BANGLADESH LAND PORT AUTHORITY Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports
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BANGLADESH LAND PORT AUTHORITY Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN BHOMRA LAND PORT FINAL REPORT October, 2020 Consultants: Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company BETS Consulting Services Ltd Shahidul Consultant Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh Resettlement and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports Action Plan Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports Resettlement Action Plan Bhomra Land Port i Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh Resettlement and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports Action Plan Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... XII 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose of the Resettlement Action Plan ............................................................. 1 1.3 Resettlement Policy Framework for the Project ................................................... 2 1.4 Location of Bhomra Land Port .............................................................................. 3 1.5 Infrastructure/Land Requirements of Land Ports ................................................. 5 1.6 Methodology for Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan ................................. 6 2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ..................................................................................... 9 2.1 Description of the Project Area ............................................................................. 9 2.2 Baseline Population and Demography ................................................................ 10 2.3 Sex Distribution of Affected Population ............................................................. 10 2.4 Age Distribution of Affected Population ............................................................. 10 2.5 Marital Status of Affected Population ................................................................ 11 2.6 Education ............................................................................................................ 11 2.7 Occupational Patterns ......................................................................................... 12 2.8 Monthly Income and Poverty Level .................................................................... 13 2.9 Access to Formal Sources of Loan ....................................................................... 14 2.10 Land Holding Pattern and Tenure System .......................................................... 14 2.11 Reasons for Living in the Project Area ................................................................ 15 2.12 Years of Living in the Project Area ...................................................................... 16 2.13 Access to Health Facilities ................................................................................... 16 2.14 Water and Sanitation Facilities ........................................................................... 17 2.15 Type of Housing Structure .................................................................................. 18 2.16 Religion ................................................................................................................ 19 2.17 Indigenous Peoples ............................................................................................. 19 2.18 Vulnerable Women-Headed Households ........................................................... 19 2.19 Women’s Mobility and Empowerment ............................................................... 19 2.20 Utility Connection in the Project Area ................................................................ 20 2.21 Historical, Cultural and Archaeological Sites ...................................................... 20 2.22 Land Price ............................................................................................................ 21 3 MEASURES TO MINIMIZE RESETTLEMENT .................................................................. 23 3.1 Rationality of Site Selection ................................................................................ 23 3.2 Potential Economic and Social Impacts .............................................................. 23 4 CENSUS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEYS ................................................................. 26 4.1 The Affected Persons Losing Land ...................................................................... 26 4.2 Loss of Structures ................................................................................................ 26 4.3 Losses of Trees .................................................................................................... 27 4.4 Losses of Crops .................................................................................................... 27 ii Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh Resettlement and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports Action Plan 4.5 Livelihood Restoration ........................................................................................ 27 4.6 Impact on Vulnerable Households ...................................................................... 28 4.7 Impact on Indigenous and Ethnic Minority Groups ............................................ 28 4.8 Analysis of Data ................................................................................................... 28 5 CONSULTATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF PAPS ............................................................ 29 5.1 Consultations ...................................................................................................... 29 5.2 Methodology of Consultations............................................................................ 30 6 ENTITLEMENT FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 42 6.1 Land Acquisition and Compensation Policy Matrix............................................. 42 6.2 Compensation Mechanism ................................................................................. 42 6.3 Entitlement Matrix .............................................................................................. 43 7 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE ................................. 47 7.1 The BLPA Set Up .................................................................................................. 47 7.2 Institutional Set-Up ............................................................................................. 49 7.3 Capacity Building for BLPA Officials .................................................................... 52 7.4 Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................. 52 7.5 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)................................................................ 53 7.6 Grievance Redress Service (GRS) ........................................................................ 59 8 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN .................................................. 60 9 COSTS AND BUDGETS .......................................................................................... 62 9.1 Budget ................................................................................................................. 62 9.2 Information Campaign ........................................................................................ 63 9.3 Information Disclosure ........................................................................................ 63 9.4 Disclosure ............................................................................................................ 63 iii Consultancy Services for Performing Feasibility Study of Ramgarh Resettlement and Detail Design of Bhomra and Ramgarh Land Ports Action Plan Tables TABLE 1: THE KEY FEATURES OF THE PROJECT AREA............................................................................. 5 TABLE 2: PROJECTED POPULATION, LITERACY RATE AND POPULATION DENSITY OF BHOMRA ...................... 9 TABLE 3: AFFECTED LAND AND PERSON ........................................................................................... 10 TABLE 4: SEX DISTRIBUTION OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS .................................................................... 10 TABLE 5: AGE-SEX COMPOSITION OF AFFECTED POPULATION .............................................................. 10 TABLE 6: GENERAL AGE DISTRIBUTION OF BHOMRA UNION ................................................................ 11 TABLE 7: EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBER ...................................................... 12 TABLE 8: MAIN OCCUPATION OF PAPS EXCLUDING HOUSEWIFE ........................................................... 13 TABLE 9: HOUSEHOLD MONTHLY INCOME BY INCOME RANGE ............................................................. 14 TABLE 10: HOUSEHOLD LOAN STATUS .............................................................................................. 14 TABLE 11: REASONS FOR LIVING IN THE PROJECT AREA (MULTIPLE ANSWERS) ......................................... 15 TABLE 12: HOUSEHOLD HEALTH FACILITIES ......................................................................................