Cairo Alexandria Trade Logistics Development Project (CATLDP) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLAN (SEP) August 2022 Official Use TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... 3 List of Figures ...................................................................................................................... 3 ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................... 4 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 15 1.1 Project Description .................................................................................................. 15 1.1.1 Component (1): Railway Sector Reform, Project Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement, Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Private Sector Participation (Total cost: US$ 24 million; IBRD: US$ 20 million, GoE: US$ 4 million) ............................................................................... 16 1.1.2 Component (2): Track extension, railway signaling modernization, and selected track upgrades to create a railway bypass around the Greater Cairo Area (Total cost: US$ 963.5 million; IBRD: US$ 379.5 million, GoE: US$ 584 million)........................................................... 17 1.2 Key Potential Environmental and Social Benefits, Risks and Impacts of the Project ...... 18 1.3 Objectives of Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) ..................................................... 20 2 Summary of stakeholders Engagement Activities .......................................................... 21 2.1 Lessons learned from RISE and ENRRP ...................................................................... 21 2.2 Consultations as Part of Project Preparation ............................................................. 22 2.2.1 Summary of consultations conducted on the previously selected alignment under sub-component 2.1 .............................................................................................................. 22 2.2.2 Summary of Field visits conducted .................................................................. 25 2.2.3 Summary of consultation activities conducted ................................................. 26 3 Stakeholder identification and analysis ........................................................................ 38 4 Stakeholder Engagement Program .............................................................................. 31 4.1 Purpose and timing of Stakeholder Engagement Program ......................................... 31 4.2 Proposed Strategy for Information Disclosure ........................................................... 31 4.3 Stakeholder Engagement Plan.................................................................................. 32 4.4 Proposed strategy to incorporate the view of vulnerable groups ................................ 46 4.5 Timelines ................................................................................................................ 46 4.6 Review of Comments............................................................................................... 46 5 Resources and Responsibilities for implementing stakeholder engagement activities ..... 48 5.1 Resources ............................................................................................................... 48 5.2 Management functions and responsibilities .............................................................. 48 Official Use 6 Grievance Mechanism (GM) ........................................................................................ 49 6.1 The project-level GM ............................................................................................... 49 6.1.1 Grievance Channels ........................................................................................ 50 6.2 Grievance Cycle....................................................................................................... 51 6.2.1 Grievances’ Tiers Composition ........................................................................ 51 6.2.2 Response to Grievances .................................................................................. 51 6.2.3 Registration of Complaints .............................................................................. 52 6.2.4 Confidentiality ................................................................................................ 52 6.2.5 Management of GM ....................................................................................... 52 6.2.6 Monitoring of Grievances ................................................................................ 52 6.2.7 Disclosure of grievances .................................................................................. 53 6.3 Current GM Central/ Institution level utilized by ENR ................................................ 53 6.3.1 Grievance Channels at the central level ........................................................... 53 6.3.2 Gender-based Violence (GBV) Grievance mechanism........................................ 53 6.4 MONITORING AND REPORTING ................................................................................ 54 Annex 1: Consultations Minutes and Attendance ................................................................ 55 Annex 2: Grievance Form ................................................................................................... 76 Annex 3: Grievance Log ..................................................................................................... 77 Official Use List of Tables TABLE 2. 1 : CLASSIFICATION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE/GENDER/PLACE OF INTERVIEW ................................... 28 TABLE 2. 2 : CLASSIFICATION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO PLACE OF INTERVIEW ...................................................... 28 TABLE 2. 3 MAIN AND MOST RECURRENT FINDINGS OF THE SHORT INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH POSSIBLE AFFECTED LOCAL COMMUNITIES ALONG BASHTEEL-ETAY EL BAROUD LINE................................................................................... 29 TABLE 3.1 DETAILED LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS ............................................................................................................ 20 TABLE 4.1 METHODS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS DURING PROJECT PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION AND MONITORING ............................................................................................................................ 33 List of Figures FIGURE 1 FGD, MONSHA'ET EL KANATER CITY, 16/04/2022 ................................................................................... 58 FIGURE 2, FGD, EL SADAT CITY, 16/04/2022 ....................................................................................................... 60 FIGURE 3, FGD, BADR CITY, 18/04/2022 ............................................................................................................. 61 FIGURE 4, FGD, BANI SALAMA LOCAL UNIT, 09/08/2022 ....................................................................................... 64 FIGURE 5, FGD, PROPOSED ENDING STATION IN EL WARDAN ..................................................................................... 64 FIGURE 6, EL QATTA PLATFORM ............................................................................................................................ 67 FIGURE 7, RING ROAD EXPANSION WORKS IN FRONT OF BASHTEEL STATION ................................................................... 68 Official Use ACRONYMS Abbreviation Abbreviation Full wording AP Alexandria Port CATLDP Cairo Alexandria Trade Logistics Development Project CBOs Community Based Organizations CDA Community Development Associations CE Citizen Engagement CLO Community Liaison Officer CSOs Civil Society Organizations CTC Central Traffic Control Buildings DP6 6th of October Dry Port E&S Environmental and Social EAD Environmental Affairs Department EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ENR Egyptian National Railways ESA Egyptian Survey Authority ESCP Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ESF Environmental and Social Framework ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ENRRP Egypt National Railways Restructuring Project ESM Eldawlia for Surveying and Maps ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESRS Environmental and Social Review Summary ESS Environmental and Social Standards FGDs Focus Group Discussions GARB General Authority for Roads & Bridges GBV Gender-based Violence GCA Greater Cairo Area GM Grievance Mechanism GOE Government of Egypt HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling IAC Infrastructure Access Charging LMP Labor Management Procedures MoT Ministry of Transport NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NUCA New Urban Communities Authority PAPs Project Affected Persons Official Use PBC Performance-Based Condition PCM Private Capital Mobilization PCN Project Concept Note PMU Project Management Unit RISE Railway Improvement and Safety for Egypt Project RF Resettlement Framework RFP Request for Proposal RFQ Request for Qualification RoW Right-of-Way RRR Regional Ring Road SEA Sexual Exploitation and Abuse SEP Stakeholders Engagement Plan SH Sexual Harassment WB World Bank Official Use INTRODUCTION Stakeholder engagement is the basis for building strong, constructive, and responsive relationships that are essential for the successful management of the Project's environmental and social impacts. The purpose of stakeholder engagement is to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with a variety of stakeholders over the entire life of the Project. Initiating the engagement process in early phases helps ensure the timely public access to all relevant information and gives the stakeholders an opportunity to input into the Project design and the assessment of impacts. Cairo Alexandria Trade Logistics Development Project’s (CATLDP) Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) lays out how the project will engage systematically with its stakeholders. It identifies which information will be public domain, the different stakeholders involved in the project, the timing, tools and methods of engagement along the lifecycle of the project and how those should be adapted to the numerous groups of stakeholders and most importantly, to the vulnerable groups. The SEP will also indicate the interest of each stakeholder and the type of information that they would need to know. The SEP promotes two-way communication between the Project Management Unit (PMU) and different stakeholders continuously. Information regarding the project, environmental and social risks and impacts, proposed mitigation measures, resettlement plans, will be shared with project stakeholders on a regular basis. It also provides channels for stakeholders to share comments and concerns, and tools for the project team to close the feedback loop by disclosing how those comments were assessed and taken into account in the project. It also describes the project’s grievance mechanism and how to access it. Project Description The Project will build a railway bypass to the congested railway network around greater Cairo. This bypass will improve the efficiency of freight transport between the Alexandria Sea Port and Greater Cairo. Coupled with ongoing improvements to the railway lines between Cairo and Nag Hamadi under the RISE Project, freight trains can reach Upper Egypt. The bypass includes a greenfield segment starting at the Bani Salamah station on the line connecting Bashteel with El Itihad stations) and the Marazeeq-Wahat line. The bypass also upgrades the signaling on the Marazeeq-Wahat line, between Marazeeq (km 0 point) and the meeting point with the greenfield segment. The Project will also improve access by train for container trains to the 6th of October Dry Port (DP6) which manages only containers and lies along the Marazeeq-Wahat railway line. The Project will also upgrade the railway signaling on the Bashteel-El Itihad (El Manashy segment) and El Itihad-Tafaroa (El Itihad segment) between Greater Cairo Area and Alexandria. The Project will increase the capacity of the existing railway corridor between Alexandria and Cairo to manage freight trains. The Project will allow, for example, to increase from 4 trains per day bound to DP6 to more than 30 once all the Project is complete. Traffic for other types of freight trains will also increase. Moreover, because of the bypass to the heavily congested area of Greater Cairo, the Project will increase the railway connectivity to Upper Egypt, allowing for a trade and economic corridor to Sudan. Furthermore, the Egyptian railways' network is extensive, so this bypass opens up other parts of the network to railway traffic, including the Damietta Port and Port Said. Other dry ports can also benefit if they build last-mile connectivity to the existing ENR network to take advantage of the projects' benefits. Official Use The Project will also introduce the Infrastructure Access Charge (IAC) regime for railways in Egypt. The IAC allows private railway operators, for example, to run their trains, paying a charge to ENR as the owner of the tracks. The railway bypass to the bottleneck in the GCA increases capacity to allow more trains, including those eventually operated by the private sector. The Project also opens up other private sector participation opportunities in railways. As part of the project design, all subcomponents embed a zero harm/zero tolerance, safety first� into the upgrade and new works on the tracks, at communities along the tracks, ensuring safety for communities along the tracks, such as fencing, level crossings, and education measures. The Project is developed around two main components; Component (1): Railway Sector Reform, Project Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement, Women’s Economic Empowerment, and Private Sector Participation Subcomponent 1.1. Railway sector reform: (a) Developing and adopting a transparent railway infrastructure access charging (IAC) scheme for the Egyptian railway network, determining the specific charges to be paid for access and use of infrastructure by public and private railway operators, and supporting the ENR in drafting, negotiating and entering into IAC Contracts with private railway operators; (b) developing a regulatory framework for the railway network, identifying the detailed scope and responsibilities of a railway regulator and the associated governance framework; and (c) identifying and developing additional rail-friendly policies to increase traffic on the railway network. Subcomponent 1.2. Project-delivery activities: (a) Setting up an owner's Works Supervisor and Integrator to manage and integrate the design and construction of works financed by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and works financed with loan proceeds under Part 2; and (b) financing of a technical audit for the works under Part 2. Subcomponent 1.3. Promotion of Women’s Employment: (a) Promoting women’s employment in the ENR’s workforce through upgrading its childcare facility, establishment of a female internship program and (b) implementing activities under the [Stakeholder Engagement Plan] to strengthen meaningful stakeholder engagement under the Project, including establishing and disseminating a citizen’s charter. Subcomponent 1.4. Enabling private capital mobilization (PCM) for the railway sector: Transaction support to the ENR in dealing with private parties concerning the private sector participation opportunities in the rail sector. Subcomponent 1.5. Decarbonization study (ENR financed): conducting a technical study for developing a decarbonization roadmap for the ENR. As part of the Stakeholder engagement activities, the project includes three Citizen Engagement (CE) indicators: The first indicator concerns project-affected people working group to meet regularly and tracks the number of project-affected people working group meetings that provided inputs on project processes and reforms supported by the project. This indicator capitalizes on component 1.3 by establishing a working group composed of project-affected people along the rail corridor, the Greenfield segment, and relevant civil society representatives, as described in the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). This working group will comment on the project implementation process, starting with land acquisition. The working group will prepare meeting minutes for each meeting and share them with the head of Official Use the Project Management Unit (PMU) and the project department. The PMU will then communicate how it incorporated these comments into the project implementation through a letter to the working group. This indicator, therefore, tracks if the feedback loop is closed. The second indicator concerns the freight reform and tracks the number of multi-stakeholders working group meetings that provided inputs on project processes and reforms supported by the project. The project includes reforms with impacts on different stakeholders. This indicator tracks the meetings of a stakeholder working group composed of representatives of AP, DP6, customs, immigration, freight forwarders, logistics operators, and other stakeholders/authorities. This working group will provide input on the regulatory framework under subcomponent 1.1 by giving minutes to the steering committee. Before each working group meeting, the steering committee will inform how it considered the input from the last working group meeting or explain why it did not consider the input. Therefore, frequent communication between the working group and the steering committee will occur. This indicator, therefore, tracks if the feedback loop is closed. The third indicator concerns establishing a channel to receive, register, and address concerns and grievances related to project implementation. The ENR will report on the total number of grievances, how it solves them, and, if not, the reasons for postponing. The target is for the ENR to address 100 percent of the grievances it receives positively. To emphasize of the importance of the SEP, the project has included it as a subcomponent under component 1 and has allocated a budget of 1 million USD for its implementation. Component (2): Track extension, railway signaling modernization, and selected track upgrades to create a railway bypass around the Greater Cairo Area Subcomponent 2.1. Greenfield Link. Construction of a greenfield link from the Bashteel–Itay El Baroud section to the Marazeeq-Wahat section, including (a) constructing structures (bridges, viaducts) and laying track foundation; and (b) installation of track and signaling. Subcomponent 2.2. Marazeek – Wahat Section Upgrade. Upgrading the existing track and signaling modernization from Marazeeq to the junction point with the greenfield link. Subcomponent 2.3. Bashteel – Itay El Baroud section: (a) Upgrading of existing track, construction of a parallel track, and new signaling installation on both tracks on the El Bashteel - El Itihad segment; and (b) upgrading of the existing single track and signaling on the El Itihad - Itay El Baroud segment. Subcomponent 2.4. El Itihad-Tafaroa Section: Upgrading existing single track and signaling on the El Itihad-Tafaroa section. Since the exact nature and physical location of interventions’ footprints for component 2.3 and 2.4 will only be finalized during project implementation, accordingly, an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) was developed as part of the Environmental and Social Assessment Process. An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for subcomponents 2.1 and 2.2 has been developed. Works planned for construction of the greenfield track and the parallel tracks (dualization) include: Railway embankments Track and alignment work Equipment, construction raw materials, cables, new tracks, and sleepers’ mobilization Trenching and new cables installation activities Track upgrading / renewal activities Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Official Use Construction activities required for signaling towers Construction of important structures that support the new railway track in order to enable its existence or for future hydraulic and infrastructural intersections/crossings. These structures are the Railway line structures include culvert, Road underpasses, Railway viaducts and Road flyovers. Loading and offloading cargo Locomotive refueling Locomotive repair and maintenance (such as oil change, mechanical repairs, electrical repairs, painting, welding and fabrication) Works planned for the modernization of signaling and upgrading of tracks include: Track repair and maintenance (such as ballast refill, vegetation outgrowth clearance, coating track for protection from outwear, lubricating tracks, replacing damaged track sections, realigning misplaced tracks, etc.) The upgrading of signaling installations, Fully new automatic blocks (with contraflow signaling) with color light signals, Creation of the track circuits, Cancelling all mechanical interlocking and electrical relay interlocking installations, Creation of new electronic interlocking systems according to the new track layout, Renewing all signaling ground installations, including laying cables and civil works (some sub-water line laying of cables), excluding track installations, Installation of all the point motors for the switches controlled by the CTC, Fully new automatic level crossings, not including the civil works. Key Potential Environmental and Social Benefits, Risks and Impacts of the Project Environment: The project will result in positive impacts in terms of improving safety across its footprint and reduce the number of incidents. The project will positively contribute to climate change mitigation by improving existing infrastructures and constructing new infrastructures leading to a modal shift of freight and transport from road to rail. Additionally, indirect positive impacts include reducing movement of trucks on roads which will enhance road safety and potentially reduce Greenhouse Gases as the project outcome may induce the reduction of trucks by 25 % representing a potential reduction of GHG emissions from freight transport by 22%. Social: The project is anticipated to benefit the population of Egypt, as safer mobility will encourage more people to use the rail. Moreover, moving goods on rail will help mitigate traffic incidents and road damages. The safety measures imbeded in Component 2 are designed to increase mobility of poor and vulnerable people, specifically female commuters and people with reduced mobility. This increase in mobility will potentially be reflected on economic opportunities. The Project entails the creation of the new rail corridor (Sub component 2.1), signaling improvements (sub-component 2.1 (b), 2.2, 2.3 (a and b), and 2.4) and creation of parallel tracks (sub-component 2.3 Official Use (a)). The following are the key anticiapted risks and negative impacts at the different satges of the Project: The activities under Component 2 are more likely those that are anticipated to generate the E&S risks and impacts of the project. The following key E&S risks and impacts are relevant for component , most of these adverse impacts are expected to be site-specific, temporary, predictable and/or reversible: OHS hazards during construction, maintenance and operation. This may result in a range of injuries from minor to fatal, including physical and chemical hazards while working on or close to live tracks and handling hazardous materials (i.e Fuel) or wastes. Cumulative impacts of sourcing quantities of borrow materials which may require dedicated quarries and borrow pits for the project. Depending on their locations, extraction of materials may have significant cumulative impacts (waste generation, increased dust, noise and vibrations, and increased truck traffic). Cumulative impact linked to the regional ring road and the inability to access land plots divided in two Traffic impacts: e.g. disruption of vital highways (and risks of accidents due to movement of project vehicles/trucks). Construction of all segments will increase traffic. Community health and safety impacts during construction and operation phases. During operations of all segments the impacts include noise and dust emissions, intersected roads and train accidents along the rail corridor and structural integrity. Moreover, sub-components 2.1 and 2.3 (a) impacts include lack of privacy, accessibility to farms and/or houses, security concerns. During construction, communities adjacent to the works will potentially be exposed to accidents, general construction hazards and personal safety, including sexual harassment. Also potential risks of community exposure to COVID-19. Typical construction-related impacts such as air and noise emissions, unloading/uploading of ballast and sand, soil, and adjacent water bodies’ pollution in case of leakage of fuel and wastewater or wastes mismanagement, generation of wastes and cultural heritage impacts. During Operation significant impacts include soil and water contamination and community risks associated with transporting of dangerous goods along the lines. Train traffic increase in areas with mixed traffic (passenger and freight) may result in more train accidents. Permanent and temporary acquisition of private, rented or encroached on land is anticipated for the new line and the construction of the parallel tracks. Signaling works activities as well as most of the construction of the parallel tracks will take place within ENR RoW, where tenants and informal users may experience impacts from loss of land/assets. Temporary land related impacts are also anticipated along with potential risk of affecting the fertility of land and subsequently its future usability. Visual impacts, e.g. alteration of landscape during construction and operation. Livelihoods impacts on tenants or informal users (farmers) that occupy an area of the RoW, or adjacent government land plots, that will be needed for storage or new project structures. Institutional complexity including the involvment of many entities in the land issues (e.g. GARB, ESA, ENR, …etc) Labor and inappropriate working conditions during construction Risks related to the devaluaion of assets in the neighbourhoods of the project, especially if the rail will be passing through those lands. Risks related to the integrity of infrastructure during construction or damaging utilities, especially underground. Official Use Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) risk is assessed as moderate risks and it would apply to the different phases of the project. Objectives of Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) The main goal of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan is to ensure that all relevant stakeholders (Individuals, groups and organizations) affected by and/or interested in the Project are engaged in project activities and information flow with these stakeholders is continuous throughout the project life. Stakeholder engagement is a key activity for such projects; because it enables stakeholders to have information at all stages of the project, to express their expectations and concerns, and to establish an open communication channel with stakeholders in the activities carried out by the Project. The objectives of the SEP are generally as follows: Identification of stakeholders indirectly or directly affected by and/or interested in the Project as well as the vulnerable groups in the context of the project Document the different conducted stakeholder’s engagement activities as part of the project preparation Defining and planning stakeholder engagement activities that will continue to take place throughout the project lifetime including in the construction and operation stages of the project. Determining the frequency of consultation activities, information sharing and level of participation as well as to defining the content of consultation activities. Informing the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) on the Grievance Redress Mechanism, which will create an open communication channel for stakeholders at each stage of the project. Ensuring that concerns and expectations expressed by stakeholders are addressed in the decision- making and planning stages of the project. The SEP is prepared to meet the requirements set forth in the World Bank's Social Standards as well as national legislation. Official Use SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES CATLDP is a continuation of the engagement of the World Bank with ENR which had started with the Egypt National Railways Restructuring Project (ENRRP) and Railway Improvement and Safety for Egypt Project (RISE). ENRRP was closed while RISE under implementation since August 25, 2021. Along the lifecycle of both projects, structured consultation activities during the preparation and implementation of the various environmental and social studies were conducted. As part of the preparation of the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) instruments for the CATLDP project, number of consultation activities were conducted as summarized in more details under section 2.2. below. Scoping activities were conducted with affected communities, rail users and neighboring communities as well as a public consultation to present the findings of the environmental and social assessments and related management plans, the resettlement framework, and the stakeholder engagement plan. Lessons learned from RISE and ENRRP The previous consultation activities conducted during RISE and ENRRP generated some lessons learned that guide the methodology of consultation for this project and will continue to be taken into consideration throughout the different phases of CATLDP implementation. In the ENRRP, issues related to land impact did not appear at an early stage of the consultation activities, given that ENR carries out all construction work within the boundaries of its own land ownership. Those began to appear with the beginning of the implementation and the selection of the construction contractor for the sites required for the project activities. Moreover, during implementation of ENRRP and when project sites were determined on the right of way of the rail corridor, contractors were the ones introducing the project activities to the neighboring communities in an informal manner, contractors reach out to the closest neighboring community members to the construction site, and as needed conduct meetings with the leaders of the village. Despite the added value of those activities, their contribution to tackle land issues and to share information about the project with local communities, those consultation activities were not systematic among contractors and among construction sites. • Specific engagement and preparation of Resettlement Plans in accordance with the RF, where required, with land-users within the right-of-way (ROW), should be conducted well in advance of works beginning. As part of ENRRP and the update of the RF of RISE, systems were developed to ensure that systematic project affected persons are consulted prior to land taking. Those tools are described below and will be beneficial for the implementation of CATLDP: - Master lists indicating the potential sites where land taking from farmers could take place are prepared once the locations of the technical buildings are identified and prior to any land re-possession; questionnaires to identify if resettlement instruments will be needed for the identified sites are prepared. • ENR Environment Department to participate in monthly project meeting with PMU and project’s department to be kept in the loop of subproject (sites) developments and upcoming sites that will be handed over to contractor. • The ENR Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) will send official letters to the Projects Department as well as the heads of the ENR Property Department under the Official Use Eminent Domain Department at ENR to confirm on restrictions on land use and the necessity to commit with Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) 5 in selecting plots required for projects, and that ENR EAD should be informed formally with any decision for land acquisition to be used in the projects. • ENR to engage more systematically and consistently with project-affected communities and the broader public, instead of through isolated consultations on ESIA activities. ENR could make use of social media and a project webpage to support this effort. Information on the Grievance Mechanism (GM) should be well disseminated. All project engagements activities should be recorded in a systematic manner. • Capacity building of Contractors to be able to conduct systematic and consistent consultations with community members. Those consultation activities should take place prior to construction works, and as needed during construction works, with enough notification period to ensure that community members will be able to attend. ENR should attend some of those small consultation activities, at least at the beginning to ensure that this is conducted in a satisfactory manner. Proper documentation of the event should take place. As needed, pamphlets could also be distributed to share key messages with neighboring communities. • The above-mentioned consultations, should cover set topics, guided and monitored by the PMU. Examples of topics to be covered with the community include community health and safety risks arising from project activities, project details (i.e., construction timeline, where to find all relevant E&S assessments in Arabic), and the GM. Land related topics should be led by ENR as well as make available executive summaries at the local governorates’ units. • The importance of ensuring that the project level GM is well-functioning and that it will also deal with land-related issues. Consultations as Part of Project Preparation Several stakeholder engagement activities have been conducted during the preparation of the ESF instruments (SEP, RF, ESIA, ESMF, Labor Management Procedures (LMP)) for CATLDP project. The following sub-section summarizes the conducted activities. Summary of consultations conducted on the previously selected alignment under sub - component 2.1 Under sub-component 2.1, a previous alignment was selected based on certain criteria where a set of consultations were conducted accordingly. Based on outcomes of these consultations, the findings recommended changing the alignment and thus, a new alignment was proposed. This section presents the first set of consultations that were conducted for the previously selected alignment as mentioned above. Although these consultations are no longer relevant to the project, conducting them and presenting their findings is of significant importance as their outcomes led to opting for proposing a new alignment. However, all other consultation activities that were carried out for all the other sub-components (2.2, 2.3 and 2.4) remain valid and relevant to the project, which will be presented along with the consultation activities conducted for the new proposed alignment under sub-component 2.1 in sections 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 below. Official Use Below is summary of consultations conducted for the previously selected alignment under sub- component 2.1: Date Stakeholder Main Topics Main findings Field Visits The WB and ENR met with an environmental consultant hired by the General Authority for Roads and Bridges (GARB) at the location of the alignment Discuss the (Greenfield segment/Wahat Alignment of the February General Authority for line to EL-Manashy segment). Greenfield Segment 13, 2022 Roads and Bridges (GARB) Team was informed that (Wahat line to El- alignment for the greenfield Manashy segment) segment was revised to avoid social impacts. As a result, and according to the information shared by then, fewer properties will be impacted. Consultations with Affected Communities Main Issues/Concerns1 - Major issues with land titles and legitimatization of ownership differ from zone to zone within the greenbelt area, and the expensive costs for - Current situation of legitimization. land title, property - Challenges facing landowners problems, and with supply and irrigation related challenges water quality, where most of them have to buy clean water -Current use of land April 28-29, for irrigation and for the cattle Greenbelt owners including assets, 2022 in the farms. plantation, and - In kind compensation for land crops expropriation, which leads to - Perceived impacts disruption of land plots if small parcels are expropriated from - Proposed different land plots. mitigation measures - Lack of engagement activities and consultation. - Adverse impacts including loss of land, plantation, crops, livelihood impacts, lack of legitimate documents for the land. 1 More details on the issues/concerns are presented in Annex 1 Official Use Date Stakeholder Main Topics Main findings Proposed mitigation measures: - Although not directly related to the project, the owners called for an effective and transparent engagement and consultation to legitimize the landowners’ properties and protect their rights in both the present and future terms. Main Issues/Concerns2 - Informing them - Noise level impacts. about the proposed - Loss of land if the ROW of the project and train coincides with the assessing their level allocated land area of the of awareness about respective developer, which the project seems to be the case. - Understanding - Economic losses due to Real Estate Developers potential impacts of potential re-allocation of land 18/04/2022 the proposed route (due to already spent costs in from the developers’ the preparation phase etc., perspective and client backout of sold plots). discussing possible - Clients’ negative perception mitigation measures of the development especially - Informing them considering the location was sold as a prime location and about the grievance mechanism channels communicated as such with Clients. Consultations with Other Interested Groups - Collection of 6th of October City information on the - 23/03/2022 Authority Greenfield area in 6th of October City - Reasons for opting for the proposed route which was Eldawlia for Surveying and modified several Maps (ESM) times to avoid to the extent possible and - 07/04/2022 (GARB Survey and maps minimize acquisition Consultant) of private lands for the project. - Understand considerations of land acquisition and 2 More details on the issues/concerns are presented in Annex 1 Official Use Date Stakeholder Main Topics Main findings procedures in the proposed route. Discussion of the route of the new alignment of El - 24/04/2022 Sheikh Zayed Authority Manshy-October Dry Port, and its implications on Sheikh Zayed City. Summary of Field visits conducted This section presents all field visits conducted as part of the consultation activities for the project, including those relevant to the new proposed alignment under sub-component 2.1 as a result of the outcomes of the first set of consultations specified in the above section. During the course of the project preparation, several field visits were led by ENR with other relevant stakeholders including but not limited to the Ministry of Transport team, Bank team and the ESF Consultant. Below are the key conducted field visits: Date Conducted Visit Main findings/feedback3 Accompanied by a team from ENR, the World Bank (WB) met with a representative at the DP6 who explained their plans for future operation of November 16, 6th of October Dry Port (DP6) DP6 and the link with the freight line. ENR and 2021 and Alexandria Port (AP) participating teams, also, met a representative in Alexandria Port, who explained how the Port operates and what are the challenges they face. ENR visited part of the El-Itihad segment of the proposed Project and was accompanied by the Bank team. The trip took place in a motor rail unit that reached the Port of Alexandria. The team discussed with the AP Authority the interest of the El-Itihad Segment AP to increase the share of freight moved by rail. February 10, The AP authority recognized that the capacity for 2022 freight trains is low, given the heavy passenger traffic on the ENR network, particularly in the Greater Cairo Area. The Authority also stated that the ENR needs better marketing to attract new customers and increase the daily number of trains operated to/from the port. 3 More details on the findings of the FGDs and the proposed mitigation measures are presented in Annex 1. Official Use Date Conducted Visit Main findings/feedback3 Accompanied by a team from ENR, the WB team boarded a motor rail unit from Ramses railway station to visit part of the Cairo-Beni Suef section to Marazeeq station. The motor unit then took the Wahat line, ending at kilometer 66, where the ENR network is connected with October 6 Dry Port (DP6). The team met with a representative of the February 12, Cairo-Beni Suef Section to General Authority of Dry Ports of Egypt, and the 2022 Marazeeq Station concessionaire for DP6, also in charge of constructing the dry port. The discussion validated the constraint due to the bottleneck in the Greater Cairo Area, where ENR allocates tracks for passenger trains. As a result, only three or four freight trains per day can travel between AP and DP6. DP6 expects to surpass this capacity soon. Hence the Project is needed because the operational railway bypass to the GCA will increase the capacity for freight trains. The WB, ENR, and the design consultant conducted two exploratory site visits to the May 19 and alignment to assess the amount of land needed New proposed alignment May 24, 2022 for the project, and to make sure that residential areas and agricultural lands are avoided in this alignment to the extent possible August 17, New proposed alignments On site assessment of the route 2022 Summary of consultation activities conducted In addition to the above-mentioned field visits, large number of community and other stakeholders’ meetings and interviews were conducted on different project locations with the objective of getting the views of stakeholders on the anticipated impacts and risks of the project and obtain views on the appropriate mitigation measures that the project should follow. Below is a summary of the key conducted consultation activities, including those conducted for the new proposed alignment under sub-component 2.1 and more details on the conducted consultations are included in Annex 1. 1 – Civil Society Representatives, local authorities and Local Residents4- April 14-18, 2022/August 9, 2022: 4 Detailed list of participants of each FGD are presented in Annex 1 Official Use Local No. of Type of Main topics Date Governmental Participants Main findings/feedback5 Stakeholders discussed Unit (LGU) (by Gender) Project Concerns related to the components, current situation potential • High density of passengers risks and in the operational trains impacts, and • Deteriorated passengers’ expected vehicles outcomes • Inappropriate community and benefits. behavior (e.g., throwing Findings of the trains with stones) the social • Termination of Bashteel- Monsha’et El Civil Society impact Ramsis stations Kanater City representatives 7 assessment Feedback on planned project 14/04/2022 and Unit and local (7 M) conducted • Positive feedback that the (Giza authorities by E&S line will connect the Governorate) consultants industrial area in October relevant to City with the planned sub- Logistical Area on El Dabaa component Corridor, as well as new 4.1 and 4.3 development projects in the area. • Concern about potential land acquisition required for the new line, especially in Manashy. Al Sadat City Use and Concerns related to the Local authorities and Unit 10 current current situation 16/04/2022 and local (Menofeya (10 M) problems • Having the current line residents Governorate) with the ending at Bashteel station current given the lack of means of single line, interconnecting project transportation and the components, extra costs to make potential further connections from risks and Bashteel station to other impacts, locations in Cairo. perceived • Passengers train delays mitigation and multiple stop stations. measures • Extended wait time to Badr City and Civil Society, local and book train tickets. Unit 10 18/04/2022 authorities, and expected Feedback on planned project: (El Behaira (6 M/4 F) local residents outcomes • Positive feedback from all Governorate) and benefits. participants and Findings of acknowledgement of the the social dualization given that it impact will reduce the train assessment delays, and the high conducted density of passengers in by E&S stations. consultants • Concern about potential relevant to increase in train ticket sub- 5 More details on the findings of the FGDs and the proposed mitigation measures are presented in Annex 1. Official Use Local No. of Type of Main topics Date Governmental Participants Main findings/feedback5 Stakeholders discussed Unit (LGU) (by Gender) component prices after the 2.3 dualization. 2- Affected Local Communities (train users, neighborhood residents, etc.) along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud Line - April 11-18, 2022 Short interviews were conducted in person with a sample of 79 correspondents6 classified according to age, gender and location representation along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud line during the period from April 11-18, 2022. The interviewees were asked few questions according to a structured questionnaire. The interviewers met with train users, local residents in cities and villages along the proposed dualization activities, and business owners/workers in businesses around the stations. The interviews objectives are predominantly similar to the objectives of the FGDs and allowed for collecting both qualitative and quantitative data as explained briefly below. Tables 2.1 and 2.2 below describe the selected sample of respondents classified according to age, gender and place of meeting. Table 2.3 presents the main findings of the short interviews conducted and focuses on the response that came with the highest frequency. Table 2. 1 : Classification of Respondents according to age/gender/place of Interview Gender Age group Place of Interview Male Female 16 to 24 9 - Al Gelatmah Village /Ausim City /Bashteel Station /Burtus Village 25 to 34 8 1 On the train / Burtus Village /Bashteel Station / Al Gelatmah Village /Sadat City 35 to 49 30 6 On the train / Burtus Village /Sadat City/ Badr City/ Bashteel Station /Bashteel City /Ausim City/ Al Gelatmah Village 50 to 64 10 4 Bashteel Station / On the train / Ausim City / Al Gelatmah Village /Sadat City /Badr City /Burtus Village 65 or older 11 Ausim City /Badr City /Sadat City /Bashteel Station /Bashteel - City Total 68 11 Table 2. 2 : Classification of Respondents according to Place of Interview Place of Interview Number of Respondents On the train 18 Sadat City 10 Badr City 10 Bashteel Station 9 6 Detailed list of respondents interviewed along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud Line is presented in Annex 1 Official Use Place of Interview Number of Respondents Burtus Village 9 Al Gelatmah Village 9 Ausim City 8 Bashteel City 6 Total 79 Table 2. 3 Main and most recurrent findings of the short interviews conducted with possible affected local communities along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud line7 Perceived issues/concerns Perceived impacts Concern about Bashteel station being the All respondents acknowledged the termination for Upper Egypt trains and the dualization of El Manshy-Etay El-Baroud line, absence and irregularity of means of given that the dualization will save time and transportation in Bashteel station unlike in Ramsis improve density in stations. or Imbaba stations Impacts/concerns raised included: Higher train ticket price to Bashteel than the direct • Potential increase in the price of the train microbus ticket price. tickets after dualization. Long headway time, which may reach up to one • Potential land acquisition if lands are hour. required to construct the new line, Train delays where the trains might exceed an especially that some lands were already hour delay. expropriated by the Government in front Deterioration of the condition of train wagons, of Bashteel station to expand the Ring where very old wagons had to be condemned. The Road in this location. train used to have ten wagons in past; and currently, it consists of only five wagons. Deterioration in the condition of some platforms in some stations. Absence of real renovation of all stations, except for painting the façade of the station buildings. Absence of waiting areas/facilities for passengers. Unavailability of workers to clean the toilets in many stations despite the availability of new toilets, but they are not open for the public claiming that there are no workers to clean it. 3- Consultations with affected communities along the new proposed alignment under sub- component 2.1 7 More details on station-specific issues are presented in Annex 1 Official Use Date Stakeholder Main topics discussed May 2022 and PAP possessing the Inform the PAP about the proposed alignment that still in progress8 warehouse (km 41.20) will require relocating his structure. Introduce the new proposed alignment under sub- component 2.1. Assess main concerns and proposed mitigation measures. Identify land custody authorities of agricultural lands in Bani Salama Understand the agricultural context in the village Bani Salama Local Unit, Monshaeet El Qanater 09/08/2022 Concerns on the planned project: and local residents (Giza Concerns about land acquisition and compensation Governorate) amounts Concerns about disruption of land and irrigation sources Feedback on planned project: Proposed to have the end station in Wardan instead of Bani Salama 4- Consultation activities conducted with Other Interested Groups Titles of interviewed Date Stakeholders Main topics discussed personnel - Introduction of project components and collection of local LGU: Monsha’et El Head of LGU perceptions related to the 14/03/2022 Kanater Unit Deputy Head project. (Giza Governorate) - Arranging a meeting with representatives of civil society from the local community. General manager of - Understand previous companies and experience of GARB 10/04/2022 GARB technical office related to land acquisition Engineer procedures. - Introduction of project LGU: Al Sadat City Head of LGU components and and Unit 13/04/2022 Deputy Heads collection of local (Menofeya perceptions related to the Governorate) project. 8 Consultations with other PAPs are in progress. Official Use Titles of interviewed Date Stakeholders Main topics discussed personnel - Arranging a FGD with members of the local community - Introduction of project components and LGU: Badr City and collection of local Head of LGU Unit perceptions related to the 13/04/2022 Deputy Heads (El Behaira project. Governorate) - Arranging a FGD with members of the local community. - Collecting information on the estimated number of PAPs relevant to each sub-component, and the agricultural activities along the ROW. Head of Department - Discussion on the Head of West Delta compensation procedures Department for the PAPs. ENR Property 14/04/2022 Head of Central - Discussion on the ROW Department Property length and the impacts of Department upgrading the existing tracks on PAPs. - Collecting contacts of field ENR property representatives along each segment in each of Manshi, Marazik, and Qabari. Discuss the new proposed alignment, clarification of avoidance of land MoT Design 04/08/2022 MoT acquisition, time frame, Consultant and division of roles and responsibilities of all partners. The Ministry of Transport has exchanged a number of correspondences with the Armed forces to Directors of Gannet In progress since May MOT/ disclose and approve the Masr and Mostaqbal / 2022 Armed Forces proposed alignment that Masr Projects will intersect with Air Defense and Air Forces development projects (Gannet Masr and Official Use Titles of interviewed Date Stakeholders Main topics discussed personnel Mostaqbal Masr). An initial approval has been sent to the Ministry of Transport. No copies of correspondence were made available during meetings with the Ministry consultants. After the correspondences a meeting was conducted (dated 06/08/22) and additional coordination are ongoing. The main aim is to approve the alignment and to request the following: Avoid two water tanks in the area, and if not possible, install alternative tanks Establish a train station in the development land Build two tunnels underneath the alignment to interconnect the northern side with the southern side of the land in both development projects Provide a specific timeline to respond to requests discussed with MoT Ministry of Water Get approval on the Resources and installation of two bridges In progress since May Department of Nile Irrigation to cross the “El Nassery 2022 Transport (Nile Transport Irrigation Canal� in Bani Department Salama Station. Discuss the existing cables In progress since May El Massreya for Cables Department intersecting with the 2022 telecommunication alignment. Ensure that the company Qaroun Petroleum does not have any In progress since May Company Survey Department concessions intersecting 2022 (on El Wahat with or falling close to the Road) alignment. Official Use Titles of interviewed Date Stakeholders Main topics discussed personnel - Introduction of project components and collection of local LGU: Bani Salama Head of LGU perceptions related to the Local Unit Head of Agricultural project. Bani Salama 07/08/2022 Cooperative - Arranging a FGD with Agricultural Member of members of the local Cooperative Parliament community- Collect (Giza Governorate) information on agricultural activities in the village - Discussion on the new proposed alignment under sub-component 2.1 General Manager of 14/08/2022 NUCA and its implications. Projects - Arranging an internal meeting with relevant departments in NUCA. First meeting (dated 14/08/2022): - Discuss the route of the new proposed alignment and its implications on Sphinx City. - Second meeting (dated 18/08/2022): - Discuss the route of the new proposed alignment Two meetings: Head of Sphinx City in presence of Sphinx 14/08/2022 New Sphinx City Authority urban development 18/08/2022 Authority and Deputy Head consultant, MoT design consultant, GARB, Shaker Group, and Integral social team - It was agreed that MoT shall send the new proposed route in an official correspondence, then the authority will respond officially to submit a number of requests (e.g., bridges, etc.) Head of New Discuss the route of the New October City 18/08/2022 October City new proposed alignment Authority Authority in presence of MoT Official Use Titles of interviewed Date Stakeholders Main topics discussed personnel design consultant, GARB, Shaker Group, and Integral social team - The Authority rejected a section of the current proposed alignment that is passing through their lands and proposed another alternative section of the route that runs on the western buffer zone of the City parallel to the regional ring road (RRR) until the Dry Port in the south for the following reasons: 1) The infrastructure works for the city have already started and will be disrupted by the train track 2) A large part of the city (and other areas outside October City) is already assigned for oil exploration to the National Company for Oil Extraction and Development which has already two wells in the New October City - It was requested that MoT shall meet with the oils company to coordinate - It was agreed that MoT shall send the new proposed route in an official correspondence, then the authority will respond officially after studying the current proposed route Ministry of The discussions between Following August 18, Housing, Utilities MoT and MoH revealed 2022, and ongoing and Urban two scenarios for the last - Communities 12 Km. Official Use Titles of interviewed Date Stakeholders Main topics discussed personnel • Scenario 1- The proposed alignment will remain unchanged and the city will continue developing the masterplan taking into account the proposed route. • Scenario 2- The proposed alignment will be shifted to coincide with a planned major highway or another landmark in the initial masterplan within the jurisdiction of the city to make it compatible with the masterplan The discussions concluded that scenario 2 is the preferred option. 23/08/2022 and National Company CEO Deputy, and • This company has the ongoing for Oil Extraction Head of Planning & concession for oil and Development Monitoring exploration in the Department New October City area. • The second scenario mentioned above was approved. • MoT shall correspond the second scenario alignment to the Company, then they will respond officially with the approval. 5- Public Consultations First public consultation session May 2022: To complement the series of the consultations mentioned above, an additional public consultation session was held on Tuesday the 10th of May in the Egyptian Railway Club in Nasr City from 11:00 am to 14:00 pm. A total of 36 persons attended the public consultation and participated in the discussion. Participants were invited through various channels including personal invitation letters, personal Official Use phone calls and a on ENR official website. The Arabic executive summary of the ESIA was uploaded with the public invitation. The event was also designed to offer virtual opportunity for connection. The Public invitation included a Zoom link. Key stakeholders who attended the meeting included but were not limited to: • Non-Governmental stakeholders (e.g., NGOs, residents of the alignment Manashi/6th October, Private real estate developers) • Governmental stakeholders (e.g., ENR, GARB, NUCA, October City Development Agency, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, Ministry of Housing) The conclusion from the consultation was very beneficial in flagging serious concerns from key governmental and non-governmental counterparts. It played an important role in complementing the findings of the earlier conducted consultations in the field. Participants of this consultations urged for revisiting the alignment for better optimization and emphasized. In particular the developers categorically refused the idea of a freight train project in the vicinity of their lands and any intersecting for the train with their land. Participants requested ENR to conduct a follow up consultation after the alignment is rerouted. Please refer to Annex 1.C for more details about the points discussed. Second public consultation session August 2022: Based on the changes encountered in the alignment as a result of the above-mentioned stakeholders activities including the public consultation of May 2022, the Project encountered changes in the design, most importantly a change in greenfield alignment (as explained under the project description). Following the update and the finalization of the environmental and social instruments drafts, a public consultation session was held on Thursday the 25th of August, in the Egyptian Railway Club in Nasr City from 11:45 - 14:45. A total of 36 persons attended the public consultation and participated in the discussion. Participants were invited two weeks prior to the event, through various channels including personal invitation letters, personal phone calls, WhatsApp messages and a on ENR official website (Arabic invite and English invite). The Arabic executive summary of the ESIA was sent with the public invitation and hard copies were made available during the public consultation. The event was also designed to offer virtual opportunity for connection. The Public invitation included a Zoom link which was used by additional stakeholders to connect to the public consultation. Key stakeholders who attended the meeting included but were not limited to: • Non-Governmental stakeholders (e.g., Stella De Mari Farms, Bani Salama Member of Parliament (Bani Salama-6 October line), and residents from Kafr Dawood (Bashteel-Itay El Baroud line) • Governmental stakeholders (e.g., MoT, ENR various departments, GARB, October City, Sadat City, Monshaeet El Qanater Markaz, Agriculture Directorate, Ministry of Local Development) The public consultation entailed detailed non-technical description for the project components including the greenfield alignment which was delivered jointly by ENR and GARB consultant. Findings of the environmental and social instruments particularly the ESIA were presented by ENR consultant. This included summary of the assessments conducted, the identified positive and negative impacts and the proposed mitigation plan. Most of the time of the public consultation was utilized in active engagement from the participants who generally indicated overall support of the project. Participants highlighted number of issues, most importantly: 1) cumulative impact that some land owners may encounter as a result of earlier land acquisition linked with the RRR, in addition to the same under this Official Use project, 2) access challenges that could be encountered in certain land plots in case the acquisition results in dividing certain plot (s) into two and request to have tunnels or bridges to facilitate farmers access, 3) request to have passengers’ stations and train services on the rail corridor emphasizing the positive socio-economic outcome that such service can have on local residents (e.g., in Bani Salama) 4) dust and construction waste related impacts on agriculture lands, 5) risk of land fragmentation and creation of orphan land as a result of expropriation, particularly in the last 4 km of the alignment. To minimize these risks, participants requested the alignment in this segment to be fine-tuned during the census survey, in consultation with farmers. 6) project alternatives were discussed, including location of the Dry Port, opting for rail to transport freight rather than roads, and 7) citizens frustrations from the railway operation including lack of punctuality in Upper Egypt lines. Findings from the public consultation were strongly acknowledged by ENR and other organizers and each of the received comments was responded to. Some of the recommendations of the participants will be directly tackled under the project. This includes those related to minimizing impacts on Bani Salama farmers, which will be discussed in more details during the final fine-tunings of the alignment and the census survey, the resettlement plans preparation in consultation with the farmers. MoT also confirmed their commitment to future plan to integrate passengers’ railway lines in the new alignment and to study the option of increasing tunnels and bridges for the ring road to enhance access. In relation to Upper Egypt trains’ delays , it was explained that those could be partially attributed to the ongoing works linked with signaling upgrades of RISE project. This comment could be addressed through enhancing information disclosure as part of RISE SEP. On location of the dry port, the location of the starting point of the greenfield, those are part of a larger master plan and the dry port has already been constructed. Please refer to Annex 1.C for more details about the points discussed. Official Use STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS The first step in the process of stakeholder engagement is stakeholder identification; that is, determining the various categories of project stakeholders, and their needs. According to the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) 10, stakeholder refer to “individuals or groups who: (a) are affected or likely to be affected by the project (those will be categorized below under project- affected parties); and (b) may have an interest in the project (those will be categorized below under other interested parties)�. Most importantly, identifying stakeholder representatives is key to carrying out effective stakeholder engagement activities. These representatives do not only inform the project with their valuable information, but they also serve as a communication channel to disseminate information to large numbers of groups and receive feedback from them. Stakeholder engagement is the basis for building strong, constructive, and responsive relationships that are essential for the successful management of a project's environmental and social impacts. It is an ongoing process that may involve, in varying degrees, the following elements: stakeholder analysis and planning, disclosure and dissemination of information, consultation and participation, grievance mechanism and ongoing reporting to the project-affected parties and other interested parties, etc... The nature, frequency, and level of effort of stakeholder engagement may vary considerably and will be commensurate with the project’s risks and adverse impacts, and the project’s phase of development. This SEP is developed to enable participation of stakeholders and ensure that project design, approaches and activities are implemented in a participatory and inclusive manner, and in ways that minimize potential environmental and social risks. The stakeholders will be informed and consulted about the project at different level as described later in the document. The below table has been prepared at the preparation stage of CATLDP with the best information available, the table will be updated as needed if/when additional stakeholders are observed or if they are identified as part of future studies/assessments. The following table includes the key stakeholders who will be playing a direct role in the project and is presenting their anticipated roles as well as their expected needs. Consultation and community engagement activities should take place according to World Bank Environmental and Social Standards ESS10. As in the following table 0-1. Official Use Table 3. 1 Detailed list of stakeholders Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Project Affected Parties Landowners of the Landowners are likely to be adversely affected as a result of agricultural land (e.g., land acquisition of some parts of their land that is required for greenhouse farms) the construction of the new line and the parallel track lines Meeting in their location, (dualization) or economically displaced due to loss of parts of construction sites, the cultivated land. at the Local Project Affected Communities Tenants of the agricultural Tenants are likely to be adversely affected as a result of land Governmental Unit land acquisition of some parts of their land that is required for the (LGU) and/or City construction of the new line and the parallel track lines Authority locations (dualization). Land encroachers/users of Land encroachers/users are likely to be adversely affected with Off working hours the agricultural land the construction of the new line and the parallel lines (dualization) by being economically displaced due to loss of parts of the cultivated land, or restrictions of using parts of the land required for the project. Land users and land tenants In some cases, land user/tenants use the right of way of the Meeting in their along the right of way of the railway corridor against a monthly fee. Some of those land users location, the railway corridor are paying monthly fee while the initial contract is not under construction sites, their name but the name of a parent. In many cases, this at the stations or at the House of 9 All information sharing and communication will be done in local language (Arabic). Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 arrangement has been ongoing for decades and this is their only Mayor and/or source of livelihood. District Chief Developers of existing They are likely to encounter adverse social impacts like delays in Meeting in their residential compounds in construction works, properties’ market price devaluation, location the neighborhood, their economic loss, etc. Reaching out through Off working hours residents Interviews/ Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) Residents of existing Residents of existing properties along the new line are likely to properties and landowners be adversely affected by land acquisition. Meeting in their along the new line Landowners in the area surrounding new line construction are Off working hours location, likely to be positively impacted as the value of their land is construction sites, Project Affected Communities expected to increase. at the stations, or Individuals/farmers using Landowners/farmers using the lands near canals may be the Local lands near canals (e.g., adversely impacted in case the canal water gets contaminated Governmental Unit Tawfikiya Canal) as a result of civil works (LGU) and/or City Neighboring communities These groups are likely to be adversely affected by various Authority locations Off working hours near the new proposed line community health and safety risks and dualization activities Residents of neighboring communities will also potentially Communities near the main benefit from job opportunities or other positive economic crossings outcomes, particularly, from safe crossings. Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Road users/travelers on the Road users of the major ring roads - highways intersecting with Project awareness Off working hours main roads intersecting with new line are likely to be adversely affected with the campaigns new line construction works. For example, leading to traffic delays, local media, noise, pollution impacts. including radio Train users Train users are more likely to be adversely affected by social programs impacts. For example, due to delays in trains. Freight forwarders/Logistics Those groups will benefit from the project Emails/Phone calls/ During working hours operators Official letters Street vendors Those groups are mostly located at the level crossings and Meeting in their In the morning, during around the stations. They will not be significantly impacted as locations mostly at market hours, during they can easily change their locations. Moreover, depending on level crossings and peak hours. the consumable they will be selling, they could benefit from in smaller number workers. at the stations or around the stations Laborers engaged in civil Work under the contractors and the sub-contractors to deliver the Meetings on site work civil works related to the infrastructure of the project and on location of their labor accommodation (if During and off applicable) working hours Safety inductions Written and verbal communication Visual material Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Female Train Users may be adversely affected by the project if Female Train Users safety and security concerns/mitigation measures are not considered. Female neighboring Female neighboring communities to the construction sites may be communities adversely affected by the project if safety and security, including Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)/Sexual Harassment (SH) Meeting in their mitigation measures are not considered. Vulnerable Groups location/ Persons with disabilities If accessibility concerns are not included in the stations, persons construction site /or with disabilities may not benefit from the project. at the stations, or Off working hours Elderlies Elderlies in the affected communities can be particularly the Local Governmental Unit vulnerable to the project impacts and more concerned with loss of (LGU) and/or City their land or livelihood. Authority locations. Persons living below the Persons living below the poverty line can be particularly vulnerable Separate FGDs poverty line to the project impacts. Land users without Can be particularly affected by the land acquisition associated with legal/property titles the projects and particularly in light of inability to demonstrate legal ownership documentations that would qualify them for compensation Other Interested Parties Ministry of Environment - Responsible for developing public policies related to the Face-to-face or nment Enviro Sector Egyptian Environmental protection of environment and improving its quality. In virtual meetings Official working hours al Affairs Agency (EEAA) addition, it is responsible for issuing regulations for Official Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 environmental determinants and monitoring their communication implementation. (letters and emails) Reviewing and approving Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and monitoring implementation of the Environmental Management Plan. Environmental Office within Responsible for monitoring compliance to environmental the Governorates requirements. Ministry of Finance They are to cooperate with the WB in financing the project Face-to-face or Line ministries virtual meetings Official working hours Official Ministry of International Responsible for directing the dealings with donors for communication Cooperation development projects in the government sector. (letters and emails) Governorates (Giza, Supporting the project by providing requested services such as Menofia, El-Beheira and various permits required, and infrastructure maps, when Local Governmental Entities Alexandria) requested. Local units in the The main role of the Local Units authority is the provision of Face-to-face Virtual meetings Governorates: support to the project through giving permits for electricity Official Monsha’et El Kanater, installation and water supply and mobilizing people to gain Official working hours communication Owseem, Badrasheen and information about the project. (letters and emails) Bani Salama Cities and Units Rehabilitation of roads, if any, near the level crossings. (Giza) Al Sadat City and Unit (Menofia) Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Badr, Kom Hamada and Itay El Baroud Units (Beheira) Al Ameriya Unit (Alexandria) New October City Urban and rural lands that are subject to potential land New Sphinx City Authority acquisition are affiliated to these authorities and they sold it to Reconstruction Authority citizens. Agricultural Reform Authority General Authority for Agricultural Reconstruction and Development Projects (Nubareya) General Authority for Private State Property Private Investors/parties Private investors will be targeted for potential engagement opportunities in the railway sector based on the technical Interested Parties Face-to-face or studies’ outputs that will be funded by the project. virtual meetings Official working hours Key Project Customs, Immigration Those groups will facilitate the freight forwarding procedures Official communication Alexandria Port (AP) Alexandria Port (AP) is the main port for Egypt’s trading with (letters and emails) European countries and is a major project beneficiary. Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 6th of October Dry Port DP6 is currently under construction and is a major project (DP6) beneficiary. DP6 will aim at alleviating pressures currently experienced by traditional seaports, especially at the AP. It will assist in decongesting the AP, provide storage, and reduce customs clearance times. New Urban Communities NUCA is the Authority in charge of the new established urban Fax/Post Official working hours Authority (NUCA) communities/cities in country. It belongs to the Ministry of Mail/Phone/Email Housing and Urban Communities (MOHUC). 6th of October City Formal meetings Official Development Authority administratively affiliates to NUCA. communication Ministry of Water Resources The Ministry of Irrigation, along with ENR, share some parts of Fax/Post Mail Official working hours and Irrigation the RoW in terms of canals and drains. Railway lines run long Phone Email Other Governmental Entities distances parallel to the canal or drain, and in those cases the RoW is split between ENR and the Ministry of irrigation. Formal meetings Official They should be involved in coordinating construction of the communication dualization. National Company for Oil They are involved in the change of the alignment (dated As needed Official working hours Extraction and Development 22/08/2022) since they have oil wells in New October City The Egyptian Survey Responsible for implementing land acquisition required by the Fax/Post Official working hours Authority (ESA) project and establishing the cut-off date of the Government Mail/Phone/Email expropriation. Formal meetings Official Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 communication Ministry of Awqaf The Ministry is responsible for religious houses of worship in Fax/Post Official working hours Egypt. Coordinate with the Ministry in the case of demolition of Mail/Phone/Email religious buildings and the establishment of other alternatives Formal meetings during expansion works at the stations. Official communication Agricultural Directorates in Is responsible for determining the prices of agricultural crops and Fax/Post Official working hours the Governorates (one of trees. Coordinate with the Ministry in the case of compensation Mail/Phone/Email them is Beni Salama for any agricultural lands. Formal meetings Agricultural Cooperative) Official communication Ministry of Interior Provides railway police offices in all stations Fax/Post Official working hours Provides clearances for conducting surveys Mail/Phone/Email Formal meetings Official communication The National Council for Cooperating with the ENR in managing awareness campaigns Formal meetings Official working hours Women against harassment (Safe Rail Campaign ‫)حملة السكة امان‬ Official communication Ministry of Defense / Armed Owner of two projects (Gannet Masr, Mostaqbal Masr), where Formal meetings Official working hours Forces the new alignment will be passing by. Official communication Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Local Non-governmental Organizations with direct interest in the project and which may Email, workshops, Working hours, Organizations (NGOs) in the have useful data or insight into local issues of relevance to the surveys flexible regional and headquarter project. These organizations can also influence the views of levels, as well as the local others regarding the project, nationally and internationally. Community Development Responsible of sharing information with the community Civil Society Associations (CDAs) in In the case of this project, it may be useful to engage general, and specifically specifically with NGOs and CDAs focusing and women related those working with women issues as well as persons with disabilities. as well as with persons with disabilities (i.e., The New Woman Foundation, Kayan Television Disclosure of information about the project Working hours, Newspaper Publicize awareness raising campaigns flexible Email, press Media Website editors conference, field Online journalism visits The World Bank Provide financing and technical assistance for the CATLDP project Face-to-face Official working hours meetings, Emails Development European Bank for The EBRD finances part of the total investment package to finance Face-to-face Official working hours meetings Partners Reconstruction and the design, development, construction, and operation and Development maintenance of DP6. Emails (EBRD) Formal meetings Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Official communication Suppliers and Traders Private companies Mainly potential tenderers for the construction works. Official bidding Working hours, Traders (small-scale stores) Provide construction materials. websites flexible (unofficial suppliers) Provide fuels to cars and machineries. Face-to-face meetings Provide workers with food and amenities. Contractors General Authority for Roads, ENR will sign an agreement with the GARB for implementing Email Official working hours Bridges (GARB) Component 2 of the project. Bulletin boards Staff Responsible for permitting related to any road work for the meetings Project (e.g., road cutting) Contracts/Company website Fax/Formal meetings Official communication Future contractors not yet Civil subcontractor Official bidding Working hours, identified Modernization of signaling (related power supply/ websites flexible telecommunications) Face-to-face meetings Project Owner Egyptian National Railways (ENR) ENR serves as the implementing agency of the project under the Email Official working hours oversight of a Steering Committee, which mainly combines Bulletin boards Staff meetings Official Use Preferred Specific needs notification (accessibility, large Stakeholder Groups Role means (e-mail, print, childcare, phone, radio, daytime meetings) letter)9 Ministries of Transport, Finance, Investment and International Contracts Cooperation. Company Implementing agency overseeing activities of the Environmental website and Social Management Plan Fax Formal Manage and operate train traffic meetings, official communication Ministry of Transport ENR is affiliated to the Ministry of Transport; Fax/Post Official working hours Mail/Email Formal meetings Official communication Official Use STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM Purpose and timing of Stakeholder Engagement Program Stakeholder engagement is an inclusive process conducted throughout the project life cycle. Where properly designed and implemented, it supports the development of strong, constructive, and responsive relationships that are important for successful management of project’s environmental and social risks. Stakeholder engagement is most effective when initiated at an early stage of the project and is an integral part of early project decisions and the assessment, management and monitoring of the project’s environmental and social risks and impacts. The main goals of the stakeholder engagement program are to inform, disclose and consult on various project documents and activities to establish a dialogue with Project Stakeholders form project planning though implementation and operation. All environmental and social studies prepared in anticipation and in expectation of the financing agreement from the World Bank will be disclosed and are being consulted on before Project Appraisal takes place. Implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan will depend on a proactive approach; before implementation of each of the project components/activities. Appropriate engagement with stakeholders will be conducted whether through consultations, focus group discussions, dissemination of information through social media platforms/ENR webpage, brochures, media, billboards at project location, etc. Stakeholder engagement will continue throughout the project life cycle in a regular manner. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, the project will take the precautionary approach for as long as the risk exists, to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission during information disclosure, by disseminating information through digital platform (where available) and traditional means of communications. Proposed Strategy for Information Disclosure ENR will disclose project information to allow stakeholders understand the risks and impacts of the project, and potential opportunities, and will provide stakeholders with access to the project information, including timeframe of construction, and GM channels. Moreover, prior to public consultation, ESF instruments will be disclosed to ensure meaningful consultations with stakeholders on project activities. All World Bank Project Documentation including Project Appraisal Document, Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) are available on the World Bank website before project approval. Implementation Status Reports are posted throughout implementation period. In accordance with World Bank Policies, the following documents, will be disclosed on the World Bank website and ENR website prior to project appraisal : Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Resettlement Framework (RF) Labor Management Procedures (LMP) Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) Official Use Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) These documents and/or their summaries will be available in English and Arabic. During implementation, the ENR project webpage10 will be used to disclose project documents including the SEP both in English and in Arabic. All future project related documents will be disclosed on this webpage, including Resettlement Plans prepared in accordance with RF, and available project employment opportunities. Project updates and information will be posted on the website, and in the premises of different entities at the central and local levels, as well as in public places and the trains stations. Construction signs and warnings will be placed at the project sites. Pamphlets and other educational materials could be created and distributed to the public. In addition to these channels, other important channels and means of information dissemination will be used like awareness raising campaigns, media (e.g., Television, Newspapers, online journalism) local radios and posters. Disclosed documents will include project announcements, brief description of project, environmental and social studies, description of public consultation arrangements (time, place…), ways of submitting comments and feedback, project implementation schedule and key project deadlines, citizen charter, including any affected train stations or schedules, details about the project Grievance Mechanism (GM) and the Gender-based Violence (GBV) hotline (Safe Rail Campaign‫) حملة السكة امان‬. In addition to these channels, other important channels and means of information dissemination will be used like awareness raising campaigns, Media (e.g., Television, Newspapers) and local radios, posters, electronic publications via mass/social media and press releases, audio-visual materials and banners at the stations for train users. Stakeholders will be kept informed through the above-mentioned channels as the project develops, including reporting on project environmental and social performance and implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. This will be important for the project affected communities, especially the vulnerable groups including women, persons with disability, the elderlies, the people living below the poverty line and land users without legal/property titles. Moreover, contractors will be made aware through ENR of the Codes of conduct, bidding documents and awarded documents. Stakeholder Engagement Plan Engagement of stakeholders is an evolving process that commences from the preparation phase (ESIA, ESMF, SEP and RF) and continues along the project’s life. Each stage and phase has its specific objectives of engagement and results in specific outputs to be integrated in the design and implementation of the project. Various methods of engagement will be used along the life cycle of the project, depending on the identified needs of the stakeholders. All project engagements activities and recording should be in a systematic manner. 10 The consultant recommends creating a site/webpage for the project to share information, studies, and everything related to the project in terms of implementation schedule, project documents achievements, GRM channel etc Official Use Table 4.1 below provides an overview of the methods that will be used for engaging with respective stakeholders during dates of project preparation, implementation and supervision and monitoring Table 4. 1 Methods of engagement with Stakeholders during project preparation, implementation and supervision and monitoring Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Consultation meetings Overall project design Neighborhood that the People affected by land Project brochures project activity will be Project components and Acquisition covering on dates that are planned activities including Focus group discussions (Landowners/Tenants/Land suitable for people to attend associated risks and impacts. users/encroachers) (e.g., avoid public holidays, Project Meeting in their location/or at Regular updates about the etc.) Management Unit the stations Preparation Phase Project (PMU) including Relevant LGUs and/or Calls/SMS the social specialist Draft Environmental and City Authorities locations Social Framework (ESIA), Environmental and Social Public Consultations EAD ENR Commitment Plan (ESCP), Residents in project area Stakeholder Engagement ENR/project website As per agreed Plan (SEP), Labor Interviews communication with them Management Procedures (LMP) FGDs Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates People whose Land acquisition process businesses/livelihoods in and Resettlement and livelihood Public Consultations around the new segment may be temporarily or permanently restoration options Meeting in their businesses’ affected Grievance mechanism location process Potential Labor influx Project stemming from construction Management Unit works Public Consultations (PMU) including Mayor’s house Awareness raising on Sexual the social specialist Exploitation and Meeting in their location/or at Location of the Project People affected by land Abuse/Sexual Harassment the stations Their Location re-possession (users of ROW) Local consultations EAD ENR Community Health and Safety LGUs Environmental and Social Informal Interviews during risks (other than field visits Chief District’s office resettlement) and mitigation Land officer of ENR measures at the governorate level Employment Opportunities Public Consultations Rail users At the stations Project Informal Interviews during Management Unit field visits/surveys Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Public Consultations (PMU) including the social specialist Meeting in their location Neighboring communities Village level meetings At their locations Street Vendors At the stations EAD ENR Use of social media channels at the local levels, if available At stations Local Consultations Vulnerable groups As per agreed Separate focus group communication with them meetings Freight forwarders Face-to-face meetings Logistics operators Overall project design Public consultations Customs and Immigration Project components and Meeting in affected representatives planned activities As per agreed ENR communities’ location AP representatives Proposed Freight Reform communication with them MOT FGDs DP6 representatives Grievance mechanism PMU ENR project website process (Relevant to Sub-component 1.1) Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Private Investors/Parties Road Municipal Authorities Overall project design Affected communities by Project components and potential future Private Sector planned activities engagement Potential Private Sector (Relevant to Sub-component Opportunities in Railway 1.4) Sector Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Other Interested Parties Cooperation between Line ministries ENR/MOT and the concerned Local units in the entities Governorates Project scope, rationale, and Through official Municipalities E&S principles communication during PMU including the Land acquisition process official working hours social specialist Local NGOs in the regional and headquarter levels Grievance mechanism Local Community process Development Associations Awareness raising of (CDAs) vulnerable groups Media Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates In field during detailed design and ongoing during Local consultations implementation of RPs Detailed Resettlement Plans People affected by land (RPs), land acquisition Individual outreach Meet at: Acquisition Implementation Phase impacts of the project, (Landowners/Tenants/Land House to house consultations procedures, timing, Mayor’s house users/encroachers) entitlements, GRM details Location of the Project PMU including the Their Location social specialist LGUs Chief District’s office Environmental and Social Before and during civil ENR EAD Residents in project area risks and mitigation Interviews works and monitoring after measures. implementation phase Meet at for those whose Supervision Traffic management plan People whose including Signage. livelihood will be impacted: Consultants businesses/livelihoods are in Mayor’s house Implementation Phase and around the new segment Duration of civil works. Local consultations Location of the Project may be temporarily or Their Location permanently affected Awareness on environmental LGUs and safety practices in the Chief District’s office local communities, especially emergency preparedness and For those who will be People affected by land response. Construction signs and disturbed by project due to re-possession (users of ROW) warnings delays in traffic: Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Sub-projects activity details Awareness campaigns Communication through including climate change mass/social media (as Signs, posters, trainings on mitigation benefits of railway. needed) Road users/travelers on the Project implementation road safety main roads intersecting with schedule including any Construction signs and new line affected train stations or warnings schedules. Local Media Project positive impacts Inclusion and safety related topics Awareness campaigns on rail safety GRM details Train users Construction signs and warnings Local media Community health and safety Neighboring communities risks and impacts Local consultations and focus Street Vendors Grievance mechanism details, group discussions including GBV (SEA/SH) channels Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Inclusion and safety improvements Grievance mechanism details, including GBV (SEA/SH) Vulnerable groups channels Separate FGDs with different As needed, Detailed target groups Resettlement Plans (RPs), land acquisition impacts of Implementation Phase the project, procedures, timing, entitlements, GRM details Freight forwarders Coordination activities Logistics operators Working group Challenges in the current Customs and Immigration freight system Face-to-face meetings representatives PMU and Project Recommendations for the Systematic communication Ongoing/Continuous Steering AP representatives Regulatory Framework between the working group Committee DP6 representatives and the project steering committee (Relevant to Sub-component 1.1) Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Identification and Private Investors/Parties development of Private Public meetings/consultations Road Municipal Authorities Sector Opportunities in Railway Sector Meeting in affected Affected communities by ENR communities’ location potential future Private Sector Challenges of Private Sector engagement Ongoing/Continuous MOT engagement Interviews Coordination meetings PMU (Relevant to Sub-component FGDs 1.4) Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Project scope, rationale and E&S principles Other Interested Parties Updated ESF instruments, Quarterly Line ministries SEP, ESCP, LMP as required Public meetings/consultations meetings in all affected Local units in the communities with PMU including the Coordination activities Workshops social specialist Governorates ongoing construction Land acquisition process Regular virtual coordination EAD ENR Municipalities Communication through Health and safety impacts Meetings mass/social media (as Local NGOs in the regional and headquarter levels Employment opportunities needed) Interviews and face-to-face Land officer of ENR Local Community Environmental and Social meetings Information desks with at the governorate Development Associations impacts and risks brochures/posters in level (CDAs) affected municipalities Grievance mechanism (continuous) Media process Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates PMU including the Project scope, rationale and social specialist E&S principles Training on ESIA and other Supervision Consultants Face-to-face meetings Supervision sub -management plans Contractors, sub-contractors, Trainings/workshops Consultants Labor standards, including As needed Service providers and child labor Invitations of public suppliers consultations Code of Conduct Contractors/ Grievance mechanism subcontractors process GM teams Project Affected Parties - Project outcomes, overall Reports on grievances, Supervision and Monitoring Phase progress and major enquiries, and related People affected by land incidents, together with achievements. Acquisition Similar to procedures to be PMU including the Satisfaction with engagement the status of implementation Residents in project conducted during social specialist activities and Grievance of associated area/Future Residents preparation and mechanism process. corrective/preventative implementation Vulnerable groups actions Internal reports on public grievances, enquiries, etc. Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Freight forwarders Coordination activities Logistics operators Challenges in the current Quarterly reports and Customs and Immigration freight system Working groups actions from representatives PMU and Project Recommendations for the Face-to-face meetings Working group and SC Steering AP representatives Regulatory Framework meetings Committee DP6 representatives (Relevant to Sub-component 1.1) Private Investors/Parties Findings, outcomes, and Road Municipal Authorities recommendations of technical studies and Project Disclosure of activities on the ENR Affected communities by Concept Note (PCN) ENR/project website As per agreed potential future Private Sector produced MOT communication with them engagement PMU (Relevant to Sub-component 1.4) Official Use Project Timetable: Target stakeholders Topic of consultation Methods for engagement Responsibilities stage Location and dates Line ministries Local units in the Governorates Reports and actions from (Municipalities) coordination meetings Project outcomes, overall PMU and ENR Local NGOs in the regional and As per agreed Public relations progress and major headquarter levels communication with them achievements. team Disclosure of activities on the Local Community ENR/project website Development Associations (CDAs) Media Official Use Proposed strategy to incorporate the view of vulnerable groups The project will identify stakeholder groups, who can be engaged with throughout its lifecycle. As indicated above vulnerable groups identified at this stage of the project include persons with disabilities, women including female train users and female neighboring communities, the elderlies, Persons living below the poverty line and land users without legal/property titles. Efforts will be made to reach out to vulnerable groups, in organizing consultations adapted to their constraints (time, location, etc.) to ensure their concerns and comments are considered. Multiple tools and methods will be used to reach out to those groups, those include banners, pamphlets, women only focus group discussions, reaching out to CDAs and NGOs who can easily reach out to women and persons with disabilities, use of social media platforms of those CDAs and NGOs, etc. Information will be shared using visual aids to facilitate reach out to illiterates. To reach out to a larger number of stakeholders, the project could also utilize representatives from community members, community leaders, CSOs and/or NGOs. If no representatives exist in the communities affected by the project, the project team will conduct ad-hoc surveys and consultations to integrate their views. Site visits must be paid to the vulnerable groups in order to inform them about the project and its positive and adverse impacts. Additionally, they are to be informed about the grievance mechanism and given the contacts in order to get the needed information. During consultations, the following considerations will be executed to accommodate the different groups’ needs: - For persons who are illiterate: using large font as well as visuals For vision impaired persons: using audio announcements in the station and opt for meetings in person For persons with hearing impairments: opt for brochures or posters and in case videos will be prepared, opt for silent movies or feature sign and simultaneous language interpreters (or few texts) for videos and TV announcements. Timelines Formal consultation timeline will be developed according to the project implementation timeline. Key decision points will require formal consultation and integration of citizen feedback, including of vulnerable groups. The schedule for consultation prior to construction work should begin with the development of the official census/list of PAPs, master list for land related issues, engagement activities and disclosure relevant to construction related activities, focus group discussions, as needed, etc. Those activities will depend on the works schedule on different segments under component 2. During implementation, ongoing engagement activities will take place, with a minimum of two activities per governorate. To facilitate engagement activities a specific page will be created for the project to include the various information as stated in section 4. Review of Comments Stakeholder engagement activities will be implemented according to the SEP and the national laws and regulations. Activities are designed to consider a two-way communication and allowing for Official Use systematic collection of views of the different groups. One of the tools for collecting views is through submission of questions and comments on the E&S studies. ENR will have the obligations to consider these comments and report back to its constituencies, maintaining communication capabilities. The received comments as part of consultations on the environmental and social assessments and related management plans have been carefully documented in relevant sections of the documents along with the responses to asked questions that were offered during the consultations with an indication on how the comment will be taken into consideration in the design of the project or in designing mitigation measures. If comments are not going to be taken into consideration, solid justification was offered (Annex 1 includes details on the findings of the consultations and how they were reflected in the different instruments). Disclosing the results of the consultation with documentation of the received feedback is also essential for closing the feedback loop. For further instruments that will be prepared during project implementation, the same approach will be considered to ensure that stakeholders views are responded to and taken into consideration in the design and implementation. Official Use RESOURCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FO R IMPLEMENTING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Resources The PMU has overall responsibility for implementing the SEP. A project budget of US$ 1 million has been allocated for stakeholder and citizen engagement activities under CATLDP. Management functions and responsibilities The overseeing power and associated responsibility lie with the MoT. The ENR under MoT is responsible for railway construction and operation. ENR will act as the Project Management Unit (PMU) and manage the implementation of all components in close coordination with the MoT. A dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) will be established within ENR to coordinate and implement project activities and to liaise with the Bank. The ENR PMU will coordinate with five ENR departments: signaling system, track renovation, telecommunication system, power supply system, and centralized train control. As critical risk mitigation, the ENR will reinforce the PMU with the necessary resources exclusively dedicated to the CATLDP Project. Among other members, the PMU will include an Environmental Specialist, a Social Specialist and an Occupational Health and Safety Specialist. ENR has signed an agreement with the GARB, an entity with ample experience procuring and implementing major transport infrastructure projects in Egypt. As part of this agreement, ENR will provide technical specifications for the civil works needed for construction activities under component 2. The PMU will be headed by a director, who reports directly to ENR’s Chairman and General Manager. The PMU will include a Social Specialist that will support implementation of the SEP. Under ENR, the EAD has already been set up and it was locally approved by the ENR. It is already practicing its tasks but still needs the final approval from the organization and management affairs. Currently, there are eight environmental and social specialists in EAD headed by a General Director. The PMU has overall accountability for implementing and monitoring the SEP in accordance with the ESCP. The Social Specialist of the PMU will have responsibility for undertaking the activities such as reaching out to community members in the various locations, for ensuring that the grievance mechanism is operational, and that complainants’ concerns are responded to in a timely manner and reporting to the PMU Director on implementation. The Social Specialist of the PMU will be working closely with the EAD team. The World Bank is available for technical support to the assigned Social Specialist to implement the SEP. Official Use GRIEVANCE MECHANISM (GM) The objective of a grievance mechanism is to ensure that all comments and complaints from any project stakeholder are considered and addressed in an appropriate and timely manner. ENR, GARB and contractors must be committed to avoiding, reducing, limiting and, if necessary, remedying any adverse impacts caused by their activities on local populations and on their social and physical environment. One of the tools for identifying, preventing, and managing unanticipated impacts is a Grievance Mechanism (GM). The project will use the project GM (section 6.1) that is being established as part of RISE and linkages to the institutional-level GM of ENR (section 6.3) will be established as per the ESCP. Moreover, the project has a separate GM that handles project workers complaints and grievances, including civil servants assigned to the project. The GM for project workers is outlined in the project’s Labor Management Procedures (LMP). The project-level GM Under RISE, the project is working on improving the grievance mechanism for handling project-level complaints and grievances based on the one that was established under ENRRP with the aim of ensuring that project related complaints are addressed in a timely and transparent manner. The same GM system developed under RISE will be used for CATLDP. Given that the scope of CATLDP has expanded to involve construction of a new line and the construction of a parallel trail to the existing one under the segments in component 2, the project-level GM will be further developed to accommodate the potential grievances expected under the project. The project is likely to involve land acquisition. The Egyptian Survey Authority (ESA) is the only entity that is officially designated to handle land acquisition grievances, since it is the official entity responsible for conducting land expropriation in Egypt, according to Law number 10 of the year 1990 and its amendments on private property expropriation for Public Benefit. Since GM is a tool to receive feedback form communities on the ground and in order to ensure that the ENR PMU is made aware of these grievances, it is essential to have an ongoing line of communication with ESA throughout the project life cycle. Hence, formal communication by ENR PMU will take place with ESA, prior to any land acquisition to ensure that ENR is continuously informed of all the project-level land acquisition grievances, to enable keeping track and documenting all grievances in the project-level GM log. This will also assist the PMU in monitoring the grievances and ensure appropriate level of compensation for the land is being given to the PAPs. Moreover, for land re-possession on ENR right of way, direct communication is conducted through ENR land property officers at the local level. Those officers will be requested through a formal letter from ENR central level to report any complaints received to the social specialist of the PMU to be able to register the complaints and grievances in the GM log and ensure that those are being handled, as per the SEP. As explained in section 5.2, GARB will be in charge of implementing the civil works under component 2 of the project. Hence, it is essential that GARB contractors are made aware of the project-level GM, Official Use given that they are an interface with communities and will be sharing the project-level GM and may be receiving complaints on-site. Contractors will report these grievances to the Community Liaison Officer (CLO). The CLO mentioned above will be hired by ENR to take the responsibility of communicating the grievances received from the project-site and affected communities and from GARB to ENR. Moreover, the appointed CLO will take the role of bridging the communication gap between ENR and GARB on grievances and any community related issues encountered on the ground. The CLO’s job description is provided below: Key Accountabilities: Collects and responds to community concerns and grievances and will require PMU approval before engaging with the community on any issues that have reputational implications for the Project. The CLO will provide input into the environmental and social progress report and is accountable for delivering the agreed upon actions in this plan as well as in the other project instruments, as relevant. This job requires working closely with the PMU, Social Specialist, ENR EAD, Compensation Department and project team who selects land plots for the project activities within the Project. Specific tasks include: Planning and implementing the consultation with local communities on issues including impact grievances and negotiation over demands and expectations issues. Maintain excellent relations with local authorities and key formal and informal leaders in the local communities around the site(s). Prepare the annual plan for engagement and consultation activities. Set up and manage participatory community meetings and activities. Oversee and manage grievance procedures, including follow-up through to closure and coordinating with the different departments and entities involved in the Project (ESA, GARB, etc.). Participate in the delivery of social impact and risk assessment exercises and follow through the implementation of social risk mitigation measures referred to in the Environmental Social Impact Assessment. Conduct monitoring and evaluation activities. Participate in the regular updates of the stakeholder engagement plan and matrix. Prepare the grievance log and write the Quarterly grievance report collating and analysing grievances along with recommendations to top management. Grievance Channels • Complaint boxes at the entrance of the construction site, with a complaints form (Annex 2 Complaints form that was developed for the project); • Submit an oral complaint to the site manager or contractor official; • Two phone numbers: available on the project identification board at the entrance to the construction sites. Contractor's official, and it changes from one site to another ENR official (from ENR EAD). Official Use • Community Liaison Officer Grievances are documented through the grievance log, which is designed for this project to ensure documentation and follow-up (see Annex 3 Grievance Log). The contractor is responsible for receiving, following up and resolving complaints, and ENR is responsible for monitoring. An assessment on the current RISE project level GM is going to take place in the coming weeks by ENR with support from the social consultant hired under the project. It aims at assessing the functionality of the GM system, identifying any existing gaps and working on addressing them. The lessons learned from the current assessment will serve the CATLDP project level GM and enhance its operationalization. Grievance Cycle As part of the CATLDP implementation, project-level grievances will follow the following cycle. Complainants have the full right to submit their grievance to any of the project-level as well as institutional level channels. While the institutional GM (described below) has not been used by the project yet, linkages will be established, as per the ESCP. Grievances’ Tiers Composition Various tiers of grievances will be adopted by the project. The complainant can target his/her complaint to one or more tiers at the same time. Following are the proposed tiers of grievances: Tier 1: Local level: Contractor and/or site engineer, ENR property officer at the local-level and CLO during construction and station Manager during operation Tier 2: The Social Specialist of the PMU at Headquarters in Cairo; Tier 3: Through the Ministry of Transport website All complaints are anticipated to be solved on the site level. In the meantime, even if handled at the site-level, communication with Social Specialist of the PMU should be regular to ensure that complaints are being handled as per the SEP and ESF requirements. However, for those who want to escalate their complaint to a higher level, will also be able to do so as indicated above. Moreover, complainants will also be able to resort to the court, if they desire. One of the project’s functions is to provide aggrieved people with an avenue for amicable settlement without necessarily having to pursue a court case. The aggrieved person has to receive the response to his/her complaint within 10 days. If the grievance mechanism, was not properly re-solved, the aggrieved persons are entitled to raise their complaint to higher level. The following paragraphs describe a grievance mechanism that will be established as part of CATLDP and that is consistent with ESS10. Response to Grievances A best practice standard is to acknowledge receipt of complaints within 2 calendar days and to respond complaints, within a maximum of 10 working days. This is also applicable for cases that do not need any corrective action. For complaints that will be resolved in a longer period due to their complexity, the following steps will be considered: The aggrieved person has to be informed of the proposed corrective measure within a maximum of 10 days. Official Use Implementation of the corrective measure and its follow up have to be communicated to the complainant and recorded in the grievance register. Response will be made either verbally or in writing, in accordance with the preferred method of communication specified by the complainant. The complainant, through the use of the complaint tracking number, can follow up on their complaints through a range of methods including postal mail, e-mail, phone, customer service, and/or project location. Registration of Complaints The project management will keep a grievance log and the grievances and communications received by the PMU Social Specialist will be registered and appropriate documentation of the process will be kept. Proper administration and internal records of stakeholder complaints and communications are essential for transparency and quality of ENR responsiveness and reporting to stakeholders on the resolution of grievances. Comments will be reviewed and taken into account in the project preparation. Report on grievance management will be included as part of the quarter project progress reports and annual grievance management reports will also be prepared. Confidentiality Individuals who submit their comments or grievances have the right to request anonymity. Communication with complainants, in those cases, will depend on the available information complainant has shared. Confidentiality should be declared during the process of disseminating GM information. Management of GM During construction and operation phases, grievances in relation to construction activities will be managed by the social specialist of the PMU. With regard to complaints submitted through the Institution level channels, direct communication will take place with the social specialist of the PMU. Monitoring of Grievances All grievances should be monitored by ENR in order to verify the process. Monitoring will be carried out for the following indicators: Number of monthly received grievances (disaggregated by channel, gender, age); Categories of grievance received; Number of grievances resolved; Number of unresolved complaints; Timeframe for resolving complaints; Number and type of dissemination activities implemented; Number of complainants responded in a satisfactory manner; Timeframe for responding to complaints; Level of satisfaction with solutions; Documentation efficiency. Internal quarterly Grievance Monitoring Report should be developed to keep track of all grievances submitted. The quarterly reports should include an analysis for the above-mentioned indicators. Moreover, main findings and analyses should be documented in annual report that will be disclosed Official Use as detailed in section 6.2.7. The report should be developed by the Monitoring and Evaluation staff at ENR headquarters. Disclosure of grievances Grievance channels should be disclosed as well as an annual report analyzing the received complaints should be prepared. The annual report will include as indicated previously the above-mentioned indicators. Moreover, any disclosed grievances will be kept anonymous and/or only the annual report will be disclosed. Current GM Central/ Institution level utilized by ENR In the meantime, ENR has a complaints system for passengers and the public. The management and operation of this institutional level GM are the responsibility of the Complaints and Customer Service Directorate, which is affiliated to the Presidential Affairs Central Directorate. ENR’s institutional GM is accessible to project beneficiaries and stakeholders, so it is possible that project related complaints are submitted through the institutional channels. Therefore, linkages between the project GM and the institutional GM of ENR will be established. Grievance Channels at the central level Complaints could be submitted through multiple intake points, including submission by hand, telephone, or by email. Below are the main channels for grievance: • Complaint boxes in all railway stations; • An email address linked to the ENR website (support@enr.gov.eg); • A landline disclosed on the ENR website (+2 02 25748279); • A digital complaint form linked to the website of the Ministry of Transport; • Two telephone lines (01274422925 - 0225753555), and • A hotline (15047). Through those channels, ENR receives about 1-5 complaints per day, and about 70-80 complaints per month. Complaints are followed up until closure of the complaint. For each of those channels, employees are working to receive complaints, record them and transfer them to the competent departments. Further assessment of ENR’s GM will be taking place under RISE and will benefit CATLDP. Gender-based Violence (GBV) Grievance mechanism ENR, in cooperation with the EBRD and the National Council for Women, launched the (Railway Safety ‫ )السكككككككككة امككان‬campaign on December 1, 2020, which is a campaign to develop awareness against harassment and encourage individuals who use railway services to submit their complaints through ENR's hotline (15047). The campaign was announced on the official website of the Ministry of Transport on December 2nd. The campaign operates in eight stations (that are not part of the RISE project) for a period of two weeks. Before launching the campaign, a survey was conducted on a sample of train passengers to receive feedback on usage of the hotline to submit a GBV related complaint, and another evaluation survey will be conducted at the end of the campaign, to know their feedback on the campaign. Official Use Submitted complaints are recorded 1) through customer services who will register the details in a form that was specially prepared for the campaign, and 2) a form designed for complainants to register the details themselves. A limited number of employees work in the ENR customer service (four female employees work from 8 am until 3pm, and then only one employee work from 3pm until 8 am the next morning). In addition, transportation inspectors are present in trains and station entrances to respond to passenger’s complaints. ENR officials also explained that the devices customer service use to receive complaints only enable them to receive one call at a time. This enables them to track all complaints to resolve the complaint or take the necessary measures in a timely manner. Therefore, the role of the customer service staff is limited to: a) Receive contact b) Record the complaint in Form c) Direct the complainant to another party represented by the station or police overseer available in the stations or the train to take the necessary measures and deal with the complaint. For the CATLDP project, this campaign information will be made available at the project sites. However, further developments are needed to handle GBV and specifically SEA/SH complaints at the different stages of the project, as per ESS 4. Anonymous channels need to be in place and referral system should be stablished in coordination with relevant national entities in charge (e.g. the National Council for Women). Further training for the customer service staff including the female officers on the survivor centric approach will be needed to strengthen the capacity in dealing with SEA/SH cases. Once lessons learned arise from the implementation of the campaign, the project will also take them into consideration as needed and as feasible. MONITORING AND REPORTING This SEP shall be revised and updated, as necessary, during project implementation. This will help ensure the validity and adequacy of the information presented herein, and that the identified methods of engagement remain appropriate in relation to the legislative requirements, and the specific activities of ENR. Any major alterations to ENR activities shall be duly reflected in the SEP. The Social Specialist of the PMU will compile quarterly progress reports for the engagement activities held by ENR during the reporting period. The report will include: - Summary of engagement activities with local communities, entities and non-governmental organizations; - Summary of contacts with authorities and nature of such contacts; - Summary of press statements released and other contacts with media (e.g. interviews or TV entries regarding ENR); - Number of grievances received, their nature and progress on their resolution if appropriate corrective measure were agreed to be taken. ENR will also report quarterly on environmental and social performance progress, which will include a description of engagement activities and effectiveness of the grievance mechanism. Official Use Annex 1: Consultations Minutes and Attendance 1.A) Summary of the conducted consultations during Preparation Phase including participants and key findings Methodology and Approach of the Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and the FGDs Six Key Informant Interviews were conducted with the Head and deputies of each of El Sadat (13/04/2022), Badr (13/04/2022), Monsha’et El Kanater (14/04/2022), Bani Salama (07/08/2022) Local Unit, New Sphinx City (14/08/2022 & 18/08/2022), and New October City (18/08/2022) Two Key Informant Interviews were conducted with Bani Salama Agricultural Cooperative and Member of the Parliament (07/08/2022) to collect information on agricultural activities in the village. Four Focus Group Discussions were conducted with representatives of civil society, local authorities, farmers, and local residents to closer assess main concerns, perceived impacts, and mitigation measures. The first in Monsha’et El Kanater City11 on 14/04/2022 (7 participants). The second in Sadat city on 16/04/22 (10 participants), the third in Badr City on 18/04/22 (10 participants), and the fourth in Bani Salama Local Unit 09/08/2022 (13 participants). Meetings were set up and conducted in respective city councils. Notes of FGDs were written up, compiled, and analyzed. Main findings of the KIIs and FGDs are presented below. The list of participants of the KIIs and the FGDs are presented below. List of Participants of the Focus group discussions in the LGUs Participants of Monsha’et El Kanater City and Unit focus group discussion with civil society representatives: # Name Occupation/representation 1 Alaa Nagy Member of Parliament at district level 2 Mahmoud El Khatib Secretary General of Mostakbal Masr Party & CEO of Masged El Nour NGO 3 Mahmoud Ramadan Youth Secretary General of Mostakbal Masr Party 4 Ahmed Ragab Hammad Volunteer in Ikhlas Charity NGO 5 Osama Ouda Attia Member of Shareeya NGO 6 Yasser Antat Ibrahim Giza Governorate 7 Emad Hamdy Wardan Railway Institute Participants of Al Sadat City and Unit focus group discussion with local residents: # Name Occupation 1 Shaaban Abou El Maaty Retired 2 Saeed Hassan El Sayed Retired 3 Khairy Mohamed Abdel Hamid Retired 4 Kamal Abdel Fattah Khatatba Mayor 11 This FGD was conducted for the previously selected alignment which is no longer relevant to the project. Official Use 5 Reda Refaat Ibrahim Agronomist 6 Mahmoud Shawky Abdel Fattah Marketing director 7 Ahmed Abdel Fattah El Attar Lawyer 8 Hassanein El Sayed Omar Tailor 9 Abdel Hadi Mohamed Abdel Hadi Employee at the Ministry of Interior 10 Yasser Saeed Mohamed Researcher at the Electricity Company Participants of Badr City and Unit focus group discussion with local civil society representatives, local authorities, and local residents: # Name Occupation 1 Mostafa Sayed Mohamed Accountant 2 Hala Zayed Public relation manager 3 Ahmed Ali Abdallah Retired 4 Safwat Bayoumi Om Saber CDA 5 Mahmoud Abdel Hamid El Attar Quran Memorization NGO 6 Ayman Mahmoud Abdel Mohsen Head of Om Saber Local Unit 7 Fatma Abdel Latif Abdel Nabi Worker at Om Saber Local Unit 8 Saadeya Mohamed Ragheb Head of planning dept at Local Unit 9 Shaimaa Hamdy Attia Engineer 10 Hamdy Attia Mohamed Retired Army Officer Participants of Bani Salama Local Unit focus group discussion with farmers and local residents: # Name Occupation 1 Nagah Abdel Hamid Khater Head of Bani Salama Agricultural Cooperative 2 Ramadan Abd El Motagally Retired, Deputy head of agricultural cooperative 3 Fathi El Debeki Owner of agricultural business 4 Gomaa Mohamed Mahmoud Farmer 5 Mahmoud Abdel Bari Retired 6 Abdel Gelil Abdel Hadi Farmer 7 Mohamed Mansour Ibrahim Farmer 8 Mahmoud Mohamed Mahmoud Farmer 9 Khaled Mohamed Dahawi Farmer 10 Salah Mohamed Mahmoud Farmer 11 Sohi Saleh Retired 12 Mohamed Kamal Mohamed Director of private company 13 Mahmoud Khalil Mohamed Government employee List of Participants of the Key Informant Interviews in the LGUs LGU Name Occupation Bassiouny Eid Bassiouny Head of LGU Ali El Sayad Deputy Head Al Sadat City and Unit Mamdouh Saleh Deputy Head Lobna El Gazar Deputy Head Badr City and Unit Osama Dawwood Head of LGU Official Use Sherif Senoussy Deputy Head Haitham El Haddad Deputy Head Monsha’et El Kanater Mohamed Abdel Rady Head of LGU City and Unit Abou Bakr Omara Deputy Head Khaled El Deberki Head of LGU Bani Salama Local Unit Nagah Abdel Hamid Khater Head of agricultural cooperative Ahmed Mohamed El Sharrani Member of Parliament New Sphinx City Ahmed Ibrahim Head of New Sphinx City Mahmoud Makhlouf Deputy Head Tarek Mohamed Zaki Deputy Head Tarek Yousry City’s Urban Development Consultant Ahmed Abbas City’s Urban Development Consultant New October City Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud Head of New October City Ahmed Hussein Thabet Deputy Head Ayman Sobhi Rashed Deputy Head National Company for Hassan Mohamed Hassan CEO Deputy Oil Production & Ibrahim Hussein Head of Planning and Monitoring Development Department Main Findings of the FGDs with representatives of civil society, local residents and authorities in Monsha’et El Kanater, El Sadat, Badr and Bani Salama Local Unit. 1- Main findings of the Key Informant Interview (KII) with the Head and Deputy, and the FGD with representatives of civil society, local residents and authorities in Monsha’et El Kanater City and Unit Topics Discussed Main Findings Problems with the Problems with the current single line current single line High density of passengers Deteriorated passengers’ wagons Inappropriate behavior by people who throw the trains with stones Termination of Bashteel-Ramsis stations Perceived impacts The line will interconnect the industrial area in October City and the planned Logistical Area on El Dabaa Corridor, as well as new development projects, e.g., Mostakbal Masr and Gannet Masr. Potential Land acquisition required for the construction of new line, especially in Manashy which includes agricultural lands affiliated to the Reconstruction Authority and the Agricultural Reform Authority. Proposed Engage with local authorities responsible with lands subject to potential mitigation acquisition, e.g., Reconstruction Authority, Agricultural Reform Authority, and measures New Sphinx Authority. All participants requested to add passengers’ wagons to the freight line Manashy-October to transport workers and employees to and from the industrial area in October City. Official Use Figure 1 FGD, Monsha'et El Kanater City, 16/04/2022 2- Main findings of the Key Informant Interview (KII) with the Head and Deputies, and the FGD with representatives of local residents and authorities in El Sadat City and Unit Topics Discussed Main Findings Use and Problems Use of the line with the current single line The train is the sole mean of transportation used by people in the local community, to travel outside El Sadat City. Participants from Bashteel stated: “we do not have any other means of transportation except this train line�, “we are underprivileged due to lack of alternative transportation means�. Problems with the current single line Previously the line used to travel until Ramsis and/or Imbaba stations where numerous means of transportation that can connect to any place in Egypt exist. Currently, the line ends in Bashteel station which lacks interconnecting means of transportation. Concerns were raised about stopping the line at Bashteel station (instead of Ramsis and Imbaba stations), given the extra cost incurred to make further connections from Bashteel. This concern was confirmed and further stressed by participants who have children studying in universities or educational institutions in Cairo, who have to pay extra transportation costs to their children. Constant train delays and multiple stops. Concerns on the late arrival of ticketing officers in some stations who arrive few minutes before the departure of the train. In some cases, waiting time on the tickets desk was reported to exceed half an hour. Official Use Topics Discussed Main Findings Perceived impacts All participants acknowledged the dualization of El Manshy-Etay El Baroud line and believe that the dualization will reduce the delay of trains and also the high density of passengers in some stations. However, main concern was about the possible increase of ticket prices after the dualization. Proposed - Control the price of tickets since most passengers do not have other mitigation alternatives and most of them come from middle to low socio-economic measures backgrounds. - Provision of other interconnecting means of transportation (bus stops and metro stations) within the section from Bashteel to Cairo and Giza (Ramsis and Imbaba) to enable connecting Bashteel to down-town. A special concern is for Bashteel-Ramsis where most services and offices are located. - Improve and upgrade the roads leading to the stations to ease the access to stations. - Establish pedestrian bridges inside the stations to enable the movement from one platform to the other. - Develop train crossing points to minimize accidents around these locations. - Maintain the stations, buildings, and platforms which are highly deteriorated in almost all stations; and establish decent and shaded waiting areas, lampposts, escalators, and decent toilets for males and females. - Improve the train wagons which are highly deteriorated and unclean from inside. - Capacitate employees at the stations and inside the train to better communicate with passengers, and effectively monitor their performance with the public. - Introduce electronic ticketing scheme to save time (since officers come very late to the station desk) and activate sound notifications of train departure and arrival due times. - Exempt elderly and women from standing extended durations on the ticketing desk ques. - Introduce a bus line for “east and west Delta� (affiliated to the Ministry of Transport) to enable travels to Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh, and other governorates. Official Use Figure 2, FGD, El Sadat City, 16/04/2022 3- Main findings of the Key Informant Interview (KII) with the Head and Deputies, and the FGD with representatives of civil society, local residents and authorities in El Sadat City and Unit Topics Discussed Main Findings Use and Problems Use of the line with the current single line There is one microbus stop/station, but local residents rely firsthand on the train, especially when traveling to Kom Hamada or Etay El Baroud. Problems with the current single line The train ends in Bashteel station, which was perceived as a significant problem due to the lack of sufficient transportation connections from the station. It was requested to extend the train line at least to Imbaba. Constant delay in trains. The total cost to travel to Cairo is very high; many families have children who study in Cairo and use the train daily to Bashteel and then take other connections to reach their destination in Cairo. The price of the ticket significantly increased, in addition to the cost of connecting transportations from Bashteel station. The cost and physical effort to travel to Cairo became very high and difficult for many people, especially for elderly and women. The train is very slow and stops in many stations along the route; there is another quicker train (Cairo-Marsa Matrouh), but it does not stop in Modoreyet El Tahrir station, it stops only in Kom Hamada station (a village). The destination from station to the village (Kom Hamada) is 3 km far. Modereyet El Tahrir station is very dense, because it includes all passengers from and to El Monofeya Governorate. It was explained that the crossing point 77/900 on El Manashy line serves more than 40 million passengers and connects El Berigat and Modoreyet El Tahrir stations; it also connects Badr unit and Kom Hamada, and Monofeya and Behaira governorates. Passengers who are traveling to Upper Egypt have to take a train and book the ticket from Ramsis station; there is no possibility to get the ticket to Upper Egypt from Modoreyet El Tahrir station. Concerns on the late arrival of ticketing officers in some stations who arrive few minutes before the departure of the train. Hence, passengers ascend into the Official Use Topics Discussed Main Findings train without having a ticket and pay the cost of the ticket and penalty inside the train. Perceived impacts All participants acknowledged the dualization of the line, because it will save time for all passengers and minimize the high density in the station. They also confirmed that the dualization was always an urgent request. None of the participants mentioned any concerns regarding the line dualization. Proposed Improve and “legalize� train crossing points based on feasibility studies, and/or mitigation construct bridges and tunnels in the right-of way which is very wide in this measures location. The current crossing point is not legal and was established by local residents (including signaling and hiring a guard) to minimize crossing accidents; and therefore, it closes every now and then. The guards along some stations communicate through informal means of communication. Upgrade and improve stations that are all in deteriorated conditions, not limiting it to only painting the façade of the station building. Dualize freight and passengers’ line. Provide more interconnecting means of transportation in Bashteel, and a metro station as well. Figure 3, FGD, Badr City, 18/04/2022 4- Main findings of 1) Key Informant Interviews (KII) with the Head of LGU and agricultural cooperative, and 2) the FGD with farmers and local residents Bani Salama Local Unit Topics discussed Main findings during the KII Perceived - The new proposed alignment will pass on the western side of the Regional negative impacts Ring Road (RRR), where some of these lands were expropriated for the construction of RRR in 2017. - Land owners who were adversely affected with the land expropriation experienced significant disappointments due to the low compensation costs they received compared to the market value of their land. Official Use - Lands were segmented, and the new alignment will cause further disruption to the Irrigation sources, especially for lands using pumping machines. Land custody - One km of lands extending from El Nassery Irrigation Canal until Berqash-El authority over Khatatba Road is under the authority of the Agricultural Reform Authority; agricultural land lands are privately owned and mostly registered at the land registrar. The and approximate market value of lands in this zone is estimated at EGP 1,200,000 per feddan. market value - Two km to the west of Berqash-El Khatatba Road are under the authority of General Authority for Agricultural Reconstruction and Development Projects (Nubareya); lands are privately owned and mostly registered at the land registrar. The market value of lands in this zone is estimated at EGP 1,000,000 per feddan. - 13 km extending to the west until Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road are under the authority of the General Authority for Private State Property; lands are privately owned and mostly registered at the land registrar. The market value of lands in this zone is estimated at EGP 600,000 per feddan. - The remaining 11 kilometers of agricultural lands are falling within New Sphinx City. Land was allocated to the public for agricultural development purposes several years ago. Currently, landowners are seeking to change the land use from agricultural to residential, but the matter is still under negotiation with the New Sphinx City Authority. Meanwhile, the market value of agricultural land is estimated at EGP 750,000 per feddan. Size of lands, - Total agricultural lands is estimated at 5,820 feddans attained by 2,200 main crops and persons. plantations, and - Almost three quarters of all lands in Beni Salama are cultivated fruits irrigation sources (mangoes, bananas, grapes, citrus, apricots, plumps, peaches, pears, and for the lands in apples). The remaining quarter is planted crops (wheat, corn, white beans) Bani Salama at and vegetables (potatoes, cucumber, capsicum, tomatoes). Most farmers large cultivate clover and livestock feeding gras for domestic consumption. - Almost all lands are irrigated through groundwater using water pumps, except those in the east which are located close to El Nassery Irrigation Canal. - Average land plot sizes are less than 5 feddans. Proposed - End the alignment at Wardan station instead of Bani Salama station to avoid mitigation disruption of land and irrigation sources. measures - Introduce at least two passengers’ lines to be used by students and workers, which will benefit the local residents in Bani Salama and surrounding villages. - Expropriate the edge of lands either from the western or eastern border to avoid disruption of lands. If not possible, provide extra compensation for owners whose lands will be significantly disrupted. Topics discussed Main findings during the FGDs Perceived - Large range of lands in Bani Salama have already experienced land negative impacts expropriation during the construction of the RRR. This will cause some lands to be re-expropriated and will result in more disruption of land and irrigation sources. Most importantly, it will further imply future difficulties and unfairness in the division among heirs of lands. - The compensation of lands expropriated for the RRR was very unfair; the karat of land which values EGP 100,000 was compensated at EGP 20,000. Official Use - 75 meters expansion for the RoW of the train is too wide and will result in great losses for landowners, especially that the compensation is always unfair. - Water pumping machines and irrigation are located on the border of the land, and as a result of the disruption of irrigation networks, some lands in proximity to the RRR became barren and unfruitful. - The land levels in Bani Salama are uneven; there are lands with higher level than others and this will be a significant obstacle to install the new proposed alignment. Market value of - One feddan of land values about EGP 1,000,000-1,200,000, especially lands agricultural lands close to El Nassery Canal. in Bani Salama Crops and - Most of the lands are cultivated fruit trees, specifically citrus and bananas. plantation on - The revenue of citrus is about EGP 70-100 thousand per feddan per season, agricultural lands because the cultivation expenses are relatively low, reaching EGP 20-50 in Bani Salama at thousand per feddan. While the revenue of Banana is about EGP 200 large thousand per feddan per season and cultivation expenses can reach EGP 150- 180 thousand per feddan. - Trees in the area are more than 50 years old and very fruitful. Proposed - End the alignment in El Wardan station instead of Bani Salama for the mitigation following reasons: measures 1. Current existence of a pedestrian bridge under construction to avoid using the ferry to pass across the canal. 2. Current existence of a diversion in Wardan and an unused train track that can be used for this alignment and will save expenses. 3. Presence of a railway institute in Wardan. 4. The distance between Wardan Station and Bani Salama Station is about 3 km. - Provide fair compensation amounts that are proportionate to adverse and accumulated impacts. - If the line will have to end in Bani Salama, then the project has to provide means to cross the track to the other sides of lands, e.g., bridges, tunnels, or even safe crossing points. - Reduce the RoW from 75 meters to 30 meters to minimize expropriation of lands. - Give the local residents of Bani Salama the priority when hiring project workers during both the construction and operation phases. - Introduce at least 4 passengers’ lines to be used by students and workers who travel daily to 6th of October City; two lines in the morning and two in the late afternoon. This will be a good trade-off for the local residents in Bani Salama and surrounding villages. Official Use Figure 4, FGD, Bani Salama Local Unit, 09/08/2022 Figure 5, FGD, Proposed ending station in El Wardan Methodology and approach of the Interviews conducted along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud Line A train drive through along the line took place 11-18/04/2022 to select a random sample of passengers, and local residents and businesses around the stations. Field observations regarding density of passengers, condition of stations, and behavior of local residents were recorded and analyzed. A total of 79 semi-structured interviews (68 males and 11 females, age 17-79 years) were conducted with passengers inside the train and local residents and businesses around the stations to better understand local perceptions, impacts, and mitigation measures. List of all respondents is presented below. List of respondents interviewed along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud Line # Name Age Gender Place of residence Place of meeting 1 Mustafa Ramadan 44 Male Nazaly El Kom Bashteel Station 2 Abd Allah Khattab 60 Male Al Gelatmah Village Bashteel Station 3 Gameel El Syaed 43 Male Al Gelatmah Village Bashteel Station Official Use # Name Age Gender Place of residence Place of meeting 4 Ramadan Sayed 62 Male Al Gelatmah Village Bashteel Station 5 Mahmoud Ahmed 18 Male Bharmas Bashteel Station 6 Mahmoud Abdel Baki 55 Male Bani Salama Bashteel Station 7 Abdul Naser 49 Male Ausim City On the Train Mohamed 8 Abdul Wakeel Khallaf 61 Male Al Khatatia On the Train 9 Obeid Tawfik Ghaly 45 Male Al Qtta City On the Train 10 Karim Mohamed 16 Male Ausim City Ausim City Ahmed 11 Saber Abdul Moaty 69 Male Ausim City Ausim City 12 Saad Abdul Gawad 73 Male Ausim City Ausim City 13 Hatem Abdul Kader 49 Male Kom Hamada Burtus Village 14 Shadia Saad Hassan 58 Female Kom Hamada Burtus Village 15 Mona Hani Mohamed 29 Female Burtus Village Burtus Village 16 Abdul Rahman 17 Male Al Manashy Al Gelatmah Village Bayoumy 17 Abdul Hamid 18 Male Bashteel City Al Gelatmah Village Mohamed 18 Abdullah Ramadan 18 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village 19 Mahmoud Abdullah 26 Male Abu Ghalib On the Train 20 Asaad Atta 32 Male Ausim City On the Train 21 Mohsen Awad 33 Male Ausim City On the Train 22 Ahmed Sayed 56 Male Al Farafra On the Train 23 Mustafa Amin 40 Male Al Farafra On the Train 24 Ahmed Ibrahim 40 Male Bashteel City On the Train 25 Mohamed Khattab 32 Male Al Monieb On the Train 26 Mamdouh Makram 36 Male Al Gelatmah Village On the Train 27 Othman Ali 37 Male Al Gelatmah Village On the Train 28 Om Mohamed 50 Female Al Akhmas On the Train 29 Om Mahmoud 48 Female Al Akhmas On the Train 30 Om Ibrahim 47 Female Al Akhmas On the Train 31 Mustafa Ali 45 Male Ausim City On the Train 32 Mohamed Ahmed Ali 43 Male Bashteel City On the Train 33 Mahmoud Ahmed Ali 39 Male Bashteel City On the Train 34 Om Mohamed Farag 52 Female Bashteel City Bashteel Station 35 Mohamed Hatem El 33 Male Bashteel City Bashteel Station Sayed 36 Salah Shaaban 71 Male Bashteel City Bashteel Station 37 Ashraf Abdullah 67 Male Bashteel City Bashteel City 38 Ebtisam Mohamed 45 Female Bashteel City Bashteel City Ibrahim 39 Ahmed Gamal 37 Male Bashteel City Bashteel City Abdulazeem 40 Ibrahim Amin 57 Male Ausim City Ausim City 41 Roshdy Abdel Ghani 67 Male Ausim City Ausim City 42 Ahmed Khalid Ahmed 16 Male Ausim City Ausim City 43 Amr Mahmoud 35 Male Burtus Village Burtus Village 44 Farid El Semary 40 Male Burtus Village Burtus Village 45 Islam El Sisi 27 Male Burtus Village Burtus Village Official Use # Name Age Gender Place of residence Place of meeting 46 Ahmed Abdul Naby 43 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village Mosaad 47 Mohamed Ahmed 30 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village Ezzat 48 Mahmoud Abulsood 43 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village 49 Mohamed Ali Sayed 36 Male Bashteel City Bashteel City 50 Ali Bakry 43 Male Bashteel City Bashteel City 51 Taha Khalid 35 Male Bashteel City Bashteel City Mohamed 52 Khalid Abdul Fattah 53 Male Ausim City Ausim City 53 Mohamed Ramadan 35 Male Ausim City Ausim City El Sayed 54 Ali Zareef 23 Male Burtus Village Burtus Village 55 Abdul Baset 40 Male Burtus Village Burtus Village Mohamed 56 Abdu El Sayed 42 Male Burtus Village Burtus Village 57 Ahmed Ashour 24 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village Ahmed 58 Adam Abdul Haleem 52 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village 59 Abdul Rahman Ali 16 Male Al Gelatmah Village Al Gelatmah Village 60 Shaaban Abul Maati 74 Male Sadat City Sadat City 61 Saeed Hasan El Sayed 79 Male Sadat City Sadat City 62 Khairi Mohamed 72 Male Sadat City Sadat City Abdul Hamid 63 Kamal Abdul Fattah 68 Male Sadat City Sadat City 64 Reda Refaat Ibrahim 44 Male Sadat City Sadat City 65 Mahmoud Shawky 42 Male Sadat City Sadat City 66 Ahmed El Attar 36 Male Sadat City Sadat City 67 Hassanin El Sayed 60 Male Sadat City Sadat City Omar 68 Abdul Hadi Mohamed 31 Male Sadat City Sadat City 69 Yasser Saeed 41 Male Sadat City Sadat City Mohamed 70 Mostafa Syed 39 Male Badr City Badr City Mohamed 71 Hala Zayed 52 Female Badr City Badr City 72 Ahmed Ali Abdullah 62 Male Badr City Badr City 73 Safwat Bayoumi 42 Male Badr City Badr City 74 Mahmoud 65 Male Badr City Badr City Abdulhamid Al Attar 75 Ayman Abdulmohsen 49 Male Badr City Badr City 76 Fatma Abdul Latif 42 Female Badr City Badr City 77 Saadeya Mohamed 40 Female Badr City Badr City Ragheb 78 Shaymaa Attia 43 Female Badr City Badr City 79 Hamdy Attia 67 Male Badr City Badr City Mohamed Main Findings of the Interviews: General perceived problems/concerns Official Use Passengers complain that today, the line begins at Bashteel and not Ramsis or Imbaba like before. There are no regular bus stops in Bashteel station; therefore, passengers have to take a microbus for LE 5. The price of the train ticket to Bashteel is higher (LE 10 for train ticket plus LE 5 for microbus ticket) than the direct microbus ticket (LE 7) to Bashteel. Headway time is very long, it reaches up to one hour. The delay of rains might also exceed the hour. The condition of train wagons has deteriorated; and therefore, very old wagons had to be condemned. The train used to have ten new wagons in past which were reduced to eight; and today, the train consists of only five wagons. Conditions of stations and platforms Some platforms in some stations are in a highly deteriorated condition. Figure 6, El Qatta platform There is no real renovation for all of the stations, except for painting the façade of the station building. Most stations do not have waiting areas/facilities for passengers. Toilets are not functioning in many stations; there are new toilets, but not open for the public claiming that there are no workers to clean it. Station-specific issues raised during interviews with the potential affected local communities along Bashteel-Etay El Baroud line Station Main Issues/concerns Ausim station • The station has accumulated belated electricity bills causing the electricity to cut off every day after 18:00 pm, leaving the train users unable to purchase tickets. Consequently, they get charged inside the train both for the ticket and the penalty of ascending into the train without a ticket. • The station is unsafe and attracts drug addicts to the location as a result of the electricity is cut off after sunset. Al Gelatmah station • People from different ages throw stones on the train in the station. • High accident rate on the train crossing point in the station. • High crime rate in the station Official Use Kafr Dawood station • The ticketing officers in the station arrive to their desks few minutes before the departure of the train. • The heavy density of train users in this station results in lots of chaos at time of train departure from the station. Perceived impacts of line dualization In broad terms, all respondents have appreciated the dualization of El Manshy-Etay El Baroud line. They believe the dualization will save a lot of time and improve density in some stations. However, some negative impacts were stated as follows: Concern about raising the price of the ticket after dualization. Concern about potential land acquisition if lands are needed to establish the new line, especially that some lands were expropriated in front of Bashteel station to expand the Ring Road in this location. Figure 7, Ring Road expansion works in front of Bashteel station 1.B) Summary of Interviews conducted with PAPs from the previously selected alignment under sub-component 2.112: Summary of interviews conducted with the real estate developers A zoom interview was conducted with Sodic and Emaar to better understand: - Main perceived positive and negative impacts - Proposed mitigation measures - Level of engagement by local authorities and the project - List of persons interviewed is presented below Name Occupation Date of meeting Mostafa Fayez Development director, Sodic 18/03/2022 12 This section summarizes part of the first set of consultations that were conducted for the previously selected alignment under sub-component 2.1. These consultations are no longer relevant to the project notwithstanding their significant importance as their outcomes led to opting for proposing a new alignment. The remaining part of this set of consultations is reflected in detail in the main text. Official Use Lara Iskandar Development director, Emaar Summary of main findings - The Real Estate Developers expressed huge concern on the alignment that will pass inside their allocated land, threatening their enormous investment in this area and their land that they have purchased from NUCA against high price since it is allocated for luxurious prime housing compounds. - They also expressed concerns given that the High-Speed Train is designed to pass inside Sheikh Zayed city and will divide it vertically (east and west); and now the proposed freight train will divide it horizontally (north and south). - They expressed that the old alignment was modified to avoid land acquisition and negative impacts in certain areas, while currently with the proposed alignment will be negatively affecting their own investments and may significantly decrease the demand on the compound and affect selling transactions that already took place for some units. - Developers indicated that they would return the land to NUCA requesting land price, penalties and Bank interest, etc., since when they mutually signed contract, there were no trains passing by/inside developers’ lands and now they are encountered with the High-Speed Train and another proposed freight rail. - Developers claimed that this will not be only a massive financial loss for them but for the whole country and they indicated that they would consider taking legal procedures if this remains the case. - Both participants proposed to get back to the previous alignment with mitigation measures like flyovers. - Both companies were not consulted; they just observed consultants doing environmental research in the area and read briefly about the line in the local newspapers. Summary of interviews conducted with greenbelt PAPs Interviews were conducted with three PAPs from the Greenland area in order to better understand: - Current situation of land title, property problems, and related challenges - Current use of land including assets, plantation, and crops - Perceived impacts - Proposed mitigation measures - Level of engagement by local authorities and the project List of Greenbelt PAPs interviewed are presented below Name Occupation Date of meeting Ahdy Iskandar Developer 28/04/22 Gihan Fawzi Media broadcaster 28/04/22 Mohamed Sanaa Owner of horse 29/04/22 breeding farm Summary of main findings Official Use There are still major issues with land titles and legitimatization of ownership that differs from zone to zone within the greenbelt area. Options for legitimization are very expensive (tens of millions); these include fees to change land use from agricultural to residential and to install main infrastructure services in the area, Therefore, in kind payment was offered by which owners can pay one third of their lands and keep two thirds but move to another area in the greenbelt; or pay 50% of the land and stay on the same plot. Negotiations never reached a satisfactory solution for implementation (except in one single area which belongs to the Administrative Control Authority). A major challenge for landowners is the supply and quality of irrigation water; most of them have to buy clean water for irrigation and for the cattle in the farms. All respondents stated that compensation for land expropriation in the Greenland area is in kind and not monetary; this leads to disruption of land plots if small parcels are expropriated from different land plots. Many transport projects have already expropriated lands in the area, e.g., the Monorail and the LRT. They had not heard about the Manashy-Dry Port line and were never engaged or consulted. All respondents complained clearly about the lack of engagement activities and consultation regarding their lands or any mega projects that are coming to the area and might affect their lands and assets. The main negative impacts are related to financial losses of lands, plantation, crops, in addition to disruption of lands in case of in-kind compensation. Some complained about the negative impact to their livelihoods, especially those who rely on this business as a main income source. It was also explained that the lack of legitimate documents for the lands will be a great loss for their children in the future; today, they cannot sell the land for the same reason. Main mitigation measures revolve around the need for effective and transparent engagement and consultation to legitimize their properties and protect their rights today and in the future. It was agreed to arrange a FGD with representatives from various areas in the greenbelt to complement and very information collected so far from different sources. 1.C) Summary of the Public Consultations First Public Consultation session discussing the Previous Alignment To complement the series of the consultations mentioned above, an additional Public Consultation Session was held on Tuesday the 10th of May in the Egyptian Railway Club in Nasr City from 11:00 am to 14:00 pm. A total of 36 persons attended the meeting and participated in the discussion. Participants were invited through various channels including personal invitation letters, personal phone calls and a public invitation on ENR official website. The Arabic executive summary of the ESIA was shared with the invitations and was uploaded with the public invitation. The event was also designed to offer virtual opportunity for connection. The Public invitation included a Zoom link. Key stakeholders who attended the meeting included but were not limited to: • Non-Governmental stakeholders (e.g., NGOs, residents of the alignment Manashi/6th October, Private real estate developers) • Governmental stakeholders (e.g., ENR, GARB, NUCA, October City Development Agency, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, Ministry of Housing) Official Use The discussion of the event was moderated by the Consultant of ENR. While the objective was to present the results of the E&S assessments, the focus of the presentation and the feedback from the participants focused in greater details on the alignment of Manashi/6th October. Consultant of GARB took forward the conversation and gave very thorough and detailed explanation to the participants on the alignment. He explained that the route was modified several times to avoid to the extent possible and minimize acquisition of private lands for the project. The final route (version 24/03/2022) was shifted to the North to avoid interfacing with Gannet Masr Development Project, Mostkbal Masr Development Project, a number of residential villas in Ofoq Compound to the north and east of Sphinx Airport, Sodic private investment project to the south of Dabaa Corridor, the Holding Company Wheat Storage Silos and a number of stand-alone villas. He also explained that by virtue of the new technologies in trains, many of the concerns on the impacts on noise, vibration and pollution will be automatically tackled in the design of the train. Different reactions from the participants were shared during the event and are summarized below: Concerns from NUCA that the alignment subject to the conversation was not received from ENR and that no consultation were conducted with them, being among the main Governmental authority in charge of this area. NUCA representative indicated also that on April 27, 2022, NUCA sent a letter to the Ministry of transport objecting the proposed alignment. The Real Estate Developers also expressed huge concern on the alignment that will pass inside their allocated land, threatening their huge investment in this area, amounting to 100 billion EGP, and their land that they have been purchasing from NUCA against high price since it is allocated for luxurious prime housing compounds. They also expressed concerns that the High-Speed Train will already pass inside Sheikh Zayed city and will divide it vertically (east and west); and now this freight train will divide it horizontally (north and south). They also objected that the old alignment was modified to avoid land acquisition and negative impacts in certain areas while now it will be negatively affecting their own investments and may significantly decrease the demand on the compound and affect selling transactions that already took place for some units. Developers indicated that they would return the land to NUCA requesting land price, penalties and Bank interest …etc. since the proposed alignment with their mutually signed contract. There were no trains passing by/inside developers’ lands and now they are encountered with the High-Speed Train and another proposed freight rail. Finally, the developers claimed that this will not be only a massive financial loss for them but for the whole country and they indicated that they would consider taking legal procedures if this remains to the case. Number of the participants suggested alternative alignments including the developers who proposed to get back to the older alignment with mitigation measures like flyovers and a participant from ENR who proposed to locate the railway in this area in the median of El Dabaa Corridor. The conclusion from the consultation was very beneficial in flagging serious concerns from key governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. It played an important role in complementing the findings of the earlier conducted consultations in the field. Participants of this consultations urged for revisiting the alignment for better optimization and emphasized that they refuse any intersecting for the train with their land. Participants requested ENR to conduct a follow up consultation after the alignment is rerouted. Second Public Consultation session after changing the route of sub-component 2.1 Based on the changes encountered in the alignment as a result of the above-mentioned stakeholders activities including the public consultation of May 2022, the Project encountered changes in the design, most importantly a change in greenfield alignment (as explained under the project Official Use description). Following the update and the finalization of the environmental and social instruments drafts, a public consultation session was held on Thursday the 25th of August, in the Egyptian Railway Club in Nasr City from 11:45 - 14:45. A total of 36 persons attended the public consultation and participated in the discussion. Participants were invited two weeks prior to the event, through various channels including personal invitation letters, personal phone calls, WhatsApp messages and a on ENR official website. The Arabic executive summary of the ESIA was sent with the public invitation and hard copies were made available during the public consultation. The event was also designed to offer virtual opportunity for connection. The Public invitation included a Zoom link which was used by additional stakeholders to connect to the public consultation. Key stakeholders who attended the meeting included but were not limited to: • Non-Governmental stakeholders (e.g., Stella De Mari Farms, Bani Salama Member of Parliament (Bani Salama-6 October line), and residents from Kafr Dawood (Bashteel-Itay El Baroud line) • Governmental stakeholders (e.g., MoT, ENR various departments, GARB, October City, Sadat City, Monshaeet El Qanater Markaz, Agriculture Directorate, Ministry of Local Development) The public consultation entailed detailed non-technical description for the project components including the greenfield alignment which was delivered jointly by ENR and GARB consultant. Findings of the environmental and social instruments particularly the ESIA were presented by ENR consultant. This included summary of the assessments conducted, the identified positive and negative impacts and the proposed mitigation plan. Most of the time of the public consultation was utilized in active engagement from the participants who generally indicated overall support of the project. Different reactions from the participants were shared during the event and are summarized below: Stakeholder Comment Response of MoT/ENR Some of the residents and landowners During the final design and the who had an experience during previous census survey, the consultant will try land acquisition for the RRR may to pass on the borders of lands and encounter more land acquisition as part will avoid to the extent possible to of this project. Issues and lesson learnt pass inside lands. This will be around damage of land, difficulties in conducted in consultation with access to land and the necessity for fair landowners. compensation need to be taken into account particularly with those More tunnels, crossing facilities, and encountering accumulated impacts.. bridges will be designed in consultation with local communities Bani Salama Along 13 km of land along the RRR in Bani around the route. MP Salama, there are only 2 tunnels which is NB: contacts were exchanged during not sufficient as some owners of land the session have to walk for almost 20 km to reach the other side of their lands. Accidents do happen when farmers opt to cross the road. Residents need two passengers’ trains in Initial plan and proposal is to have at the morning, and two in the afternoon. least 2 trains in the morning and 2 in This will serve students and workers who the afternoon. Exact timings of such travel regularly from Monshaeet El lines will be decided, according to Qanater to 6th of October. Passengers’ timings of factories shifts and Official Use Stakeholder Comment Response of MoT/ENR station to be added on the rail corridor, schedule of classes. The future plan in Bani Salama. will include permanent passenger line on this alignment. A dry port in Monshaeet El Qanater will There will be service stations for benefit farmers and traders with more farmers and traders in Bani Salama, access to the market. Mostaqbal Masr, and Gannet Masr. And a plan for a dry port in El Sadat City, 6th of October and an industrial area in Mostaqbal Masr are under development. Set the final station in Qatta not in Bani This proposed scenario will imply Salama like the previous scenario to much more land acquisition and make use of the already existing more social impacts. It has been diversion in El Qatta. studied and compared already very thoroughly. Have the negative impacts on the local The current proposed route implies residents of Bani Salama been the minimum amount of land addressed? This needs to be examined in expropriation and segmentation of the field and not only on maps. lands. This will also be ensured during the final design/the census survey and during the construction phase as well. The new proposed line is expected to 6 October Dry Port exists and is harm the agricultural lands in the area; already in operation. therefore, it is proposed to transfer 6 October Dry Port to Bani Salama. We need a regular passenger line to also The dualization of Bashteel-Itay El pass by the rail corridor; Bashteel-Itay El Baroud line will help in decreasing Baroud line is very dense and thus always the density of passengers on the delayed. current single line and delay time of the train. In addition, this corridor while being mainly for freight transportation will be used for passengers as well. It is proposed to improve highways and Railway trains are worldwide the Stella De Mari land transportation to avoid high most important element in trade and Farms expenses of installing new train lines that transportation. There is currently a implies land acquisition for construction plan to upgrade and develop an activities. Moreover, freight connections integrated train network. already exist but are not being used. Many delays are occurring on the rail There is currently ongoing project for corridor in Upper Egypt segments. For updating the signaling and is example, we have difficulties in expected upon completion to transporting fish from Lake Nasser to address all those challenges. The rail Giza; delays of trains rotten the fish. line upgrade is taking place while the line is on duty and this might imply some delays or inconvenience, but it does not stop the operation during upgrading. Official Use Stakeholder Comment Response of MoT/ENR ENR freight Has the economic feasibility changed The route of the current route is department between the last scenario (Qatta) and shorter from Giza to 6 October dry the current (Bani Salama) been studied? port; even shorter than Marzeeq- Wahat route. Why not to establish a new railway line There is an integrated transportation parallel to Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road? network that will interconnect all Egypt. This includes the High- Speed Train, 2 lines of the Light Rail Train, 2 lines of the Monorail. All these will be Monshaeet El interconnected through hub station; Qanater one of these will be Bashteel Station. Markaz The High-Speed Train will pass parallel to Cairo-Alex Desert Road. Why not to separate freight lines from To save expenses. But it is possible to passenger lines? establish a service station in the area between Bani Salama and the RRR. This project is very beneficial to connect Passengers’ line will be added, and with the New Delta Agricultural this will also depend on actual Reclamation Project. And it would be demand on the ground. more beneficial to add a passengers’ line. There is also a need for other internal Resident from railways to interconnect industrial areas Kafr Dawood in different governorates. Pedestrian bridges are not useful, Crossing facilities are noted. especially for elderly, pregnant women, Escalators in central stations is noted and families with young children. It might and will be investigated. be useful to have escalators in central stations Official Use Photo log Official Use Annex 2: Grievance Form Official Use Annex 3: Grievance Log Official Use