This report contains the World Bank Group Boards' calendar for the period March to May 2014, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings and briefings, for the aforementioned time period.
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This report contains the World Bank Group Boards' calendar for the period February - April 2014, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings and briefings, for the aforementioned time period.
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The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve existing road connectivity through rehabilitation, strengthening and widening efforts.
... See More + This environmental management framework is formulated to identify potential environmental impacts of the project and suggest appropriate mitigation measures to address these impacts. Adverse impacts include loss of forest land which is not attached to any designated natural habitat; loss of agriculture land; change in land use pattern; high hill cuttings which could lead to safety hazards; generation of huge amount of spoil; land slide risk zones; blasting of rocks which could lead to safety and slide hazards if not done scientifically; loss of graveyards if alternative alignments are not put in place; soil erosion; air and water pollution; noise pollution; and loss of water harvesting structures. Measures such as limiting slope while cutting the hill side; appropriate disposal mechanisms for debris and waste materials; controlled blasting of rocks; compensatory forestation; limited construction so as not to obstruct water sources; and conservation of water sources, are suggested to minimize or avoid these adversities.
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The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve existing road connectivity through rehabilitation, strengthening and widening efforts.
... See More + This environmental management framework is formulated to identify potential environmental impacts of the project and suggest appropriate mitigation measures to address these impacts. Adverse impacts include loss of forest land which is not attached to any designated natural habitat; loss of agriculture land; change in land use pattern; high hill cuttings which could lead to safety hazards; generation of huge amount of spoil; land slide risk zones; blasting of rocks which could lead to safety and slide hazards if not done scientifically; loss of graveyards if alternative alignments are not put in place; soil erosion; air and water pollution; noise pollution; and loss of water harvesting structures. Measures such as limiting slope while cutting the hill side; appropriate disposal mechanisms for debris and waste materials; controlled blasting of rocks; compensatory forestation; limited construction so as not to obstruct water sources; and conservation of water sources, are suggested to minimize or avoid these adversities.
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This report contains the World Bank Group Boards' calendar for the period February - April 2014, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings and briefings, for the aforementioned time period.
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The report includes the thematic and chronological listing of items pertaining to the Board and and committees work programs for the third quarter of FY14 to the first quarter of FY15.
... See More + Additional information on the work program, including a database of forthcoming Board items, which is updated on an ongoing basis, is available on the Executive Directors' Portal (EDsPortal). An updated executive directors' work program is discussed each month at the Executive Directors' steering committee meeting.
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This report concerns the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and post conflict reconstruction, especially with ways in which ICTs can be used by governments and donors to support the transition from violence to stability.
... See More + The report is divided into two parts: part one presents an overview and framework for analysis; and part two presents' case studies. The World Bank Group (WBG) has been concerned with sustainable recovery from violent conflict since its origins in 1944 as indicated by the name of its leading institution, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The role of ICTs in development has also been prominent within the Bank's portfolio since the 1990s, as they have developed rapidly in technological complexity and geographic reach, becoming ever more central to government and business, to the sharing of knowledge, and to interactions between individuals and within communities. This report gives an overview of the relationship between conflict, reconstruction and the role of ICTs. It builds on experience within the Bank as well as on a wide range of practitioner, academic, and other literature. It draws on five case studies of aspects of ICT development in societies emerging from conflict, which were commissioned by the Bank and which are reported in subsequent chapters. These case studies were specifically chosen to reflect the experiences of widely differing countries, at different stages of recovery from conflict: Afghanistan following decades of civil war followed by international intervention; Liberia following a negotiated settlement to protracted civil war; Timor-Leste since its troubled acquisition of independence; Rwanda seeking stability in the aftermath of genocide; and Tunisia, which recently experienced not civil war but insurrection leading to a change of government.
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The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve existing road connectivity through rehabilitation, strengthening and widening efforts.
... See More + During consultations brief description about the project, road development agency, involvement of the funding agency, likely adverse impacts and positive impacts, employment generation, entitlements applicable for different types of loses, etc. were discussed and opinion of people was solicited. Major concerns expressed by the communities include: a) in Luangrang village people opined that project road should not by-pass their village considering the probable economic impacts of diversion from their village; b) timely and adequate compensation should be paid as per discussions held; and c) additional community infrastructural works should be provided under the project. Communities perceived the positive impacts to be: more business and work opportunities during construction, better access to markets and other places, increase in land price. Negative impacts envisaged by the communities included: loss of land, structures and other common properties, likely increase in number of accidents due to increased vehicle speed. Overall they were appreciative of the project and conveyed their support. They also indicated their willingness to participate during implementation of the project.
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The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve existing road connectivity through rehabilitation, strengthening and widening efforts.
... See More + During consultations brief description about the project, road development agency, involvement of the funding agency, likely adverse impacts and positive impacts, employment generation, entitlements applicable for different types of loses, etc. were discussed and opinion of people was solicited. Major concerns expressed by the communities include: a) in Luangrang village people opined that project road should not by-pass their village considering the probable economic impacts of diversion from their village; b) timely and adequate compensation should be paid as per discussions held; and c) additional community infrastructural works should be provided under the project. Communities perceived the positive impacts to be: more business and work opportunities during construction, better access to markets and other places, increase in land price. Negative impacts envisaged by the communities included: loss of land, structures and other common properties, likely increase in number of accidents due to increased vehicle speed. Overall they were appreciative of the project and conveyed their support. They also indicated their willingness to participate during implementation of the project.
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The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve existing road connectivity through rehabilitation, strengthening and widening efforts.
... See More + Negative impacts include: loss of property, loss of land acquisition, loss of asset, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: i) compensation for land and assets lost being same for all the affected families, women headed households will be provided adequate attention and counseling by the IA during implementation. Women's participation will be initiated through Self-Help Group formation in each of the villages affected by the project. These groups will then be linked to special development schemes of the Government, like Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY); land holders shall have an option to surrender residual land plot to Public Works Department (PWD) and project authority and be compensated on similar basis, only when the residual land is no longer viable for taking up any other economic activity; ii) all land measurements shall be as per site conditions; and iii) major concerns expressed by the communities include: a) in Luangrang village people opined that project road should not by-pass their village considering the probable economic impacts of diversion from their village; b) timely and adequate compensation should be paid as per discussions held; and c) additional community infrastructural works should be provided under the project.
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The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve existing road connectivity through rehabilitation, strengthening and widening efforts.
... See More + Negative impacts include: loss of property, loss of land acquisition, loss of asset, loss of income, and loss of livelihood. Mitigation measures include: i) compensation for land and assets lost being same for all the affected families, women headed households will be provided adequate attention and counseling by the IA during implementation. Women's participation will be initiated through Self-Help Group formation in each of the villages affected by the project. These groups will then be linked to special development schemes of the Government, like Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY); land holders shall have an option to surrender residual land plot to Public Works Department (PWD) and project authority and be compensated on similar basis, only when the residual land is no longer viable for taking up any other economic activity; ii) all land measurements shall be as per site conditions; and iii) major concerns expressed by the communities include: a) in Luangrang village people opined that project road should not by-pass their village considering the probable economic impacts of diversion from their village; b) timely and adequate compensation should be paid as per discussions held; and c) additional community infrastructural works should be provided under the project.
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