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Library

Chashma Lok Sath

A Letter to Inpsection Panel. Mushtaq Gadi (Chashma Lok Sath). 24 May 2004.
A Letter to Inspection Panel from Chashma Inspection Requester. 19 April 2004.
Judgement. Chashma Lok Sath. 27 March 2004.
A Statement from Chashma Lok Sath. Endorsed by Chashma Inspection Requesters and Representatives from 33 Villages. 24 August 2003.
"The Alchemy of Development"
"The Monkey(s) and the Goat"
"On Madness and the Absurd"
Opening Declaration.

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Chashma Stakeholders' Dialogue

Documents by local communities and NGOs

Joint Comments On Social Assessment of CRBIP Stage III. [pdf]Coalition of civil society groups and Chashma affectees.
Civil Society's comments on the Draft Chashma Stakeholder Dialogue. Coalition of civil society groups and Chashma affectees. [pdf]
Affectees' Position on the Land Acquisition and Compensation.
Joint statement of the project affectees and civil society organizations on the conclusion of the Chashma Multi-stakeholders Workshop. Project Affectees and civil society organizations. [pdf]
CRBIP Affectees Initial Charter of Demands. (pdf) Endorsed on 1 April 2001 by twenty-two NGO participants at the Regional Strategy Meeting of Asian NGOs on ADB Advocacy, 30 March-1 April 2001, Crown Peak Hotel, Subic, Philippines (Organized by the NGO Forum on ADB).
24 FEBRUARY 2001 MEETING ON CRBIP � ADB, WAPDA,AFFECTEES. (pdf) Ahsan Wagha, DAMAAN Development Organization. February 2001

ADB Documents

Summary of action recommendations, CRBIP III Stakeholder Dialogue on Social Impacts. Consensus-Building Institute (consultant). March 2002.
Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project � III, Workshop on Social Impacts: Draft Discussion Paper. (pdf) The Consensus Building Institute (consultant). February 2002.
Term of Reference for Social Assessment Specialists (International & Domestic). (pdf) ADB. July 2001.
Discussion paper, CRBIP III Workshop on Social Impacts. Consensus-Building Institute (consultant). September 2001.
Schedule for ADB Mission August-September 2000. ADB.

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Inspection Related Documents

Inspection Claims

Initial Complaint to ADB President. [pdf]25 May 2001.
Chashma Inspection Request filed with the Board Inspection Committee under the Inspection Procedures of ADB. [html] 19 November 2002.
Supplement to Chashma Inspection Claim. [pdf]
Second Supplement to Chashma Inspection Claim. [html]
Cover letter.[pdf]
25 February 2003

Letters to the ADB Inspection Panel

A Letter to Inpsection Panel. Mushtaq Gadi (Chashma Lok Sath). 24 May 2004.

Judgement. Chashma Lok Sath. 27 March 2004.
Transcription.
Specific Comments on the draft Panel Inspection Report

A Letter to Inspection Panel from Chashma Inspection Requester. 19 April 2004.

Letters and Responses to the ADB Board Inspection Committee

Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee requesting Soft Copy of Draft Panel Report. 26 April 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding ADB Chashma Inspection Panel's Site Visit. 28 March 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding ADB Chashma Inspection Panel's Site Visit. 25 March 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding ADB Chashma Inspection Panel's Site Visit. 14 March 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding conditions of ADB Chashma Inspection Panel's Site Visit. 12 March 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding conditions of ADB Chashma Inspection Panel's Site Visit. 10 March 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding falsehood in ADB Management's Report on the GRSC. 19 February 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding Concerns on final TOR for Chashma inspection panel. 19 January 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding Scope of Inspection and Lack of Transparency. 19 January 2004.
Email to the Secretariat of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding Scope of Inspection and Lack of transparency. 12 January 2004.
Request for the Final Report of the GRSC to the Chair person of ADB Board Inspection Committee. 12 November 2003.
Demand for transparency and information disclosure pertaining to the GRSC (Email to Chair person of ADB Board Inspection Committee). Chashma Inspection Requesters. 3 November 2003.
Email to the secretariat of the ADB Board Inspection Committee. Chashma Inspection Requesters. 2 September 2003.
Response of the Chashma Inspection Requesters on the Mid Term Report on Progress of the GRSC. Chashma Inspection Requesters. 29 August 2003.
Personal Response of Mushtaq Gadi sent to Chair of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding the Manipulation and Misrepresentation of facts by ADB Management in its Mid Term Report on the Chashma Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee (GRSC).Mushtaq Gadi. 27 August 2003.
A Statement from Chashma Lok Sath. Endorsed by Chashma Inspection Requesters and Representatives from 33 Villages. 24 August 2003.
Personal Letter of Mushtaq Gadi sent to Chair of ADB Board Inspection Committee regarding the Manipulation and Misrepresentation of facts by ADB Management in its Mid Term Report on the Chashma Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee (GRSC). Mushtaq Gadi. 9 August 2003.
Letter to BIC requesting disclosure of documents. (pdf) Mushtaq Gadi (Chashma Inspection Requester). 16 September 2002.

Letters and Responses to the ADB Management

Email to ADB Management regarding Consultants' Study. 27 May 2004.
Email to ADB Management regarding Agentive Role of ADB Consultants in Katehrewali Village. 8 March 2004.
Email to ADB Management regarding Finance of Chashma Environmental Management Plan through National Drainage Program. 13 February 2004.
Email to ADB Management regarding Environmental and Social Problems in Badin District, Pakistan by Left Bank Outfall Drainage Project (National Drainage Program). 30January 2004. Mustafa Talpur, Action Aid Pakistan.
Email to ADB Management regarding the Relationship between Environmental Management Plan and National Drainage Program. 29 January 2004.
Email to ADB Management regarding Environmental Management Plan and National Drainage Program. 25 January 2004.
Email to ADB Management regarding Information Disclosure. 5 January 2004.

Letters and Responses to the Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee (GRSC)

A Statement from Chashma Lok Sath. Endorsed by Chashma Inspection Requesters and Representatives from 33 Villages. 24 August 2003.
Response to 2nd invitation from the Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee (GRSC). Chashma Inspection Requesters. 18 August 2003.
Response to Invitation from the Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee (GRSC). Mushtaq Gadi (on behalf of Chashma Inspection Requesters). 21 July 2003.

Support Letters from NGOs

NGO Sign on Letter regarding Release of Final Inspection Report of Chashma Project to Requesters. Bank Information Center and Environmental Defense, USA. Endorsed by 24 NGOS. 24 June 2004. [pdf version]
Letter sent by Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) to ADB Board of Executive Directors regarding lack of accountability and legitimacy in the Chashma Inspection Process. 11 July 2003.
Letter sent by International Accountability Project to ADB Board of Executive Directors regarding lack of accountability and legitimacy in the Chashma Inspection Process. Dana Clark, President, International Accountability Project. 23 June 2003.
Letter sent by Bank Information Center to ADB Requesting Immediate and Unconditional Inspection. Bank Information Center. 31 March 2003.
Statement on the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation project (CRBIP). Asian Coalition for Housing Rights--Habitat International Coalition-Asia. 3 March 2003.
NGO sign-on Letter to ADB Board requesting support of Inspection. Aviva Imhof, International Rivers Netward, and Jessica Roisen, NGO Forum on ADB. 10 December 2002.

ADB Documents

Report and Recommendations of the ADB Board Inspection Committee to the ADB Board of Executive Directors. ADB. 12 March 2003.
Advice from the Designated Roster Member to the ADB Board Inspection Committee. (pdf) Dr. Judy Henderson, Member of the Roster, ADB Inspection Function. 5 March 2003.
Additional Information Provided by the Management. (pdf) ADB. 25 February 2003.
Management Response to the Chashma Inspection Claim. (pdf) ADB. 2 February 2003.

ADB Chashma Inspection Panel Documents

draft TOR for Panel
ADB Management's comments on draft TOR: pdf version (87kb). 16 January 2004.
Chashma Requester's comments: pdf version (83kb). 20 January 2004.
Panel's comments: pdf version (157kb). 27 January 2004.
Final TOR for Panel: pdf version (134kb). 2 February 2004.
Revised Work Plan: pdf version (56kb) 10 March 2004.
Panel Progress Report 1: pdf version (40kb)
Date of Panel Site Visites and Time Table: pdf version (41kb)

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Reports and Articles

NGO Visit to the Asian Development Bank’s Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) in Pakistan. Bank Information Center and Environmental Defense, December 2004. pdf version (338kb)
Chashma Trip Report Annexes. pdf version. (408 KB)
The End of Accountability-Experiences of the Chashma Inspection (pdf). Mushtaq Gadi.
Report on Facts and Concerns Regarding the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project and the Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee. Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES). 7 May 2003.
STATEMENT on the CHASHMA RIGHT BANK IRRIGATION PROJECT (CRBIP). (pdf) Asian Coalition for Housing Rights-Habitat International Coalition-Asia. 3 March 2003.
The Bank's un-civil engagements: experiences of Chashma affectees. Mushtaq Gadi, Sungi Development Foundation (Pakistan). April 2002.
Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project -A Survey Report. Sungi Development Fundation and Damaan Development Organization. December 2000.
Feasibility Study on Development of Irrigation basd upon Flood Flows of D.G. Khan Hill Torrents. Japan International Cooperation Association (JICA). October 1992.

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ADB Documents Related to Chashma Irrigation Project

Optimizing Exisitng Investments in the Water Resoures Sector in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ADB. June 1999. [pdf]
Project Perfermance Audit Report on the Chashma Command Area Development Project. ADB.
Project Performance and Audit Report on the Chashma Command Area Development Project (Loan No. 723-PK [SF]) in Pakistan. ADB. December 1998. [pdf]
Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors on a Proposed Loan and Technical Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III). ADB. 18 November 1991.
Appraisal of the Chashma RIght Bank Irrigation Project (Stage III). ADB. November 1991. [pdf]

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Alerts

Email to the secretariat of the ADB Board Inspection Committee. Chashma Inspection Requesters. 2 September 2003.
Report on latest project-induced flooding and damages in Chashma Project Area. Shoaib Aziz. 9 August 2003.

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Press Clippings

"PRM protests against IFI's impartiality." The Nation. 30 March 2004.
"Violence of Development." By Mazhar Arif. Consumer Wise. October/Novermber 2003. (pdf)
"Controversy: Chashma Right or Wrong? Six men seek to bring about consensus on one of the biggest development projects in Pakistan." Muhammad Bardar Alam. The NEWS. 9 February 2003.
"CRBC Affectees Hunger Strike in front of ADB today." Asem Mustafa and Dilshad Azeem. (English News Paper in Pakistan). 26 December 2002.
"CRBC, Dam Affected People yet to get Compensation." Daily Nation. 26 December 2002.

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Other Relevant Projects and Issues

A report on visit to Kachhi Canal Site. Khalil Javed. 11 May 2004.
"Token Hunger Strikes in front of World Bank Offices: Affectees Demand Full Reparation of Damage Caused by LBOD Project". Shafquat Munir. The NEWS. 16 March 2004.
"Suspension of WB Loan for Drainage Plan Sought" (1) (2) . The Down. 16 March 2004.
Khabrain. 16 March 2004.
"Poor Affectees of Left Bank Out Fall Drainage (LBOD) Project in Badin Pakistan: Speak-Up for their Survival." pdf version (224kb). html version. Mustafa Talpur, Action Aid Pakistan.