PAKISTAN

Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Project

Two complainants, representing 33 families, raised issues about the project on (i) land acquisition, valuation, and compensation; (ii) lack of meaningful consultation and participation; (iii) inadequate information dissemination; and (iv) livelihood restoration (photo by ADB).

PAKISTAN

Jalalpur Irrigation Project

Two complainants raised issues about the project on land acquisition, valuation, and compensation. This is the second complaint on this project. The first complaint was received in 2020 and was also deemed ineligible for the problem-solving process (photo by ADB).

BANGLADESH

Emergency Assistance Project

Two complainants (brothers) alleged that the lease agreement for 50 acres of the estate was fraudulently entered into by an unauthorized representative of the 30 estate shareholders. They also claimed that the project’s implementing agency did not consider the majority of the shareholders in the tender of the lease agreement for the land and no payment was made to the rightful landowners (photo by ADB).

BANGLADESH

Emergency Assistance Project

Two complainants (brother and sister) alleged that the lease agreement for 50 acres of the estate was fraudulently entered into by an unauthorized representative of the 30 estate shareholders. They also claimed that the project’s implementing agency did not consider the majority of the shareholders in the tender of the lease agreement and no payment was made to the rightful landowners. This is the second complaint on this project (photo by ADB).

ARMENIA

Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program (Tranche 2)

Two complainants (mother and daughter) raised concerns about the project related to (i) environmental impact of the construction causing noise, pollution, and dust; and (ii) destruction of trees (photo by complainants).​

INDIA

Uttar Pradesh Major District Roads Improvement Project

Two complainants alleged (i) possibility of road accidents due to lack of traffic safety signages and other measures and (ii) lack of compensation (photo by complainants).

NEPAL

Tanahu Hydropower Project

The complainants from the Dalit and Magar indigenous peoples communities, supported by a local nongovernment organization, alleged that the project will cause direct and indirect material harm; and that information sharing, consultation, and participation were inadequate leading to unfair compensation. This is the third complaint on this project. The first complaint, received in 2018, was also deemed ineligible, while the second complaint, received in 2020, was deemed eligible for the problem-solving process (photo by OSPF).

PAKISTAN

Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project

The two complainants, among other shop owners, claimed compensation for the business losses they incurred due to the delayed construction of the redesigned underpass. This is the fourth complaint on this project. The first (2018) and third (2020) complaints were deemed ineligible, while the second complaint (2019) was withdrawn (photo by ADB).

PAKISTAN

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor Development Investment Program (Tranche 1)

The two complainants alleged that their land was utilized by the government for the ADB-assisted project without compensation (photo by ADB).

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth

The complainants were the owner and the manager of an elephant camp. They alleged that soon after the ADB-assisted project had rehabilitated the roads in 2020, the banana plantation started operations along the roads, without the requisite approval from the relevant provincial authorities. The plantation was alleged to have been causing environmental damages and an elephant was allegedly killed by the operators of the plantation (photo by complainants).

INDIA

Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program (Tranche 2)

The complainants raised (i) that the sewage treatment plant component of the project was close to the Palar River and to the residential areas with 25,000 families, and (ii) that the project was not in accordance with national laws and other guidelines (photo by ADB).

NEPAL

Electricity Transmission Expansion and Supply Improvement Project

The complainants raised issues related to (i) alignment of transmission line going through houses and properties; (ii) impact on livelihood, mainly on agriculture; (iii) land and property valuation; and (iv) compensation (photo by ADB).

INDIA

Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program (Tranche 2)

The complainants raised issues related to (i) coastal erosion which impacted their houses and livelihoods and caused damage to roads; and (ii) lack of consultations (photo by ADB).

NEPAL

Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project

The complainants raised the following issues: (i) poor underground cabling; (ii) poor foundation of transformer; and (iii) leaking water which may be hazardous to public safety (photo by complainants).

PAKISTAN

Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project

The two complainants raised issues related to (i) adverse impacts on the existing road caused by the project’s rebuilding and upgrading works, (ii) encroachment of the project on part of the existing road due to soil from the new embankment under the project, (iii) access and safety, and (iv) inadequate consultations. This is the second complaint on this project. The first complaint was received in 2018 but was also deemed ineligible (photo by ADB).

PAKISTAN

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project

The two complainants want the transfer of the solid waste management facility to another location at Salhad, Abbotabad. They alleged that the project would harm ecotourism, affect the quality of their water, and thus also affect irrigation and crop production (photo by ADB).

PAKISTAN

Jalalpur Irrigation Project

The complainants raised issues in connection with the location of the project. They explained that it would affect their residential area and may cause damage and flooding. Thus, complainants wanted the irrigation canals to be re-routed. This is the third complaint on this project. The first complaint was received in 2020 and the second complaint was received in January 2021—both deemed ineligible for the problem-solving process (photo by ADB).