Sri Lanka: Colombo-Horana Highway

Resettlement Plan May 2011 Document Stage: Draft SRI: Additional Financing for National Highway Sector Project Colombo–Horana Highway (B084) Prepared by Road Development Authority for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 11 May 2011) Currency unit – Sri Lanka rupee (Rs) Rs1.00 = $0.009113278 $1.00 = Rs109.730000 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank CEA – Central Environmental Authority CSC – Chief Engineer’s Office CSC – Construction Supervision Consultant CV – Chief Valuer DSD – Divisional Secretariat Division DS – Divisional Secretary ESD – Environment and Social Division GN – Grama Niladhari GND – Grama Niladhari Division GOSL – Government of Sri Lanka GRC – Grievance Redress Committee IOL – inventory of losses LAA – Land Acquisition Act LARC – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committee LARD – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Division LAO – Land Acquisition Officer LARS – land acquisition and resettlement survey MOLLD – Ministry of Land and Land Development NEA – National Environmental Act NGO – nongovernmental organization NIRP – National Involuntary Resettlement Policy PD – project director PMU – project management unit RP – resettlement plan RDA – Road Development Authority ROW – right-of-way SD – Survey Department SES – socioeconomic survey SEW – Southern Expressway STDP – Southern Transport Development Project TOR – terms of reference WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Ha hectare km – kilometer sq. ft. – square feet sq. m – square meter NOTE In this report, "$" 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. i CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... v CHAPTER 1 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................ 1 1. Description of the Road Project .............................................................. 1 2. Road - Project Profile ............................................................................. 1 3. Administrative Boundaries of the Road Project ....................................... 4 4. Socioeconomic Benefits of the Project ................................................... 4 5. Land Acquisition and Impacts ................................................................. 5 6. Methodology ........................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2 – LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................... 7 1. Legislative Framework ............................................................................ 7 2. Policy Framework ..................................................................................10 CHAPTER 3 – SCOPE FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ...........17 1. Impact of Land Acquisition.....................................................................17 2. Impact on Public and Community Properties .........................................21 8. Burial Grounds and Tomb Stones..........................................................21 9. Consultation Process will Agencies Responsible for Land Acquisition and Resettlement ..................................................................................22 CHAPTER 4 – SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE .........................................................23 1. Demographic Data of Displaced Households (DHs) ..............................23 2. Ethnicity .................................................................................................23 3. Population Distribution by Age and Gender ...........................................25 4. Educational Information .........................................................................26 5. Role of Women in the Household ..........................................................26 6. Vulnerable DPs .....................................................................................27 7. Attitude of the Displaced Persons towards the Development of the Road Project Expected Socioeconomic Advantages .............................28 8. Perceived Adverse Effects.....................................................................29 CHAPTER 5 – INFORMATION DISSEMINATION CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATORY PROCESS ..........................................................31 1. Consultation process with agencies responsible for Land Acquisition and Resettlement ..................................................................................31 2. Public Disclosure and Information Dissemination ..................................31 3. Consultation during RP preparation and implementation .......................31 4. Information Disclosure ...........................................................................32 CHAPTER 6 – ENTITLEMENTS .............................................................................35 1. Highlights of Entitlements ......................................................................35 2. Project Entitlement Matrix ......................................................................37 CHAPTER 7 – GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ..........................................48 CHAPTER 8 – RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS ......................53 1. The Options Available for DPs for Relocation ........................................53 2. Incentive Payments ...............................................................................54 3. Relocation Assistance for Encroachers .................................................55 4. Relocation of Sub-families .....................................................................55 5. Loss of Community Facilities and Resources ........................................55 6. Measures to Assist with Establishment at New Sites and Integration with the Host Community .......................................................................56 CHAPTER 9 – INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION ........................57 1. Loss of Income and Livelihood of the Displaced ....................................57 Source: Land acquisition and Resettlement Survey (LARS), July 2007 .......59 2. Trade and Business...............................................................................59 3. Project as a Development Opportunity ..................................................60 4. Empowerment of Displaced Persons .....................................................60 5. Anticipated Losses ................................................................................60 6. Organization of Implement the Income Restoration Plan .......................61 7. Categories of DPs Entitled to Income Restoration Benefits ...................61 8. Identification of Potential Income Restoration Programmes ...................61 CHAPTER 10 – RESETTLEMENT BUDGET ..........................................................64 1. Total Cost for Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................................64 2. Rates Used in the Preparation of the Resettlement Budget ...................66 CHAPTER 11 – IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ..................................................67 CHAPTER 12 – INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR RESETTLEMENT .............68 1. Project Management Unit ......................................................................68 2. ESD and Land Division ..........................................................................69 3. Divisional Secretariat .............................................................................69 4. Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committee (LARC) .........................70 5. Field Office of the PMU .........................................................................70 6. Construction Supervision Consultants (CSC) ........................................70 7. Institutional Arrangement to Attend to Gender Concerns .......................71 CHAPTER 13 – MONITORING AND EVALUATION ...............................................73 iii LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Settlement Distribution of DP Households by DS Divisions .............................. 4 Table 2 Category of Land and Extent Acquired ............................................................. 5 Table 3 Legislative GAP Analysis ............................................................................... 14 Table 4 Number of Displaced Households Losing Ownership / Access to Land Tenure, Land Use and Type of Impact .................................................................. 17 Table 5 Summary of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ............................... 18 Table 6 Number of DP Households Displaced and Type of Impact ............................. 20 Table 7 Category of Structures and the Affected Extent.............................................. 20 Table 8 Type of Affected Community / Common Structures and the type of Impact ................................................................................................................... 21 Table 9 Types of Affected Utilities and the type of Impact ........................................... 21 Table 10 Household Size of DP Households .............................................................. 23 Table

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