stakeholders have been taken into account and their concerns and suggestions for possible improvements have been included where appropriate. Much of the PC process to date has revolved around concerns for the mitigation of construction impacts and the possible side effects from the proximity of high voltage power lines and the DGS and its equipment. There is also a requirement for ongoing consultation for land acquisition and resettlement (LARP) and the completion of the Resettlement Plan (RP) is documented separately. It is expected that this process will continue through all stages of the subproject in order to accommodate stakeholders' aspirations and to orient the stakeholders positively towards the project implementation and where possible to harness cooperation over access issues in order to facilitate timely completion. Public Consultation Process The public consultation process has commenced in the initial feasibility stages to construction) in order to disclose the project information to the stakeholders and record feedback regarding the proposed project and preferences. The stakeholders involved in the process were the population likely to be impacted along the route of the proposed power lines; the village leaders and school teachers. Prior to the implementation of the consultation, feedback, etc. has been carried out to support this IEE and recorded. The focus of attention has been the population near the proposedtransmission linethat may be affected by the Subproject. The level of engagement varied from the stakeholder to stakeholder with some registering no major comment but it is noted that none registered any outright opposition to subproject. The disclosure of the enhancement project in advance and subsequent consultation with holders has advantages in the environmental assessment and mitigation of impacts. Public consultation can also provide a conduit for the improvement of the project implementation to better serve the stakeholders. The environmental assessment process under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act only requires the disclosure to the public after the statutory IEE / EIA has been accepted by the relevant EPA to be in strict adherence to the rules. In this IEE the consultation process was performed to satisfy the ADB requirements. Disclosure MEPCO will disclose this IEEand EMP to all the stakeholders before the commencement of the subproject. The IEE report will be made available to the stakeholders at the site, in accordance with the legislations. In addition, the executive summary of the IEEwill be translated into Urdu language, and made available to the affected communities (and also kept at the project sites). This will ensure that the local communities are aware of the
stakeholders have been taken into account and their concerns and suggestions for possible improvements have been included where appropriate. Much of the PC process to date has revolved around concerns for the mitigation of construction impacts and the possible side effects from the proximity of high voltage power lines and the DGS and its equipment. There is also a requirement for ongoing consultation for land acquisition and resettlement (LARP) and the completion of the Resettlement Plan (RP) is documented separately. It is expected that this process will continue through all stages of the subproject in order to accommodate stakeholders' aspirations and to orient the stakeholders positively towards the project implementation and where possible to harness cooperation over access issues in order to facilitate timely completion. Public Consultation Process The public consultation process has commenced in the initial feasibility stages to construction) in order to disclose the project information to the stakeholders and record feedback regarding the proposed project and preferences. The stakeholders involved in the process were the population likely to be impacted along the route of the proposed power lines; the village leaders and school teachers. Prior to the implementation of the consultation, feedback, etc. has been carried out to support this IEE and recorded. The focus of attention has been the population near the proposedtransmission linethat may be affected by the Subproject. The level of engagement varied from the stakeholder to stakeholder with some registering no major comment but it is noted that none registered any outright opposition to subproject. The disclosure of the enhancement project in advance and subsequent consultation with holders has advantages in the environmental assessment and mitigation of impacts. Public consultation can also provide a conduit for the improvement of the project implementation to better serve the stakeholders. The environmental assessment process under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act only requires the disclosure to the public after the statutory IEE / EIA has been accepted by the relevant EPA to be in strict adherence to the rules. In this IEE the consultation process was performed to satisfy the ADB requirements. Disclosure MEPCO will disclose this IEEand EMP to all the stakeholders before the commencement of the subproject. The IEE report will be made available to the stakeholders at the site, in accordance with the legislations. In addition, the executive summary of the IEEwill be translated into Urdu language, and made available to the affected communities (and also kept at the project sites). This will ensure that the local communities are aware of the
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