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RP: Tajikistan: CAREC Corridor 3 (Dushanbe-Uzbekistan Border) Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Project Number: 42052 June 2011 REPUBLIC OF TAJKISTAN: CAREC Corridor 3 (Dushanbe‐Uzbekistan Border) Improvement Project Prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Republic of Tajikistan, for the Asian Development Bank The Land Acquisition and 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. BA3OPATB 1TA p,Tki MHI-MCTEPCTBO IpAFICHOPTA tlyMXvRal I To 11 Ikt. tCI'O! PECHNIBAHKH TAAMMKPI&AH MI N lay OF TRANSPOr /.)E•R111.1 ■ 3(A: OF [A.1 K.! STJ\N 7340:2 ; M. . iliPt„ 14 . 1, ii•-n 072,12 1 ,.17-13; 2I 20'20197...LI I If l'Ac.tu,r L , - 0 -221 1010 it10001 :iaitituutopitit i I mititgoTopcTE:o Iic yrod, 'riptilkucrol-1 Ta3r,t;miel.:Ja 1,1.: , ( 3 .5010 LI ADB Mr Hong Wang Director Infrastructure Division Central and west Asia Department Subject: Grant ADB 0245-TM (SF): CAREC Corridor •3 (Dushanbe -- Uzbekistan. Border) Improvement Project Final LARP Dear Mr Hong Wang„ We Lireatly appreciate your continuous assistance and support - in transport - infrastructure projects implementation. 'Herewith we are forwarding for your approval the endorsed by the Government of . the Republic of Tajikistan «Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan>) (Phase within • the project mentioned above. Whereas the bid for selection of contractor is an its final stage, but resettlemen t plan has to be implemented before commencement of construction works, we request for your urgent approval of submitted documentation. Sineere y yours, Minister N. Ha 1<, rimy Government of the Republic at ri ,i iikistan- 1DOR8EMENT OF THE LAND ACO,LliSiTiON AND RESETTLEMENT PLAN Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has received approval for grant for CAREC Corridor 3 (Dushanbe — Tursunzade — Uzbekistan Border) Improvement Project, which is expected to commence construction in 2011 and be completed by end of 2014. The Project must be implemented in compliance with ADD social safeguard policies. This Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) represent a key requirement of ADD and Will - constitute the basis for .land acquisition, compensation and resettlement. The LARP complies with Tajikistan laws and local regulations but includes some additional enhancement measures and implementation and monitoring arrangements to ensure high quality resettlement results. Government of the Republic of Tajikistan hereby endorses the contents of the attached Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan dated May 2011 and guarantees that funds will be made available as stipulated in the budget. Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan discussed and agreed with relevant representatives of the local authorities. Ministry of Transport RT, with the support of Rudaki Rayon, Gissar Rayon, Shakhrinav Rayon and Tursunzade town - will directly • manacle the implementation of the Project related resettlement and land acquisition activities. Approved on 31. -I (date) by: 4,(7.ka:rd, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan A.Gulomov CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 1. INTRODUCTION 14 1.1 General 14 1.2 LAR-Related Project Implementation Conditions 15 1.3 Scope of LARP I 15 1.4 Project Road Description 15 1.5 LARP Background 17 1.6 Detailed Survey and Measurement Procedure 18 2. BASELINE INFORMATION ON LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT 19 2.1 General 19 2.2 Impact Assessment 19 2.2.1 Agricultural land 19 2.2.2 Residential and commercial land 19 2.2.3 Property status of affected land 20 2.2.4 Annual crops 21 2.2.5 Perennial crops 21 2.2.6 Structures and buildings 22 2.2.7 Impact on community and government structures 23 2.2.8 Impact on businesses 24 2.2.9 Impact on employment 24 2.3 Census of Affected Households/Persons 24 2.3.1 Total Affected Households/Persons 24 2.3.2 Severity of Impact 25 2.4 Impact on Vulnerable Households 26 2.4.1 Ethnic composition of affected households 25 2.4.2 Types of households 26 3. RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY AND ACTUAL RELOCATION NEEDS 27 3.1 Land Compensation Strategy 27 3.1.1 Compensation and valuation for the loss of agricultural land 29 3.1.2 Compensation and valuation for the loss of residential/commercial land 29 3.2 Relocation Strategy 29 3.2.1 Agricultural land 29 3.2.2 Residential/commercial land 29 2 3.3 Detailed Resettlement Scheme for Residential and Commercial Land 30 3.3.1 Cash compensation without relocation 30 3.3.2 Compensation via Land for Land arrangements and Resettlement 30 4. SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE PROJECT AREA 33 4.1 General 33 4.2 Socio Economic Details 33 4.2.1 Sources of income 33 4.2.2 Landholding status 34 4.2.3 Major cropping pattern 34 4.2.4 Household income 35 4.2.5 Household expenditure 35 4.2.6 Poverty 35 4.2.7 Household assets 36 4.2.8 Indebtedness 36 4.2.9 Access to health centres 37 4.2.10 Migration pattern 37 4.2.11 Education and literacy 38 4.2.12 Drinking water 38 4.2.13 Sanitation facilities 38 4.2.14 Domestic fuel 38 4.3 Women in the Local Context 39 4.4 Impact on Indigenous Peoples and Other Social Issues 40 5. RESETTLEMENT POLICY, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENT 41 5.1 General 41 5.2 Policy and Legal Framework for Land Acquisition and Resettlement 41 5.3 Tajikistan Constitution, Law/regulation on Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Compensation 41 5.4 ADB Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards 43 5.5 Policy Differences and Reconciliation 46 5.6 Principles Adopted for the Project 48 5.6.1 Types of land ownership and land use rights allocation 48 5.6.2 Eligibility 49 5.6.3 Compensation entitlements 49 6. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 52 6.1 General 52 6.2 Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan (MOT) 52 6.3 Agency for Land Management and Geodesy (ALMG) 53 6.4 MBTI under the State Unitary Enterprise Housing and Communal Services 53 6.5 The Local Executive State Power in Districts (Hukumats) 54 6.6 Consultants 55 6.7 Other Government Organizations 56 7. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 57 7.1 General 57 7.2 Steps for Grievance Redress 57 7.2.1 Grievance mechanism during the resettlement phase 57 7.2.2 Formation of Grievances Redress Committee (GRC) 58 7.2.3 Grievance mechanism during the construction period 59 8. PUBLIC CONSULTATON, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND DISCLOSURE 61 8.1 General 61 8.2 Consultation Objective 63 8.3 Individual Consultations 64 8.4 Community Consultation 64 8.5 Wide Consultation with Affected People 69 8.6 Consultation with Government Officials 69 8.7 Continuation of Public Consultations 70 8.8 Disclosure 70 9. LARP PREPARATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING 72 9.1 General 72 9.2 LARP I Implementation Phase 72 9.3 Monitoring and Evaluation Period 75 9.4 LARP Implementation Schedule 75 9.5 Key Actions 78 9.6 Capacity Building 78 10. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCING 80 10.1 Sources of Financing 80 10.2 Land Compensation Cost 80 10.2.1 Agricultural land compensation costs 80 10.2.2 Residential/commercial land compensation costs 81 4 10.3 Structures and Improvements Compensation Costs 82 10.4 Crops Compensation Costs 84 10.4.1 Compensation for annual crops 84 10.4.2 Compensation for perennial crops 84 10.5 Compensation for Business Losses 85 10.6 Allowances 86 10.6.1 Severe impact allowances 86 10.6.2 Allowances for vulnerable APs 86 10.6.3 Resettlement allowances 87 10.7 Support to LARP Implementation 87 11. SUMMARY OF COSTS 88 12. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 89 12.1 Introduction 89 12.2 Internal Monitoring 89 12.3 External Monitoring 90 APPENDIXES APPENDIX 1 Land acquisition form APPENDIX 2 Grievance registration form APPENDIX 3 Information pamphlet APPENDIX 4 Cut-off date notice APPENDIX 5 Summary of consultations APPENDIX 6 Replacement plots LARP I APPENDIX 7 List of affected households APPENDIX 8 Households loosing businesses LARP I APPENDIX 9 EMC TOR APPENDIX 10 Budget for LARP I and II APPENDIX 11 Third party insurance APPENDIX 12 Revised strip map, LARP I and II APPENDIX 13 Original and translation of letters from Hisor district government on replacement plots APPENDIX 14 Jamoat information letter and acceptance notes of APs for replacement plots APPENDIX 15 Original Government conformation letter on business compensation LIST OF TABLES Table E.1 Road Segments Included in LARP I Table E.2 Compensation Entitlements Matrix Table E.3 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts Summary Table 1.1 Road Segments Included in LARP I Table 1.2 Project Road Sections Table 2.1 Affected agricultural land by cultivation type Table 2.2 Affected residential and commercial land Table 2.3 Affected agricultural land Table 2.4 Crops impacts by crop type and area and segments Table 2.5 Fruit trees on residential plots Table 2.6 Fruit trees on agriculture land Table 2.7 Affected buildings, shops, sheds and outbuildings Table 2.8 Affected walls, fences and miscellaneous items Table 2.9 Affected Households and Persons by Category and Impact Table 2.10 Severity of impact Table 2.11 Vulnerable households Table 3.1 Affected residential/commercial land (cash for land compensation) Table 3.2 Land for Land Compensation (AH number and plots comparison) Table 3.3 Plot preparation cost Table 4.1 Major economic activities of affected households Table 4.2: Types of landholding Table 4.3 Major cropping pattern Table 4.4 Household income Table 4.5 Household expenditure Table 4.6 Household assets Table 4.7 Distance of the health centre Table 4.8 Types of jobs Table 4.9 Literacy status Table 4.10 Women’s activities Table 4.11 Participation in decision-making Table 5.1 Comparison of ADB Resettlement
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