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Social Impact Assessment Study of Land Acquisition of Development of Security Zone Around Shree Jagannatha Temple, Puri SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY OF LAND ACQUISITION OF DEVELOPMENT OF SECURITY ZONE AROUND SHREE JAGANNATHA TEMPLE, PURI Submitted to The Coordinator, State SIA Unit Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneswar Submitted by CTRAN Consulting Ltd, A1/A2 3rd Floor, Lewis Road, Lewis Plaza, BJB Nagar Bhubaneswar 1 2 Contents Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................... 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 8 Socio Economic Profile of the Project Affected Families ........................................................................ 8 Household Perceptions about the Project .............................................................................................. 9 Expected Social Benefits ..................................................................................................................... 9 Expected Social Costs ........................................................................................................................ 10 Expected Economic Benefits ............................................................................................................. 10 Expected Economic Costs ................................................................................................................. 10 Expected Cultural Benefits ................................................................................................................ 10 Expected Cultural Costs .................................................................................................................... 11 Expected Environmental Benefits ..................................................................................................... 11 Expected Environmental Costs ......................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER-I:INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 12 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 12 1.2 Development of Security Zone around Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri. ................................... 12 1.3 About the Assignment .............................................................................................................. 14 1.4 Scope of the Study .................................................................................................................... 15 1.5 Objectives of the SIA ................................................................................................................. 15 1.6 Social Impact Assessment (SIA): A Brief Conceptualization ...................................................... 15 1.7 The Odisha Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2016 .............................................................................................................. 19 1.8 Study Methodology ................................................................................................................... 19 1.9 Team Structure ......................................................................................................................... 21 1.10 Definitions Used .................................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER-II: PURI- A HERITAGE CITY ..................................................................................................... 23 2.1 Religious Significance ................................................................................................................ 23 2.2 Socio-Cultural Significance ........................................................................................................ 24 2.3 Economic significance ............................................................................................................... 26 2.4 Ecological and environmental significance ............................................................................... 27 2.5 Security Significance ................................................................................................................. 27 Chapter-III: Socio Economic Condition of the Project Affected Families .............................................. 30 3.1 Religion and Caste ..................................................................................................................... 30 3.2 Family Structure ........................................................................................................................ 31 3 3.3 Family Size ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.4 Dwelling Condition .................................................................................................................... 32 3.5 Aspects of housing condition .................................................................................................... 33 3.6 Marital Status ............................................................................................................................ 33 3.7 Educational Qualification .......................................................................................................... 34 3.8 Age Group and Sex Categry ............................................................................................................ 35 3.9 Main Occupation ....................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter-4: Assessment of Land Acquisition, Household Awareness about the upcoming project ..... 39 4.1 Assessment of Land Acquisition ................................................................................................ 39 4.2 Land Acquisition by Kisam of Lands .......................................................................................... 40 4.3 Loss of Assets as a result of Land Acquisition ........................................................................... 41 4.4 Household Awareness............................................................................................................... 43 4.5 Household Willingness .............................................................................................................. 43 4.6 Household Benefits of the project ............................................................................................ 44 4.7 Likely impacts on livelihoods .................................................................................................... 44 4.8 Likely Displacement .................................................................................................................. 45 4.9 Loss of present earning ............................................................................................................. 46 4.10 Expected Support from the project ...................................................................................... 47 4.11 Expected cash compensation................................................................................................ 48 CHAPTER-5: Expected Impacts of the Project and Social Impact Management Plan ........................... 50 5.1 Social Impacts ........................................................................................................................... 50 5.2 Economic Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 52 5.3 Cultural Impacts ........................................................................................................................ 53 5.4 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 54 Section-2 ............................................................................................................................................... 55 Social Impacts Management Plan (SIMP) ............................................................................................. 55 Chapter-6: Proceedings of Public Hearing Meeting .............................................................................. 58 Annexure ............................................................................................................................................... 77 Annexure-I: SIA Notification ................................................................................................................. 78 Annexure-II: R & R Plan ......................................................................................................................... 81 Annexure-III: List of Affected Shops...................................................................................................... 82 Annexure-IV: List of Affected Lodges .................................................................................................... 90 Annexure-V: List of Affected Mathas .................................................................................................... 92 Annexure-VI: SIA Entitlement Matrix 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