SOCIAL SCREENING REPORT - SCDP · 6. Project Justification: The existing water supply schemes of...
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SOCIAL SCREENING REPORT Construction of three water reservoirs (water storage tanks) at Heerassagala Middle, Heerassagala Lower and Dangolla.
STRETEGIC CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MINISTRY OF URBEN DEVELOPMENT AND WATER SUPPLY ,
4TH FIOOR “SETHSIRIPAYA” BATTARAMULLA
09 February 2015
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Table of Contents
1. Project Background 02
2. Project Objectives 03
3. Methodology 03
4. Sub Project Description 03
5. Project Location 04
6. Project Justification 05
7. Identified Adverse Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures 06
8. Positive Social Impacts 06
9. Grievance Redress Mechanism
10. Estimates of Specific Impacts 07
11. Information on Affected persons 07
12. Conclusion 08
Annexes:
Annex 1: Social impact screening report 09
Annex 2: Locations map-1 10
Annex 3:No objection letter from NWS&DB 13
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1. Project Background:
Provision of safe drinking water and basic sanitation are essential and fundamental to health.
However, a significant proportion of the world population suffer without sustainable access to safe
drinking water and basic sanitation facilities. Today Sri Lanka is heading towards achieving the
target in providing safe drinking water for all, bearing a share to contribute to the
National and Global objectives, such as Millennium Development Goal and International decade
for action ,water for life 2005-2015.
The Strategic Cities Development Program (SCDP) has identified the proposed project for
provision of safe drinking water in the area of Greater Kandy City in collaboration with
the Kandy Municipal Council (KMC).
The SCDP has given priority in three water supply schemes in the KMC, expanding and
increasing the existing capacities of the schemes operated and maintained by the KMC at
present. The details of the schemes are shown below.
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Table 01: Details of the storage tanks
Reservoir Existing Capacity
Expected capacity
Number of beneficiaries
Number of the HH
Heerassagala Middle
0 250 meter cubic
2974 660
Heerassagala Lower.
0 250 meter cubic
3804 845
Dangolla 100 meter cubic
500 meter cubic
5041 1120
2. Project Objectives:
The general objective of the project is to provide uninterrupted safe drinking water for
the people of the key areas in the Kandy City. The other objectives are to increase the
storage and carrying capacities of the existing water schemes enabling to expand the
coverage where the present storage capacity is badly insufficient. Introduce systematic and
efficient operation and maintenance system which is badly affected by the existing old
structures leading to continuous maintenance issues. Increase and improve the level of
service standard by providing technical and machinery support to the KMC in future.
3.Methodology:
The primary and secondary data have been collected for assessing the level of positive
and negative social impacts to be generated through the project. Primary data has been
obtained through individual and focus group discussions with people bordering the
reservoir tanks and pumping mains. Also made a series of discussions with the technical
staff of the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWS&DB) who is responsible for
overall design and contract supervision. Parallel discussions were held with the land officers
of the NWS&DB and the KMC. Secondary data has been collected from NWS&DB and
the Water Works Department of the KMC. In addition, field visits were undertaken to each
and every site and the distribution area to verify land ownership patterns. All data and
information gathered has been properly documented
4. Sub project description:
The proposed development project includes construction of two new water (reservoirs/
Storage tanks) in Heerassagala Middle and Heerassagala Lower and the expansion of the capacity
of the exisiting Dangolla storage tank. Land identified for the construction of the reservoirs in
Heerassagala Middle and Lower divisions belongs to the NWS&DB they already has given
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their consent,(Annex-3), while the land earmarked for the expansion work of the Dangolla
reservoir is a property of the KMC. there is existing reservoir belong to KMC and new reservoir
tank is construction under the same location, therefore land ownership will assure, as all the land
required for the construction of the three reservoirs (storage tanks) are the property of the
government, there is no acquisition of private land. The design and estimates have been
prepared by the NWS&DB and the operation and maintenance will be carried out by the
KMC once the project is commission.
5. Project location
1.Heeressagala Lower:
The proposed Heerassagala lower reservoir will be located 200
m away from the second lane of the Heerassagala road and
at an elevation is 450msl. It will be built on a land belongs to
NWS&DB. The total extent of the land needed for the project
is 284.66 square meters. The capacity of the tank is 250 cubic
meters .
2.HeeressagalaMiddle:
The proposed Heerassagala middle reservoir(storage tank) will
be situated 150 m away from the third lane of the Heerassagala
road. The land belongs to NWS&DB . The total land extent
needed for the project is 163.4 square meters. The capacity of
the tank will be 250 cubic meters and elevation of the site is
450msl. Heerassagala Lower and Middle areas have been covered
in lush green common grass with few mango and jack trees. The
proposed project site is having medium slope terrain. The vesting of
the two lands to the KMC is in progress. The two lands are
to be vested to KMC at the end of February,2015.
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3. Dangolla:
Dangolla reservoir(storage tank) is situated 4 km away from
the right hand side of the Gatmbe NWS&DB junction and
along Dangolla Road to Dangolla junction and from
Dangolla Junction 100m left hand side along Thakshila
Mawatha, at an elevation of 532 msl. The land stretch
belongs to KMC and the extent of land needed for the
construction is 237 square meters. The existing 100 cubic
meter reservoir(storage tank) belongs to the KMC is also
situated on the same stretch of land. There is no vegetation
on the land at present. Since it has an existing reservoir
(storage tank) already cleared and landscaped.
6. Project Justification:
The existing water supply schemes of Heerassagala and Dangolla sub units of the KMC
Water Works Department were constructed 50 years ago targeting the population at that
time. With population increase in manifolds, Heerassagala and Dangolla have become
congested residential areas. As a result, the original capacity of the Dangolla reservoir and
Heerassagala transmission were severely insufficient to meet the demand of the people of
the area at present. Therefore, customers of the proposed project area have to satisfy the
intermittent water supply delivered by the KMC. Due to absence of reservoir tanks at
Heerassagala lower and middle areas of the Heerassagala Grama Niladari Division, the
existing distribution line was not capable of providing continuous supply of water for the
people of the area.
Therefore, these water schemes are being operated at present through distribution of water
directly from the intake where water pressure in the distribution system is very high. This
situation is being subjected to frequent damages and interruptions of water where women
and school children of the project area mainly get suffered. And also, the existing water
schemes of the Kandy Municipal Council including Heerassagala and Dangolla are being
operated as one project. Hence, it has been revealed that it is very difficult to detect any
water leaks which result in 40% of the non-revenue water (Losses), the highest compared to
the NWS&DB. The proposed project planned to introduce area based monitoring system
called zones for these three sub water units where each zone could be operated and
maintained separately. At present, water supply to the Heerassagala area is provided by direct
pumping from the Gatambe Water Treatment Plant (WTP) of KMC. As a result, the KMC incurs
high electricity cost. This project would enable to enhance service delivery for the people
with reduced operation and maintenance cost and minimal water losses and reduce the cost
of electricty.
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The present operation and maintenance system of the KMC specifically with regard to the
three water schemes is not up to the standard as they lack advance equipment, computerized
accounting package, a monitoring system of monthly assessment of the business either profit
or loss and capacity building of the human resource involved with the water sector. The
proposed project is needed to address the above issues to ensure the sustainability of the
KMC water division. End result and outcome would aim at improved standard of living
for the people in the Heerassagala and Dangolla areas of Kandy Municipal Council.
Also it has been identified that there are no other water supply options in Heerassagala
and Dangolla areas that could provide clean drinking water for households in those areas.
Therefore sustainable improvement of the Heerasagala and Dangolla water schemes would
benefit the people of the area immensely.
7. Identified Adverse Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures:
Location Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures
Heerassagala
Middle
Heerassagala lower and
Dangolla
Short term inconvenience
to residents living adjacent
to project area due to
material transportation
along narrow access
roads.
Traffic congestion and
public inconvenience
Speed limits and operating times for the
construction related vehicles should be
planed, materials transport has been
planned at night.
To avoid traffic congestion travel routes
should be designed for construction
related vehicles
If project works during night enough
lighting system should be maintained at the
construction site.
Temporary disturbances to
residents due to noise and
dust during construction
period
The contractor should clearly designate
areas for maintaining material stock piles,
waste stock piles, workers residential camps
and vehicle maintenance yards.
The contractor should plan to apply water
regularly while away from human activity
and day to day behavior.
The constructor will be planed stipulated an
action plan for the implementation of social
safeguards.
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8. Positive social impacts:
A total of 11,819 beneficiaries would receive uninterrupted safe drinking water ensuring
improved standard of living.
Beneficiaries will be able to get timely operation and maintenance support from the
KMC through strengthened operation and maintenance assistance and capacity building.
Minimized maintenance costs and water losses in return would bring advantages to the
beneficiaries and the people of the area as a whole.
9. Grievance Redress Mechanism
As Sub-project located three different locations specific GRC establishment are not practicable
Hence received any grievances during the construction period KMC site Engineer, Project
Manager of the Contractor, GS in respective division and APD social will attend to resolve in the
grievances. Each construction site complained book maintained by the safeguard officer of the
contractor. However, the public has been informed about the project level GRM (local PMU in
Kandy)
10. Estimates of Specific Impacts:
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Construction
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None None None None None None None None None
11. Information on Affected persons:
Any estimate of the likely number of households that will be affected by the sub project?
[ ] No.[ ] Yes. If yes, approximately how many? …………NO……………………….
No. of HHs losing <10% of their productive assets
(land/cowshed/shops)……NO…………………
No. of HHs losing 10% or more of their productive assets?......NO.............................
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Are any vulnerable households affected? No. If yes, please briefly describe their situation with estimate numbers of HHs? - What are the needs and priorities for social and economic betterment of vulnerable people who are affected by this project? Not relevant
12. Conclusion:
The overall assessment of the social screening is that it is ensured that there is no violation of
the World Bank Safeguard policies OP 4.10 and OP 4.12 and Government policies in the
implementation of the proposed water supply schemes.
Prepared by:
S. Gunasekera
(Assistant Project Director /Social, SCDP)
Date:10.Feb. 2015
Recommended by:
Pradeep Hettiarachchi (Deputy Project Director /Social, SCDP)
Date:25th Feb. 2015
Approved by:
Archt. Anura Dassanayake (Project Director, SCDP)
Date:01st March 2015
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Annexure I
Social Impact Screening Report:
Probable Involuntary Resettlement Effects Yes No Not
Known
Details
Will the sub-project include any physical construction
work?
Does the sub-project include upgrading or rehabilitation of existing physical facilities?
Two reservoirs (Heeressagala middle
and lower)are new constructions. Dangalla reservoirs is capacity improvement of existing tank
Is the sub-project likely to cause any damage to or loss of housing, other assets, resource use?
Is the site for chosen for this work free from encumbrances and is in possession of the government/Municipality?
If the site is privately owned, will this be purchased or obtained through voluntary donation?
Land identified for the construction of the Heerassagala Middle and
Lower reservoirs belongs to the NWS&DB. Dangolla reservoir belongs to the KMC
If the land parcel has to be acquired, is the actual plot size and ownership status known?
Not relevant
Is land for material mobilization or transport for the civil work available within the existing plot/ Right of Way?
Are there any non-titled people who living/doing business on the proposed site for civil work?
Will there be loss of /damage to agricultural lands, standing crops, trees?
Will there be loss of incomes and livelihoods?
Will people permanently or temporarily lose access to facilities, services, or natural resources?
Does the Urban Local Body have its own procedures for land acquisition?
Not Applicable
Are there any previous land acquisitions under this subproject?
Any indigenous people affected?
Whether the affected land/structure owners likely to lose less than 10% of their land/structure area. If so, are these land / structure owners willing to voluntarily donate the required land for this sub-project?
Is any temporary impact likely?
• Short term inconvenience to the close by residents due to material transportation in narrow access roads
Temporary disturbances due to noise and dust during the construction period
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Annexure-02
Dangolla
Annexure-03
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