RP: India: Bagi–Barbigha Subproject (SH-83), Bihar State Highways II Project
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Resettlement Plan November 2011 IND: Bihar State Highways II Project – Additional Financing Bagi–Barbigha Subproject (SH-83) Prepared by Bihar State Road Development Corporation, Government of Bihar for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 5 December 2011) Currency unit – Indian rupee (Rs) Rs1.00 = $0.0195675570 $1.00 = Rs51.105000 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank ARO – Assistant Resettlement Officer BPL – Below Poverty Line BSR – Basic Schedule of Rates BSRDC – Bihar State Road Development Corporation CPR – Common Property Resources CSC – Construction Supervision Consultant DC – District Collector DGM – Deputy General Manager DH – Displaced Households DP – Displaced Persons DPR – Detailed Project Report EA – Executing Agency EE – Executive Engineer FGD – Focus Group Discussion GoI – Government of India GRC – Grievance Redress Mechanism IA – Implementing Agency IP – Indigenous Peoples IR – Involuntary Resettlement LAA – Land Acquisition Act LAP – Land Acquisition Plan MD – Managing Director NGO – Nongovernment Organization NRRP – National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 OBC – Other Backward Castes PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMU – Project Monitoring Unit RC – Resettlement Cell R&R – Resettlement and Rehabilitation RO – Resettlement Officer ROW – Right-of-way RP – Resettlement Plan SC – Scheduled Caste SPS – ADB Safeguard Policy Statement ST – Scheduled Tribe TOR – Terms of Reference NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. iii This resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vii 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 1 1.1. General ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. The Project Road and its Location .......................................................................... 1 1.3. Profile of the Project Area ....................................................................................... 2 1.4. Sub-project Impacts and Benefits ........................................................................... 3 1.5. Project Components ............................................................................................... 4 1.6. Minimizing Resettlement ......................................................................................... 5 1.7. Scope and Objective of Resettlement Plan (RP) ..................................................... 5 1.8. Methodology ........................................................................................................... 6 2. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ........................................... 8 2.1. Scope of Land Acquisition ....................................................................................... 8 2.2. Loss of land ............................................................................................................ 8 2.3. Loss of Structure in the Sub-project ...................................................................... 10 2.4. Impact on Private Trees ........................................................................................ 12 2.5. Loss of Livelihoods ............................................................................................... 13 2.6. Loss of Community Property Resources (CPRs) .................................................. 13 2.7. Type of Government Property ............................................................................... 14 2.8. Summary Sub-project Impacts .............................................................................. 14 3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE .................................................. 15 3.1. Socio-economic Profile of Project Area ................................................................. 15 3.2. Social Categories of the DPs ................................................................................ 16 3.3. Religious Categories of the DPs ........................................................................... 16 3.4. Number of DPs ..................................................................................................... 16 3.5. Vulnerable Households being Affected in the Subproject ...................................... 17 3.6. Annual Income Level of the Affected Households ................................................. 17 3.7. Educational Status of DPs .................................................................................... 18 3.8. Occupational Status of DPs .................................................................................. 18 3.9. Impact on Indigenous People ................................................................................ 19 3.10. Gender Impact and Mitigation Measures .............................................................. 19 4. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ............... 21 4.1. Stakeholders in the Project ................................................................................... 21 4.2. Public Consultation in the Project .......................................................................... 21 4.3. Methods of Public Consultation ............................................................................. 21 4.4. Scope of Consultation and Issues ......................................................................... 21 4.5. Findings of Focused Group Discussions ............................................................... 22 v 4.6. Consultation with Officials and Other Stakeholders ............................................... 24 4.7. Plan for further Consultation in the Project ............................................................ 24 4.8. Information Disclosure .......................................................................................... 26 5. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISMS .................................................................... 27 5.1. General ................................................................................................................. 27 5.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................ 27 5.3. Constitution and Function of the GRC ................................................................... 27 5.4. Operational Mechanisms of GRC .......................................................................... 28 6. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................ 29 6.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 29 6.2. Land Acquisition Act 1894 ..................................................................................... 29 6.3. National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 (NRRP-2007) ................... 30 6.4. Bihar Land Acquisition Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy-2007 (BLARRP- 2007). 32 6.5. Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Policy of Involuntary Resettlement .................. 33 6.6. Comparison of National and State Policies with ADB’s IR Policy .......................... 34 6.7. Policy Framework for this Project .......................................................................... 38 6.8. Methodology for Determination of Valuation of Assets .......................................... 40 6.9. Procedure and Steps of Land Acquisition ............................................................. 41 7. ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ...................................................... 42 7.1. Definition of DPs and Eligibility ............................................................................. 42 7.2. Entitlements .......................................................................................................... 42 7.3. Entitlement Matrix ................................................................................................. 45 8. RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS .................................................. 50 8.1. Basic Provision for Relocation .............................................................................. 50 8.2. Need for Relocation .............................................................................................. 50 8.3. Magnitude of Physical Displacement in the Sub-project ........................................ 50 8.4. Relocation and Compensation Option by DPs ...................................................... 50 8.5. Relocation Strategy ............................................................................................... 50 9. INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION .................................................... 52 9.1. Loss of Livelihoods in the Sub-project ................................................................... 52 9.2. Provisions for Loss of Livelihood ........................................................................... 52 9.3. Income Restoration Measures .............................................................................