47281-001: National Highway Network Development in Balochistan Project
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National Highway Network Development in Balochistan Project (RRP PAK 47281) Resettlement Plan May 2014 PAK: National Highway Network Development in Balochistan Project Widening and Improvement Project of N-50 Road Zhob-Mughalkot Section (81 km) Prepared by Environment, Afforestation, Land and Social Wing (EALS), National Highway Authority and Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan; for the Asian Development Bank. 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. Contents DEFINITIONS OF TERMS ........................................................................................................... i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... iv Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 1 1.1. Project Background ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Project Description ........................................................................................................ 1 1.3. Project benefits ............................................................................................................. 2 1.4. Project components resulting in Land Acquisition/Resettlement.................................... 3 1.5. Alternatives considered to avoid/minimize the Resettlement Impacts............................ 4 1.6. Resettlement Impacts of the Project. ............................................................................ 6 1.7. Screening and categorization of the project .................................................................. 7 1.8. Scope and Objectives of RP ......................................................................................... 8 1.9. Resettlement Processing Requirements ....................................................................... 9 Chapter 2 IMPACT ASSESSMENT .............................................................................. 10 2.1 Project Impacts ........................................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 Land Acquisition ......................................................................................................... 10 2.1.2 Loss of Structures ....................................................................................................... 10 2.1.3 Loss of Community/Religious Structures ..................................................................... 11 2.1.4 Loss of Public Structures/infrastructure ....................................................................... 12 2.1.5 Loss of Trees .............................................................................................................. 12 2.1.6 Loss of Crops .............................................................................................................. 13 2.1.7 No. of Affected Households (AHs) .............................................................................. 14 2.2 Loss of Livelihoods ..................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Vulnerable AHs/APs. .................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Impact on Indigenous/Tribal People and mitigation Measures .................................... 15 2.5 Social Impacts ............................................................................................................ 15 Chapter 3 SOCIO – ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ................................................................ 17 3.1 Socio-economic Profile of project Area ....................................................................... 17 3.2 Social Categories of APs ............................................................................................ 17 3.3 Land Holding Status of APs. ....................................................................................... 18 3.3.1 Occupational Status of APs ........................................................................................ 18 3.3.2 Literacy Status of APs ................................................................................................. 18 3.3.3 Income Status of APs ................................................................................................. 19 3.4 Vulnerable Households in the Project ......................................................................... 19 3.5 Housing Characteristics .............................................................................................. 20 3.6 Social Amenities ......................................................................................................... 20 3.7 Agriculture in the Project Area .................................................................................... 20 3.8 Economic Activity in the Project Area .......................................................................... 20 3.9 Resolution of Community Disputes ............................................................................. 21 3.10 Women Involvement ................................................................................................... 21 3.11 Existence of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) ............................................... 21 Chapter 4 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION .. 22 4.1 Public Consultation in the Project ................................................................................ 22 4.2 Findings of Focused Group Discussions ..................................................................... 22 4.3 Consultation with Gender ............................................................................................ 24 4.4 Consultation with the FATA Entities. ........................................................................... 25 4.5 Future Consultations ................................................................................................... 26 4.6 RP Disclosure ............................................................................................................. 27 Chapter 5 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ....................................................... 28 5.1 General 28 5.2 Informal Level of Grievance Redress .......................................................................... 28 5.3 First Level of GRM ...................................................................................................... 29 5.4 Second Level of GRM ................................................................................................. 29 5.5 Constitution and Function of the GRC ......................................................................... 29 5.6 Grievance Redress Mechanism for FATA. .................................................................. 30 5.7 Information Dissemination and Community Outreach ................................................. 31 Chapter 6 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................. 32 6.1 Pakistan’s Law and Regulations on Land Acquisition and Resettlement ..................... 32 6.2 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009: Objectives and Principles .......................... 34 6.2.1 ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards............................................................... 34 6.2.2 Comparison of key LAA (1894) and ADB Policy Principles and Practices ................... 35 6.2.3 Remedial Measures to Bridge the GAP ....................................................................... 37 6.3 Methodology for Determination of Valuation of Assets ................................................ 38 A. Buildings/ Structures and other fixed assets ........................................................ 38 B. Trees and Crops .................................................................................................. 38 C. Other Assets/ Properties ...................................................................................... 38 Chapter 7 ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ....................................... 40 7.1 Compensation Eligibility and Entitlements for the Project ............................................ 40 7.2 Eligibility for Entitlements of Compensation (Cut Of Date) ........................................... 40 7.3 Compensation Entitlements for Privately owned Assets .............................................. 40 7.4 Community Structures and Public Utilities. .................................................................. 41 7.5 Government owned Assets: ........................................................................................ 41 7.6 Vulnerable People Livelihood. ..................................................................................... 42 7.7 Eligibility and Entitlements .......................................................................................... 42 Chapter 8 RELOCATION, COMPENSATION, AND INCOME RESTORATION