On December 19, 2014 the Inspection Panel received a Request for Inspection which raises concerns related to the proposed India : Second Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project. The Inspection Panel has reviewed the Request in accordance with its procedures and determined that the road works relating to the State Highway between Thoppur - Bhavani Road (SH-20) are not to be financed by the World Bank project. Therefore the Panel concluded that the Request does not meet all of the admissibility criteria for Registration.
In light of the foregoing and in accordance with the Panel Resolution, its Clarifications, and its Operating Procedures, the Panel is not registering the Request for Inspection.
The Panel notes that, if in the future, the roads in the Request are supported by Bank financing, the Panel would be in a position to reassess the existence of a plausible link between a Bank-supported Project and the alleged harms. Hence, the Requesters retain their right to re-submit a Request for Inspection concerning the issues raised.
