The letter includes the findings of an NGO fact-finding mission to the project site conducted in November 2003
The ADB has selected four panelists from its Roster of Experts to carry out the Chashma Project Investigation
In November 2003, representatives from BIC, Environmental Defense, and two European NGOs visited the Nam Theun 2 (NT2) project area.
The ADB’s loan closing date for the Chashma Project has been extended from December 31, 2003 to December 31, 2004. Chashma Inspection Requesters and NGOs had been asserting that the ADB should not close the loan before the problems caused by the project are addressed.
This is the third time that the World Bank has delayed the final US $150 million tranche to the Government of Indonesia
Please find the attached Report regarding Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project-Stage III (CRBIP-III) and Grievance Redress and Settlement Committee (GRSC). The report is based on my recent visit to the Chashma area and 7 villages from the 5 to the 10 of April 2003, interviews with local government officials, and interviews and email exchanges with staff of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).