Compliance Review Panel finds violations of 7 Asian Development Bank policies in Southern Transport Development Project. Recommends 19 courses of action.
No further action will be taken on these issues until the contractual dispute between PCD and the turnkey contractor is resolved.
Asian Development Bank Compliance Review Panel releases draft report in response to Sri Lanka Southern Transport Development Project complaint.
Banks approve NT2 despite significant environmental and social costs, lack of revenue management oversight, and presence of other least-cost options.
People affected by the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project protest in front of the ADB’s Islamabad office against lack of consultation on the Draft Action Plan’s finalization.
NGOs cite flaws in project’s environmental impact assessment and social development plan.
Compliance Review Panel has 14 days to prepare the Terms of Reference, methodology, and time frame of the review.
Asian Development Bank’s South Asia Regional Department has to date not made progress on finalizing the draft “Action Plan” developed after approval of the Chashma Inspection Panel Report by its Board in August 2004.