2018 March

Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development RESETTLEMENT ACTION Strategic Cities Development Project Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla. PLAN FOR REHABILITATION OF -KODIKAMAM ROAD (AB 31) Public Transport and Traffic Component

Table of Contents Abbreviations ...... iv Glossary ...... vi Executive Summary ...... ix A. Introduction ...... 12 B. Subproject Description ...... 13 I. The Proposed Subproject ...... 13 II. Existing Condition of the Road ...... 13 III. Importance of the Subproject ...... 13 IV. Proposed Civil Works ...... 15 V. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement ...... 16 VI. Objective of the Resettlement Action Plan ...... 16 VII. Methodology for RAP Preparation ...... 17 C. Socio Economic Profile ...... 18 D. Description of Subproject Impacts ...... 27 I. Impacts on Land and Livelihoods ...... 27 II. Impacts on Structures ...... 33 III. Impacts on Common Utilities ...... 34 IV. Construction Related Temporary Impacts ...... 35 E. Legal and Policy Framework ...... 36 I. Introduction ...... 36 II. Summary of Relevant Land Laws and Regulations ...... 36 F. Entitlements and Eligbility ...... 42 I. Eligibility Criteria ...... 42 II. Disputes Relating to Compensation ...... 43 III. Entitlement Matrix ...... 43 G. Public Consultation and Participation ...... 46 I. Preliminary Consultations ...... 48 II. Consultations during the Resettlement Planning Stage ...... 48 III. Consultations following the completion of the Initial Project Design ...... 49 H. Institutional Framework...... 53 I. Organizational Structure ...... 53 II. Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in RAP Planning and Implementation ...... 54 I. Grievance Redress Mechanism ...... 56 I. Structure of the GRM ...... 56 II. Monitoring of GRM ...... 58 J. Resettlement Budget and Financing ...... 59 i

K. Implementation Schedule ...... 60 I. Disclosure and Dissemination of RAP ...... 61 II. Maintaining Information Profile ...... 62 L. Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 63 I. Monitoring Process and Indicators ...... 63 II. Monitoring and Reporting ...... 64 III. Independent External Monitoring ...... 64 M. Annexures ...... 65 Annex 01: Inventory of Losses of Private PAPs ...... 65 Annex 02: Letter from GA on Land Mines Clearance ...... 76 Annex 03: Consent and Request from Kovil Board of Trustees, Karaveddy ...... 77 Annex 04: Social Impacts Mitigation Plan ...... 78 Annex 05: Decision of Cabinet of Ministers to Grant Specified Status to SCDP ...... 90 Annex 06: Attendance at Public Consultations ...... 91 Annex 07: List of Stakeholders at Initial Consultation ...... 96 Annex 08: Consultation Outcomes during Project Planning Stage ...... 97 Annex 09: Consultation Outcomes during Project Design Stage and after Design Stage ...... 98 Annex 10: Summary of Participation for Consultations by Gender of the Participants ...... 101 Annex 11: Brochure used for Community Consultation...... 103 Annex 12: Udayan Newspaper reporting on Public Consultation held on 22 July 2016 at DS Office, Thenmarachchy ...... 104 Annex 13: RDA Consent to Acquire the Land ...... 105 Annex 14: Consent letter of Agrarian Services Department on Converting paddy land for road ...... 106 Annex 15: Pictorial Presentation of Subproject ...... 108 Annex 16: Details of affected commercial structures of PAPs ...... 111 Annex 17: Existing bus stops ...... 113 Annex 18: Notice displayed at GN’s offices to announce cut-off date for non-tittlehoders ...... 115

List of Tables

Table 1: Distribution of Identified Persons Affected (Private) by Land Acquisitions under PKRR by DSD and GND ...... 18 Table 2: Tenure Category of the Land to be acquired under PKRR ...... 19 Table 3: The Number of PAPs and Number of Lots by Ownership and Land Use ...... 20 Table 4: Demographic Profile of the PAPs ...... 21 Table 5: Distribution of PAP Households by Vulnerable Categories ...... 22 Table 6: Structures in Landholdings of PAPs by Category of Land ...... 23 Table 7: Trees Found on the Land by Category of Land...... 23 Table 8: Main Sources of Income of PAP Household Members ...... 24 Table 9: Reported Monthly Income of PAPs’ Households ...... 24 Table 10: Reported Monthly Household Expenditure of PAPs ...... 25 ii

Table 11: Membership of PAPs in CBOs ...... 25 Table 12: Ownership of Lands to be acquired ...... 27 Table 13: Impacts on Government Land ...... 28 Table 14: Extent of land owned by private PAPs and extent to be acquired ...... 29 Table 15: Number of Paddy Land and Highland Lots to be acquired from each PAP ...... 30 Table 16: The Extent of Land Acquired from Each PAP* ...... 30 Table 17: Proportions of land losses- Private ...... 31 Table 18: Losses of trees due to LA ...... 32 Table 19: Value of Affected Trees by Number of Private PAPs* ...... 32 Table 20: Detail of Structures Affected due to the intervention ...... 33 Table 21: Detail of Common Utilities Affected Due to the Project ...... 35 Table 22: Land Acquisition Process under Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950 ...... 37 Table 23: Entitlement Matrix ...... 44 Table 24: Stakeholder Meetings Conducted ...... 46 Table 25: Summary of consultations at each stages ...... 49 Table 26: Contact Persons of the Subproject ...... 58 Table 27: RAP Implementation Budget ...... 60 Table 28: presents a time frame with responsible agencies for implantation of land acquisition process and the RAP ...... 61 Table 29: Process of Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 63

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Abbreviations

BP Bank Procedure CDO Community Development Officer CEA Central Environmental Authority CEB Ceylon Electricity Board CSO Community Service Organization DS Divisional Secretariat EAC Entitlement Assessment Committee EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EM Entitlement Matrix FGD Focus Group Discussion GAP Gender Action Plan GN Grama Niladhari GND Grama Niladari Division GOSL Government of GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redness Mechanism HH Household IEE Initial Environmental Examinations IGP Independent Grievance Panel IR Involuntary Resettlement IRP Income Restoration Program JCR City Region JMC Jaffna Municipal Council LA Local Authority LAA Land Acquisition Act LAR Land Acquisition Regulation LARC Land Acquisition and the Resettlement Committee LDO Land Development Ordinance LRC Local Resettlement Committee MC Municipal Council MM&WD Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development NCW National Committee on Women NEA National Environment Act NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NIRP National Involuntary Resettlement Policy NPSC National Project Steering Committee OP Operational Policy PAA Project Approving Agency PAH Project Affected Household PAP Project Affected Person PC Provincial Council PD Project Director PEA Project Executing Agency PIU Project Implementation Unit

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PKRR Puloly-Kodikamam Road Rehabilitation PMU Project Management Unit PPAs Project Partner Agencies PS Pradeshiya Sabha R&R Resettlement and Rehabilitation RAP Resettlement Action Plan RDA Road Development Authority ROW Right of Way RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SA Social Assessment SCDP Strategic Cities Development Project SDO Social Development Officer SLR Sri Lankan Rupees SLT Sri Lanka Telecom RPF Resettlement Planning Framework UC Urban Council UDA Urban Development Authority WB World Bank

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Glossary

Affected Person: Any person, group, community, people who, as a result of the implementation of SCDP, was/were affected by loss of the right to own, use or otherwise benefit from land (Residential, agricultural, commercial), water, livelihood, annual or perennial crops and trees, a built structure, or any other fixed or movable assets, either in full or in part, permanently or temporarily. Business Owner: Any person who owns or conducts a business within the project-affected area, the operation of which may be disrupted by the construction work under the project. S/he can be a legal owner, non-titled structure owner, or tenant and will receive different compensation and R&R packages as per the Entitlement Matrix (EM). Census: Complete enumeration based on a household questionnaire that covers all affected persons, irrespective of ownership and entitlement, and their assets. It can be used to minimize fraudulent claims made by people who move into the project affected area in the hope of being compensated or resettled. Compensation: Payment in cash or in kind for an asset or a resource that is acquired or affected by a project, at the time the asset needs to be replaced. Cut-off date: The cut-off date will be publicly announced and provided in all the RAPs. The Cut-off date for eligibility for entitlement for the titleholders, is the date of notification under the Land Acquisition Act (LAA) and for non-titleholders is the date of ‘completion date of the censuses. Persons who encroach on the area after the cut-off-date are not entitled to claim compensation or any other form of resettlement assistance. Encroacher: Someone who has illegally expanded, or extended the outer limit of his private premises beyond the approved building line or agricultural land and has occupied public space beyond his/her plot or agricultural land. Entitlement: A variety of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution, relocation and other benefits which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of the their losses, to restore their economic and social base. Gender Equity: Recognition of both genders in the provision of entitlements, treatment and other measures under the Social Management Action Plan or Resettlement Action Plan. Host Population: People living in or around areas to which people physically displaced by a project will be resettled who, in turn, may be affected by the resettlement. Household: Persons who may or may not be related to each other and who live under one roof and typically have common cooking and eating arrangements. Indigenous People: “Indigenous Peoples” is used in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees:(a) self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others;(b) collective attachment to geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories in the project area and to the natural resources in these habitats and territories (c) customary cultural, economic, social, or political institutions that are separate from those of the dominant society and culture; and (d) an indigenous language, often different from the official language of the country or region. The only historically known indigenous people in Sri Lanka called Veddas (‘forest dwellers’) are recognized as citizens of the country under the Citizens Act 1948, enjoy all rights and privileges enshrined in the Constitution of Sri vi

Lanka, and have guaranteed equal access to justice through the constitutional provisions. Social Assessments confirmed that there are no IP communities live in selected urban regions for project interventions. Involuntary Resettlement: Resettlement is involuntary when it occurs without the consent of the displaced persons or if they give their consent without having the power to refuse resettlement. Implementation Schedule: Timeframe of activities of the project Income Restoration: Re-establishing income sources and livelihood of people affected. Land Lot: A land lot refers to a portion of land belong to a PAP/PAPs or government institution. The department of surveys, defines a lot as the basic unit of lands after demarcation of their boundaries. Land Owners: Owners of land with or without trees, crops or structures affixed to the land with clear title in government records. In some exceptional cases, a person who owns land/s within the project-affected areas regardless of proof of such ownership will also be entitled, provided that such ownership is recognized under law. In such cases, special decisions will be taken by the LARC in consultation with the local authority, and the community. Livelihood: A means of living such as agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, wage labour, services of various types etc. Non-Resident Land and Structure Owners: Legal land owners who are not in possession of their land either because they have rented or leased out their said land and property affixed to it, or such land has been taken possession of by any other person. OP 4.12: World Bank’s OP. 4.12 safeguard objective is to avoid or minimize involuntary resettlement, and where it is not feasible, assist displaced persons in improving or at least restoring their livelihoods and standards of living in real terms relative to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. Project Affected Household (PAH): Any household or a family that faces an impact as a result of the implementation of the project, subproject activity, etc., loses the right to own, use or otherwise benefit from a built structure, land (residential, agricultural, commercial) annual or perennial crops and trees, or any other fixed or movable assets, either in full or in part, permanently or temporarily that could affect livelihood. Project Affected Household Head (PAHH): Any person who is representing the head of family or household, as a result of the implementation of subproject, etc., loses the right to own, use or otherwise benefit from a built structure, land (residential, agricultural, commercial) annual or perennial crops and trees, or any other fixed or movable assets, either in full or in part, permanently or temporarily that could affect livelihood. Reconciliation: The process of making it possible for different groups to exist together without being opposed to each other and develop the degree of cooperation necessary to share the society so that all will have better lives together than living in separation. Relocation: Rebuilding housing, assets including productive land and public infrastructure in another location. Rehabilitation: Re-establishing incomes, livelihoods, living and integration with social system. Replacement Cost: The rate of compensation for lost assets should be calculated at full replacement cost. The replacement value is the cost that is adequate to purchase similar property of same quality in the open market and cover transaction cost. In applying this method of

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valuation depreciation is not taken into account. For losses that cannot be easily valued or compensated attempts are made to establish access to equivalent and culturally appropriate resources and earning opportunities. Resettlement: A process to assist the displaced people and communities to replace their lost land, houses, assets and restore access to assets and services, and improve their socioeconomic and cultural conditions. It includes settlement of displaced people on buildable land or houses/ apartments in the same locality with barrier-free access to basic amenities. New settlement schemes in the context of development projects or subprojects /resettlement/ reconciliation following restoration of law and order including restoration of livelihoods, incomes and assets bases and assistance to rebuild life after being resettled are also included in resettlement. Resettlement Action Plan (RAP): The document in which a project sponsor or other responsible entity specifies the procedures that it will follow and the actions that it will take to mitigate adverse effects, compensate losses, and provide development benefits to persons and communities affected by an investment project. Resettlement Assistance: Support provided to people who are physically displaced by a project. Assistance may include transportation, food, shelters, and social services that are provided to affected people during their relocation. Assistance may also include cash allowances that compensate affected people for the inconvenience associated with resentment and defray the expenses of a transition to a new locale, such as moving expenses and lost works days. Resident Land and Structure Owners: Owners with clear title deeds for the land and structures which they are currently occupying for their own use, residential, commercial, cultural or religious purposes. Stakeholders: Any and all individuals, groups, organizations and institutions interested in and potentially affected or benefitted by a project having the ability to influence a project. Squatter: Someone who has occupied public or private land, developed structures on it and put such land into residential, agricultural or commercial use without obtaining development permission and formal title under law. Sub Families: Second or third family living in the same house registered under the same or separate register of electors at least 3 years prior to the date of the order published under Section 2 Notice. Tenants and Lessees: Occupants that have legally taken any land or properties or both on rent or lease for a specific period with registered papers recording agreed terms and conditions as permitted under law. Vulnerable Groups: People who by virtue of gender, ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, economic disadvantage, or social status may be more adversely affected by resettlement than others and who may be limited in their ability to claim or take advantage of resettlement assistance and related development benefits. This category specifically refers to families supported by women and not having able bodied male members who can earn; families of physically or mentally challenged, very old and infirm persons, who are not able to earn sufficiently to support the family; and families that are very poor and recognized by the government as living below poverty line.

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Executive Summary

I. Widening and rehabilitation of 14.3km of AB31 road from Kodikamam to Puloly town and another 0.3 km of B75 road from Puloly town to Puloly Junction at AB20 is proposed as a component of the Strategic Cities Development Project (SCDP) under the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development (MM&WD) with credit facility from the World Bank. The cost of the subproject has been estimated at SLR 1,206 MN. The developments proposed under this subproject include the widening of the road to 8.8m with asphalt, repairing 3 bridges, 28 culverts, 9 bus stops and establishing new road signs as necessary. The project is scheduled to be implemented over a period of 18 months from April 2018 to September 2019. Road Development Authority (RDA) is the Project Partner Agency (PPA) of this sub project and will be responsible for development and maintenance of the relevant road. II. The Puloly-Kodikamam Road (AB31) connecting Vadamaradchy North, Vadamaradchy South West and Thenmaradchchi Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSD) of the , links the northern part of the to its southern section at Kodikamam, bypassing the Jaffna town to enter the A9 Road, thereby preventing traffic congestion within the Jaffna town. This intervention is, therefore, of strategic importance to the post-war development of the Jaffna Peninsula. III. The developments proposed will increase connectivity in the whole region by providing an alternative and faster access to A9 Road and to the main urban center in the region, particularly for people in northeastern part of the peninsula. The project will also benefit the local livelihoods, including farming and fishing by providing better and faster access to outside markets, improve employment prospects for local people including project-affected persons (PAPs) by reduced travel time to potential work places outside the area such as the Jaffna town, provide members of the younger generation improved access to educational and training opportunities throughout the peninsula, encourage investments in the region, reduce traffic congestion in Jaffna town and eventually enhance property values in areas served by improved road access. IV. The land required for the road development will be acquired by the project before starting the construction work. Accordingly, this Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) was prepared for this particular sub project, according to the guidelines set forth in the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) which is the safeguards instrument guiding the SCDP. The reasons for preparing a RAP in this instance are spelled out in para IX. The RAP analyzes the project- related impacts and presents an Entitlement Matrix to provide for compensation and livelihood benefits to the PAPs. The RAP is based on information collected from public consultations and a census of PAPs conducted during the planning stage based on the advance tracing conducted for land acquisition derived from a preliminary design for the subproject. RAP will be further updated based on the changes of engineering design or identified data gaps with prior approval of the World Bank. V. The subproject involves rehabilitation and broadening of an existing road that requires only partial land acquisitions as land acquisitions will be limited to portions of land lots immediately bordering the road instead of acquisition of entire landholdings. As for land acquisitions, an average of 1.56 perches (.0039 ha) of the total landholdings of a private land ix

owner bordering the roadway will be acquired, ranging from 0.04 perch (0.0001 ha) to 12.41 perches (0.0314 ha).The advance tracing and preliminary plan based on the preliminary design identified 332 land lots belonging to 222 private landowners (including 4 PAPs who could not be traced), 5 government institutions, 5 Kovils (Hindu temples) and 2 Multi- purpose Cooperative Societies (MPCS) to be acquired. No land lots will be acquired for their full extent and there is only one instance, described below, where the remaining land after acquisition is inadequate for utilization. The total land acquisitions for the subproject will be 2.18 ha consisting of 0.45 ha of paddy land and 1.73 ha of highland. Land will be acquired from a total of 234 PAPs, consisting of 218 private land owners contacted in the census, 4 untraced private parties, 5 Kovils, 5 government agencies, 2 Multi-purpose Cooperative Societies, and accounting for 0.86 ha, 0.0318 ha, 0.23 ha, 1.06 ha and 0.0006 ha of land to be acquired respectively. VI. Land acquisitions will not cause any physical displacement, and full or partial damage to primary residential dwellings. Because of the nature of land acquisitions and the minimum damage to commercial buildings, there will be no economic displacement of any existing businesses or economic activities resulting from the project. However, there will be partial damages to the main building in a total of three privately owned commercial buildings. Compensation will be paid at replacement cost to restore the damaged portions of the buildings within the same premises including any loss of incomes of the business-owners during the restoration period. Land acquisitions will also cause either partial or full damages to some of the auxiliary structures like toilet pits, boundary walls, fences and gates. These damaged auxiliary structures can be rebuilt within the remaining portion of the land and the project will provide compensation at full replacement cost to restore the auxiliary structures. VII. Thus partial damages will be caused to 4 commercial buildings, three of which are owned by private parties and 1 by a MPCS. Furthermore, a total of 162 garden fences, 46 boundary walls and 53 gates (51 owned by private PAPs, 1 owned by a Kovil and 1 owned by an untraced party) will also be affected. VIII. In sum, the resettlement impacts of the subproject will include partial loss of land, damage to buildings and auxiliary structures and inconvenience and impacts during the reconstruction of the road. The overall impact on the household economy and living standards will be positive with improved road access and resulting economic benefits which will in the long run negate the marginal negative impact resulting from the loss of land, damage to buildings and related losses that will be compensated in full in keeping with safeguard policies of government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank. As noted elsewhere, nearly 2.3% of paddy land and 1.4% of highland owned by private PAPs in the relevant lots are to be acquired for the project. Paddy cultivation is rain-fed and takes place during one crop season per year, namely Maha season only. Seven absentee land owners who live abroad have granted power of attorney to their relatives who are resident in the area or live elsewhere in Sri Lanka. Farming is the third most important source of employment in the area after government employment and daily wage labour. IX. Even though the proposed subproject affects PAPs exceeding 200, only three out of 218 PAPs listed in Annex 1 will lose over 10 percent of their productive assets. However we treat this as a category-A project because of two reasons. Firstly, the total number of PAPs exceeds 200. Secondly, the subproject is located in an area that experienced war-related displacement and resettlement history of part of the local population. Accordingly the RAP

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was prepared in connection with this subproject in order to safeguard the rights of project- affected persons and ensure that they are compensated at replacement cost for all their losses. X. The project will establish a Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) to address grievances and complaints during project planning and implementation. This mechanism consists of multiple layers and include the project site level, Project Partner Agency (PPA) level, Project Management Unit (PMU) level and the national level Independent Review Panel established at the Project Executing Agency (PEA) level. The PAPs have also access to the existing legal systems in the country such as Reconciliation Boards and Courts. All efforts are taken to address grievances and complaints through project-initiated mechanisms. XI. Land acquisition process is governed by the laws of the land, and land related compensation is provided in accordance with the Land Acquisitions Act 1950 as amended by Land Acquisition Regulations of 2008 and 2013, and through mechanisms such as Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committee (LARC) and Super LARC. SCDP being a ‘Specified Project’ is able to provide additional ex-gratia compensation and resettlement assistance amounting to replacement value. These Acts, Rules and Regulations have been incorporated in the RPF that is consistent with the World Bank policies, guidelines and framework for addressing social safeguard issues. XII. The entitlement matrix summarizes the main types of losses and corresponding entitlements in compliance with the above legal and policy framework. The EM provides compensation for losses at replacement value whether they are temporary or permanent, and irrespective of whether PAPs are title holders or not so as to offset such losses. This is in compliance with the National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP) of Sri Lanka and OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement of the World Bank. XIII. The resettlement budget is estimated at SLR 48.29 million (US $ 0.321 million).

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A. Introduction

1. The Strategic Cities Development Project (SCDP) was initiated by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to respond to some of the current urban problems and the emerging needs of a middle-income country that it aspires to become in the medium term whilst addressing the long-term goals of sustainability, inclusion and poverty reduction. The total project cost amounting to USD 192.08 million is co-financed by the GoSL with USD 45.08 million and the International Development Association (IDA) credit facility of USD 147 million managed by the World Bank (Project ID: P130548). The Galle City Region Development and Kandy City Region Development are the initial components of SCDP and additional financing was provided to support Jaffna City Region Development, this being the only project under this scheme to be implemented in the conflict-affected Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

2. The main thrust of the overall project is to develop a system of competitive and strategically linked cities in Sri Lanka. This concept of systemic urban development underscores establishing strategic and purposive linkages between and among the selected cities towards achieving the stated development outcomes of the project over and above the physical outputs and, thereby, contributing to advancing its positive impacts. In this connection, the cities are placed within a framework of City Region instead of limiting development interventions to administrative boundaries of the local government authorities under whose jurisdiction the cities are situated.

3. Jaffna City Region Urban Intervention aims to expand urban service delivery, improve drainage systems and revive cultural and archaeologically significant sites through key urban interventions. They include (I) road and traffic development including rehabilitation of two major roads which are playing a crucial role in strengthening the rural-urban linkages and contributing to developing a comprehensive public transport and traffic management strategy for Jaffna (ii) drainage improvement including improvement of drainage structures of Jaffna municipal area, developing a drainage master plan and developing public spaces around ponds (iii) urban upgrading and cultural heritage; enhancement of selected streets, parks, community centers and public spaces, public amenities such as public toilets, restoration of cultural heritage assets, public safety and adaptive reuse of historic and landmark buildings (iv) capacity building and implementation support; strengthening capacity of the Jaffna Municipal Council and preparation of a master plan for Jaffna town development.

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B. Subproject Description

I. The Proposed Subproject

4. The subproject involves rehabilitation and expansion of Puloly – Kodikamam Road of 14.6 km. It covers part of AB31 route that branches off from A9 route at Kodikamam junction in Thenmaradchchi DS Division, a distance of 14.3 km up to Puloly in Vadamaradchy North DS Division and moves beyond as B75 route. The 14.3 km (0+310, 14+610) of AB31 and 0.3 km (0+310) of B75 will be improved and renovated under this subproject.

II. Existing Condition of the Road

5. Despite its importance in functionality and the potential contribution to the overall improvement in the road sector in the Jaffna peninsula, this section of the road remains in a poor condition, the adverse impact of which and the corresponding losses incurred are experienced by the individuals who currently use the road.

6. The existing carriageway in this road is 4m to 5m wide. Due to the unsettled conditions that prevailed during the civil war, the condition of the road deteriorated. No proper maintenance was carried out for almost 30 years. As a result, it remains in a state of disrepair. The carriageway is both narrow and bumpy, and signs of damaged and caved in sections are visible on either side of the edge of the road (See Figure 1 in Annex 15). At some locations there are road reservations. At present there are no road traffic signs, such as sign boards, lines, and pedestrian crossings marked on this road and this makes it vulnerable to the road users. Also because of the absence of traffic signs, the traffic police is unable to implement traffic regulations in an orderly manner.

7. Due to the narrow carriageway, the fish sellers on motor bikes carrying boxes of fish and the other vehicle drivers find that they are constrained by each other. Motorists have to drive a fair distance before overtaking the motor cyclists. Further, overtaking cyclists and each other in narrow stretches of road exposes the motorists to the risk of accidents.

8. There are 28 culverts along this section of the road which have been constructed to facilitate drainage. The Road Development Authority (RDA) repaired only two bridges as a matter of priority.

9. The road moves for about 2km interior from both the junctions of Kodikamam and Puloly through congested commercial and business places on both sides and the rest of the road passes through settlements consisting of residential houses, home gardens, paddy fields, Kovils and marshy land reservations (See Figure 2 in Annex 15).

III. Importance of the Subproject

10. The proposed subproject will significantly reduce the traffic congestion in Jaffna city through avoiding the necessity for vehicles from northern part of the Jaffna Peninsula to travel through the busy Jaffna city to reach the A9 Road, the primary gateway to the rest of the Northern Province and Southern Sri Lanka. It will enhance connectivity and reduce travel time due to the improved road conditions, avoiding congested roads leading to Jaffna

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and shortened distance between and A9 Road. It will benefit the people of Point Pedro and areas to reach Kodikamam railway station and travel down south without first having to go to Jaffna railway station via AB20 route that connects Point Pedro with Jaffna through Kankesanthurai.

Map 01: Road Network in Jaffna Peninsula and the road to be upgraded

11. A significant contribution to economic development will result from the greater access to market through enhanced modes of transport. The farming and fish production in Vadamarachchi area, for example, will benefit from the improved connectivity created by the subproject as it will generate many opportunities for all producers regardless of the scale and type of production and the systems of land tenure. Improved linkages will contribute to regional economic development by promoting investments in the area and better integration of local actors with centers of growth within and outside the region. The local middle class now expanded in numbers will increasingly use the facility to achieve greater mobility and access improved educational, health and other services. The subproject may also help harness development potential in the region, for example, for promotion of tourism. The region contains many potential tourist attractions such as Hindu Kovil, Manalkadu desert, Light House, Murukan Kovil, Sarasalai Bird Sanctuary and the beautiful beaches which were major tourist attractions prior to the escalation of the war. Further, this road connects to AB21 and B370 (referred to as Pointpedro East Coast Road) enriched with landing sites for fishing boats with catches from the rich fishing grounds to the north and east of Sri Lanka (see Map 1).

12. The reduced wear and tear of vehicles, including the ubiquitous bicycles in the area will improve income due to private costs foregone. The reduced travel time results in early delivery of farm products and fish catches to the urban markets, thus benefiting the urban consumer who will be able to access fresh products. Incomes of marginal farmers and fishermen are likely to increase due to improved market access for their produce. Given improved access to wage labour in agriculture and non-agriculture sectors in the region as a whole, men and women – especially in poor households, will benefit. The subproject will therefore contribute to economic growth as well as poverty reduction. These gains as well

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as improved access to health services and food supplies can be expected to result in improved nutrition and improved health outcomes in the population.

13. In the three DS Divisions that are connected through the Puloly-Kodimamam Road, there are many resettled communities who need improved facilities in order to further stabilize the resettlement process and join the social mainstream. Public consultations revealed that war-induced population displacement was more common in Vadamarachci area compared to some neighboring divisions, with limited outflow of refugees and migrants to other parts of Sri Lanka and to other countries. According to the Statistical Handbook published by the District Secretariat of Jaffna (year 2015), as at 31 December 2014 out of a total population of 47,058 in Vadamarachchi North, 4,967 were resettled population (10.5%). In comparison, there are 11,755 resettled population (16.2%) in a total population of 72,768 in the DS Division. The project is likely to contribute to post-war recovery and development through attracting new investments to the area, promoting tourism and expanding markets.

14. Overall, the Puloly-Kodikamam Road is of strategic importance and the investment in this activity will open up opportunities and benefits to a large number of people. Already the people are aware of the benefits from improved road connectivity realized through the rehabilitation of A9 Road, for which the people resident on both sides of the road have shown their support in spite of land acquisition for this purpose. The proposed subproject will expand the growth momentum in the region by facilitating rural-urban linkages and improving North-South social and economic integration.

IV. Proposed Civil Works

15. The main Project Partner Agency (PPA) for road rehabilitation is the Road Development Authority (RDA). The design team recruited to the Project Management Unit (PMU) of SCDP carried out the detail designs of the subproject. The sub project cost is estimated at SLR 1,250 million. The executing agency for the project is the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development (MMWD), and the implementing agency of the subproject is Strategic Cities Development Project. The project is scheduled to be implemented over a period of 18 months from April 2018 to September 2019.

16. Under the Puloly – Kodikamam Road Rehabilitation (PKRR) subproject the key civil works to be carried out include rehabilitation of existing road that involves widening, laying asphalt concrete, construction of shoulders, construction of protection walls where necessary, relocation of utilities like electricity lines, reinstatement of damaged properties and community facilities. The following civil works are accordingly prioritized: 1. 14.6 km of road with the width of 8.8m (6.4m asphalt carriage way. 1.2m hard and 1.2m soft shoulder) 2. 8 numbers of standard bus halts 3. Road marking and providing sign boards 4. Construction of new drains and clearing of existing drains 5. Constructing concrete pedestrian foot walks 6. Repairing of 3 number of bridges

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7. Construction of 28 numbers of culverts

V. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement

17. Widening of road requires 863.28 perches (2.18 ha) of land to be used in addition to the existing road space. Out of this requirement, 420.9 perches (1.06 ha) or 48.6% of additional land required belongs to government institutions, 0.24 perch (0.0006 ha) or 0.03% belongs to MPCS, 89.07 perches (0.23 ha) or 10.5% belongs to Kovils, 340.49 perches (0.86 ha) or 39.4% is privately owned and 12.57 perches (0.03 ha) or 1.4% belongs to private individuals who could not be traced during the census. The land acquisitions are analyzed based on the survey plans mentioned below.

Name of Divisional Tracing Advance Tracing Preliminary Plan Secretary Division (2016/9/24) (2017/06/04) (2017/12/08)

Vadamarachchi North Ya/DSO/2016/226/01 Ya/CHV/2017/39 YA/2876

Vadamarachchi South West Ya/DSO/2016/226/02 Ya/CHV/2017/37 YA/2878

Thenmarachchi Ya/DSO/2016/226/03 Ya/CHV/2017/38 YA/2877

18. SCDP selected development interventions and activities that took into consideration alternative designs in order avoid or minimize the adverse impacts on private landowners and the community at large. To minimize adverse impacts, the SCDP adopted the following principles: • Avoided or minimized acquisition of private lands unless absolutely required through analysis of alternatives; • Avoided involuntary resettlement and minimized loss of land, structures, other assets and incomes by exploring all viable options; • Used as much state lands as possible which are free of encroachment and other encumbrances • Considered alternative designs in order to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on objects and sites like places of worship, cemeteries and structures that are considered socially and religiously important; and • Incorporated gender and poverty considerations in social management, planning and implementation processes.

VI. Objective of the Resettlement Action Plan

19. As the implementation agency of the proposed interventions, the SCDP will undertake land acquisitions and attend to related safeguard matters arising from this project.

20. The main objective of this RAP is to ensure that adequate safeguards are followed in order to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on PAPs and that they are provided with suitable compensation and other Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) assistance as prescribed by applicable national policies of the Government of Sri Lanka and WB‘s Safeguard Policies.

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21. The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) of SCDP guided the preparation of the RAP as it provides a policy framework that complies with the Sri Lankan laws, the National Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (NIRP) and the World Bank Operational Policies.

VII. Methodology for RAP Preparation

22. Consultations were held with stakeholders at various stages during the RAP preparation in order to secure their views, opinions and suggestions regarding subproject impacts, potential mitigation measures and alternative project designs. A range of formal and informal consultative methods were used to secure local community and stakeholder views and responses to the proposed interventions. They included Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), public meetings, community discussions, and in-depth and key informant interviews in addition to the socio-economic surveys. Initial consultations were conducted in the Jaffna District Secretariat and other government offices in November 2015. Subsequent consultations followed the census and land survey described below.

23. A census of all potentially affected households and business establishments was conducted by a hired consultant from the University of Jaffna on 25th of June 2016 and the reconciliation of data after the tracing preparation continued from December 2016 to 15th February 2017. The census covered demographic and socio-economic information, including an inventory of potential losses according to the technical design. Out of 234 PAPs; 230 PAPs were traced and information collected from 218 PAPs (private) using a questionnaire was compiled into a database.

24. A tracing or a land survey covering all affected properties was conducted by the Survey Department at the invitation of SCDP on 24th September 2016. The Advance Tracing and the Preliminary Plan were prepared subsequently on 4th June 2017 and 8th December 2017 by the Department of Survey. On the basis of this land survey, road boundaries (ROW) and boundaries of land to be acquired from the affected properties were demarcated. The extent of land to be acquired for this subproject was determined on that basis.

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C. Socio Economic Profile

25. The proposed road rehabilitation extends over 12 Grama Niladari divisions distributed in three Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Jaffna District. The entire project area is inhabited by Sri Lanka Tamils who are native to this area. As per the proposed design, a total of 234 PAPs were identified as those directly affected by the land acquisition for road expansion. There are 332 land lots from which portions of land will be acquired for road rehabilitation project. Out of the 234 PAPs, there were 5 government institutions; 5 Kovils and 2 Multi-purpose Cooperative Societies (MPCS), which were identified as project- affected institutions. They were, however, not subjected to the socio-economic survey targeted to households or individuals who’s privately owned land were to be acquired for the project. Among the 222 private PAPs, 4 PAPs could not be traced during the census or during the follow up visits as they had reportedly moved out of the area and none of the local people, including the local Grama Niladharis, knew their names, whereabouts or contact details.

26. Thenmaradchchi and Vadamaradchy North Divisional Secretariat Divisions will have most land acquisitions under the proposed subproject with 92 (42.2%) and 99 PAPs (45.4%) respectively.

Table 1: Distribution of Identified Persons Affected (Private) by Land Acquisitions under PKRR by DSD and GND No. of DS Division GN Division Total Percentage % by DSD SN PAPs J/326 (Kodikamam 16 7.3% North) J/337 (Kudamian) 17 7.8% J/339 (Varani North ) 39 17.9% 1 Thenmaradchchi J/341 (Idaikurichci) 11 92 5.0% 42.2% J/342 8 3.7% (Karampaikurichchi) J/343 1 0.5% (Varaniiyattalai) Vadamaradchy J/371 ( East 2 27 27 12.4% 12.4% South West ) J/413 (Puloly East ) 17 7.8% J/414 (Puloly South) 10 4.6% Vadamaradchy 3 J/415 (Manthikai ) 18 99 8.3% 45.4% North J/416 (Vallipuram ) 28 12.8% J/417 (Thunnalai 26 11.9% North) Total 218 100.0% 100.0% Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

27. There is a total of 5 land lots affected by the project where we have not been able to identify the owners in spite of multiple efforts by the Land Acquisition Officer and the Social Development Officer attached to the project to contact them. There was anecdotal evidence that these land lots belong to a total of 4 owners, who are living abroad. If they do not show up during the land acquisition process, the compensation due to them will be deposited in the

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district court by the Acquistion Officer as per provisions in the land acquisition legislation in Sri Lanka and such deposits will remain until such time the affected parties could appear and re-claim their compensation. Meanwhile, the project will continue its attempts to trace these landowners to inform them of the acquisition process. Among the identified 218 PAPs, 7 land owners, who are living overseas, have given power of attorney to their nominee and the information about the land and the owners was gathered by interviewing these nominees.

28. The ownership of land lots to be acquired are mainly private land and the tenure of those land is described in Table 2. As evident in Table 2, land lots from which portions are to be acquired for PKRR, are mostly privately owned either by individual owners or joint owners, followed by state land and land owned by Kovils or cooperative societies. According to the Sri Lankan laws, the state land or state land vested to government institutions such as Provincial Council or MPCS, will not be compensated as the same land is being transferred from one government institution to another and from one public purpose to another. The transfer of land will be based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties. However, where public buildings are damaged due to project work, the contractor is required to reconstruct the damaged buildings or auxiliary structures at project cost.

29. The Census of PAPs conducted as part of the SIA revealed that 301 land lots are owned by private landownerss. Of them 248 land lots are freeholdings owned by 182 unique PAPs whereas the rest 53 land lots are jointly owned by another 36 landowners (PAPs). The census covered both individual and joint landowners and their information is included in the Inventory of Losses (IOL) appearing in Annex 1. The ownership titles of the landowners will be verified during the land acquisition process by the Land Acquisition Officer and compensation will be paid to the relevant parties accordingly. The compensation due to PAPs who have failed to appear before the land title inquiries as well as in the rest of the acquisition process including valuation of their assests will be deposited in the District court by the Land Acquistion Officer and will remain there until such time the PAPs could appear to re-claim their due compensation.

Table 2: Tenure Category of the Land to be acquired under PKRR

Low/Paddy Highlands Total Tenure Category % Land Lots Land Lots Lots Freehold 80 168 248 74.7 Joint 17 36 53 15.9 MPCS - 3 3 0.9 Kovil 2 6 8 2.4 Government 1 14 15 4.5 Could Not be Traced 3 2 5 1.5 Total 103 229 332 100.0 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017 and Preliminary Survey Plan, December 2017.

30. The land to be acquired for PKRR subproject comes under several ownership and land use categories as spelled out in Table 3. In total 161 land lots out of 332 total lots were found to be agricultural land, either highland or low/paddy land, planted with perennial and seasonal crops. Paddy lands were found to be rain-fed with no irrigation facilities and limited to 19

cultivation in one crop season per year. A bulk of the highlands to be acquired were home gardens with a few perennial trees and some crop cultivations. Onion and tobacco were found to be major highland crops cultivated by the PAPs.

Table 3: The Number of PAPs and Number of Lots by Ownership and Land Use Ownership Land Use No of PAPs No of Lots Commercial premises 11 15 Residential with home 74 82 garden Residential with 1 1 commercial Private Land Vacant Land 36 46 (218) Paddy 66 97 Agricultural seasonal 19 22 crops Agriculture perennial 20 36 crops Common 1 2 2 Sub Total 301 Commercial premises 1 1 Kovil (05) Paddy 2 2 Vacant 4 5 Sub Total 8 Commercial premises 2 MPCS (02) 2 Vacant 1 Sub Total 3 Public Market 3 Paddy 1 Government (05) 5 Government Vacant 11 Land Sub Total 15 Residential 1 Not Traced (04) Paddy 4 3 Vacant 1 Sub Total 5 Total 234 332 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

31. Parts of commercial properties to be acquired under PKRR subproject are located near Kodikamam and Puloly junctions. Numbering 16, they include shops, tea boutiques and other services such as barber saloons. The subproject will only acquire small wayside portions of these lots and acquisitions will not cause any displacement or curtailment of the relevant business activities.

32. There are 777 members in the 218 PAP households covered in the census. The female population is higher than that of male population (by approximately 5%). It tallies with the

1 These are private lands converted for common purposes with the consent and support of the owners. One such place has a bus halt and the other place has a statue of a Tamil poet. 20

gender-wise population distribution in the district as at 2012 national population census and 2013 district report (District Statistical Hand Book 2013).

33. Approximately, 56.5% of the population of the project area is in the economically active age category of 16 to 60 years. However, the elderly population was found to be close to quarter of the population (23.7%) while children under 15 years comprised 11.2% of the population. It may be a situation where the younger generations are moving away from this area for education and employment purposes.

34. There were four persons who had never been to school among the PAPs (Table 4). Almost 86% of the adult population had received secondary education. Out of them, 66.3% are qualified with General Certificate of Examination (GCE) Ordinary Level or higher qualifications and 14% holding diploma or degree. Thus many of the PAPs are well educated.

Table 4: Demographic Profile of the PAPs Percentage Criteria Category Numbers % Total Number of PAP HHs 218

Total Number of PAP HH Members 777

Male 368 47.36 Sex Female 409 52.64 Sub Total 777 100.00 Ethnicity Tamil 777 100.0 0-15 years Old 87 11.2 16-59Years Old 439 56.5 Age >60 Years Old 184 23.7 Not Responded 67 8.6 Sub Total 777 100.00 Not Schooling Yet 16 2.0 Grade 1-5 89 11.5 Grade 5-10 151 19.4 O/L 213 27.4 Education A/L 192 24.7 Diploma Holders 48 6.2 Graduates 64 8.2 Never been to School 4 0.5 Sub Total 777 100.00 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

35. As for the presence of vulnerable categories among PAPs, there is a total of 131 households with one or more members identified as elderly, women-headed or disabled, constituting a total of 60.1% of all PAP households. Nearly 40% of all PAP households have elderly members, followed by WHH (16.1%), disabled (1.8%) and households with elderly and disabled (2.3% of all households). The total number of vulnerable people in the PAP population was 233 comprising 102 men and 131 women, constituting 30%, 27.7% and 32.0% of the total PAP population in each category respectively. The high percentage of 21

vulnerable households in the PAP population can be attributed to elderly. They will be compensated at replacement cost for any project-related losses such as loss of land and demolition of auxiliary structures like garden fences. In addition, all the households which are occupied by the vulnerable persons are eligible to be paid a onetime ex gratia payment decided by LARC in keeping with clause 4.2 J in Land Acquisition Regulations of Sri Lanka (2013). Furthermore, the PIU of the project, will facilitate and extend its support for reconstruction of damaged structures including auxiliary structures in the case of vulnerable households by preparing the relevant designs and helping them secure necessary approvals, supplies and workers. As building damages to vulnerable households are in auxiliary structures that can be easily rebuilt the vulnerable households will not find it difficult to rebuild them with the compensation provided and the assistance of able household members, the relatives and project staff. The vulnerable households consulted during the preparation of the resettlement plan also consented to the proposed arrangement as it also provided opportunity for them to rebuild them in keeping with their specific needs such as disable friendly gates and road access. On the other hand, improved road access will facilitate the mobility of all affected persons including disabled and elders.

Table 5: Distribution of PAP Households by Vulnerable Categories Percentage (%) Vulnerability Category Numbers of the Total No of PAP HHs2 Women-Headed Households 6 2.7 WHH with elderly members 25 11.5 WHH with disabled members 1 0.4 WHH with elderly and disabled 3 1.4 Total WHH 35 16.1 Households with elderly members 87 39.9 Households with disabled members 4 1.8 Households with elderly and disabled 5 2.3 Total number of vulnerable HH 131 60.1 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

36. Structures found in landholdings of PAPs are spelled out in Table 6. They include houses and auxiliary structures like sheds, garden fences and other structures. There were no residential or commercial structures found in the paddy/low lands. The structures found in paddy land were fences, a boundary wall and a toilet. The commercial buildings in highland lots include shops belonging to private persons and Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies (MPCS). A total of 82 high land lots were found with either a boundary wall or a fence.

2 % worked out from the total number of PAP households surveyed, namely 21 22

Table 6: Structures in Landholdings of PAPs by Category of Land

Land Type

Houses Other Structures Warehouse Shed Commercial Building Boundary Wall Well Toilet Fence Other Highland 68 128 15 8 16 43 69 42 137 18 Low/ Paddy Land 0 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 51 0 Total 68 136 15 8 16 44 72 43 188 18 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

37. Coconut and Palmyra were found to be major perennial trees in the landholdings of PAPs (Table 7). These trees were found mainly along the boundary (Fence) of the landholdings and they serve as boundary markers in some instances. The other category of trees is mainly Portia trees locally called as “Poovarasu” (a Timber Tree).

Table 7: Trees Found on the Land by Category of Land Non Fruit Fruit Bearing Trees Bearing Trees Total

Land Type Total Other

Trees

Coconut Palmyra Mango Banana Jack apple Rose nut Areca Neem Teak Highland 26 1,910 790 107 319 33 8 62 85 10 45 3,395 Low/ Paddy 62 6 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 89 Land Total 88 1,916 810 107 319 33 8 62 86 10 45 3,484 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

38. The main occupation among PAP household members was public sector employment followed by daily wage labour (see Table 8). A total of 48 members reported farming as their primary occupation. A total of 18 persons were engaged in foreign employment.

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Table 8: Main Sources of Income of PAP Household Members

Number of PAP Occupation household members Farming/ Agriculture 48 Wage Labour 65 Public Sector 105 Private Sector 41 Foreign Employment 18 Self-Employment 11 Livestock/ Agriculture 6 Total 294 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

39. None of the persons including farmers are expected to lose their current livelihoods due to the project activities. Where portions of agricultural or commercial land are to be acquired, these acquisitions will not drive them out of agriculture or business because of the minute size of the land extents involved and the possibility to diversify into other activities. On the other hand, almost all livelihoods will benefit from improved road access and the resulting improved linkages with outside markets and employment avenues.

40. As shown in Table 9, approximately half of the population (53.2%) earns an income higher than SLR. 25,000/- per month, while around 88.6% of households are earning more than SLR. 10,000/- per month. On the other hand a total of 7.8% of households are earning SLR. 5000-10,000/- per month and they can be categorized as poor. Another 8 PAP households (3.6%) earn less than SLR. 5,000/- per month that can be categorized as the poorest group.

Table 9: Reported Monthly Income of PAPs’ Households Income category Percentage PAPs (SLR) (%) <5,000 8 3.6 5,000-10,000 17 7.8 10,000-25,000 77 35.4 25,000-50,000 73 33.5 >50,000 43 19.7 Total 218 100.0 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

41. As compared to 88.6% of the project-affected households reporting an income higher than SLR. 10,000/- per month, 92.2% of the households are reporting monthly expenses more than SLR.10,000/-

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Table 10: Reported Monthly Household Expenditure of PAPs Family Expenditure Number Percentage (SLR) of PAPs (%) <5,000 3 1.4 5,000-10,000 14 6.4 10,000-20,000 53 24.3 20,000-30,000 48 22.0 >30,000 100 45.9 Total 218 100.0 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

42. As for membership in CBOs, 45 PAPs were members of the Samurdhi Societies as beneficiaries of the Samurdhi Programme. This means that those 45 PAPs have been categorized as poor by the divisional administration for receiving assistances from government provided for households living below the official poverty line. Even though there are 66 PAPs with sections of their paddy land to be acquired, only 18 PAPs reported to be members of Farmers’ Organization. This may be due to agriculture, especially seasonal paddy cultivation being a subsidiary occupation for most PAPs who are relying more on government employment, private sector employment or income from wage labour.

Table 11: Membership of PAPs in CBOs No of PAP CBOs (members) Samurdhi Society 45 SANASA Society 10 Farmer Organization 18 Women Development Society 14 Youth Society 1 Kovil Society 6 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

43. In summary, the livelihoods and socio economic backgrounds of the PAPs are diverse with well-educated public sector employees and some business people representing the upper crust of the social spectrum and the small farmers and wage labourers, including vulnerable groups such as female-headed households, disabled and elderly, forming the bottom layer of the society. The project obviously will have diverse impacts on these different social layers, but in so far as it enhances the market for local products including farm produce and fish and opens up employment opportunities for all sections of society it may benefit most people in local communities. The overall impact of land acquisition under the project is likely to be low to moderate due to the absence of any economic or physical displacement of people, the miniscule size of portions of land holdings to be acquired from the individual land holdings, attractive compensation package provided as elaborated in the next section, marginal loss of productive land, seasonality of cultivation under rain-fed conditions and the significance of non-agricultural incomes in the PAP population. The impact will be moderate in the case of three PAPs who will lose over 10% of their total landholdings (see Cases 135, 153 and 213 in Annex 1). Of the three PAPs, two will lose part of their productive land. Of them; the loss of land to one PAP constitutes 1.62 perches out of his jointly owned total landholding of 25

80.07 perches. The second PAP will lose 1.7 perches of his privately owned 11.86 perches. In all these instances, the compensation package provided will enable them to intensify their paddy production or move for a crop diversification program in the remaining portion of the land. Furthermore, the PAPs will benefit from road improvements as it would open up more opportunities for trading activities.

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D. Description of Subproject Impacts

I. Impacts on Land and Livelihoods

44. The total extent of land to be acquired for the proposed road rehabilitation is 863.28 perches (2.18 ha) distributed in 332 lots owned by a total of 234 PAPs (consisting of 222 private individuals including 4 who could not be traced, 5 Kovils, 5 government institutions and 2 Multipurpose Cooperative Societies) as spelled out in Table 12. No land lots are acquired in full and there is no situation where the remaining land after acquisition is inadequate for utilization or economically non-viable. There will be no physical displacement of PAPs or their economic activities and business ventures. Only some auxiliary structures like boundary walls and fences will be damaged partially or in full in some instances with limited damage to the main buildings in the affected land lots only in four land holdings. The land belonging to the government entities is also being counted in this report as they are not crown land but have been vested in relevant government agencies, namely Pradeshiya Sabas and an Agrarian Service Centre. The land to be used as road reservations is counted as state land owned by Road Development Authority. In total 7.55 perches of land is to be transferred from these government entities, 413.35 perches of land currently used as road reservation area will be utilized for road expansion and negative impacts will be minimal in the case of acquisition of state land for development work. A total of 89.07 perches are to be acquired from the Kovils. In total, 340.49 perches of land is to be acquired from 218 private individuals. Out of this, 56.14 perches (16.5% of private land to be acquired) was found to be presently unused vacant land, including scrub and abandoned resident land. A total of 83.5% of private land to be acquired (284.35 perches) is currently used for economic or other purposes by the relevant owners.

Table 12: Ownership of Lands to be acquired No. of Extent Land Ownership No. of PAPs Lots (perches) Private Land 301 218 340.49 Kovil Land 8 5 89.07 MPCS 3 2 0.24 Government Land 15 5 420.9 Not Traced 5 4 12.57 Total 332 234 863.28 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

45. The 66 PAPs who will lose portions of their 97 paddy land lots (see Table 3) to the project own a total of 6,999.6 perches (17.7 ha) of paddy land in the relevant lots. Of this total extent, 163.76 perches or 2.3% of the total paddy land extent in the relevant lots will be acquired for road expansion. The average paddy land extent to be acquired from a PAP is 2.5 perches from total paddy landholdings of 106.0 perches. Similarly, 160 PAPs will lose a total of 176.73 perches or 1.4% of the total extent of 12,928.78 perches (32.7 ha) of highland in the relevant lots. In other words an extent of 1.1 perches is to be acquired from an average highland holding of 80.8 perches. As per this, the total extent of privately owned land to be

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acquired for this intervention is 340.49 perches (0.86 ha) consisting of 176.73 perches (0.45ha) of highland and 163.76 perches (0.41 ha) of paddy land from 218 PAPs. 45 The eight land lots belonging to five different Kovils will be affected by PKRR subproject. Among them, Thittiveram Kovil will lose 68 perches of land but there will be no structural damage to the Kovil buildings. The main reason for the significant loss of land to this Kovil is the rerouting of the road in keeping with the request of the Kovil authorities. Other four Kovils will lose minor extents of their land and this will not impact or disturb any activities or functions of the relevant Kovils.

46 Acquisition of 9 land lots from four different government institutions will result in the loss of 7.55 perches which is unlikely to have any major impact considering the total extent of land held by these institutions. Further, 6 land lots (413.35 perches) owned by RDA will be utilized for road expansion. Two Multipurpose Cooperative Societies will lose 0.24 perches of land in three land lots. Since these land earmarked for acquisition are government land already vested in the relevant agencies, a memorandum of understanding will be signed between RDA and the responsible authorities to obtain the necessary land. With a few exceptions, the remaining portions of relevant land lots are adequate to the agencies concerned to continue their current activities without any hindrances. The corridor of market building owned by the Pradeshiya Sabha and the veranda of a commercial building belonging to MPCS will be partially affected with no disturbance for existing day- to-day functions. In all these instances the reconstruction work of the damaged properties will be undertaken at subproject cost and monitored by SCDP to ensure that building standards are maintained to the satisfaction of the agencies involved. The details of land to be transferred from government agencies and MPCS are summarized in Table 13.

Table 13: Impacts on Government Land

Responsible Landowning Present Land SN Authority to sign Structural Impact Remarks Institution Use (Affected) MOU with RDA 1 Army Camp Ministry of Vacant No • 0.08 perch land portion Defense is affected and no disturbances to rest of the property due to acquisition. The area has already been cleared for landmines and other explosives (See Annex 2) 2 Local Chavakachcheri Market • Partial impact • 6.13 perch land portion Authority Pradesiya Sabha building on the veranda is affected (Pradesiya with stalls of the market • Veranda of market Sabha)- building building is partially Chavakachc • Boundary wall- affected and will be heri 20 feet length restored at project cost • One water tap in the remaining land without disturbances to operation of market, vendors as well as customers 3 Local Point Pedro Vacant No • Some 0.91 perch land Authority Pradesiya Sabha portion is affected (Pradesiya Sabha)- 28

Point Pedro 4 Department of Vacant • Fence- 80 feet • 0.43 perch land portion Department Agrarian Services is affected. of Agrarian • Fence will be re-erected Services at subproject cost in the remaining portion of the land 5 Cooperative Cooperative Vacant • Partial damage • 0.21 perch land portion Society – Society - Varanai to veranda of the is affected. Varanai Cooperative • Veranda will be restored Store at subproject cost in the remaining portion of land without disturbances to daily operations of Cooperative shop and its customers 6 Cooperative Cooperative Vacant No • 0.21 perch land portion Society- Society- Puloly is affected. Puloly

47. Table 14 indicates the extent of land acquired from an average PAP as against the total extent of land held. It shows that the loss of productive land per PAP is relatively small in both absolute and relative terms. This, however, does not indicate the variation of loss among different households. The next set of tables try to capture this differential impact.

Table 14: Extent of land owned by private PAPs and extent to be acquired Low/ Paddy Land Highland Total Total Land To Be Percentage Land To Be Percentage Owned Acquired % Owned Acquired % (Perches) (Perches) 6,999.6 163.76 2.3 12,928.78 176.73 1.4% Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

48. Further, there are situations where some PAPs lose land from more than one of his/her land lots as evident in Table 15. This is because some PAPs are having land in several locations. For instance in Thunnaalai East GN Division under Karaveddy DS Division, each PAP tends to have paddy lands on either side of the AB31 Road. This road was originally laid across their land when it was first constructed. A similar pattern is evident in the case of highland plots too in a number of instances. In the case of paddy land, one person is losing land to the project in a total of ten of his paddy land lots. However, the total extent he loses is 9.5 perches which is less than 8% of his total land extent along this AB31 Road. The remaining portions of his lots can be used for continuing his livelihood without a major disruption. The 218 private PAPs own 301 land lots (97 paddy land lots and 204 highland lots). Among 218 private PAPs 58 PAPs will lose portions of paddy lands only, 152 PAPs will portions of highland only and 8 PAPs will lose portions of both paddy and highlands. The number of lots affected per PAP is given in Table 15.

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Table 15: Number of Paddy Land and Highland Lots to be acquired from each PAP Paddy Land Highland No. of Lots Per PAP No. of PAPs Lots No. of PAPs Lots

1 48 48 128 128 2 13 26 24 48 3 3 9 5 15 4 1 4 2 8 5 1 5

10 1 10

Total 66 97 160 204 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017. 49. Thus the number of lots affected per PAP ranges from 1 to 10 in the case of paddy land and 1 to 5 in the case of highland. The PAPs losing land from multiple lots is about 27% of all PAPs in the case of paddy land and 16.8% in the case of highland.

Table 16: The Extent of Land Acquired from Each PAP* Perches per PAPs Not Traced PAPs Private Kovil Government MPCS (Lots) <1 Perches 112 2 3 2 3 1-2perches 48 2-3 Perches 24 1 3-4 perches 12 4-5 perches 10 5-6 Perches 4 6-7 Perches 4 1 7-8 Perches 0 1 1 8-9 Perches 2 10-13 Perches 2 13-15 Perches 0 1 67.8 Perches 1 413.35 Perches 1 Total PAPs 218 5 5 2 5 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

50. Thus 51.4% of all PAPs who are private owners lose less than one perch of land and 5.5% of private owners lose 5 perches or more, comprising less than 10% of their existing land. It must be noted that a total of 8 PAPs lose both paddy land and highland for the project. The impact on their livelihoods in these instances will be minimal to moderate and the compensation package provided will enable them to offset this impact and continue and diversify their livelihoods also taking advantage of the improved road access.

51. The 68.8 perches from one lot to be acquired is from the Siththiveram Kovil where the Kovil trustees wanted the project to construct a bypass road to supplement the already available road, through the Kovil land. During the consultation process the Kovil trustees made this request to the project team (Relevant request letter is given in Annex 3). Also, this 68.8 perches land is 5.6% of the total land belonging to this Kovil, the portion of land to be 30

acquired is currently not used for any productive purpose by the Kovil. Information about total extent of land by each PAP as against the extent acquired for project purposes is given in Annex 1. The distribution of PAPs by proportion of land loss is given Table 17.

Table 17: Proportions of land losses- Private

Percentage of land loss No. PAPs % of Private PAPs Less than 1% 76 34.9 1% - 3% 81 37.2 3% - 5% 28 12.8 5% - 8% 23 10.6 8% - 10% 7 3.2 10% - 15% 2 0.9 More than 15% 1 0.4 Total 218 100.0 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017

52. Other than the agricultural crops, some perennial trees in the affected land lots will also be removed as part of the proposed interventions. Coconut, Palmyra and Neem are major varieties of trees to be affected. A total of 88 coconut trees from 27 PAPs (also 27 lots) and 28 Palmyra trees from 9 PAPs will be cut down. One PAP loosing 10 coconut trees is the highest tree damage by a single person affected by the project. However, some 40 coconut trees will be remaining in his land leaving aside the 10 coconut trees to be removed by the project. Similarly, 8, 7, 6 trees are affected from another three PAPs where they have 142, 21 and 14 trees remaining in their land respectively. The losses of some nut bearing trees can be economically harmful to the affected persons and will be compensated in full taking into consideration the timber value, harvest value, food value, age of the tree as per RPF guidelines. Also, since the affected parties have sufficient land to plant new trees, the project will provide seedlings for re-planting of trees and facilitate the PAPs to obtain technical assistance such as advice from relevant authorities for the proper management of the crops (Same will be included under the Environmental mitigation plan as well). Tree losses due to land acquisition by type of tree are given in Table 18. How each individual PAP is affected by tree loss is detailed out in Annex 01

53. About 10 Palmyra trees are to be affected from one PAP, who is the worst affected from project-induced damage to Palmyra trees. While he will be compensated adequately for the the loss of trees he will be encouraged and provided seedlings where necessary to replant Palmyra trees according to his requirements in the remaining land. The particular PAP has adequate land (124 perches) remaining after acquisition which can be replanted with Palmyra or allowed to re-generate new trees naturally depending on the requirements of the relevant PAP.

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Table 18: Losses of trees due to LA

COCONUT PALMYRAH NEEM OTHER Trees Land Type PAPs Nos PAPs Nos PAPs No PAPs No Private Land 27 88 9 28 9 14 7 15 Kovil 1 2 1 2 Government 1 1 MPCS Not Traced 1 5 Total 28 90 10 33 10 16 8 16 Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

54. The private PAPs will be compensated through LARC for the loss of their trees. The value of non-fruit bearing trees (timber) was estimated based on valuations prescribed by the State Timber Corporation which had taken into account the timber type and the timber volume of trees. The value of coconut trees was calculated based on the rates prescribed by the Coconut Cultivation Board, which largely reflect the life-time productivity of the tree and same rationale was applied to calculate the value of Palmyra trees which is prescribed by Palmyra Cultivation Board. The value of other fruit bearing trees was estimated based on the rates obtained from the Department of Agriculture. The total value of the trees to be removed is estimated at SLR 1,749,000. The estimated value of affected trees are given in Table 19. The tree and crop losses for each individual PAP are shown in the Inventory of Losses (Annex 1).

Table 19: Value of Affected Trees by Number of Private PAPs*

Number Unit Total Value Number Type Tree of Trees Value (SLR) of PAPs Affected (SLR)

Fruit- Coconut 88 15,000 1,320,000 27 Bearing Palmyra 28 10,000 280,000 9 Trees Lime 1 2,000 2,000 1 Neem 14 7,000 98,000 9 Non- Teak 2 15,000 30,000 2 Fruit Bo-tree 3 5,000 10,000 2 Bearing Other Trees 9 1,000 9,000 5 Ornamental Total 145 1,749,000

* In contrast to Table 18, the current table only considers the number of trees lost by 218 private PAPs who were traced during the census.

55. Those lands with standing seasonal agricultural crops, including paddy, will be given a chance to harvest their crops prior to starting the physical construction works of road. A time schedule will be prepared consulting the PAPs to ensure no existing crops are damaged due to the acquisition. Even though section 2 notice has already been issued to the land owners, the project has clearly communicated to the PAPs, that they can continue to cultivate those land until the commencement of the civil construction work. If any damages caused to standing crops by civil construction works, affected parties will be compensated through LARC as prescribed in Land Acquisition Regulations (LAR) of 2013.

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II. Impacts on Structures

56. No residential dwellings will be affected either partially or fully. But some of the auxiliary structures connected with these dwellings will be affected fully or partially. Parapet walls and fences will be mostly affected by the widening of the road, followed by the sheds. All the damages to the structures are replaceable and will be compensated for their restoration.

Table 20: Detail of Structures Affected due to the intervention

PAPs Unit/ Structure Not Total Description Private Kovil Government MPCS Traced

Commercial No. 3 1 4

Structures Total Extent (Partial) 250 250 (Sq. Ft)

Boundary Wall No. 44 1 1 46

(Full) Total Extent 1,889 20 60 1,969 (Ft) Wire Fence No. 150 5 3 2 2 162 (Full) Total Extent 14,558 290 105 80 115 15,148 (Ft) Full 2 2 Toilets Partial 0 -

Full 1 1 2 Wells Partial 2 2

Full 43 1 1 45 Gate Partial 8 8

Water Taps No. 4 1 5

Concrete Water Tub No. 1 1

Statue3 No. 1 1

Bus Halt No. 1 1

House No. 9 9 Access/Pathway Source: Census of PAPs, February 2017.

57. Land acquisitions will not cause any physical displacement, and full or partial damages to primary residential dwellings. Because of the nature of land acquisitions and the minimum damage to commercial buildings, there will be no economic displacement of any existing businesses or economic activities resulting from the project. However, four commercial structures (including one MPCS’s structure) will be affected partially by the land acquistions and proposed developments. In some cases a minor portion of the sheds erected by the business premises as extensions will be damaged by the project interventions, but they can be easily restored in the remaining portion of the land to continue the relevant businesses. The project will provide compensation at replacement cost to rehabilitate and restore the damaged structures within a stipulated time frame agreed with the PAPs. In consultation

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with the PAPs they agreed to rebuild the damaged structures on their own with the compensation provided in ways that met their own standards and requirements. Individual loss of properties are shown in Annex 1: (Inventory of losses). There will be partial damages to the main building in a total of three privately owned commercial buildings pictorial evidence of which are given in Annex 16. Two of these buildings are currently used as retail shops and each will lose a portion of the front side of the building and an open front extension to the building. The owners (serial numbers 140 and 164 in Annex 1), however, confirmed that they can continue their business activities without affecting their current incomes. If there is any impacts on their business income during the civil works, they will be compensated by LARC for their loss of incomes. A currently unused and partially damaged third building owned by a woman living overseas and held by her mother living in the area (Serial Number 152 in Annex 1) can be renovated (see Figure 3 Annex 16). Apart from these three privately owned buildings, an extension to a building owned by a MPCS will also be damaged and the project will rebuild the damaged auxiliary structure at project cost with required modifications in the space available as per expectations of the office-bearers of the relevant organization. Furthermore, acquisitions will impact on some of the auxiliary structures like boundary walls, fences and gates. The affected auxiliary structures can be re- built and restored in the remaining portion of the land. The project will provide compensation at replacement cost to restore these affected auxiliary structures to a better standard.

58. In the case of the statue on private land to be affected by the road rehabilitation project compensation will be paid to cover the full cost of shifting this statue to a suitable location in the balance portion of the land. All efforts will be made to prevent any structural damage to the statue during the process of removal and installation.

III. Impacts on Common Utilities

59. There are some common utilities such as telephone and electricity supply lines and connected posts located within the project impact area. They include 238 telephone posts, 97 no’s of 33kV electricity posts and 145 no’s of 240V electricity posts (distribution) - See Table 21. Some of these are on immediate roadsides and may need to be shifted. According to the CEB, most of these posts will be shifted to edge of the ROW. Yet, the service will be interrupted temporarily to enable connecting to the grid and testing in daytimes. The utility shifting program will be scheduled by the service providers (Telecommunication and CEB) at the request of the contractor. The cost for shifting utilities is included to subproject’s cost. The service provider will announce the utility shifting program to public using mass media to avoid inconveniences for users. SCDP will closely monitor the process of utility relocation in order to make sure that the social impact of shifting of utilities will be minimal.

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Table 21: Detail of Common Utilities Affected Due to the Project

Telephone Electricity Posts DS Divisions Post (SLT) 240V 33kV Thenmaradchchi 207 104 97 Vadamaradchy South West 9 25 0 Vadamaradchy North 22 16 0 Total 238 145 97 Source: CEB’s Records

60. The service providers, SCDP and the contractor are jointly responsible to take immediate actions to mitigate unexpected interruptions of services due to civil works.

61. The project impacts will include land acquisitions, removal of trees, removal of some auxiliary structures, and the relocation of some public utilities. The affected people clearly recognize the costs and benefits of the proposed road improvement. The preferred mode of compensation is cash compensation. The public consultations conducted in connection with this project enabled some of the community organizations to propose some modifications to the design for road improvement in line with their aspirations. On the whole the local communities appreciate the value of road rehabilitation for their long-term development as against the loss of land and some assets (trees, temporary structures).

IV. Construction Related Temporary Impacts

62. The Social Impact Mitigation Plan (SIMP) for PKRR Project is spelled out in Annex 4. It consists of measures to mitigate hazards and public inconveniences during the construction period such as disturbed access to public places and private homes along the way, ensuring pedestrian safety, avoiding traffic congestion due to construction work, shifting of common and private utilities, appropriate location of construction and labour camps and stock yards, minimizing dust, noise and vibration, parking of vehicles belonging to construction teams, safeguarding occupational health and making provisions for social safeguards including appointment of social safeguard officer, addressing gender sensitivities and handling complaints from the community. The contractor will be encouraged to recruit workers from the affected area in order to avoid large scale influx of external labour and provide employment to affected populations. The key principles adopted in developing the social impact mitigation procedures is adequate consultation with and information to affected parties, raising public and contractor awareness relating to avoiding hazards and immediate responses to grievances from the community as and when they emerge. The plan proposed has been developed on the basis of prior experiences of SCDP and has broader acceptance within SCDP among its key partners. The letter regarding land mines clearance is attached as Annex 2 which is issued by District Secretary-Jaffna.

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E. Legal and Policy Framework

I. Introduction

63. The policy, legal framework, resettlement principles and entitlements in the RAP is based on the GOSL‘s Land Acquisition Act (LAA) No.9 of 1950, National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP) of 2001, Land Acquisition Regulations of 2008 and 2013, the World Bank‘s Safeguards Policy OP 4.12 and the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) of SCDP. The Land Acquisition Act (LAA) provides for compensation for land, structures and crops affected by acquisition, and does not address resettlement related issues, including impacts on non-titleholders. The National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP) of 2001 provides for addressing resettlement and rehabilitation issues including payment of compensation at replacement cost. Relevant laws and regulations relating to land acquisition, recovery of state lands, claiming rights of acquisitive prescription, declaration of reservations, compensation for property losses and compensation for improvements are summarized below.

II. Summary of Relevant Land Laws and Regulations

64. The rehabilitation of Puloly-Kodikamam Road (AB31) requires acquisition of private land, partial impact for 3 commercial structures and demolition of some auxiliary structures of the households. The land acquisition process will be governed by the Land Acquisition Act No.9 of 1950. The compensation for acquired properties and loss of other properties will be paid as per the provisions in LAA 1950 and Land Acquisition Regulations of 2013. The subproject will not cause any physical or economic displacements to the affected persons. Sri Lanka’s National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP) of 2001 and the World Bank’s Operational Policy 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement will guide to ensure that the rights of project affected persons (PAPs) are not violated and that they are not impoverished in the course of subproject implementation. This RAP is prepared in compliance with those policies.

a. Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950 65. The Land Acquisition Act (LAA) of 1950 provides for acquisition of private land and servitudes rights for public purposes. It provides for the payment of compensation at market rates for lands, structures and crops.

66. The Land Acquisition Act (LAA) of 1950 (as amended in 1986) gives directives for the acquisition of land in the public interest and provides benefits to titleholders and non- titleholders.

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Table 22: Land Acquisition Process under Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950

No. Activity Responsibility 1. Conduct land investigation SCDP 2. Prepare application for acquisition of land for a public purpose SCDP to the secretary of the line ministry with details of land extent, current situation, boundaries, names and addresses of landowners/claimants, estimated cost and source of payment (Form GAL 29) 3. Submit the application to secretary, MOL Secretary, MM&WD 4. Submit the application with his/her recommendation to the Secretary, MOL Minister, MOL 5. Authorization for acquisition of land under Section 2 of LAA Minister, MOL 6. Issue of Section 2 Notice to acquiring officer MOL 7. Exhibit Section 2 Notice in Sinhala, English and Tamil DS- Thenmaradchchi languages in project area and send copies to claimants DS- Vadamaradchchy- South West DS- Vadamaradchchy- North 8. Request District Superintendent of Surveys to prepare -Do- Advance Tracing 9. Survey the land and prepare the Advance Tracing Superintendent of Surveys 10. Issue of Section 5 Notice to proceed with acquisition Minister, MOL 11. Exhibit Section 5 Notice in Sinhala, English and Tamil DS- Thenmaradchchi languages in project area DS- Vadamaradchchy- South West DS- Vadamaradchchy- North 12. Request the Superintendent of Surveys to prepare a -Do- ‘preliminary plan’ under Section 6 of LAA 13. Survey the land, prepare the preliminary plan and submit to Superintendent of Surveys the acquiring officer and MOL 14. Issue the notice of land acquisition under Section 7 in Sinhala, DS- Thenmaradchchi English and Tamil in the Government Gazette, exhibit the DS- Vadamaradchchy- South Notice in project area and send copies to MOL and call for West submission of claims by interested parties/claimants DS- Vadamaradchchy- North 15. Conduct inquiries under Section 9 to determine the ownership -Do- rights of the land and the compensation payable 16. Issue the notice of ownership status of the land under Section -Do- 10(1)(a) 17. Request the Chief Valuer to determine the compensation for -Do- the property to be acquired. 18. Conduct the valuation of the land and other properties Valuation Department 19. Send the valuation report to the acquiring officer Valuation Department 20. Issue the Section 17 award letter indicating the eligible DS- Thenmaradchchi compensation to PAPs. DS- Vadamaradchchy- South West DS- Vadamaradchchy- North 21. Issue and display the section 15 notice to nonappearance -Do- claimants of 9th inquiries to send their request in writing (if any) to acquiring officer 22. Deposit the nominal compensation value decided by chief -Do- valuer in District Courts in the absence of claimants and dispute title to the acquired properties. 23. Submit application for issue of Ministerial order in Gazette to Secretary, MM&WD take possession of land 24. Issue of Ministerial order in Gazette to take possession of land MOL

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No. Activity Responsibility 25. Take over the possession of the land on behalf of State under DS- Thenmaradchchi Section 38 DS- Vadamaradchchy- South West DS- Vadamaradchchy- North 26. Vesting the possession of the property with the applicant -Do- organization by way of a certificate under Section 44 which constitutes a legal title for the land

67. Land Acquisition Regulations of 2008, issued under Section 63 (2) (f) of LAA 1950 and came into effect on 17 March 2009 provide for statutory payments of compensation. It provides compensation beyond ‘market value’ by incorporating compensation for injurious effects and severance (equivalent to the full cost of damage based on the market value of land acquired), and disturbances (in terms of Section 3.11, principle based on the ‘value to owner’ of the property affected as per the written claims submitted by the AP) (Gazette notification No.1596/12 of 7.4.2009- see Annex 5), and also provisions for reconstruction cost calculation without depreciation and valuation for the whole plot of land for determining proportional unit cost for the affected land parcel, business losses, relocation assistance etc. b. Land Acquisition (Payment of Compensation) Regulations of 2013 68. The Regulations of 2013 provides for a comprehensive compensation package following land acquisition. The 2013 Regulations permitted development projects be designated as ‘specified projects’ by the Ministry of Lands with the ratification of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. SCDP has been recognized as a “specified project” by Cabinet Paper Ref. No. 15/0773/614/022 dated 24th June 2015. The specified projects qualify to establish Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committees (LARC) in the divisional secretariat divisions where the persons affected by land acquisition can make their representations. Affected parties also have the opportunity to appear before the LARC proceedings and those dissatisfied with LARC decisions on compensation may appeal to the Super LARC established at the national level.

69. The LARC system provides a mechanism for the parties affected by land acquisition to appeal for a higher compensation if they were dissatisfied with the statutory compensation paid to them under the Land Acquisition Act (LAA) of 1950. The LAA of 1950 provides only a limited appeal process for aggrieved parties through the Land Acquisition Review Board (LARB) which is hardly accessible to many affected parties (APs) particularly the poor and vulnerable due to cost and time. Instead, the LARC established at divisional secretariat level and chaired by the divisional secretary is easily accessible to PAPs where he/she will be given an opportunity to make their representations during LARC proceedings. Participation in LARC proceedings has a minimum cost to the PAPs and he/she can present their grievances and needs before the LARC committee. The LARC is constituted by the Divisional Secretary or Assistant Divisional Secretary of the relevant Divisional Secretary’s Division, the Surveyor General or his nominee, the Chief Valuer or his nominee and an officer not below the rank of the Assistant Secretary nominated by the Minister to whom the subject of the respective Specified Project has been assigned. LARC offers an ex-gratia

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package of compensation which among others include compensation for land, encroached state land, paddy land, buildings and structures, rent controlled premises under the Rent Act, loss of business and livelihoods, allowances for vulnerable families, loss of wages and employment, ex-gratia payments for handing over possession of property before the deadline, payments for relocation and self-relocation etc. c. National Involuntary Resettlement Policy of 2001 70. The National Involuntary Resettlement Policy (NIRP) of 2001 was a significant milestone in the development of a systematic approach to addressing resettlement issues in Sri Lanka. The policy thus ensures that (i) project affected persons are adequately compensated, relocated and rehabilitated; (ii) delays in project implementation and cost overruns are reduced; and (iii) better community relations are restored. It aims at ensuring that people affected by development projects are treated in a fair and equitable manner, and ensuring that they are not impoverished in the process. The policy also enables establishing the framework for project planning and implementation that would meet international best practices in involuntary resettlement. The responsibility for reviewing and approving RAPs is vested with the Ministry of Land and Land Development.

71. The main principles of NIRP that apply to the present project are as follows: • Avoid, minimize, and mitigate negative involuntary resettlement impacts by reviewing alternatives to the project • Ensure that the affected persons (APs) are fully and promptly compensated and successfully resettled, their livelihoods are re-established, and their standard of living is improved • Assist the APs in dealing with any psychological, cultural, social, and other impacts caused by compulsory land acquisition and resettlement • Gender equality and equity should be ensured and adhered to throughout. • Affected persons should be fully involved in the selection of relocation sites, livelihood compensation and development options at the earliest opportunity. • Establish an accessible grievance redress mechanism in each development project. • Resettlement should be planned and implemented with full participation of the provincial and local authorities. • Participatory measures should be designed and implemented to assist those economically and socially affected to be integrated into the host communities. • Resettlement should be planned as a development activity for the affected persons. • Vulnerable groups should be identified and given appropriate assistance to improve their living standards. • Project Executing Agencies should bear the full costs of compensation and resettlement. d. Involuntary Resettlement Policy of the World Bank (OP/BP 4.12) 72. The Involuntary Resettlement Policy (OP 4.12) is the Bank’s key safeguards framework that guides land acquisition and addressing resettlement impacts of the Bank-funded development projects. The policy guides the PPAs in screening the sub-projects for social impacts in conformity with applicable national laws and regulations and the Bank’s

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safeguard policies. In order to eliminate or reduce the adverse effects of developmental projects, involuntary resettlement covers situations where a project must compensate people for loss of land, other assets, livelihoods, and standard of living. The policy advocates; • Avoid or minimize acquisition of private lands unless absolutely required • Minimize involuntary resettlement and loss of land, structures, other assets and incomes by exploring all viable options • Avoid or minimize displacement from homesteads • Resettlement of the project affected persons will be planned and developed as an integral part of development interventions • Women will be given equal access to resources and services and provided with opportunities that would empower them to participate in the development process. Special assistance to poor women-headed and vulnerable households for restoring their livelihoods and incomes that may be affected due to resettlement • Consultation and disclosure requirements will be followed in full as per guidelines in a timely and effective manner. • Compensation at replacement cost, paid fully prior to taking possession of any land or property or both, not in installments, enabling the property losers to reestablish their shelters/businesses • Alternative housing and shops will be provided to the displaced residents and shops irrespective of their ownership status if they are found eligible • Where development interventions affect community facilities such as social, religious and cultural facilities will be restored in the relocation areas in consultation with the relocates and the host community • Homestead losers, including the poor and vulnerable households squatting on state lands, will be assisted with physical relocation with the provision of houses, basic facilities like water supply and sanitation • Absence of legal titles in cases of public land users will not be considered a bar to assistance, especially for the socio-economically vulnerable groups • Vulnerability, in terms of socio-economic characteristics of the affected persons/households will be identified and mitigated through targeted capacity building and income assistance. • Project Executing Agency shall bear the full cost of compensation and resettlement

73. The social safeguards of the SCDP development interventions will be managed in accordance with the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) guiding this project. This RAP is prepared in compliance with the RPF and provides an Entitlement Matrix (EM) and specific guidelines to address risks arising from involuntary resettlement. Whereas LAA 1950 and LAR 2013 remain the main legal instruments for acquiring private land required for the Project, the affected persons and households will receive eligible compensation and resettlement benefits as per the Entitlement Matrix given in this RAP irrespective of their title or occupancy status prior to losing shelter, business, assets, and incomes due to this subproject. Meanwhile, NIRP 2001 and OP/BP 4.12 of WB will reinforce the social safeguard aspects and RAP implementation.

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74. Land acquisition and resettlement impacts will be compensated in accordance with the entitlement matrix in the Resettlement Action Plan. As per the policy adopted for this project, all compensation for loss of land, structures and other assets will be based on full replacement cost. The EM explains the category and type of loss and the eligible category for entitlements.

75. Land acquisition process for this sub project including payment of compensation due to PAPs is scheduled to be completed by 31st March 2018.

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F. Entitlements and Eligbility

76 The key policy principles noted above will be applied and followed throughout the project cycle in the Kodikamam – Puloly Road Rehabilitation subproject. The same applies to entitlements of PAPs.

I. Eligibility Criteria

77 The Entitlement Matrix (EM) in Table 23 provides for compensation and resettlement and rehabilitation (R & R) assistance for various categories of persons affected by the acquisition of land for the subproject. The EM is in compliance with the compensation provisions stipulated in the RPF which incorporates both the policy principles of the World Bank and the policies and regulatory framework of GOSL. If at any stage of the sub-project, additional resettlement impacts are identified, the RAP will be updated by the project implementing agency (PIA) to make provisions for mitigating such impacts with compensation and R&R benefits in line with the Entitlement Matrix which will then be submitted to the World Bank for review and approval. The Entitlement Matrix offers compensation for land and structures at replacement cost, ex-gratia payments, re-establishment of community facilities, and mitigation measures for temporary impacts.

78 The unit of entitlement can be an individual, household, family or a community organization. The Entitlement Matrix considers the unit of loss to determine the unit of entitlement. If more than one person has legal or customary rights to a property or resource recognized under the law, the compensation amount will be shared according to the legal entitlement.

79 Any person or household, or community who suffers loss of land, shelter, business incomes, etc. because of the subproject impact is eligible for receiving compensation and/or R&R assistance to offset such losses while also enabling restoration of living conditions to a state better or equal to the pre-project situation. The eligibility is determined on the basis of census of PAPs carried out while preparing the RAP and approved by the PMU. In case of titleholders, eligibility is determined through scrutiny of title deeds or other ownership documents recognized under law.

80 The cut-off date for eligibility for entitlement of titleholders is the Date of Notification under the Section 2 of LAA (20th July 2017), and for non-titleholders, it is the completion date of the census (8th February 2017). The cut-off date was notified to the affected parties through a public notice displayed in all government offices including Grama Niladhari offices at the lowest level of governance located within the project impact area (See Annex 18) and announced in initial meetings held with different stakeholders. All the PAPs are titleholders and non- titleholders were not recorded during the census of this subproject. Persons who encroach on the area after the cut-off-date are not entitled to claim compensation or any other form of resettlement assistance. Fixed assets such as built structures or planted trees that came up after this date will not be covered and compensated. All involuntary land acquisitions will be compensated at replacement cost as per the LAA-1950 and LA Regulations of 2013 that include cost of replacing assets calculated based on market value,

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transaction costs, interest accrued, transitional and restoration costs, and any other applicable payments.

81 The auxiliary structures to be demolished such as toilets, toilet pits, house accesses etc. are essential parts of the daily lives of people. Therefore, it is necessary that these auxiliary structures are replaced with new structures prior to the demolition of the old/existing structures. A reasonable time frame will be agreed with the PAPs after the full payment of their due compensation to re-construct their auxiliary structures at subproject cost in the remaining portion of the land.

II. Disputes Relating to Compensation

82 In cases where disputes arise on account of the fact that land records are not updated or where the PAPs are unable to produce the required documents, where a group of owners or interested parties are involved or where absentee land owners do not turn up for document verification and declaration of compensation award, the compensation shall be awarded as per established procedures under the LAA and relevant laws and regulations. In the event of landowners/claimants failing to participate in the land acquisition process or having title disputes over the property to be acquired, compensation money will be deposited in the respective district court by the Land Acquisition Officer until the court gives the verdict. The landowners who did not participate in the land acquisition process can claim their entitlements from the district court by showing evidence in support of their eligibility. SCDP facilitates the negotiation among all interested/eligible parties (PAPs) for compensation. The special provision to use the LARC and Super LARC for this project will provide opportunity for inquiring into and consider the PAPs’ concerns and interests and mechanisms for handling any disputes and settling the disputes.

III. Entitlement Matrix

83 Based on the types of land ownership, anticipated losses or damages for properties and livelihoods, the entitlements to replacement and restoration measures for this subproject are summarized in Table 23. It explains the category and type of loss and the eligible category for entitlements.

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Table 23: Entitlement Matrix

Sr. Type of Definition of Entitlement Details No. Loss/Disturbance AP 1. Private Land (Highland) without Structures (Including kovil land) 1.1 Partial loss of Legal title Compensation 1.1.1 Compensation for affected land lot based on land due to holders/ at market value as per LAA 1950, injurious value, project related affected replacement severance, disturbances and transaction cost as activities parties with cost4 per LAR 2008, and non-statutory and ex-gratia land use rights payments as per LAR 2013 recognized 1.1.2 Three months’ advance notification for harvesting under the law standing crops, or compensation for crop damage. 1.1.3 Compensation for trees affected at current market price based on age, timber value, productivity and loss of incomes and allows AP to retain fallen trees and proving the seedling to APs for replanting (Replanting program is included in Environmental Management Plan) 1.1.4 Applicable interest on compensation amount for delay in payment of compensation calculated from the date of taking over possession of land as per LAA of 1950, LAR 2008 & LAR 2013. 1.1.5 PAPs who hand over the possession of land before the date specified by the acquiring officer they shall be entitled for an ex-gratia payment determined by LARC as per LAR 2013. 1.2 Paddy Land acquired for the project Partial loss of Legal title Compensation 1.2.1 Compensation for affected land lot based on market paddy land holders/ at value as per LAA 1950, injurious value, severance, affected replacement disturbances and transaction cost as per LAR 2008, parties with cost and non-statutory and ex-gratia payments as per land use rights LAR 2013 recognized 1.2.2 Three months’ advance notification for harvesting under the law standing crops, or compensation for crop damage. 1.2.3 An ex-gratia payment shall be made by LARC for paddy lands based on the difference between the statutory compensation and the amount equivalent to ten per cent of the market value of the land as computed by the Chief Valuer. 1.2.4 Applicable interest on compensation amount for delay in payment of compensation calculated from the date of taking over possession of land as per LAA of 1950, LAR 2008 & LAR 2013. 1.2.5 APs who hand over the possession of land before the date specified by the acquiring officer they shall be entitled for an ex-gratia payment determined by LARC as per LAR 2013. 2. Loss of Structures on private land (Including Kovils) 2.1 Permanent and Owner – Compensation 2.1.1 Compensation for the structures valued based on partial loss of occupants at market value, injurious value, severance,

4 Replacement cost means the prevailing cost involved in replacing an asset at the time of acquisition and includes fair market value, transaction cost, interest accrued, transitional and restoration cost and any other applicable payments. If any, the depreciation of the assets and structure shall not be taken in to account. Where there are no active market condition, replacement cost is equivalent to delivered cost of all building materials, labour cost for construction and any transaction or relocation cost. 44

Sr. Type of Definition of Entitlement Details No. Loss/Disturbance AP private land with title or replacement disturbances and transaction cost after acquisition as and auxiliary other cost per LAA of 1950, LAR 2008 & LAR 2013. structures ownership 2.1.2 Full compensation for the structures / properties documents before taking over the physical possession based on recognized replacement cost (without depreciations) as per LAA under the law of 1950, LAR 2008 & LAR 2013 2.1.3 Compensation for the cost of removing, shifting and installation of statue in an appropriate location. 2.1.4 If the APs hand over the possession of auxiliary structure and land before the date specified by the acquiring officer they shall be entitled for an ex- gratia payment determined by LARC as per LAR 2013 2.1.5 Right to salvage material from the demolished structure. 2.1.6 Provision of sufficient period to reconstruct the damaged structures after receiving compensation and prior to start civil works to avoid interruptions to existing usage of facilities by APs

Poor and R & R 2.1.7 An extra one-time payment shall be made for Vulnerable Assistance vulnerable and poor households as determined by the Households LARC as per LAR 2013. 2.1.8 Facilitate to reconstruct the damaged structures. 3. Government/ Common Land and Properties 3.1 Partial loss of Agrarian R&R 3.1.1. Negotiate and sign the MOU between RDA and Land Service Assistance relevant institution to transfer the land for road Department, rehabilitation works Ministry of 3.1.2. Re-construction of market corridor of public market Defense, Local of Local authority and veranda of MPCS building at Authorities subproject’s cost and Cooperative Societies 4. Unanticipated construction related impacts 4.1 Unanticipated Any Affected R&R 4.1.1Any unexpected damages for the structures due to construction Parties Assistance subproject activities will be covered by insurance related impacts policy taken by the contractor.(This is a mandatory requirement to be fulfilled by the contractor throughout the contract period)

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G. Public Consultation and Participation

84 Public consultations were conducted during various stages of the subproject development for disclosing information to the public about proposed intervention, including its potential benefits, impacts and land acquisitions for road expansion as well as to secure public views, suggestions and inputs needed for project development. Public consultations have been an important component of project planning and development and will continue during implementation of the project. The public consultations during project planning and development can be broadly divided into three categories: ➢ Preliminary consultations ➢ Consultations during the planning stage ➢ Consultations with affected persons after the project design has been completed.

85 A complete list of all public consultations during preliminary and planning stages describing the participants, venues, and dates are given Table in 24 and lists of attendance in these Stakeholder Meetings are given in Annex 6). Even though these consultations were of a generic nature, PKRR received special attention in many of them.

Table 24: Stakeholder Meetings Conducted

No of No Date Representatives/Participants Venue Purpose of Consultation Participants

1 02.10.2015 Officers of Government 52 District To discuss about Jaffna Institutions in Jaffna city, Secretariat, Town and Urban Planning University of Jaffna, SCDP Jaffna activities officers 2 02.10.2015 UDA, JMC, SCDP, District 12 District Finalization of Steering & Secretary Secretariat, Working Committees - Jaffna SCDP (Jaffna Town Development Plan - 2030)

3 07.10.2015 WB Team, SCDP, RDA, 25 Chief Key Development University of Jaffna, UDA, Minister’s Challenges in Jaffna - Initial Other government Office, Consultation with Organizations Northern Stakeholders for SCDP Province 4 16.11.2015 WB Team, SCDP, RDA, 27 District SCDP - Jaffna - World Bank University of Jaffna, UDA, Secretariat, Mission Other government Jaffna institutions 5 23.11.2015 UDA, JMC, Divisional 13 District SCDP - Jaffna - World Bank Secretary, RDA, University of Secretariat, Mission Jaffna Jaffna

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6 18.01.2016 WB Team, SCDP, RDA, 80 District Strategic City University of Jaffna, UDA, Secretariat, Development Project - Pre Other government Jaffna Appraisal institutions, women Societies, Water Board, Civil Societies, Interest Groups, Commercial Organizations, N.G.O Council, 7 18.01.2016 JMC, SCDP, Colombo, WB, 15 District Stakeholder Meeting, District Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, SCDP works, including Secretaries, Interest Groups, Jaffna PKRR Religious Organizations, RDA, CBOs 8 19.01.2016 JMC, SCDP, Colombo, WB, 64 District Stakeholder Meeting, District Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, SCDP works, including Secretaries, Interest Groups, Jaffna PKRR Religious Organizations, RDA, RDD, CBOs 9 20.01.2016 Provincial Council, World 34 District Meeting with World Bank Bank, JMC, University of Secretariat, Jaffna, SCDP, Colombo, Jaffna 10 01.02.2016 Provincial Council, Central 23 Chief Ministers Discussion on Cultural Fund, UDA, Dept. of Office, NP Archeological Sites in Archeology, JMC, All Jaffna Divisional Secretariats, Jaffna, University of Jaffna, Ceylon Tourist Board, 11 10.02.2016 Members of Parliament, 14 Committee SCDP- Intervention in District Secretary, JMC, UDA Room 8, Jaffna city (special Parliament attention on PKRR) 12 11.02.2016 District Secretary, UDA, Dept. 24 District Discussion on of Archeology, All Divisional Secretariat, Archeological Sites in Secretariats, Jaffna. Jaffna Northern Province

13 03.03.2016 Stakeholders, CBOs, Social 68 Siddiveram Community consultation – Activists Kovil and Thenmarachchi, special Community attention on PKRR Hall, Thenmarachcy

14 03.03.2016 Stakeholders, CBOs, Social 32 Pulliyankiyaan Community consultation Activists Kovil, Karaveddy 15 03.03.2016 Stakeholders, CBOs, Social 46 Vadamaradchy Community consultation - Activists North Vadamaradchy North D.S Divisional Office. Secretariat

18 22.07.2016 Stakeholders, CBOs, Social 60 Thenmarachcy Community consultation – Activities Divisional Thenmarachchi Secretariat

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19 22.07.2016 Stakeholders, CBOs, Social 45 Pulliyankiyan Community consultation Activists Kovil, Karaveddy 20 22.07.2016 Stakeholders, CBOs, Social 45 Vadamaradchy Community consultation - Activists North Vadamaradchy North D.S Divisional Office. Secretariat

I. Preliminary Consultations

86 The objective of the preliminary public consultations was to disclose information about the SCDP and the subproject to the public and secure the concurrence and support of the key stakeholders at the District level to proposed PKRR. This meeting was conducted in English with Tamil translations when necessary. In this meeting the SCDP staff clarified the objectives and the scope of SCDP and possible interventions in the Jaffna region including PKRR subproject and these consultations resulted in identification of their needs, (e.g. improved road access, improved access to health services, transportation of produce and people to Jaffna city) priorities (e.g. education of children, local participation in project activities) and concerns (e.g. road traffic accidents). A broad consensus for PKRR was reached at this meeting. Further the Chief Minister suggested that the Northern Provincial Council be involved in monitoring of the subproject and that the Jaffna University be identified as a stakeholder and a potential resource in project development. These suggestions were accepted by the SCDP. See Annex 7: list of stakeholders at initial consultation.

87 The SCDP staff had preliminary meetings with the key government agencies to be involved in the project and clarified their specific roles and functions in the project and secured their views, support and endorsement of the project through various other preliminary meetings held from October to December 2015. As evident from Table 24, the key government agencies contacted in this period were RDA, UDA, District and Divisional level administration and University of Jaffna.

88 As these meetings were generic in character and information disclosure about the project took precedence over presenting a detailed plan about the project at this stage, a separate information matrix about feedback during the initial meetings are provided in the Annex 8.

II. Consultations during the Resettlement Planning Stage

89 During the planning stage from December 2015 to July 2016 consultations were conducted with selected stakeholders at the district, divisional and community levels in order to identify optimum strategies and solve potential planning issues, public concerns and logistic problems in developing PKRR subproject. Information about the venues, participants and dates of these meetings are given in Table 24 and issues discussed and decisions reached with respective stakeholders are presented in Annex 8. Important public concerns that came up during this period includes the concern expressed by the Kovil authorities about the widening of the road in its current location, possibility of bypassing or minimizing potential

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structural damage in the built up areas by adjusting the road layout, design change so as to minimize acquisition of used land by acquisition of nearby unused land through minor adjustments to the design and compensation-related issues. Nearly all of these requests were accommodated in the project design and clarifications were provided regarding compensation for private losses of different kinds.

III. Consultations following the completion of the Initial Project Design

90 The initial conceptual design for the subproject was completed in July 2016 and boundary demarcation based on this conceptual design was done by the Survey Department on 9th of August 2016. PAPs were identified on the basis of these demarcations and public consultations at this stage sought to get feedback from the PAPs, clarify their entitlements in regard to compensations, grievances were identified and measures to mitigate these grievances were formulated. Questions about land acquisition procedures, compensation process, and possible adverse impact during the construction period and management of the contractor’s conduct were answered by the relevant staff in SCDP and partner organizations as evident in Annex 9. Where necessary and feasible the conceptual design was modified appropriately in response to public opinions and views expressed by PAPs at this stage (Consultation outcomes during project Design Stage are given in Annex 9). One good example was the rerouting of the road in response to the needs of the Kovil authorities in Thittiveram Amman Kovil as clarified elsewhere in this document. The key outcomes relating to public consultations in each stage is summarized in Table 25.

Table 25: Summary of consultations at each stages

No Discuss Issues Participants Comments Mitigation Measures/ Action Taken Preliminary Stage 1 Impact on MPCS’ Land was donated to MPCS by MPCS Manager mentioned that they are Land government in 1971. willing to transfer the affected land lot to RDA 2 Impact on Kovil Structures on both sides of the road will Road diverted at the request of the kovil Land- be affected by road widening. Traffic committee Thinnaverum congestion is a problem during the festival. Season. Construct alternative bypass road around Accepted and included in design the structure and leave the space occupied by the present road as a vehicle parking place 3 Impact on Laundry Owner- Advised him about the LA process and Structure (owned He accepted the proposed road the steps involved if the building by private PAPs) rehabilitation and is willing to agree to the extension referred to is removed. He removal of the extension built to the was clearly informed that he is entitled structure near the road if it is necessary for compensation without depreciation for road widening. He expects the in respect of the relevant structure that business income to increase after project will be removed intervention 4 Disturbance due He suggested to shift the electricity post Accepted and inserted in the design to existing near his business place to a suitable place electricity post 5 Degraded road Road side drain and culverts are degraded Accepted and new design for

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side drains and and need to be rehabilitated construction of culverts and road side culverts drains where required. The drains are included in the subproject design and there is no new land acquisition for this purpose as they fall within the Right of Way of the Road. 6 Impact on Parapet wall will be affected. Due to Conducted consultation with opposite Government limited space it is impossible to relocate side land owner and suggestion was school parapet this parapet wall. Suggests to widen the included in the design with the consent wall opposite side of the road (paddy field). of land owner 7 Positive impacts Readily accepted the proposed project due to road intervention. surface They mentioned that they will have improvement positive benefits by improving accessibility to hospital and market. 8 Reconstruction of Reconstruction of demolished structures 1. Contractor will only construct damaged (whether contractor will do it?) government and MPCS owned damaged structures structures. 2. Privately owned structures will be compensated Project Design Stage & After Design Stage 9 Compensations Land acquisition and compensations Explained about LA process to be for Land and (Privately owned) applied Structures 10 Impact on Potential impact on pond and well near Proposed to cover the well with structures on the Katpakap Pillaiyar Kovil in Varani concrete slab and construct boundary Kovil land North wall to support the well (included in subproject design) 11 Land donation Land donation; Readiness to do voluntary Explained that SCDP is not accepting work if road is done up; Children private donation of land or labour for encourage parents to donate land for project work and is responsible for subproject out of goodwill and in keeping private land acquisition only through LA with customary practices process and after payment of due compensation. 12 Contractor Bitter experience from contractors’ work Mentioned that SCDP select suitable management elsewhere. contractor through a competitive bidding process and SCDP will only select a contractor with a proven track record. Continued monitoring and grievance redress mechanism will help mitigate any construction related problems 13 Flood impact Existing flooding condition at Puloly and Design includes good drainage system Varani area during rainy period with road side drains and required culverts.

Floods can occur during road construction Design includes proper drainage system by water flow from Chavakachcheri, even at construction period. Sankaththanai and Kodikamam. Some culverts are not functioning; The Road Design consists of adequate Number of culverts is not enough number of culverts and a drain system for drainage 14 Acquisition of Obtaining consent of land owners abroad DS will take necessary legal action to absentee land assist to owners to be involved in LA 50

lots process through Power of Attorney 15 Construct the Develop the road side space near to Accepted and incorporated in the design road side space hospital for public uses to develop the available space. for parking 16 Positive impacts Participant appreciated the proposed after rehabilitation work and this is important construction of not only for Thenmarachchi people but the road also for others in areas like Vadamarachchi North, West and South, Maruthankeny. Their market for fishery products will be expanded with development works and they can transport the product to Colombo and other areas too. 17 Opportunity for If possible, provide work opportunities for Accepted and the contract with local community local people during road construction. construction contractor will specify that for labour work in wherever possible priority should be the subproject given to local community in recruiting workers. 18 Maintenance of Point Pedro harbor and jetty development After checking this information with the road after is taking place at the same time; This road technical staff of the project, people construction will be used by heavy vehicles. Can the were informed that the new road can road withstand this? Will it damage the withstand heavy vehicles deployed in road? construction work of harbor and jetty 19 Bus shelter at There is no bus stop within 10 Km area in 8 number of standard bus shelters will Varanai area the middle part of AB 31 Road, especially be newly constructed under this from Varani up to Ayaththu Junction. This subproject. is huge problem for us. People wait in hot sun. So we need a bus stop in this area with a shelter 20 Public Need to interact with local community SCDP social team will take necessary engagement with and secure their inputs and supervision in action to establish Local Resettlement the subproject subproject work. Committee (LRC) in DS division level and one GRC at PIU level to coordinate PAPs’ reconstruction work as well as to mitigate construction related impacts. As of December 2017, 3 LRCs were established covering the 3 DSDs and a GRC at the PIU level. 21 Reconstruction of Removing the boundary wall, fences and PAPs will be allowed adequate time damaged keeping the property open is a big issue; period to reconstruct the new boundary structures Risk of crop damage by cattle; Fence or walls and fences before removing the boundary wall should be erected before existing ones after paying removing the existing one compensation. 22 Safety issues There is an exposed concrete drain from The new road design included the the market to the petrol shed at the end covered concrete drain. of the AB 31 road

91 Focus group discussions (FGDs), public meetings, community discussions, key informant interviews and individual consultations were held with relevant stakeholders including vulnerable households. Consultations facilitated the disclosure of project related information to the relevant stakeholders and served as a venue for the public to express their opinions on priorities and issues which the Project should address. Altogether 912 persons participated 51

in consultations conducted by SCDP during the period of 2nd October 2015 to 14th July 2017. The summary of participation details are given in Annex 10. A Brochure was prepared and shared during consultations (see Annex 11). Local newspapers reported about the consultation program on a positive note (see Annex 12).

92 Arrangements for continuous consultation and information disclosure will include conducting stakeholder and community consultations to make them aware about subproject construction work, land acquisition and compensation process, resettlement activities and the GRM. Sufficient notice will be given prior to each construction related activity via project staff and local officials including Grama Niladharis.

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H. Institutional Framework

I. Organizational Structure

93 SCDP institutional framework is designed to ensure accountability and transparency on one hand and capacity enhancement for efficient and effective project delivery, particularly of social safeguards and resettlement entitlements on the other. Institutional arrangements for the practice of social safeguards and implementation of resettlement action plans are underpinned by the principle of subsidiarity encouraging decisions at the lowest appropriate level. The delivery of social safeguards and resettlement is linked to the implementation of sub-project civil works.

94 At the national level are different agencies coordinating and implementing land acquisition and resettlement activities. The Ministry of Lands (MOL) is responsible for developing policy guidelines and implementation of land acquisition. The MM&WD will acquire the land required for the road rehabilitation and will vest them with RDA. The PMU will facilitate the land acquisition process in coordination with MOL and the respective DSs. Dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) established within MM&WD is responsible for managing and fast-tracking project preparation and overall implementation of project including RAP implementation. The RAP functions at the national level are formally established under the supervision of the Secretary to the MM&WD who steers the project at the highest level through the National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) of which he is the Chairman. The NPSC is represented by the highest level officials of the project implementing partners. It meets bi-annually to (a) review and approve the project proposals to ensure that they comply with the subproject selection criteria; (b) monitor the overall project implementation based on progress reports; (c) resolve implementation issues; and, (d) coordinate with other National Government Agencies which are connected to the project implementation.

95 With respect to PKRR in Jaffna; there are several institutions to support implementation of all subproject activities. Out of these, some institutions have a crucial role to play in subproject implementation. They are MM&WD, PMU, RDA, District Secretariat, DSDs, Jaffna Municipal Council (JMC), Urban Development Authority (UDA), CEB, Survey Department, and Valuation Department. All these institutions need to be coordinated to resolve issues related subproject implementation. Northern Provincial Council is also playing key role on monitoring subproject implementation.

96 The SCDP has already established a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in the premises of the Jaffna District Secretariat that is the central administrative arm of the GOSL. The location is within common knowledge of the people, and is easily accessible. Moreover, it is a gender sensitive institutional set up. Special attention has been paid to recruit experienced female staff in addition to male staff who are adequately oriented to managing social safeguard issues with sensitivity to gender concerns. Deputy Director has been appointed, and he reports directly to the Project Director. Institutional collaboration has been firmed up.

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Consultant and the personnel at social management cell in the PMU provides necessary guidance to the relevant officers on social safeguard management.

II. Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in RAP Planning and Implementation PMU 97 Preparation of land acquisition proposals, coordination with other relevant agencies, consultation with stakeholders, dissemination of information, secure funds, arrange with PAPs to construct affected auxiliary structures, attend to internal monitoring, progress review and Project MIS and documentation.

98 PMU supports the DS (Land Acquiring Officer) to conclude the payment of compensation. To accelerate the acquisition process and ensure the justice for PAPs, PMU delivers the following services, 1. Advise and guide the PAPs regarding the list of documents to be submitted at the title determination inquiries conducted under Section 9 of the LAA 2. Ensure timely cash flows to assist DSs to pay the due statutory payments determined by LARC for the acquired properties 3. Prepare cheques in favor of individual PAPs whose eligibility to receive compensation has been determined at the ownership inquiries and hand them over to DS to effect payments 4. Assist the DS to inform the PAPs in advance regarding the payment of compensation 5. Prepare the list of PAPs with categories of compensation they are entitled to 6. Document and address grievances if any made by the PAPs 7. Make arrangements to pay the interest due on the statutory payment through the DS. Each PAP is eligible for an interest due to statutory payment decided by LARC considering the time gap between issue of Section 38, and final date of issuing compensation. The interest payment is included in the compensation package of each PAP. 8. Arrange to distribute a certificate with details of the compensation eligible to each PAP 9. Allow a period of 4-6 weeks after the payment of statutory compensation and other assistance for the PAP to hand over vacant possession of the property 10. Provide incentive payments due to the PAPs (as per the LAR 2013) immediately after the handing over of the vacant possession within the prescribed period to the DS/PPA. 11. Store all data in respect of compensation in a database. 12. Maintain a file for each PAP, this file should contain data on each PAP collected at LARS and SES survey and the details of payments made and other correspondence with the PAPs. RDA 99. Facilitating and coordinating with SCDP and the Department of Survey for subproject planning, impact assessment and supervising the civil works during the construction phase. Participating in LARC meeting for deciding compensations for PAPs. Takeover the assets after rehabilitation and carry out operation and maintenance work in the road as required.

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Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development: 100 Provide necessary policy guidelines, provide funds, coordinate with the WB, and give directions to the PMU on implementation issues.

Ministry of Lands and Land Development: 101 Approval of the publications of relevant orders under LAA. Monitor the progress of land acquisition and liaising with the DSs at different stages of acquisition process.

Divisional Secretary: 102 Acquisition of land, payment of statutory compensation, payment of interest, consultation, information dissemination, and vesting of acquired land with the RDA. PMU will provide technical assistance on request. Supporting implementation of RAP when necessary on PMU’s request. Supporting rehabilitation and improvement of public utilities disrupted by land acquisition and construction program. Grama Niladari: 103 Delivery of notices under LAA to the PAPs, consultation, during preparation of advance tracing and final plan by assisting the surveyors to identify the claimants.

Valuation Department: 104 Preparation of condition reports of the properties to be acquired, preparation of valuation reports.

Local Resettlement Committee (LRC) 105 LRC will help to coordinate the resettlement and rehabilitation activities at community level.

External Monitor: 106 The external monitor is having a very vital role to play in the subproject and its activities. The external monitor will monitor; I. Adequacy and process followed in preparing RAP including social surveys and community consultations, and implementation of RAP as per the timeline. II. Timely payment of compensation to affected persons. III. Effectiveness in implementing safety and mitigation measures for construction induced social impacts by contactors. IV. Functions and effectiveness of grievance redress mechanisms established at various levels V. Functions and effectiveness of the LARC, and other institutions established for management of safeguards aspects of the subproject. VI. Overall effectiveness of social safeguard measures in mitigating impacts as per the RAP and their compliance with safeguard policies of WB and GOSL.

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I. Grievance Redress Mechanism

106 SCDP will initiate an easily accessible Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) to timely and effectively address grievances and complaints early on without allowing them to be taken up at formal, legal institutions that will be too costly for the PAPs. Although all problems may not be solved to the full satisfaction of all through a social mechanism such as GRM, it demonstrates commitment of PMU to settle grievances through consultation and dialogue. At the level of project governance, it is pitched at accountable, transparent and responsive project management and government institutions. At a more practical level it is immediately concerned with the contribution to smooth implementation of sub projects and citizen engagement. In this project, grievances may arise due to dissatisfaction over the rates of compensation, eligibility criteria, civil construction work etc., and the application of the guidelines adopted in the RPF for assessment and mitigation of adverse social impacts.

I. Structure of the GRM

107 A Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) consists of institutions, instruments, methods and processes by which a resolution to a grievance is sought and provided. The SCDP will establish a project based multi-tier grievance redress mechanism which is described below. a. Grievance redress at subproject site level 108 A Social Development Officer of SCDP will be responsible for addressing the grievances at field level. He will be located at PIU in Jaffna and will regularly visit the site. A log book will be maintained at construction supervision office at site level to record grievances reported either verbally or in writing to be checked by the Social Development Officer at regular intervals. S/he will take immediate action to resolve the issues raised by the PAPs. If social development officer is unable to resolve the grievances within one week, it will be forwarded to the next level, Project Implementation Unit (PIU)/Strategic Cities Development Project. b. Grievance redress at PIU level 109 The PIU level GRC will comprise Chief Secretary (Provincial Council) or his nominee, Director General of RDA or his nominee (Chairman), Chairman of the LRC of the location, GN of the location, APD/SDO (Secretary) and two respectable citizens from society including one from the affected community, one of whom should be a woman. The PIU level GRC will meet bi-monthly or more frequently depending on the number of grievances received from the site level. The PIU level GRC is responsible for solving grievances within one week period. The PIU level grievance committee is located at the District Secretary Office, Jaffna. c. Grievance redress at PMU level

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The PD will take a decision in consultation with the PPAs/PIU concerned at PMU level. PMU is located in 4th floor, Sethsiripaya, Stage 01, Battaramulla. PD will give his/her decision for grievance within one week of receiving the grievance. d. Independent Grievance Redress Panel (IGP) 111 If PD’s decision is not acceptable to the PAP or PD is unable to resolve the grievance, PAPs can appeal to the Independent Grievance Panel (IGP) established at national level. The meetings of the IGP will be held at MM &WD. The IGP comprises representatives from the Land Ministry, Department of Valuation, a lawyer, a retired senior government officer, and a representative of a recognized Civil Society Organization and/or a person representing the PAPs. If the decision given by IGP is not acceptable to the PAP, they can recourse to legal action. Thus the PAPs have four project based grievance redress mechanisms to resolve his or her grievances.

Figure 1: GRM Diagram 112 The PAPs will be informed of the grievance redress procedure during consultation sessions, and through the circulation of leaflets and display boards placed in public places. A proper grievance recording system will be introduced at all levels in the system, and a monthly report will be prepared by the social unit/PIU. A Grievance register will be maintained at the site office of the supervision consultant, office of the contractor and the PIU. The following contact details will also be provided.

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Table 26: Contact Persons of the Subproject

Project Implementation Unit Mr.Thevarajah Krishnarajah Mr. S. Mayuran Social Officer Assistant Project Director Strategic Cities Development Project Strategic Cities Development Project Project Implementation Unit Project Implementation Unit A16, District Secretariat Office, A16, District Secretariat Office, Jaffna. Jaffna. +94212216383/ +94773474676 +94212216383 [email protected] [email protected] Road Development Authority District Secretary Eng. V. Suthakar. Mr. N. Vethanayahan Chief Engineer District Secretary Road Development Authority District Secretariat Jaffna. Jaffna +94212219757/ +94212222968(Fax) +94212222235 +94777110972 Emil: [email protected] Project Management Unit Mr. Pradeep Hettiarachchi Mr. Anura Dassanayake Deputy Project Director (Social) Project Director Strategic Cities Development Project Strategic Cities Development Project 4th Floor, Sethsiripaya -Stage 1, 4th Floor, Sethsiripaya -Stage 1, Battaramulla. Battaramulla. +94 11 2887320/ +94 11 2887321 +94 11 2887320/ +94 11 2887321 +94 71 4398678 +94 77 7666924 [email protected] [email protected]

II. Monitoring of GRM

113. Monitoring system would assess the overall effectiveness and the impact of the GRM. Such evaluations will take place quarterly, and their results would contribute towards improving the performance of the GRM in addition to providing valuable feedback to subproject management.

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J. Resettlement Budget and Financing

114 The Department of Valuation is responsible for the valuation of structures and land and determining the statutory compensation. Compensation for all structural damages is based on the rates provided by the Buildings Department whereas the land values are calculated on the current market values. The estimation of the value of coconut trees is based on the rates provided by the Coconut Cultivation Board and value of Palmyra trees is calculated using the rate issued by Palmyra Cultivation Board. The rates provided by the Timber Corporation are used to estimate the value of the timber trees. The valuation of other crops is done with the guidance received from the Department of Agriculture. 115 The total compensation for acquired land, structural damages and lost trees is SLR 48.29 million which is equivalent to US $ 0.321 million (at an exchange rate of 1US $= 150 SLR).

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Table 27: RAP Implementation Budget

Type Impact Item Unit Qty SLR/Unit Total (SLR) Total (US$) Compensation Low/Paddy Land 163.76 30,000 4,912,800 32,752 Perch for land Highland 176.73 100,000 17,673,000 117,820 Compensation for Affected Trees (As Table 19) 1,749,000 11,660 Compensation Commercial Sq. ft 250 1,500 375,000 2,500 for auxiliary Structures-03 structures Boundary Wall Ft 1,889 1,000 1,889,000 12,593 Wire Fence 14,558 200 2,911,600 19,411 Gate- Fully Nos 43 50,000 2,150,000 14,333 Gate- Partial 8 15,000 120,000 800 Well- Fully No’s 1 75,000 75,000 500 Well- Partial 2 25,000 50,000 333 Toilet No’s 2 50,000 100,000 667 Water Tap/ Line No's 4 2,500 10,000 67 Concrete Water No’s 1 10,000 10,000 67 Tub Shifting Statue No's 1 50,000 50,000 333 Bus halt No's 1 50,000 50,000 333 House Access/ No's 9 10,000 90,000 600 Pathway Unanticipated Impacts(10% of Compensation & other 3,924,640 26,164 Expenses) PAPs participation in PAPs 218 10,000 2,180,000 14,533 Section 9 inquiry Allowances Onetime grant for vulnerable PAPs 131 15,000 1,965,000 13,100 families Awareness Creation on Road traffic Programs 12 5,000 60,000 400 rules (1 per each GN Division) External Months 18 350,000 6,300,000 42,000 Monitoring Monitoring and Consultation, Evaluation Information Months 24 10,000 240,000 1,600 dissemination and reporting cost Sub Total 46,885,040 312,567 Administration 234,425 1,563 Cost 0.5% Contingency 1,172,126 7,814 2.5% Grand Total 48,291,591 321,944

K. Implementation Schedule

116 The MM&WD as the PIA is responsible for overall project coordination and implementation. The PMU established in the MM&WD is the organizational arm responsible for management and coordination of all sub projects. The PIU established in Jaffna is responsible for implementation and coordination of all sub projects identified for the particular city region.

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Table 28: presents a time frame with responsible agencies for implantation of land acquisition process and the RAP

No. Stages of Land Acquisition Process Time Frame Responsibility Submission of request application to MOL to acquire the 1 Completed SCDP, DS land 2 Issue Section 2 of LAA -Intention to acquire land Completed DSs 3 Preparation of advanced tracing (Amended) Completed SD GA, SCDP, RDA and 4 Establish GRC Completed DS Reserve the land for development intervention (Section 38 5 Completed MOL, DS A of LAA) Assessment of land use and preparation of Condition Completed 6 VD, SCDP, DS report Informing PAPs on the decision to acquire the land Completed 7 DS, SCDP (Section 5 of LAA) Request Surveyor General to prepare the preliminary plans Completed 8 SD, SCDP, DS (Section 6 of LAA) Inform PAPs to submit claims (if any) for ownership and Completed 9 DS compensation (Section 7 of LAA) Orientation for PAPs to prepare relevant documents for Completed 10 RDA, DS, SCDP ownership inquiries 11 Holding inquiries on ownership (Section 9 of LAA) On-going DS Ownership determination and request for valuation From 21/01/2018 to 12 DS, VD (Section 10.1.A of LAA) 31/01/2018 From 01/02/2018 to 13 Preparation of valuation reports VD 15/02/2018 Issuing award letters indicating compensation amount to From 15/02/2018 to 14 DS PAPs (Section 17 of LAA) 21/02/2018 Establishment of LARC (@ DS- Thenmaradchchi, DS- 15 Vadamaradchchy- South West and DS- Vadamaradchchy- Before 15/02/2018 SCDP North) Aggrieved PAPs submit their appeals for higher From 15/02/2018 to 16 PAPs compensation through LARC to Super LARC 10/03/2018 From 10/03/2018 to 17 Award of compensation (Section 17 of LAA) LARC 31/03/2018 18 Handing over the site to contractor On 01/04/2018 SCDP/RDA/DS 19 Section 44-Issue vesting order to the Ministry Before 30/06/2018 DS, RDA, SCDP From 10/03/2018 to 20 Monitoring safeguards compliance SCDP 30/10/2019 From 01/04/2018 to RDA, DS, SCDP, 21 Restore the damaged structures 01/05/2018 PAPs SCDP, External 22 Monitoring of RAP implementation On- going Monitor

I. Disclosure and Dissemination of RAP

117. The RAP will be disclosed in local languages (Tamil and Sinhala) as required by the safeguard policies of the WB and the GOSL, and disseminated to the public. The RAP will be disclosed at SCDP’s web site (www.scdp/scdp.lk) as well as World Bank Info Shop after getting clearances from WB and links will be published on public media. However, anonymity of the PAPs will be retained in the publicly disclosed documents.

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II. Maintaining Information Profile

118. The PIU/Jaffna will maintain a data base of all information including maps and photographs collected during census survey and consultations. The data base will be updated by the PIU in periodic intervals and will be used for purposes of RAP implementation and monitoring.

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L. Monitoring and Evaluation

I. Monitoring Process and Indicators

119 Monitoring and evaluation is integral to social safeguards. The Project will therefore establish a monitoring and reporting system to ensure efficient and effective implementation and performance of the delivery of the project social safeguard program. A Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism will be established to be responsible for the systematic collection of information on the progress of the management of the social safeguards and reporting the findings to the stakeholders through the PMU.

120 Overall, the objective of monitoring and reporting will be to ensure that resettlement activities are implemented in compliance with the agreed safeguards policies and principles of the GOSL and the WB. The monitoring system will involve guidelines and terms and reference, monitoring indicators, mechanisms and methodologies, frequency, documentation and reporting arrangements.

121 Specific objectives are to: (1) ensure that the standard of living of the PAPs is restored or improved, (2) make sure that the timelines are being met, (3) assess if compensation, rehabilitation, replacement measures are sufficient, (4) identify problems.

122 The Monitoring and evaluation process has been divided into four major aspects; namely, Inputs/process, output, outcome and impact levels. A set of indicators for measuring the achievements at each level are also suggested. The specific monitoring indicators for the subproject as indicated below:

Table 29: Process of Monitoring and Evaluation

Level of Objective Indicators Reporting Inputs / Consultations conducted, Consultations completed Process GRM at four levels Land acquisition process initiated established, GRC established Monitoring systems LARC established established Progress monitoring system established Project information leaflet / communication materials produced and disseminated

Entitlements intimated to PAPs All PAPs are knowledgeable about compensation entitlements Public access continued Alternate access to public places and institutions with no interruption arranged Place to erect bus halt identified Outputs Procedures in operation and Land acquisition process completed clearance of ROW for Compensation paid to all PAPs for land acquired

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construction and structural damages All grievances reported are resolved All land lots cleared for construction work

100% of PAPs restored their damaged structures Replanting of lost trees completed Public safety Signage in place Outcome Sub project goals realized Road rehabilitation completed Travel time reduced Access to market and service stations improved Road users increased Impacts Traffic congestion Traffic congestion in Jaffna Municipality area reductions reduced due to improvement of connectivity road by 2019 Incomes of rural producers increased Vehicle maintenance cost reduced Transport facilities improved

II. Monitoring and Reporting

123 Internal monitoring will be conducted by the social team of the PMU and PIU while the external monitoring will be entrusted to the independent safeguard monitoring team which is already recruited for SCDP.

124 The monitoring results will be documented systematically and presented in the form of; • Periodic Reports (Monthly Progress Reports submitted by the PIU and Quarterly Progress Reports submitted by the PMU); • Other Reports compiled, especially at the request of the management; and • Internal notes or verbal presentations for informal management review sessions.

125 The reports will be in a standardized format so that information received could be easily compared with previous reports. They would be precise, concise and timely and should highlight exceptions and deviations from plans and schedules.

126 Three levels of Progress Review Meetings: 1. Field level, 2. PIU level and 3. PMU level with relevant stakeholders. The implementation status and progress of the subproject will be reported by relevant parties at these meetings.

III. Independent External Monitoring

127 PMU has hired the services of an external consultant for monitoring the process and the outcomes of RAP implementation and project’s compliance with safeguards. This RAP is to be monitored by the Independent External Monitor form October 2017 to December 2019.

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M. Annexures

Annex 01: Inventory of Losses of Private PAPs

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Boundary Wall Wall Boundary ( ( Fence Gate well Toilet Tap Water Water Concrete Tub Statue Halt Bus Palmyra Coconut Lime Neem Teak Bo Other Ornamental 18 B.Saraswathy Single 110.70 1.27 1.27 1.14% 200 G.Yamini/ 19 Joint 100.09 6.80 6.80 6.79% 350 Full 2 1 A.Gajenthiran 20 I.Suvaminathan Single 126.52 0.43 0.43 0.34% 100 I.Kumarasamy/ 21 Joint 35.03 1.15 1.15 3.27% 50 Full Yes Manivannan 22 I.Kanapathippillai Single 18.02 0.16 0.16 0.88% 50 23 I.Vasanthakumary Single 106.77 6.21 6.21 5.81% Yes 24 J.Anushamalar Single 45.04 0.04 0.04 0.09% 80 J.Mathivathani/ 25 Joint 25.02 1.70 1.70 6.79% 30 70 Full M.Jeganathan 26 J.Rajakobal Single 20.02 0.12 0.12 0.59% 60 Full 12.4 12.4 27 J.Thankarani Single 146.29 8.49% Yes 1 1 28 K.Amirthalingam Single 80.07 5.54 5.54 6.91% Yes 29 K.T.Moorthy Single 17.52 1.50 1.50 8.58% 30 K.Rasamalar/ 30 Single 27.53 0.40 0.40 1.44% 30 Full Sinthuja 31 K.Santhirabavani Single 53.38 1.11 1.11 2.07% 30 Yes 32 K.Sivakumary Single 90.08 0.32 0.32 0.35% 20 1 K.Sritharan (Power 33 Single 50.05 0.28 0.28 0.55% 80 of Attony) 34 K.Piranavan Single 30.03 0.75 0.75 2.50% 75 1 35 Kanapathipillai Single 60.06 1.15 1.15 1.91% 36 K.Navaradnam Single 32.53 0.47 0.47 1.46% 50 K.Navaradnam/ 10 37 Joint 60.06 0.79 0.79 1.32% 30 Full 1 R.Inthirathevi/ 0

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Boundary Wall Wall Boundary ( ( Fence Gate well Toilet Tap Water Water Concrete Tub Statue Halt Bus Palmyra Coconut Lime Neem Teak Bo Other Ornamental K.Panchalingam 38 K.Kanthasamy Single 133.46 1.34 1.34 1.01% Yes 39 K.Velkandha Single 641.80 2.49 2.49 0.39% 235 Full 2 40 K.Kunaratnam Single 105.10 1.54 1.54 1.47% 50 100 2 41 K.Manoharan Single 100.09 2.06 2.06 2.05% 75 2 42 K.Raspoopathy Single 110.10 0.04 0.04 0.04% 8 Full 1 43 K.Surendran Single 50.05 3.48 3.48 6.95% 120 Partial 2 3 44 K.Kitnagopal Single 60.06 0.04 0.04 0.07% 1 45 K.Puwaneshwary Single 30.03 0.79 0.79 2.63% 80 Full 1 1 2 46 K.Sivapalan Single 79.07 1.46 1.46 1.85% 50 Yes 47 K.Sivasanmugam Single 79.07 1.46 1.46 1.85% 50 Yes 48 K.Thiyakarasa Single 72.57 2.37 2.37 3.27% 49 K.Rangathurai Single 30.03 0.24 0.24 0.79% 80 Full K.Sivapalan/ 50 Joint 23.36 1.42 1.42 6.09% Yes S.Kanthan 51 Kanthimathy Single 15.01 0.20 0.20 1.32% 75 Full 52 K.Kankes Single 100.09 0.99 0.99 0.99% Yes 53 K.Viththiyanathan Single 30.03 0.63 0.63 2.11% 90 Full 54 K.Sivachandran Single 33.36 2.37 2.37 7.11% 80 Yes 55 K. Vasanthakumari Single 30.03 2.29 2.29 7.64% 120 1 Yes 56 K.Maliny Single 35.03 0.04 0.04 0.11% 10 57 K.Puvirajasingam Single 55.05 0.04 0.04 0.07% 10 58 K.Senthan Single 63.26 0.08 0.08 0.13% 1 59 K.Thavanesan Single 27.53 0.63 0.63 2.30% 80 Full 67

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Boundary Wall Wall Boundary ( ( Fence Gate well Toilet Tap Water Water Concrete Tub Statue Halt Bus Palmyra Coconut Lime Neem Teak Bo Other Ornamental K.Thevaki/ 60 Joint 20.02 0.08 0.08 0.40% 20 15 K.Theveswary 61 K.Vinayagamoorthy Single 170.16 0.32 0.32 0.19% Yes 62 K.Saththiyadevi Single 110.10 0.08 0.08 0.07% 30 2 63 K.Vigneshwaran Single 250.23 1.46 1.46 0.58% 64 K.Jeyarani Single 100.09 0.08 0.08 0.08% 50 K.Sachchithaanatha 65 Single 90.93 0.36 0.36 0.39% 60 m 66 K.S.V.Sharma Single 190.18 0.04 0.04 0.02% 15 K.Mayoorakirinatha 67 Single 50.61 0.40 0.40 0.78% 30 n K.Kunalan/ 68 Joint 100.09 2.69 2.69 2.69% 150 8 Krishnakala 69 L.Tharmarasa Single 66.72 2.37 2.37 3.56% 100 Yes 70 M.Sinnathurai Single 70.07 0.87 0.87 1.24% 100 71 M.Santhiradevi Single 20.02 0.08 0.08 0.40% 10 15 72 M.Uthayakumary Single 25.02 0.75 0.75 3.00% 70 Partial M.Mayooparan/ 73 Joint 25.02 1.15 1.15 4.58% 70 Yes M.Parameshwary 74 M.Selvaraj Single 90.93 2.25 2.25 2.48% 75 3 10 75 M.Sivasanmugam Single 55.05 0.20 0.20 0.36% Full 5 0 M.Seevaratnam/ 76 Joint 45.04 1.23 1.03 2.25 5.00% 120 Yes Y.Pathmalosani 77 M.Kavitha Single 43.49 0.63 0.63 1.45% 8 70 Partial 1 M.Kaneshamoorthy/ 78 Joint 80.07 1.34 1.34 1.68% 100 Yes T.Sambanthan 79 M.Thangarasa Single 322.65 0.51 0.51 0.16% 75 68

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Boundary Wall Wall Boundary ( ( Fence Gate well Toilet Tap Water Water Concrete Tub Statue Halt Bus Palmyra Coconut Lime Neem Teak Bo Other Ornamental 80 M.Sivapaalan Single 80.07 0.04 0.04 0.05% 70 Partial 81 M.S.Vaasikasaalai Single 17.59 0.91 0.91 5.17% 1 82 M.Arumairani Single 25.02 1.03 1.03 4.11% 75 Full 83 M.Subesh Single 40.04 0.36 0.36 0.89% 75 Full 1 84 N.Selvanantharajah Single 50.05 1.15 1.15 2.29% 40 Full 85 N.Srirankanathan Single 430.40 2.41 2.41 0.56% 300 1 86 N.Rajakumaran Single 150.14 0.12 4.03 4.15 2.77% 100 2 Yes 87 N.Somasundaram Single 214.20 3.48 3.48 1.62% 275 2 2 Yes 88 N.Kamaladevy Single 60.06 1.19 1.19 1.98% 100 89 N.Vasantharuban Single 160.15 0.55 0.55 0.35% Yes 90 N.Niththiyananthan Single 75.12 3.76 3.76 5.00% 260 Yes 91 N.Sivakumar Single 100.09 1.07 1.07 1.07% Yes 92 N.Kumudthini Single 55.05 3.08 3.08 5.60% 125 93 N.Yuvaraj Single 146.80 4.35 4.35 2.96% 90 Yes P.Iyathurai/ I. 94 Joint 117.61 1.34 1.34 1.14% 350 3 2 Rajitha 95 P.Pakkiyam Single 90.08 0.47 0.47 0.53% 10 96 P.Rathneshwary Single 20.02 0.63 0.63 3.16% 1 97 P.Srilatha Single 40.04 1.15 1.15 2.86% 125 1 3 P.Nanthiny/ 98 Joint 26.69 0.40 0.40 1.48% 100 Yes B.Baskaralingam 99 P.Jeyarajh Single 90.08 0.20 0.20 0.22% 75 Yes 100 P.Selvakrishnan Single 30.03 0.47 0.47 1.58% 60 Yes 101 P.Sinnaiyah Single 100.09 4.86 4.86 4.86% 50 1 1 1 2

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Boundary Wall Wall Boundary ( ( Fence Gate well Toilet Tap Water Water Concrete Tub Statue Halt Bus Palmyra Coconut Lime Neem Teak Bo Other Ornamental P.Ravichchandran/ 102 Joint 66.73 3.00 3.00 4.50% 50 Yes Panchacharam 103 P.Nallaiah Single 100.09 3.20 3.20 3.20% 60 Yes 104 R.Nirmaladevi Single 15.01 0.04 0.04 0.26% 30 105 R.Vijayasingam Single 300.28 1.86 1.86 0.62% 1 12 106 R.Sriskantharajah Single 40.04 0.71 0.71 1.78% Full 5 107 R.Sinnamma Single 118.61 4.19 4.19 3.53% 230 Yes 108 R.Satkuneshwary Single 87.58 0.12 0.12 0.14% 90 Full 109 R.Jeyaranjan Single 30.03 0.32 0.32 1.05% 30 Full R.Varalaxmy/ 110 Joint 170.02 3.20 1.03 4.23 2.49% 235 Full Yes Yes Raveendran 111 S.Kanesamoorthy Single 140.13 1.19 1.19 0.85% 100 112 S.Rasenthiran Single 15.01 0.63 0.63 4.21% 40 S.Suppaiya/ 113 Joint 89.75 1.42 1.42 1.59% 10 K.Kannampal 10.5 114 S.Puvaneswary Single 120.11 0.95 9.57 8.76% 525 Yes 2 115 S.Gnasampanthan Single 60.06 0.12 0.12 0.20% 90 S.Varatharasa/ 116 S.Puwaneswaran/ Joint 170.16 2.85 2.85 1.67% 20 300 S.Koneshwaran 117 S.Sampasivam Single 100.09 2.65 2.65 2.65% 90 Yes 118 S.Balasundaram Single 70.07 0.36 0.36 0.51% 119 S.Thurasingam Single 43.49 1.11 1.11 2.55% 1 120 S.Seethaa Single 133.46 0.79 0.79 0.59% Yes 121 S.Kavithanchali Single 60.06 0.83 0.83 1.38% 70 5 70

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Boundary Wall Wall Boundary ( ( Fence Gate well Toilet Tap Water Water Concrete Tub Statue Halt Bus Palmyra Coconut Lime Neem Teak Bo Other Ornamental 122 S.Thavanesan Single 20.02 0.36 0.36 1.78% 30 Full 1 123 S.Maheshwari Single 100.09 0.08 0.08 0.08% 35 Full 124 S.Santhirika Single 15.01 0.04 0.04 0.26% Full 1 125 S.Shanthirika Single 17.52 1.46 1.46 8.35% 100 Full 3 126 S.Baskaran Single 35.03 0.63 0.63 1.81% 30 127 S.Ilanko Single 90.08 3.40 3.40 3.77% 175 10 128 S.Sivarasa Single 130.12 2.13 2.13 1.64% 100 Full 1 129 S.Selventhiran Single 17.52 0.47 0.47 2.71% 130 S.Pushpanathan Single 440.41 0.20 0.20 0.04% 75 131 S.Roobakumar Single 80.07 0.99 0.99 1.23% 80 Yes 132 S.Thadsaayini Single 13.35 0.95 0.95 7.11% 80 Yes S.Thuraisamy/ 133 Joint 125.12 3.04 3.04 2.43% S.Saraswathy S.Nawarasa/ 134 Single 133.46 0.08 0.24 0.32 0.24% 1 Yes Santhirakrija 135 S.Meenaadshi Single 15.81 3.00 3.00 19.00% 80 Full Yes 136 S.Murugesu Single 39.54 3.40 3.40 8.60% 70 Yes 137 S.Sachithanantham Single 20.02 0.55 0.55 2.77% 60 Yes 138 S.Varatharasa Single 10.01 0.04 0.04 0.40% 60 1 S.Sriskantharasa/ 139 Joint 100.09 0.67 0.67 0.67% 120 Ampalavanar 140 S.Kumaravelu Single 125.12 0.28 1.07 1.34 1.07% 1 Yes 141 S.Ponnuththurai Single 200.19 1.11 1.11 0.55% 125 Full 142 S.Gnanabaskaran Single 100.09 0.43 0.43 0.43% 20 25 2 143 S.Sachcithananthar Single 550.51 0.04 0.04 0.01% 30

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Annex 02: Letter from GA on Land Mines Clearance

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Annex 03: Consent and Request from Kovil Board of Trustees, Karaveddy

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Annex 04: Social Impacts Mitigation Plan

Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost 01 Disturbed Access-Temporary Impact Access to Schools, • Provide sign boards for pedestrians to inform During • Area of construction Contractor’s cost Business places, Banks nature and duration of construction works Construction

any of the Government • At all GN offices, Puloly junction, and Private Institutions • Display contact details for public to lodge their Kodikmam junctions, near three may be constrained and complaints/concerns Kovils, and schools cause inconvenience • Near Puloly Methodist mission and during construction period. Varani school (Ch. 0+220, Ch.9+940

to 10+060)

• Near GN offices

• Near Varani Base Hospital

(Ch.8+940)

• Near Kovils in the area of

construction

• Provide alternative access facilities as and • Near MPCS in the construction area -Do- -Do- when required. • Near Post office in the construction

area

• Market and Shops in Puloly

(Ch.0+000 to 0+300), Varani

(Ch.9+920 to 10+100) and

Kodikamam (Ch.13+940 to

Ch.14+220) Area.

• Fuel Station at Puloly (Ch.0+040).

• Paddy Lands in the construction area

• Near Puloly Methodist mission and

• Expedite construction work & reduce Varani school (Ch. 0+220, Ch.9+940

construction period to minimize public to 10+060) -Do- -Do- inconveniences in identified community • Near Varani Base Hospital

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost • Market and Shops in Puloly (Ch.0+000 to 0+300), Varani (Ch.9+920 to 10+100) and Kodikamam (Ch.13+940 to Ch.14+220) Area. • Fuel Station at Puloly (Ch.0+040). • Area under construction and immediate surrounds of the sub • Consult business establishments & other project. Especially at Market and institutions located in the affected area and get Shops in Puloly (Ch.0+000 to 0+300), information regarding operating hours and -Do- -Do- Varani (Ch.9+920 to 10+100) and give due consideration to same in scheduling Kodikamam (Ch.13+940 to construction works Ch.14+220) including the fuel station at Puloly Junction. • Give prior information (two days before) to the business establishments about the work Area of construction -Do_ -Do- schedule in their area for them to plan their business accordingly. • Provide alternate locations for temporary bus halts during re-construction of existing bus halts. The temporary bus halts will be The existing bus halts are shown in maintained with safety measures such as -Do- -Do- Annexure 17 displaying signs boards and warnings for both commuters and vehicle drivers, placing barricading tapes etc. • Encourage construction work during the night -Do- -Do- Area of construction time to avoid public inconvenience. • Remove all obstacles for free pedestrian 2 week in movements and withhold the construction work Siddiveram Kovil and June in Kovil areas during Kovil festival seasons for -Do- Thikkil Murugan Kovil and One day free movements of vehicle and pedestrians, in of March consultation with the Kovil committees.

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost 02 Pedestrians Safety Issues- Temporary Impact Safety of the households, • Contractors shall not remove or demolish any Within Construction area & During pedestrians, vehicles and fences or boundary walls before constructing N/A Contractor’s camp Construction workers during the new structures construction. • Contactor must comply with the provisions in Health and Safety regulations under the Within Construction area & During Factory Ordinance with regards to provisions N/A Contractor’s camp Construction of health and safety measures, amenities at work places. • Provide warnings to pedestrians, vehicless and workers using Sign Boards, Barricades, Tapes -Do- Contractor’s Cost -Do- etc. • Ensure provision of appropriate safety equipment/ tools/ protective clothing to -Do- -Do- -Do- workers • Ensure safe working methods are used in -Do- -Do- -Do- construction. During • Prepare Safety-Inspection checklist, taking into construction/ consideration safety gear that the workers -Do- N/A Periodic should use. monitoring • Do regular monitoring of same during specific -Do- N/A -Do- construction activities. • Ensure prevention of risks from tools/ During machinery/equipment used on the construction -Do- N/A Construction site. • Ensure that such items are kept away from During -Do- N/A areas accessible to pedestrians. Construction • Ensure basic emergency aid services including Construction area, Contractors Vehicle a person trained in first-aid are provided in the -Do- -Do- yard & Labour Camps work place

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost • Ensure training of workforce in basic health and safety during work, prior to Before starting N/A -Do- commencement of construction, emphasizing construction on all critical factors as relevant. • Establish the Labour Camp/ Vehicle Yard During away from the city area to ensure safety and Labour camp and Vehicle Yard Contractor’s Cost Construction avoid inconveniences. 03 Traffic Congestion- Temporary Impacts Traffic congestion would • Prepare a traffic management plan in During be aggravated due to N/A N/A consultation with RDA and traffic police. Construction construction work • Implement approved Traffic Management Plan. • Near Puloly Methodist mission and Additional support can be arranged from RDA Varani school (Ch. 0+220, Ch.9+940 and Police Traffic Division, for implementation to 10+060) during peak hours of the traffic congestion • Near Varani Base Hospital (from the 6.30 am to 7.30am and 1.00pm to (Ch.8+940) 2.30pm) • Market and Shops in Puloly -Do- -Do- (Ch.0+000 to 0+300), Varani (Ch.9+920 to 10+100) and Kodikamam (Ch.13+940 to Ch.14+220) Area. • Fuel Station at Puloly (Ch.0+040). 04 Shifting of Common and Private Utilities- Permanent Impact Shifting of Common and • If work involves replacement/ relocation of Private Utility Services common utility services, prepare an inventory Project of common utility services anticipated to be Construction area N/A Planning shifted, with the assistance of respective Stage service provider agencies. • For utility services identified to be relocated, Designing prepare relocation plans in consultation with -Do- N/A stage service providers. 81

Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost • Liaise with NWS&DB, CEB and SLT, and obtain existing utility layout plans and -Do- N/A -Do- proposed relocation layouts. • Contractor’s site staff and machine operators must be made aware of the above layouts to -Do- N/A -Do- avoid accidental damages to utility lines, during construction. • With the assistance of contractor staff, arrange with relevant service providers, a system to get immediate corrective action in case any When needed Contractor cost -Do- accidental damage to utility services. • Ensure payment of compensation for Before start unexpected structural damages resulting from Construction area Contractor cost the construction activities, through Third Party construction Insurance Coverage.

• Any public or private buildings/structures damaged due to construction activities During -Do- Contractor cost (including vibration), shall be repaired/ construction rehabilitated to its original state.

05 Location of Construction Camps, Labour Camps, Stock Yards and Managing the Risk of Adverse Impacts on Communities from Project Induced Labour Influx - Temporary Impact If construction camps, • Care shall be taken not to disturb sensitive labour camps, stock yards, areas and to avoid highly residential areas During vehicle refueling areas etc. when selecting sites to locate construction Camps/ Work Yards N/A construction are located near sensitive camps, labour camps, stock yards, vehicle areas such as conservation refueling areas etc. zones, places of scenic • Locations selected for such temporary facilities During beauty or recreational shall be approved by the authorized persons of Camps/ Work Yards N/A construction value, or any water bodies, subproject - Supervision Consultant/ Employer.

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost such areas may be • Any accumulation of water due to blocking of

adversely affected. The or damages to existing drainage lines due to

risks of adverse impacts construction work shall be prevented by regular Contractor Cost -Do- Construction area on communities from cleaning of such drainage lines/ removal of

temporary project construction debris to approved dumping yards/

induced labour influx rectification of any unintended damages.

E.g. communal diseases. • Maintain the sound waste management system within the camps and the site, preventing Camps/ Yards/ Site -Do- -Do- disposal garbage/ waste water / sewerage water to open spaces/ waterways • Make the Contractors aware of advantages in giving priority to selecting labour from project influenced areas so as to minimize need for N/A N/A -Do- erecting labour camps and minimize labour influx. • Frequent supervision of labourers’ activities, labour welfare needs, and action to ensure Camps/ Yards/ Construction area N/A -Do- hygienic conditions in the work sites/ camps

• Avoid illegal lodging arrangements by Project Influence Area/ Host workers of contractors Contractor Cost -Do- community

• Avoid social conflicts or tension and prevalence gender-based violence. -Do- -Do- -Do-

-Do- • Avoid ad-hoc labour recruitments Construction area N/A

• Produce working agreements to ensure N/A N/A -Do- appropriate contracts for workers

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost • Introduce a code of conducts for labours to ensure good working environment -Do- -Do- -Do-

• Establish a system of sanctions for non- compliance applicable for both contractor -Do- -Do- -Do- and workers • Keep close cooperation with law enforcement agencies to deal with potential -Do- -Do- -Do- crime and illicit behavior of workers • Prevent any conflicts between workforce -Do- -Do- -Do- and host communities • Keep a complaints/ grievances box and establish a labour GRM to report their -Do- -Do- -Do- grievances • Conduct awareness program to labour force on hygiene and dangers of STD and HIV/AIDS. Camps/Yards Contractor’s Cost -Do- • Prepare an inventory (including names/ National ID numbers/ addresses etc.) of entire During labour force employed by contractor, and share N/A N/A with Employers PIU. This inventory shall be construction regularly updated. 06 Dust, Noise and Vibration- Temporary Impact Dust, Noise and Vibration • Follow guidelines stipulated in the During Construction area Contractor’s Cost during construction and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) construction construction work at night will cause public • Disallow worker exposure to noise level inconveniences/ greater than 85 dBA for duration of more than disturbances 8 hours per day unless hearing protection gears -Do- -Do- -Do- are provided. The use of hearing protection shall be enforced actively 07 Parking of Contractor’s vehicles along the Road- Temporary Impact 84

Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost Parking of vehicles along • Contractor shall rent suitable places for parking the road especially in vehicles of contractor/ visitors to sites/ -Do- -Do- -Do- residential areas. Employers and Engineers staff. • Vehicles of Contractor/ Engineer/ Employer shall not be parked along the main roadways -Do- -Do- -Do- which may cause traffic congestions and inconveniences to public. • Contractor needs to study and identify times of heavy traffic flow and avoid transportation -Do- -Do- -Do- during such times. 08 Social Mobility Issues- Temporary Impact Social Mobility issues • Safeguard Officer (Social and Environment) (community integration appointed by the consultant need to liaise with sensitivities) stakeholders and build up the community Camps/ Yards/ Construction area -Do- -Do- integration. • Contractors Safeguard Officer (Social) will prepare the safeguard plan in consultation with the Safeguard Officer (Social) and the Engineer (Team Leader of Supervision Consultant) and -Do- -Do- -Do- submit to Employers Project Implementation Unit (PIU) (as described in Preliminary and General section of the BOQ, ) 09 Occupational Health and Safety- Temporary Impact

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost Occupational hazards • Develop and implement site-specific Health which can arise from and Safety (H&S) plan which will include working in subproject measures such as: (a) excluding public from the defined construction area; (b) ensuring all workers are provided with and use personal protective equipment (PPE); -Do- -Do- -Do- (c) provision of H&S training for all site personnel; (d) documented procedures to be followed for all construction activities; and (e) documentation of work-related accidents (f) Arrange for Safety officers support to implement the safety related activities. • Provide Health and Safety training to all new workers to ensure that they are appraised of the basic rules of work at the site, personal -Do- -Do- -Do- protective protection, and preventing injuries to fellow workers • Ensure that a first-aid station is provided within easy access to all and that trained first-aid -Do- -Do- -Do- workers are made available to attend to first-aid needs. • Provide medical insurance coverage for all -Do- -Do- -Do- contractors workers/ staff

• Ensure that all construction areas are

barricaded to prevent unauthorized persons -Do- -Do- -Do-

entry and thereby reduce risk of accidents.

• Provide a source of safe drinking water and -Do- -Do- -Do- clean eating place for workers, at a location not exposed to hazardous or noxious substances.

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost • Provide visitors with necessary safety gear if visitors to the site are allowed access to areas -Do- -Do- -Do- where hazardous conditions or substances may be present. • Ensure that visitor/s do not enter hazard areas unescorted by relevant authorized parties in -Do- -Do- -Do- attendance. • Ensure moving machinery & equipment are outfitted with audible back-up alarms to avoid -Do- -Do- -Do- accidents. • Provide sign boards to mark, hazardous areas such as energized electrical devices and lines, service rooms housing high voltage equipment, -Do- -Do- -Do- and areas for storage and disposal of hazardous substances. • Such signage shall be in accordance with international standards and be well known and -Do- -Do- -Do- easily understood by workers, visitors, and the general public 10 Lack of awareness & Gender- Based Issues of Workers - Temporary

Impact Absence of enough • Provide water and sanitation facilities for sanitary facilities for male employees/labourers as per IFC 2009 standards -Do- -Do- -Do- and female workers, wage (1 toilet/15 persons) and separate facilities for parity, entitlement of men and women. leave; lack of awareness of • Equal participation of women for the work workers; encouraging shall be encouraged and ensure wage parity local community for during the implementation of sub projects works. according to the policy in Sri Lankan -Do- -Do- -Do- Government sector recruitment; women are given equal pay for work of equal value. (This will be included in the contractual agreements)

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Implementing No Adverse Social Impacts Mitigation Measures Location/ Place Time Frame Cost • Prevent employing the children below16 years of age and employing the young persons with ages between 16 and 18 years in the unsafe -Do- -Do- -Do- activities such as mining, excavation, operating heavy vehicles & machineries, electric works, blasting & explosive works. • Train employees in proper storage and handling of materials which can potentially -Do- -Do- -Do- cause soil contamination & precaution that should be taken during construction. • Contractor is expected to select as much as possible of the labour force, from the local community if skilled people are available. Prior to recruiting the labour, the Contractor should inform the people in the surrounding area at -Do- -Do- -Do- least 5 days before the selection takes place by announcing through a public announcement system and by displaying posters in public places of the target villages (Any person within than 3 km of the work site). • Entitlement of Leave for workers according the Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of -Do- N/A -Do- Employment and Remuneration) Act shall be maintained. 11 Handling complains from community - Temporary Impact Pedestrians, vehicle users, • Grievance Redress Committee meetings shall residential & commercial be conducted once a month or as and when Site office Contractor Cost -Do- community and workers of needed with the participation of community construction site must be representatives from site impact area able to make complains • Maintain a Complaints Register at site office regarding any and share the records with Employers PIU on a -Do- -Do- -Do- inconveniences due to regular basis.

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Annex 05: Decision of Cabinet of Ministers to Grant Specified Status to SCDP

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Annex 06: Attendance at Public Consultations

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Annex 07: List of Stakeholders at Initial Consultation

1 Governor - Northern Province 2 Chief Minister – Northern Province 3 District Secretary – District Secretariat, Jaffna 4 Assistant District Secretary – District Secretariat, Jaffna. 5 Commissioner and All Members - Municipal Council – Jaffna 6 District Engineer & Others – Road Development Authority, Jaffna. 7 Director & All Others - Urban Development Authority – NP 8 Police – DIG/SSP/ASP and OIC – Jaffna Police Station 9 Planning Director – Jaffna District 10 Divisional Secretary – Thenmaradchchi D.S Office 11 Divisional Secretary – Vadamaradchy South West D.S Office 12 Divisional Secretary – Vadamaradchy North D.S Office 13 Deputy Director of Planning – Thenmarachchy D.S Office 14 Assistant Director of Planning – Vadamaradchy South West D.S Office 15 Assistant Director of Planning – Vadamaradchy North D.S Office 16 Assistant Planning Director – Jaffna Divisional Secretariat 17 Assistant Planning Director – Nallur Divisional Secretariat 18 Archaeological Department – Jaffna 19 Building Department – Jaffna 20 Department of Survey – Superintendent of Surveys 21 Department of Valuation - Jaffna 22 Department of Agriculture - Jaffna 23 Department of Irrigation –Jaffna 24 District Disaster Management Coordinating Unit, Jaffna 25 Central Environmental Authority – Jaffna 26 Office of Motor Traffic – Jaffna 27 District Land Use Planning – Jaffna 28 National Housing Development Authority – District Manager 29 Sri Lanka Transport Board (North) 30 National Water Supply & Drainage – Regional Managers 31 MOH – Jaffna 32 University of Jaffna – Community & Regional Planning & Sociology 33 Urban Council – Chavakachcheri 34 Urban Council – Point Pedro 35 Ceylon Electricity Board 36 Chamber of Commerce – Jaffna 37 Chamber of Commerce & Industries of Yalpanam 38 Sri Lanka Telecom CBOs – Women Development Societies, Farmer Organizations, Rural Development Societies, 39 School Societies, Hospital Welfare Societies. MPCSs, Religious Societies, INGOs.

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Annex 08: Consultation Outcomes during Project Planning Stage Matters No. Participants Views/ Issues Received Decision Discussed 1 Mr. Introduction, Land was donated to MPCS in 1971 by Accepted by Thewakumara, Potential government and they seek to transfer SCDP The Manger impacts, the affected portion of land to RDA. MPCS-Varanai Views 2 Administrative Introduction, • Structures on both sides of the road Accepted and Officer, Potential will be affected by road widening. included to Kovil impacts, Traffic congestion is a problem design Committee Views during the festival. Season. • Build alternative bypass road around the structure and leave the space occupied by the present road as a vehicle parking place 3 B. Krishna Introduction, • He highly accepted the proposed • Give the Nadarajan, Potential road rehabilitation and he is willing instruction to Owner of partially impacts, to remove the extension built follow the affected laundry Views structure near the road if it is proper LA necessary for road widening. regarding his • He expects that business income will structures. improve with project intervention and road improvement. 4 Singawan Introduction, • Highly accepted the proposed Kumaravelu, Potential rehabilitations and willing to share Varani North, impacts, the suggestions with SCDP timely Varani Views Owner of mechanical workshop and hardware shop 5 K Jayamohan, Introduction, • He suggested to shift the electricity • His request will Karamba Potential post near his business place to be addressed Kurachchi, impacts, suitable place under utility Business owner Views shifting program. 6 V. Sabanandan, Introduction, • Road side drain and culvert is • Road side drain Business owner Potential degraded and need to rehabilitate system and impacts, them. construction of Views culverts are included as subproject items 7 Ms. Dandari, Introduction, • Parapet wall will be affected due to • Accepted after Principal Potential limited space impossible to relocate having impacts, wall. Suggests to widen the opposite consultation Views side of the road (paddy field). with land owner of opposite side 8 15 participants Introduction, Highly accepted the proposed project

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(12M & 3 F) Potential intervention general public, impacts, They mentioned that they will have Land owners, Views positive benefits by improving Retired accessibility to hospital and market. government servants, Chairman of Farmer Organization/ Former PS Secretary 9 villagers living by Introduction, Highly accepted the proposed project the roadside; Land Potential intervention owners; Females; impacts, They mentioned that they will have Agricultural Views positive benefits by improving workers; accessibility to hospital and market. 10 Kovil Society Introduction, Suppose to improve the road along the Accepted Representative and Potential Kovil land boundary to avoid a villager and impacts, disturbance for Kovil during festival Grama Niladhari Views season and minimize the structural from the area – a impact. landowner, several office workers

Annex 09: Consultation Outcomes during Project Design Stage and after Design Stage No. Issues Raised / Matters Discussed Suggestions, and outputs

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1 Reconstruction of demolished structures • Contractor will only construct government and (whether will contractor do it?) MPCS owned damaged structures. • Privately owned structures will be compensated 2 Land acquisition and compensations • Explained about LA process to be applied (Privately owned) 3 Potential impact on pond and well near the • Observed by design consultant and proposed Katpakap Pillaiyar Kovil in Varani North corrective action(Cover the well with concrete slab and construct boundary wall to support the well) to be followed during subproject implementation 4 Participant emphasized to divert the road via Accepted and included to new road design Kovil land boundary at Thinniveram Kovil and existing road leave as vehicle parking area for Kovil during festival season. Kovil committee willing to give the land for new road 5 Land donation; Readiness to do voluntary This project involves private land acquisition work if road is done up; Children impose only through LA process. parents to donate land for subproject 6 Bitter experience from contractors’ work SCDP select suitable contractor through a proper elsewhere. bidding process and SCDP can select professional contractor. Continue monitoring and grievances redress mechanism will help to mitigate construction related impact 7 Flooding in Puloly and Varani Design is included good drainage system with road side drains and required culverts. 8 Participants appreciated the construction works of A9 road. 9 Obtaining consent of land owners abroad DS will take necessary legal actions to assist to owners to present LA process through Power of Attorney 10 Participant asked to develop the road side Accepted and included to design to develop the space near to hospital for public uses available space. 11 Some culverts not functioning; Number of The Road Design consists with adequate number culverts is not enough of culverts and drain system for drainage 12 Flood situation can be happened in road Design consists with proper drainage system construction area during construction by even at construction period. water flow from Chavakachcheri, Sankaththanai and Kodikamam. 13 Participant appreciated the proposed rehabilitation works and this is important not only Thenmarachchi people but also others in area like Vadamarachchi North, West and South, Maruthankeny. Their fishery products market will be expanded with development works and they can transport the product to Colombo and other area too. 14 If possible, provide work opportunities for Accepted and construction contractor will be

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local people during road construction. advised to give the priority to local community when selecting labour force. 15 Point Pedro harbor and jetty development is Consult relevant authorities and take appropriate taking place at the same time; This road will actions. The road experts confirmed that it would be used by heavy vehicles. Can the road be safe for heavy vehicles to use the upgraded withstand this? Will it damage the road? road. 16 There is no bus stop within 10 Km area in Standard bus shelters construction is included to the middle part of AB 31 Road, especially this subproject.(addressed) from Varani up to Ayaththu Junction. This is huge problem for us. People wait in hot sun. So we need a bus stop in this area with a shelter 17 Need to interact with community and engage SCDP social team take necessary action to people’s support and supervision subproject establish local resettlement committee (LRC) in works. DS division one GRC at PIU level to coordinate PAPs’ reconstruction works as well as to mitigate construction related impacts of road. 18 Removing the boundary wall, fences and PAPs will allow adequate time period to keeping the property open is a big issue; reconstruct the new boundary walls and fences Risk of crop damage by cattle; Fence or before removing existing one after paying boundary wall should be erected before compensation. remove existing one 19 There is an exposed concrete drain from The new road design included the covered market to petrol shed at the end of the AB concrete drain. 31 road

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Annex 10: Summary of Participation for Consultations by Gender of the Participants

No. of Participants SN Date Venue of Consultation Male Female Total Individual Consultations with PAPs

1 3/2/2016 Karamba Kurachchi, Varanai North, Point Pedro 6 6

2 4/2/2016 Chairmen of Kovil Committee- Chavakachcheri 3 3

3 20/7/2016 Divisional secretary , Chavakachcheri 2 2

Karampaikurichchi, Jayattalai, Piloly East, Government 4 22/7/2016 7 6 13 Hospital-Varanai, Ayaththu Junction-Mully 5 8/3/2017 Kodikamam Junction 3 3

Group Consultations with PAPs Kovil premises, Siddiveram Kankei Ampal 6 4/2/2016 15 4 19 Thevasthanam(Kovil), Varanai Kovil premises, Siddiveram Kankei Ampal 7 23/2/2016 10 6 16 Thevasthanam(Kovil), Varanai 8 22/7/2016 Divisional Secretariat, Thennamarchchi 31 16 47 9 22/7/2016 Government Hospital (with Hospital staff), Varanai 6 3 9 10 23/7/2016 Multi cooperative society, Kodikamam 12 4 16 Kovil premises, Siddiveram Kankei Ampal 11 9/3/2017 13 1 14 Thevasthanam(Kovil), Varanai Consultation with the New Kovil Committee President, 12 24/5/2017 6 - 6 Kovil, Varanai 13 25/5/2017 Divisional Secretariat, Chavakachchery 4 1 5 14 31/5/2017 Community hall, Varanai 10 5 15 Kovil premises, Siddiveram Kankei Ampal 15 12/7/2017 10 5 15 Thevasthanam(Kovil), Varanai 16 14/7/2017 Kodikamam North, Kodikamam 16 5 21 Other Stakeholder Consultations Town and Urban Planning Discussion, District 17 2/10/2015 45 7 52 Secretariat, Jaffna Discussion with Finance committee of District 18 2/10/2015 10 2 12 Secretariat, District Secretariat, Jaffna Chief Minister office, Northern Provincial Council, 19 7/10/2015 - - 25 Karaveddi, Jaffna 16/11/201 20 District Secretariat, Jaffna 19 8 27 5 23/11/201 21 District Secretariat, Jaffna - - 13 5 22 18/1/2016 District Secretariat, Jaffna - - 80 23 19/1/2016 District Secretariat, Jaffna - - 64 24 20/1/2016 District Secretariat, Jaffna - - 34 Chief Minister office, Northern Provincial Council, 25 1/2/2016 - - 23 Karaveddi, Jaffna Committee Room No. 08, Parliament Complex, Sri 26 10/2/2016 - - 14 Jayawardanapura 27 11/2/2016 District Secretariat, Jaffna - - 24 28 3/3/2016 Community Hall, Thennamarachchi - - 68 101

29 3/3/2016 Pulayar Kandasami Kovil, Karaveddi - - 32 30 3/3/2016 Divisional Secretariat, Point Pedro 18 28 46 31 22/7/2016 Pulayar Kandasami Kovil, Karaveddi 23 17 40 32 22/7/2016 Divisional Secretariat, Point Pedro 19 6 25 33 7/10/2016 District Secretariat, Jaffna 31 9 40 34 22/2/2017 District Secretariat, Jaffna 17 6 23 35 10/3/2017 District Secretariat, Jaffna 18 6 24 36 25/3/2017 District Secretariat, Jaffna 24 12 36 Total 912

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Annex 11: Brochure used for Community Consultation

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Annex 12: Udayan Newspaper reporting on Public Consultation held on 22 July 2016 at DS Office, Thenmarachchy

Thenmarachchi DS division people willingness to release their private land for road expansion project. There will be improved connectivity due to the Puloly – Kodikamam road to be implemented under the Strategic Cities Development

Project of the Ministry Megapolis & Western Development.

The discussion was held yesterday (22.07.2016) at the Thenmarachchi Divisional Secretariat conference hall and attended by the affected people in this area. Most of the people who participated in this discussion expressed their

views and comments and pledged support to implement this project. The new design will have a carriageway of 4.4m from Centre Line of the road. Under the proposed improvement the road will be rehabilitated and have a total width of 8.8 m. However, the area people were interested in offering land covering 9m for the road development.

Further, the project team discussed in detail about the boundary line, impact on

land and economically valuable trees, paddy land and structure losses. Most of

the Paddy lands are located along both sides of the road from Karukkay to

Puloly area. People requested for compensation for affected paddy lands based

on the market value.

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Annex 13: RDA Consent to Acquire the Land

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Annex 14: Consent letter of Agrarian Services Department on Converting paddy land for road

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Annex 15: Pictorial Presentation of Subproject

Figure 1: Existing Condition of AB31 Road

Figure 2: View of Either sides of road

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Figure 3: The more land to be acquired opposite to the School to avoid damages to school properties

Figure 4: Existing Road across the Siththiveram Kovil where the Bypass road is requested by the trustees

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Figure 5: Existing Road across the Siththiveram Kovil where the Bypass road is requested by the trustees

Figure 6: Public Consultation Meeting Puloli

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Annex 16: Details of affected commercial structures of PAPs

Figure 1: Structural Damages to Commercial Structures. No o1

The permanent grocery shop in lot “E” belonging to Mr. S. Raseendran (Serial No 164 in Annex 1) and run by his relative will be partially (the temporary extension in front and a 1.5ft of the permanent shop from the front door) damaged due to road widening.

Figure 2: Structural damage to commercial structure No.02

Kumar Hardware and Grocery Shop at Varani in Chavakachchery DS Division will lose a corner of this building and the frontal extension due to the proposed road expansion. The owner is Mr. Kumaravelu (Serial No. 140 in Annex 1).

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Figure 3: Damage to Commercial Building No 03:

The building belongs to Ms. Sivarajah Kajalaxmy who lives abroad and currently held by her mother (Saraswathyamma) (Serial No 152 in Annex 1). This is a partially damaged old building currently unused and without a secure door at present

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Annex 17: Existing bus stops

1. Bus stops @ Varani Market:

2. Bus Stop @ Varani Post Office

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3. Bus Stop @ Varani Hospital

Bus Stop @ Varani School:

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Annex 18: Notice displayed at GN’s offices to announce cut-off date for non- tittlehoders

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