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Government of Nepal Ministry of Physical Planning and Works Department of Roads FINAL Government of Nepal Ministry of Physical Planning and Works Department of Roads ROAD SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (AF) (IDA GRANT NO: H629 – NEP) (IDA CREDIT NO: 4832 – NEP) (New Project Preparation and Supervision Services) RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN KALANGAGAD-CHAINPUR ROAD MMM Group Ltd. (Canada) in JV with SAI Consulting Engineers (P) Ltd. (India) in association with ITECO Nepal (P) Ltd. (Nepal) & Total Management Services (Nepal) February 2011 Resettlement Action Plan February 2011 Kalangagad-Chainpur Road EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT INTRODUCTION The Government of Nepal (GoN) has given high importance to the expansion of the country's road transportation facility in remote areas. In this context the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, Department of Roads (DoR) is implementing a number of road projects in Central, Mid-Western and Far-Western regions of the country. Project Background Kalangagad-Chainpur sub-project road which is classed as Feeder Road, starts at Kalangagad of Bajhang district and ends at Chainpur the district headquarters of Bajhang. The road has linked Banjh, Rayel, Bhairabnath, Chaudhari, Matela, Subeda, Rithapata and Chainpur VDCs. The sub-project is upgrading of existing road. For the upgrading works, additional land is required. Road Section Km Design Standard District Kalangagadh Chainpur 47 Single lane otta seal Bajhang Aims of the Resettlement Action Plan The aim for the preparation of this Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is to provide the policy and procedures of land acquisition, compensation and resettlement of affected persons, with an aim to improve the socio-economic condition of the PAPs in future, providing compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation assistances, consistent with the provisions of the Road Sector Wide Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF). Policy, Principles of RAP The proposed road upgrading activities require acquiring private assets including land, structures and trees and displacement of some people. Assets acquisition and compensation, resettlement, rehabilitation measures to the affected people. For these activities, Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is required as per it is mandatory to follow the Government prescribed ESMF. RAP METHODS AND ACTIVITIES Methodology A reconnaissance survey was conducted at the initial stage of field work to identify the entire project area and to be acquainted with the probable PAPs as well as to estimate the volume of loss of assets. A cadastral survey was conducted as the detailed engineering design was completed. The detailed engineering design was superimposed on the cadastral map and later it was administered in the field. At the time of cadastral survey an inventory of loss assets was prepared. Following all these information a census of the total PAPs was conducted, in which a total of 624 households were found to be affected by the project. Out of the total 624 households, 66 were found absent during the census period, thus 558 households were interviewed. Scope of RAP Road Sector Development Project (AF), (IDA Grant No: H629-NP) (IDA Credit No: 4832-NP) New Project Preparation & Supervision Page i Resettlement Action Plan February 2011 Kalangagad-Chainpur Road The government of Nepal has fixed a legal right of way of 50m for the highways and 30m for feeder roads. The Kalangagad-Chainpur Road Sub-project has legal RoW of 30 meter (15m either side from the centerline). Keeping in view of current situation and use of road, for the time being the Government decided to fix only 5 meter either side of the road as Corridor of Impact in this section. The existing road width is 6 meters, so this road section is of 10 meter width. The project requires only two meters additional land either side of the existing width was the scope of current study. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE Demography Among the total 624 affected households, 558 were surveyed. The rest of 66 households were out of the project area during the survey period. Among the total 4,094 population, male is 52.6% where as the female is 47.4%. The average household size is 7.34. Caste Composition Among the affected households, 14.58% is Brahmin, 60.90% is Chhetri, Dalit is 9.29% Sanyasi is 14.42% and remaining 0.80% is Janajati. Occupational Status Majority (64%) of the people are engaged in agriculture, about 13% in service, nearly 6% in trade and 14% in labor. Foreign employment is access to 3% population. Income of Affected Households The average income of the affected household is NRS 125,736. According to the survey data most of the household income is in the range of 100,000-200,000 (24.24%). It is thus the households in this road stretch are surviving in economic hardship. Only 10% household earn above 300,000. Income from Different Sources Sources of income of the households are limited to different agriculture production, service, wage labor, livestock, business and remittance. The agriculture production has been attempted to multiply into different types of cropping and production of seasonal crops. Only 13.4% households have sufficient food supply for a whole year. PROJECT IMPACTS AND ASSESSMENT Loss of Assets A total of 9.21 hectare private land, 19 private structures and 499 private trees will be affected by the project. Among the affected households, about 80% household will lose less than 5% land where about 15% household will lose 5-10%. Impact Analysis Altogether 624 households including 4,094 people will be affected directly by this project. Total of 624 households will lose 92,057 m2 land, 499 trees and 19 private structures. About 9.3 hectare public land will be affected. Vulnerable Household Road Sector Development Project (AF), (IDA Grant No: H629-NP) (IDA Credit No: 4832-NP) New Project Preparation & Supervision Page ii Resettlement Action Plan February 2011 Kalangagad-Chainpur Road There are no vulnerable groups like, ethnic minorities, women headed households, disables, kiosks, and encroachers, landless, and squatters in this section. Altogether 58 Dalit households will be affected by this project are considered as vulnerable. Social Issues & Action Campsite Management Major components related to campsite management include lodging facility, drinking water and sanitation and legal source of fuel wood for cooking purpose are subjected the responsibility of the contractor. Health and Safety Measures The contractors will arrange adequate health services to construction workers on the site. The contractors have to give priority to the local people in construction works at an equal rate of wage. Temporary Acquisition of Assets Temporary occupation of private or public assets will be contracted between owner and contractors specifying period of occupancy, market value of crops normally produced on the land (in case of agricultural land), mode of compensation payment, land protection and proper rehabilitation measures for all types of assets. Child Labor Use Construction and public transportation are defined risk-prone sectors. Government policy and child act define child labor below 16 years in risk-prone sectors and below 14 years in non-risk prone sectors and are not allowed to work. A strong vigilance is required to restrict child labor in road construction and associated works. PUBLIC CONSULTATION Public consultation was conducted in different places and with different stakeholders such as Project Authority, District Level Government Agencies, Village Development Committee Officials, and local community. Issues Raised in Public Consultation Most of the issues are related to the appropriate valuation and compensation of land and other assets of project affected peoples. People are ready to provide their land and assets with reasonable cash compensation. People are willing to provide land and other assets receiving compensation. RAP POLICY AND ENTITLEMENT Disclosure This RAP will be submitted to DOR and the World Bank and in the DOR. Later this will be disclosed in the field at public places. Entitlement The RAP accepts the following entitled persons and institutions as the titleholders of the lost properties. Land and assets owners, displaced persons are entitled to get compensation, rehabilitation, displacement allowances and support allowance according to the nature of loss. Road Sector Development Project (AF), (IDA Grant No: H629-NP) (IDA Credit No: 4832-NP) New Project Preparation & Supervision Page iii Resettlement Action Plan February 2011 Kalangagad-Chainpur Road RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION The impact mitigation measures are recommended as cash compensation and livelihood restoration for the PAPs, relocation of the displaced persons/households, support allowances for the business losing households and vulnerable groups (Dalits), house reconstruction allowances, compensation for temporary acquisition of arable/residential land and proper management of waste disposal and public health. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT DOR will retain overall responsibility for the management procedures as mentioned in the RAP. Key activities to be undertaken to ensure effective implementation of resettlement, compensation and rehabilitation activities are: Implementation of procedures to (i) minimize adverse social impacts including acquisition of land and assets throughout the planning, design and implementation phases and (ii) accurate recording of all project-affected persons, by means of census and asset verification and quantification exercises, and the issuing of identification; Establishment of systems and procedure for the co-ordination of resettlement
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