Approval of DPR by the Obtain clearance from the Obtain clearance from the Prior to final DPR World Bank World Bank World Bank approval Acquiring of land - Consultation meetings with This step is only the local community who are applicable if being affected community land will be acquired or Provision of replacements, livelihood impacts are allowances and present due to project compensations identified activity during the This step should be completed before the Document the process and bidding process details of replacements, commences allowances and compensations provided as a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Preparation of Project proponent prepares Project proponent prepares Cleared by the Environment and Social Site-Environmental site social management plan Safeguard staff of the Management Plans Management Plan (only necessary if the RAP BTFEC has not been fully implemented prior to bidding process) Bidding and awarding Inclusion of Inclusion of social Prior to bidding contract or signing MoU environmental requirements to the bid requirements to the bid document document Brief prospecting Brief prospecting contractors/ Post finalizing of MoU contractors/ implementer implementer on social on environmental requirements requirements Construction Contractor ensures the Contractor ensures the social Site-in-charge will mobilization order environmental specifications, including the monitor the specifications, including site-specific Social EMP/SMP and clears the site-specific Management Plan are the construction plan if Environmental implemented Management Plan are implementation is implemented satisfactory Supervision, and DEC and/or MOAF (by administration Monitoring report is monitoring itself or engaging private/ shared with NGO) carry out Dzongkhag and NPM, compliance monitoring who will instruct every three month (to each and EC required projects and implementers for sample of EC not required necessary actions. project) NPM and Dzongkhag follow up on implementation. 5.2.1 Preliminary Environmental Information and Analysis The project and the overall program follow a demand-driven approach. Initial concept of the project comes from the community or park management, usually verbally, and pass through deliberations and scrutiny, first by respective Gewog, and then by Dzongkhag. Once selected by Dzongkhag for further considerations, viability in the form of pre-feasibility and/or feasibility study is carried by a Dzongkhag team (which may consist of Dzongkhag sectoral staffs including engineer, forest officer, environmental officer, agriculture officer, planning officer, etc).
Approval of DPR by the World Bank Obtain clearance from the World Bank Obtain clearance from the World Bank Prior to final DPR approval Acquiring of land - Consultation meetings with the local community who are being affected Provision of replacements, allowances and compensations identified during the Document the process and details of replacements, allowances and compensations provided as a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) This step is only applicable if community land will be acquired or livelihood impacts are present due to project activity This step should be completed before the bidding process commences Preparation of Environment and Social Management Plans Project proponent prepares Site-Environmental Management Plan Project proponent prepares site social management plan (only necessary if the RAP has not been fully implemented prior to bidding process) Cleared by the Safeguard staff of the BTFEC Bidding and awarding contract or signing MoU Inclusion of environmental requirements to the bid document Brief prospecting contractors/ implementer on environmental requirements Inclusion of social requirements to the bid document Brief prospecting contractors/ implementer on social requirements Prior to bidding Post finalizing of MoU Construction mobilization order Contractor ensures the environmental specifications, including the site-specific Environmental Management Plan are implemented Contractor ensures the social specifications, including the site-specific Social Management Plan are implemented Site-in-charge will monitor the and clears the construction plan if EMP/SMP implementation is satisfactory Supervision, and monitoring DEC and/or MOAF (by itself or engaging private/ NGO) carry out compliance monitoring every three month (to each EC required projects and sample of EC not required project) administration Monitoring report is shared with Dzongkhag and NPM, who will instruct and implementers for necessary actions. NPM and Dzongkhag follow up on implementation. 5.2.1 Preliminary Environmental Information and Analysis The project and the overall program follow a demand-driven approach. Initial concept of the project comes from the community or park management, usually verbally, and pass through deliberations and scrutiny, first by respective Gewog, and then by Dzongkhag. Once selected by Dzongkhag for further considerations, viability in the form of pre-feasibility and/or feasibility study is carried by a Dzongkhag team (which may consist of Dzongkhag sectoral staffs including engineer, forest officer, environmental officer, agriculture officer, planning officer, etc).