Summary of Selected Feeder Roads' Public Consultations in Rutsiro
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REPUBLIC OF RWANDA Public Disclosure Authorized MINISTRY OF INFRASTRACTURE RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RTDA) RUTSIRO DISTRICT Public Disclosure Authorized REHABILITATION, UPGRADING AND MULTI-YEAR MAINTENANCE WORKS OF SELECTED FEEDER ROADS LOT 1, LOT2 AND LOT 3 IN RUTSIRO DISTRICT (79KM) UPDATED RESTTLEMENT ACTION PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED BY: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL RESOURCES UPDATED BY: RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND RUTSIRO DISTRICT THROUGH JV CSC&EC AND FAIR CONSTRUCTION Public Disclosure Authorized April, 2020 RTDA/ Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project Resettlement Action Plan for selected feeder roads in the District of Rutsiro, Rwanda – Project ID: P 126498, P158092 Executive summary The Government of Rwanda (GOR) in partnership with its partners has initiated Rwanda Selected feeder roads Development Project (FRDP) to be implemented, under the coordination of RTDA. This project received financing from IDA to rehabilitate, upgrade and maintain 500 km of selected feeder roads in Rwamagana, Gisagara, Karongi and Nyamasheke Districts. The GoR also applied for additional funding for the rehabilitation of 1200 km of indicative feeder roads in other six districts, namely Gatsibo, Nyagatare, Rutsiro, Gakenke, Rutsiro and Nyabihu Districts. In April 2018 a RAP for Rutsiro feeder roads project was prepared and the project activities were to affect more than 161 people. Updating the RAP was deemed necessary due to the following reasons: (a) The initial RAP was prepared based on the feasibility study that was conducted in February 2017, with the new works contracting approach of Design, Build and Maintain, contractors were required to make a detailed design indicating the final road alignment with the exact ROW and therefore updating the Resettlement Action Plan was required to have exact figures of affected PAPs and their respective assets to be affected in regards to the approved detailed design. (b) It was agreed between the World Bank and RTDA to update the RAP considering the final road design. The updated RAP done identified new and old PAPs, their affected assets/properties, their value and provides a strategy for resettlement compensation to ensure that the PAPs’ livelihoods are restored or improved. The rehabilitation of the feeder roads requires the preparation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) to ensure that the planned activities are socially implemented in full compliance with Rwanda’s and the World Bank’s social policies and regulations. In this regards Rutsiro District has signed the contract with JV CSC&EC and FAIR CONSTRUCTION LTD towards the Design, upgrading, rehabilitation and multi-year maintenance of selected feeder road of 79 km namely (Mushubati-koko-Musasa- Nkomero-Boneza-Nkora, Gakeri-Bitenga-Bwiza-Mungoti and Terimbere-Mujebeshi- 1 | P a g e RTDA/ Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project Resettlement Action Plan for selected feeder roads in the District of Rutsiro, Rwanda – Project ID: P 126498, P158092 Kurutindo Rwamujebeshi) and respective project components). The project will link and facilitate trade through 10 sectors namely (Mushubati-Ruhango-Musasa-Boneza- Mushonyi-Murunda- Kigeyo-Rusebeya-Gihango-Manihira). The objectives of this RAP was to provide a baseline with regard to the socio-economic conditions of PAPs after field investigation, to identify the national and international legal framework to abide with as well as the institutional arrangements, to assess the potential impacts and their mitigation mechanisms; to estimate the cost necessary for compensation and to conduct public consultations with PAPs and other project stakeholders through raising awareness of the project and its consequences among the public in general. The methodological approach used to achieve the objective of the assignment, include the desk review of existing RAP for Rutsiro feeder roads and socio-economic data on Rutsiro District, the review of the existing national policies and legal instruments governing the resettlement compared to the Word Bank standards and requirements, among others. Furthermore, the contractor conducted public participation and Consultation meetings and Socio- economic survey and at the end the inventory of properties which will be affected by the project. The study results indicated that the road Mushubati-koko-Musasa-Nkomero-Boneza., Bitenga-Bwiza-Mungoti, Terimbere-Mujebeshi-Kurutindo Rwamujebeshi. Is likely to affect 1,316 families composed of 6580 people, including 3481 females and 3099 males. About 0.3% of the affected communities are literate, with mostly primary education level (80.6%). Majority of the affected families (76.3%) have 4 to 6 people/ household, the total physical displaced are 413 with 1652 PAPs where cash at replacement cost is the only option will be considered as discussed with the PAHs during consultation meeting and vulnerable group are 31 which represents 4% of the total affected families. All PAPs and other stakeholders consulted are in favor of the proposed project. The rehabilitation/upgrading and maintenance of Mushubati-koko-Musasa-Nkomero- Boneza., Bitenga-Bwiza-Mungoti, and Terimbere-Mujebeshi-Kurutindo Rwamujebeshi is likely to acquire 47.4 ha of land for 10.5 m RoW, of which 88% is agricultural land. This is likely to lead to loss of 413 houses and 49 m of live fence, 2.9 ha of crops and 18,273 trees with at least 20cm girth size, two (2) Water chamber, nine (9) water taps and 89 2 | P a g e RTDA/ Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project Resettlement Action Plan for selected feeder roads in the District of Rutsiro, Rwanda – Project ID: P 126498, P158092 electricity poles respectively are also likely to be affected. All the affected properties will be compensated. The resettlement and compensation of crops, trees, structures and land will be made as per Rwandan law and the World Bank’s policies (OP 4.12); the latter will prevail. MININFRA/ RTDA and Rutsiro District are key implementers of this RAP. Grievance redress committees have been created at the cell level to supervise the safeguards compliance throughout the project period and resolve related issues. The strong monitoring system will also be put in place. The estimated budget/cost of RAP for the Mushubati-koko-Musasa-Nkomero-Boneza., Bitenga-Bwiza-Mungoti, and Terimbere-Mujebeshi-Kurutindo Rwamujebeshi feeder roads in Rutsiro District is 1,941,742,930 Frw. In view of the RAP results, it could be concluded that the project will bring a lot of benefits to the Rutsiro community. The resettlement impacts are within the manageable limits and can be mitigated with the proposed resettlement management plans. However, for the successful implementation of planned development activities, the timely implementation of the proposed mitigation measures is required Due to the new approach of design, build and maintain approach where the contractors were required to do a detailed design and updating the safeguards document including the resettlement action plan. 3 | P a g e RTDA/ Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project Resettlement Action Plan for selected feeder roads in the District of Rutsiro, Rwanda – Project ID: P 126498, P158092 BASIC DATA ON RAP S/Nº Description Impacts in Quantity 1 District Rutsiro 2 Province Western Province 3 Planned activity Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Multi-year Maintenance Works of Selected Feeder Roads in Rutsiro District, 79 Km (3 lots) 4 Feeder roads in Numbers 3 5 Length of Roads in Km 79 6 Average additional width for 10.5 m RoW in meters 6.0 7 Average additional width for 6.0 m road width in meters 1.5 8 Total Number of households likely to be affected (PAHs) 1316 9 Number of PAPs 6580 10 Number of households to be displaced 67 11 Number of households who lose house partially 0 12 Live fences affected in meters 49 13 Number of institutional buildings affected fully 0 14 Acquired land for 6.0 m in Hectares 11.85 15 Loss of Crops in ha 2.9 16 Loss of trees in numbers 18,273 17 Water valve chambers 2 18 Water Taps 49 19 Number of Houses to be affected 413 20 Number of Vulnerable 31 21 Number of electrical pole 89 22 Estimated budget for the RAP (Frw) 1,941,742,930 4 | P a g e RTDA/ Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project Resettlement Action Plan for selected feeder roads in the District of Rutsiro, Rwanda – Project ID: P 126498, P158092 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................ 5 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................. 8 ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 11 DEFINITION OF TERMS ................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPETER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 15 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................ 15 1.2 RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................ 17 1.3 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................