GMS Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia
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Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Revised Draft Project Number: 37269 July 2008 CAM: GMS Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia Prepared by Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Kingdom of Cambodia The 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. KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORT RAILWAY REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE ADB LOAN NO 2288-CAM (SF) GMS: REHABILITATION OF THE RAILWAY IN CAMBODIA UPDATED RESETTLEMENT PLAN FOR THE NORTHERN LINE AND THE MISSING LINK Revised (DRAFT) July 2008 NIPPON KOEI CO. LTD. in association with JARTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..............................................................................................iv CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background and Rationale ................................................................................ 1 1.2. Project RP and Addendum ................................................................................ 1 1.3. Updated RP for the Northern Section................................................................ 2 1.4. Scope and Methodology .................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2: UPDATING THE RP: PROCESSES AND ISSUES.............................. 4 2.1. The Project: An Overview .................................................................................. 4 2.2. Railway ROW and Project COI.......................................................................... 5 2.3. The Northern Line .............................................................................................. 5 2.4. Impacts of the Northern Line: Summary............................................................ 6 2.5. Province-wise Impacts by AHs .......................................................................... 7 2.6. Consultations and Grievances during DMS....................................................... 8 2.7. Disclosure and Awareness about the Project.................................................... 9 CHAPTER 3: COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT ......................................... 10 3.1. Compensation Packages................................................................................. 10 3.2. Relocation Preferences ................................................................................... 10 3.3. Resettlement Sites in Battambang and Pursat................................................ 10 3.4. Resettlement Costs and Budget Approval....................................................... 11 3.5. Gender Strategies............................................................................................ 13 3.6. Livelihood Restoration ..................................................................................... 13 3.7. Resettlement Implementation Steps................................................................ 13 CHAPTER 4: IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK AND RP ..................................... 15 4.1. RRMO/IRC....................................................................................................... 15 4.2. PRSC ............................................................................................................... 15 4.3. Construction Supervision Consultants............................................................. 15 4.4. Implementation Schedule ................................................................................ 15 4.5. Resettlement Monitoring and Supervision....................................................... 16 4.6. External Resettlement Monitoring.................................................................... 16 Annex 1: Entitlement Matrix........................................................................................ 17 Annex 2: Public Information Booklet (Revised –July 2008) ....................................... 22 Annex 3: Summary of Public Meetings ...................................................................... 27 Annex 4: Sketch Map of Relocation Sites ................................................................. 29 Annex 5: TERMS OF REFRENCE............................................................................. 31 i ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION ADB Asian Development Bank AP Project Affected Person AH Affected Household COI Corridor of Impact CSC Construction Supervision Consultant DMS Detailed Measurement Survey EA Executing Agency FGD Focus Group Discussion EMA External Monitoring Agency IOL Inventory of Losses IRC Inter-Ministerial Resettlement Committee km. Kilometer m. Meter MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MPWT Ministry of Public Works and Transport PIB Project Information Booklet PMU Project Management Unit PRSC Provincial Resettlement Sub-Committee PRSC-WG Provincial Resettlement Sub-Committee Working Group RCS Replacement Cost Study ROW Right-of-Way RP Resettlement Plan RU Resettlement Unit SES Socio-Economic Survey TA Project Preparation Technical Assistance TOR Terms of Reference ii LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES - Figure 1: Project Location Map 4 - Table 1: Northern Line - COI "with" and "without" Resettlement Impacts 6 - Table 2: Impacts of the Northern Line - Summary 7 - Table 3: Number of APs by Province and Location 8 - Table 4: Awareness about the Project 9 - Table 5: Resettlement Costing for Northern Line 11 - Table 6: Implementation Schedule – Northern Line 16 iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This revised and updated RP has been prepared for the Northern Line of the Cambodia Rail Rehabilitation Project. The Project Loan was approved in December 2006. The Loan covenants require that the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) – the executing agency (EA) – prepares updated Resettlement Plans (RPs) for the railway sections based on detailed technical design and detailed measurement survey (DMS) of losses by the affected households (AHs). Of the total 650 km of rail rehabilitation work, the Northern Line RP covers a stretch of 338 km from Tbaeng Khpos (PK 47+131) in Kampong Chhnang Province to Sisophon and the “Missing Link” (except Poipet Station) near the Cambodia –Thai border. The entire railway system is in varying degrees of disrepair. Only one passenger train currently runs on the Northern section during the weekend. Due to disrepair and lack of passenger services, many unauthorized settlements have grown in cluster forms in and around the stations and market centers. In this project, resettlement impact has been significantly minimized by using the corridor-of-impact (COI) approach, which is much narrower than the rail ROW. The COI for the Northern Line is 10 m (5 m from the center line) in rural areas, 7 m in the town centers and 8 m in other urban areas. So, the project impact in terms of displacement and relocation of APs are confined strictly to this COI. The contractor’s technical design for rail rehabilitation of the line followed the existing tract without any new alignments or changes. As a result, no additional impact was caused by the detailed design for this section. A due diligence survey and verifications revealed that only about 17 km or six percent of the Northern Line have resettlement impacts in clusters; the rest of the Northern Line is free of any encumbrances. The sections without resettlement impacts have already been handed over to the contractor for civil work. The 17 km of rail sections with resettlement impacts (in clusters) will remain “no go” zone for the contractor until all resettlement activities are complete and those affected are compensated and appropriately resettled as per the approved RP matrix. The contractor will carry out the work in the missing link in a phased manner. A separate RP will be prepared for the Poipet Station only after the detail design for the Poipet Station is available. Prior to DMS assessment, extensive consultation was carried out by the Inter- Ministerial Resettlement Committee (IRC) Working Group dedicated for this project. The consultation meetings were attended by APs, commune/village leaders, and women. There was Q&A, which was recorded in the minutes of meetings. Key questions raised include replacement value, on-site relocation on ROW, and options for resettlement. Following the public meetings, IRC staff carried out house-to-house measurements of assets to be lost and updated the inventory. Members of the Provincial Resettlement Sub-Committee (PRSC) took an active part in the DMS surveys and consultation meetings. APs were assured that they would be paid at replacement or market value and as per the entitled matrix, which was disclosed to the affected people/community. More consultation meetings will be conducted during RP implementation. There were no grievances lodged during the DMS survey. A total of 1,165 households will be affected by the Northern Line, including the “missing link.” Of this, 134 AHs are vulnerable meaning that they might disproportionately suffer from resettlement impacts. Vulnerable groups include the poor (less than $15/monthly income), landless, poor female-headed households, disabled and elderly households with limited and/or no means of support. The Updated RP provides for three options for resettlement: (i) cash assistance for loss of land use rights within