Resettlement Plan India: Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project
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Resettlement Plan November 2019 India: Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project Improvement to Walgaon -Dariyapur- Akot (SH-47) Road (Daryapur to Akot) Dist. Amravati km 156/000 to Km 180/000 and (2) Improvement to Dariyapur - Amla to Runmochan Asara road in district Amravati. EPC -7 -SH 47 & MDR 21 and SH 301 (Part 1) Prepared by Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra for the Asian Development Bank. ii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1st August 2019) Currency unit – Indian rupees (₹) ₹1.00 = $0.0144 $1.00 = ₹69.47 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India and its agencies ends on 31 March. “FY” before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2019 ends on 31 March 2019. (ii) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. This resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iii ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person ARO Assistant Resettlement Officer AE Assistant Engineer BPL Below Poverty Line BSR Basic Schedule of Rates CAP Corrective Action Plan CE Chief Engineer CoI Corridor of Impact CPR Common Property Resources DC District Collector DLAO District Land Acquisition Officer DP Displaced Person DH Displaced Household DPR Detailed Project Report EA Executing Agency EE Executive Engineer EPC Engineering Procurement and Construction FGD Focus Group Discussion FHH Female Headed Household GOI Government of India GOM Government of Maharashtra GRC Grievance Redress Cell GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HH Household IP Indigenous People IPP Indigenous People Planning IR Involuntary Resettlement LA Land Acquisition LAA Land Acquisition Act LAP Land Acquisition Plan LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement LVC Land Valuation Committee M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAW Minimum Agricultural Wage MPWD Maharashtra Public Works Department MSRIP Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project NGO Non-Government Organization NTH Non-Titled Holder OBC Other Backward Classes iv PIU Project Implementation Unit PMC Project Management Cell PRoW Proposed Right of Way PWD Public Works Department resettlement and Resettlement & Rehabilitation rehabilitation RFCTLARR Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act RO Resettlement Officer ROW Right of Way resettlement plan Resettlement Plan SC Schedule Caste SDO Social Development Officer SE Superintending Engineer SES Socio Economic Survey SIA Social Impact Assessment SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SRU Social &Resettlement Unit ST Schedule Tribe TH Titled Holder TOR Terms of References v CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………………9 A. Project Description ............................................................................................................. 9 B. Objective of Resettlement Plan..........................................................................................10 C. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement ....................................................................10 D. Socioeconomic Information and Profile .............................................................................11 E. Stakeholders Consultation and Participation ......................................................................12 F. Legal Framework ...............................................................................................................12 G. Entitlements, Assistance and Benefits ...............................................................................12 H. Relocation of Housing and Settlements .............................................................................12 I. Income Restoration and Rehabilitation................................................................................13 J. Resettlement Budget and Financing Plan ..........................................................................13 K. Grievance Redressal Mechanism ......................................................................................13 L. Institutional Arrangement ...................................................................................................13 M. Implementation Schedule ..................................................................................................14 N. Monitoring and Reporting ..................................................................................................14 I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………15 A. Background ......................................................................................................................15 B. Minimization of Impact ......................................................................................................19 C. Project Impacts and Benefits ............................................................................................19 D. Scope and Objective of Resettlement Plan (resettlement plan) .........................................20 E. Methodology for Resettlement Plan ...................................................................................23 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT (LAR)…………………………..25 A. Land Acquisition Requirement ...........................................................................................25 B. Resettlement Impacts ........................................................................................................25 C. Loss of Private Structures in the Project ............................................................................25 D. Type of Private Structure in the Project .............................................................................26 E. Use of Private Structures affected by the Project ...............................................................27 F. Type of Construction of Affected Structures .......................................................................27 G. Loss of Livelihood in the Project .......................................................................................27 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE………………………………………..29 A. Project Area Profile .........................................................................................................29 B. Demography of Displaced Persons (DPs).......................................................................30 C. Social Structure among Displaced Persons (DPs) ...........................................................30 D. Vulnerability .....................................................................................................................30 E. Annual Income Level of the Affected Household..............................................................31 F. Primary Income Earners and Sources of Income ............................................................32 vi G. Occupational structure ....................................................................................................32 H. Educational Status ..........................................................................................................32 I. Impact on Gender ............................................................................................................32 J. Project Impact on Indigenous People ............................................................................33 IV. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE………………34 A. Identification of Stakeholders ............................................................................................34 B. Public Consultation in the Project .....................................................................................34 C. Methods of Public Consultation ........................................................................................34 D. Scope of Consultation and Issues ....................................................................................34 E. Findings of the Public Consultations .................................................................................35 F. Consultation with Officials and Other Stakeholders ...........................................................38 G. Plan for further Consultation in the Project .......................................................................38 H. Information Disclosure ......................................................................................................40 V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK……………………………………………………………………………41 A. Country Legal and Regulatory System .............................................................................41 B. ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 .................................................................43 C. Maharashtra Direct Purchase Policy.................................................................................44 D. Comparison of Country and ADB Policy and Measures to Fill Gaps .................................46 E. IR Policy Adopted for the Project ......................................................................................50 VI. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS…………………………………………………………...53 A. Eligibility under the Project ...............................................................................................53