for non-project areas now and in the future. The experience when gained during the project implementation would help the implementing agencies to address these issues more systematically in their regular operations. At the same time, the long-term environmental impacts may include increased development and alteration of land-use patterns, away from agriculture and forest to other economic activities. Increased truck traffic may result in increase of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases in project corridors. The road improvements and increases in vehicle speed may also lead to increase in accidents. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The various alternatives considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts include: (i) realignments, (ii) bypasses (iii) changes in pavement cross section (iv) provision of road safety and traffic calming measures (v) reuse of waste material (vi) slope protection (bio-engineering) and erosion protection measures (vii) provision of crossing sites, signage, plantation, water holes etc. for wildlife and (viii) various protection and enhancement measures for common property resources, religious properties and water bodies. 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. Specific environment and social impact mitigation action plans have been developed to mitigate adverse environmental and social impacts and risks and to enhance the potential positive benefits of the project. These action plans include the EMP, RAP (including TDP) and Cultural Property Plan (as part of the EMP), Biodiversity Management Plan (integrated within corridor-specific EMPs) and HIV/AIDS Action Plan. These plans have been integrated into each package as an integral part of the preparation, capacity- building, implementation and monitoring. Each Action Plan includes monitoring indicators and estimated costs that have been incorporated in the overall project costs. Social Aspects. The institutional arrangements for implementing the social management plans have been outlined in the RAP. The Social and Environmental Cell within the Project Management Unit (PMU) is in charge of overseeing the implementation of RAPs at the package level with the help of engineering staff and implementing NGOs. The nodal NGO appointed to assist the PMU continues to help with facilitating and monitoring and the implementation of social safeguards activities focusing on resettlement and rehabilitation of the losers of land, physically displaced families, encroachers, squatters, the affected tribal households. Other issues addressed as a part of the social management plans are HIV/AIDS, and road safety, also being monitored. NGOs at the Package level have been engaged to facilitate implementation of social management plans. In case of P04, the Nodal NGO has been assigned the task of facilitating implementation as well due to delays in hiring a separate NGO at the field level. The costs and implementation arrangements have been integrated into the project design and are described in the RAPs for each Package, HIV/AIDS Action Plan, Project Implementation Plan (PIP) and other project documents. It was proposed that the Project will engage an external agency for project level monitoring and evaluation of social management plans. The PMU has recently commissioned an external safeguards review consultant who is expected to submit in the near future. The PMU has recently recruited an experienced Social Development Adviser in addition to the Social Development Specialist already working with the Project. They will support the Social and Environment Cell in monitoring the implementation of the RAP. The Project was suspended in 2010 due to among others slow progress in LA and R&R and non-compliance with social safeguards requirements and the safeguards rating was downgraded to Moderately Unsatisfactory. The borrower has been working to address the outstanding safeguards issues since suspension. The safeguard key actions substantially addressed include: (i) issuing ID cards to PAPs and streamlining the grievance redress mechanism, (ii) holding consultations and establishing local resettlement committees (LRC) to accelerate relocation, (iii) improving LA and R&R documentation, (v) staff capacity enhancement with hiring a social development advisor and (vi) commissioning of an external safeguards quality audit. The Bank team continues to intensely monitor the completion of pending actions which include the payment of agricultural allowances to land losers, site allowances to the squatters, and livelihood allowances to those eligible. In the light of the implementation experience, the GOO has proposed to update the entitlements framework, which will be finalized with Bank's comments as a part of the RAP for P04. In view of improvement in the LA and R&R implementation in the last year and the Bank has upgraded safeguards rating to "Moderately Satisfactory". Environment Aspect. The Social and Environment Cell in the PMU with expertise on environment management, forestry and wildlife expert has been set-up to handle the environmental management aspects of the project. This unit is headed by an Executive Engineer and will act as the core team at HQ. The project will require substantial strengthening of the existing capacity to effectively and timely handle the multiple tasks identified in the EMPs. Orientation and basic training has already been provided to initiate this capacity building process. An environmental expert is also being recruited from the market to help in the monitoring of the implementation of EMPs. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. During preparation, consultations were conducted with a variety of project stakeholders at various levels - village, block and district. The stakeholders, with whom consultations were held included, affected people, truckers, other road users and project beneficiaries, peoples' representatives including Panchayat/local body members, and local traders' associations. The objectives of these consultations are to involve the affected communities and other stakeholders and accelerate the resettlement management process, enhance their awareness of the HIV/AIDS and road safety issues. 22. The key messages emerging from these consultations include the importance of addressing issues related to alternate alignments, the entitlements framework providing for compensating land and other assets at their replacement value, supporting encroachers and squatters affected due to the project in their resettlement. Separate consultations were carried out in the tribal stretches to prepare the TDP. The PMU is holding further consultations and constitute local resettlement committees at the key locations as advised to accelerate the relocation of residences and businesses affected. B. Disclosure Requirements Date Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Yes Date of receipt by the Bank 06/29/2007 Date of "in-country" disclosure 08/30/2007 Date of submission to InfoShop 08/30/2007 For category A projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors Resettlement Action Plan/Framework/Policy Process: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Yes Date of receipt by the Bank 06/25/2007 Date of "in-country" disclosure 08/30/2007 Date of submission to InfoShop 08/30/2007 Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Yes Date of receipt by the Bank 06/25/2007 Date of "in-country" disclosure 08/30/2007 Date of submission to InfoShop 08/30/2007 Pest Management Plan: Was the document disclosed prior to appraisal? Date of receipt by the Bank Date of "in-country" disclosure Date of submission to InfoShop * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Sector Manager (SM) Yes review and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the Yes credit/loan? OP/BP 4.04 - Natural Habitats Would the project result in any significant conversion or degradation of No critical natural habitats? If the project would result in significant conversion or degradation of other Yes (non-critical) natural habitats, does the project include mitigation measures acceptable to the Bank? OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural property? Yes Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the potential Yes adverse impacts on cultural property? OP/BP 4.10 - Indigenous Peoples Has a separate Indigenous Peoples Plan/Planning Framework (as Yes appropriate) been prepared in consultation with affected Indigenous Peoples? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Sector Yes Manager review the plan? If the whole project is designed to benefit IP, has the design been reviewed N/A and approved by the Regional Social Development Unit or Sector Manager? OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/process Yes framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Sector Yes Manager review the plan? OP/BP 4.36 - Forests Has the sector-wide analysis of policy and institutional issues and constraints No been carried out? Does the project design include satisfactory measures to overcome these Yes constraints? Does the project finance commercial harvesting, and if so, does it include No provisions for certification system? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank's No Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a No form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities Yes been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project Yes cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the Yes monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the Yes borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? D. Approvals Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Mr Rajesh Rohatgi 02/04/2013 Environmental Specialist: Ms Neha Pravash Kumar Mishra 02/04/2013 Social Development Specialist Mr Satya N. Mishra 02/04/2013 Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Mr Sanjay Srivastava 02/27/2013 Comments: Dear Rajesh, This looks fine. If portal does not allow uploading this version, please get a clean hard copy signed by me; get it scanned; and disclose it through the Infoshop. best, sanjay Sector Manager: Ms Karla Gonzalez Carvajal 02/13/2013 Comments: