1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Preamble

1. This report represents the Semi-Annual Social Monitoring Review (SASMR) for the Wholesale Metering and Transmission Reinforcement Project on the implementation of the Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan. 2. The health and safety aspects, including the community ones, have been covered in the Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Review report. 3. This report is the 15th Social Monitoring Report (SMR) for the project. The dates of the previous monitoring reports are March 2022, October 2021, January 2021, September 2020, December 2019, July 2019, February 2019, September 2018, March 2018, February 2018 (joint monitoring of environmental and social safeguards, only for Lot 1), October 2017 (only for Lot 2), September 2017, July 2017 and November 2016.