Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (P115767) and its Additional Financing (P132631)

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Requesters

The Request for Inspection was submitted on October 18, 2021, by 49 community members living in the project area in Nepal (the Requesters). On November 17, 2021, the Panel received a letter signed by 51 community members designating an advocate from the Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples to represent them. The Requesters have asked the Panel to keep their identities confidential.

Case Description

The Requesters state that a transmission line financed under the project was rerouted from its originally planned route and is now passing through their densely populated community, which includes indigenous and non-indigenous residents. They claim that they were neither consulted nor provided any information about the project. According to the Request, the transmission line and its towers cause different types of harm as they adversely affect community members’ homes, schools, cultural and religious sites, agricultural lands, environment and economic activities, and threaten their safety.

The Panel registered the Request on November 30, 2021. Bank management must provide the Panel with a response to the issues raised in the Request for Inspection by January 14, 2022. After receiving the response and engaging with the relevant stakeholders, the Panel will make a recommendation to the Board of Executive Directors on whether the matter should be investigated.

Documents

Notice of Registration261.77 KB

Document date

Nov 30, 2021

Publication date

Dec 01, 2021

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Nepal: Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (P115767) and its Additional Financing (P132631)

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Nepal: Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (P115767) and its Additional Financing (P132631)

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