Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

IssuesParticipants’ Opinion,Comments and Suggestionsof hardship being currentlyexperienced by the people ofthe southern region and alsoin the perspective of overallnational interest.Response to Questionsand ConcernsAction Pointsenvironment.13. The public consultations were covered by the media. The Upazila Chairmen and the Project teamwere interviewed by Rudra Barta regional Newspaper reporter. An English translation of Rudrabartanewspaper article along with the original Article in Bengali are provided in Annex 10-8.10.3.4 Information Disclosure14. The EIA, documenting the mitigation measures and consultation process, will be made availablefor public review in both English and Bengali. The summary EIA will be published on the BBA and Cofinanciers’websites, and the full EIA will be available upon request from the Co-financiers and will beaccessible in BBA website. During the consultations, the affected people and the local communitiesexpressed support for the Project as they clearly saw the benefit to the community as well as theregion. Consultations and public disclosure of information will continue during project implementationthrough:(i) The preparation and dissemination of a brochure in Bengali, explaining the affectedpeoples’ entitlements and the procedures for obtaining compensation for the lost of trees,crops, and land and recording grievances; and(ii) Setting up of a formal grievance redress committee (ref. Chapter 9, Section 9.2.5) with arepresentation from BBA, INGO, local elected officials, representatives of affected peopleand women in the project area to ensure participatory process and to allow voices of theaffected communities in the grievance procedures.10-32