STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY Punjabi University, Patiala

Social Impact Assessment Report & Social Impact Management Plan of Land Acquisition for widening and construction of Approach Road to the Proposed STP at Faridkot

December 2019

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Contents

Topic Page No.

Executive Summary 1-6

Project and Public Purpose 1

Justification of Public Purpose 2

Location 2

Size and attributes of land acquisition 3

Alternatives Considered 3

Social Impacts 3

Mitigation measures 4

Assessment of Social costs and benefits 5

Recommendations on Acquisition 6

Determination of Compensation 6

Introduction 7-17

Project Area 7

Background of the Project 9

Developers Background 11

Social Impact Assessment 13 STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA

Topic Page No.

Justification of Public Purpose 15

Key Benefits of the Project 16

Detail of Project size and location 16

Examination of Alternatives 16

Applicable Legislation and Policies 17

Team Composition, Approach, Methodology and Schedule of 18-23 SIA

Team Composition 18

Methodology 18

Schedule of Consultations 21

Schedule of SIA 23

Land Assessment 24-29

Information regarding acquisition of Proposed Land and Project 24 Specific Area

Project Specific Area 25

Total Land Requirement 26

Quantity of Land Proposed to be Acquired 26

Land Use Pattern 26 STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA

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Type of Land 27

Classification of Land 27

Cropping Pattern 28

Irrigation 28

Land Prices 29

Socio-Economic and Cultural Profile of Affected Area 30-32

The Project Area 30

Socio -Economic Characteristics of the Project Area 31

Socio-Economic Details of the Stakeholders 32

Female Participation 32

Social Impacts 33-36

Process of Identifying Social Impacts 33

Findings of Impacts 34

Details of Impacts during Different Phases 35

Indicative list of Social Impacts 36

Analysis of Costs and Benefits 37-39

Assessment of Public Purpose 37 STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA

Topic Page No.

Alternatives 37

Benefits from the Project 38

Recommendations on Acquisition 39

Determination of Compensation 39

Social Impact Management Plan 40-42

Approach to Mitigation 40

Major Findings of SIA Study 40

Measures to Avoid, Mitigate and Compensate Impacts 41

Details of SIA Team 43

Annexure I (Project Pictures) 44-47

Questionnaire 48-61 STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA

List of Tables

Table No. Topic Page No.

Table 1.1 Impacts on different parameters 3

Table 1.2 Analysis of Mitigation Measures 4

Comparative Analysis of Positive Table 1.3 5 and Negative Impacts

Details of Land Proposed to be Table 2.1 16 Acquired

Regulations and Legislations Table 2.2 17 relevant to this Project

Table 3.1 Social Impact Assessment Team 18

Indicative Methodology of Table 3.2 20 Conducting SIA

Table 3.3 Schedule of SIA Study 23

Details of Land Proposed to be Table 4.1 26 Acquired

Table 4.2 Project Area: Loss of Land 27

Table 4.3 Classification of Area 27

Cropping Pattern of the Project Table 4.4 28 Specific Area (Hectares) STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA

Table No. Topic Page No.

No. of Tube wells and Pumping Table 4.5 28 Sets

Rate of the land at village Faridkot Table 4.6 29 for the Year 2019-20

Demographics of the Project Table 5.1 31 Specific Area

Social and Economic Indicators of Table 5.2 31 the Project Area

Demographic details of direct Table 5.3 32 stakeholders

Table 6.1 Important Issues of Consultation 35

Impacts during different phases of Table 6.2 35 the project

Table 6.3 Indicative list of Social Impacts 36

Comparative Analysis of Positive Table 7.1 38 and Negative Impacts

Analysis of Social Impact of Land Table 8.1 41 Acquisition

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List of Figures

Figure Topic Page No.

Figure 1.1 View of the Project Specific Area 2

Figure 2.1 Map of District Faridkot 8

Figure 2.2 Measurements of proposed land 10

Figure 2.3 Detailed map of proposed Land Acquisition 11

Consultations and dissemination of information during Figure 3.1 22 Baseline Survey

Figure 4.1 Map of proposed Land Acquisition 24

Figure 4.2 View of the Project Specific Area 25

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Executive Summary

I. Project and Public Purpose At present the sewage system covers only a part of Faridkot city. This system too caters to only the sullage water from the city. This sullage water is collected in a small collecting tank from where it is pumped out through sullage water pumps installed at temporary disposal works. It has been a long standing demand of the residents of the city for laying of a sewage system across the entire city. Government of Punjab has also been planning to connect the entire city with the sewage system for disposal and treatment of sewage from the city. As a result the government has initiated a number of steps in this direction and 75 percent main sewer of the size 760 mm i/d on ring road of the city has already been laid at the site and 1070 meters sewer of size 900 mm i/d towards the site for new disposal works/ treatment plant has also been laid at the site. Branch sewer has been laid in the internal area of this ring road against the estimate of Providing Branch Sewer in various streets of Faridkot and providing sewerage scheme in Mohalla Sethian, Faridkot. The main aim of this project is to provide 100 percent underground sewerage facility to the residents of Faridkot. The office of Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Division (PWSSD), Moga is acquiring 2.5 acres of land in Khasra number 4369 to 4373 on Arian Wala road in Faridkot. This land belongs to owners Smt. Manjit Kaur w/o Late S. Ranjit Singh and sons Arunjit Singh and Arshdeep Singh. The owners are ready to give their land to government for construction of a 14 Mld Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) through negotiation itself. This suggested land is about 264 feet away from the main road. There is 11 feet wide government kacha rasta to access this land from main road. But to construct a sewage treatment plant and maintaining it for coming many years, it is necessary to have a sufficiently wide permanent access. Hence, PWSSD needs to acquire around 16.5 feet wide path along with existing 11 feet path making it a total wide stretch of 27.5 feet path for accessing the proposed site for STP from the main road. This 16.5 feet wide and 264 feet long strip belongs to other farmers named Darshan Singh s/o S. Kashmir Singh and Tarsem Singh s/o Darshan Singh. These landowners are not ready to give their land strip for making permanent access to proposed STP land. Hence Sub Divisional Magistrate proposed to acquire this strip of land through LARR, 2013.

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II. Justification of Public Purpose One of the key objectives of the Social Impact Assessment is to examine whether the proposed project serves as a public purpose project. The proposed land acquisition for making a total of 27.5 feet wide permanent access from the present 11 feet wide access to the proposed STP is required for the following reasons:

 The residents of Faridkot have been facing a lot of problems due to absence of sewage system in the city, especially during the monsoon season. At present the sewage system covers only a part of the Faridkot city and the sullage water is collected in a small collecting tank from where it is pumped out through sullage water pumps installed at temporary disposal works. Hence the city urgently needs a STP to solve the long standing sewage disposal problem.  The present 11 feet wide approach road from the main road to the proposed STP is not sufficiently wide for the smooth movement of vehicles plying to and from the STP.

Above all, it falls under the list of projects classified in section 2 (I-e) i.e. project for planned development according to the RFCTLARR Act, 2013.

III.Location

The land for the proposed acquisition for widening and construction of approach road to STP is located at Faridkot city. The total land required for the widening of approach road to the STP measures 0.10 acre. Figure 1.1: View of the Project Specific Area

Source: Google Earth.

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IV. Size and attributes of land acquisition The government of Punjab has proposed to acquire land for widening and construction of approach road to the proposed STP at Faridkot. Total land required for this project is 0.10 acre. This land is presently used for agriculture activities.

V. Alternatives Considered While conducting Social Impact Assessment study, alternatives have to be considered before finalising the best suitable alternative for the respective project. According to the documents provided by the acquiring body there are no other alternatives suitable for the proposed acquisition as it pertains to widening of an already existing 11 feet wide road. As per the acquiring body the land proposed for acquisition is also bare minimum required for the project. Keeping these factors in mind and verifying the claims of the acquiring body during Transect Walk, the SIA study also confirms the fact that the land proposed for acquisition is the most suitable option.

VI. Social Impacts After consultation with stakeholders, field visits and desk review, nature of impacts on different parameters have been identified. (Table 1.1) Table 1.1: Showing Impacts on different parameters

Impact Nature of Impact Reasons

Loss of agricultural Land Negative land

Increased Livelihood and Positive opportunities for Income jobs

Physical resources N.A.

Private assets Negative Loss of land

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Impact Nature of Impact Reasons

Public services and N.A. utilities

Health Positive Trees to be planted

Culture and Social N.A. cohesion

Gender based impacts N.A.

VII. Mitigation measures

Table 1.2: Analysis of Mitigation Measures

Sr. Type of Impact Mitigation measures No.

Compensation as per provision 1. Loss of fertile agricultural land of LARR Act, 2013

2. Loss of trees Lump- Sum compensation

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VIII. Assessment of Social costs and benefits

Though, it is very difficult to quantify actual cost of social impact based on severity of land acquisition. However, the project will entail a multitude of benefits for the people of the entire city. The project will have following benefits for the people:

 Efficient disposal and treatment of sewage of the city.

 Employment opportunities during the construction and maintenance period of the project.

Social costs are calculated by comparing project benefits and negative impacts, from widening of existing 11 feet wide road to 27.5 feet wide road. Positive and negative aspects of the project have been discussed in detail in the following table no: 1.3

Table 1.3: Comparative Analysis of Positive and Negative Impacts

S. Positive Impact Negative Impacts Remarks No.

Long standing issue of After careful Loss of private 1. sewage disposal to be examination of agricultural land addressed various parameters of cost and benefit (positive and negative impacts), it is found that the Increased Employment 2. proposed opportunities construction would benefit the local community at large.

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IX. Recommendations on Acquisition

As mentioned above, the proposed project will have more positive impacts than negative impacts. There are no major negative social impacts of this project because there is no displacement due to the proposed land acquisition. So, it is concluded that the potential benefits of the project outweigh overall cost of the project and this land acquisition for the widening of existing 11 feet wide road to 27.5 feet wide road should go through.

X. Determination of Compensation

The collector shall adopt the prescribed criteria to assess and determine the amount of compensation as per section 26, 27 and First Schedule of LARR Act, 2013.

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INTRODUCTION

I. Project Area Faridkot is a royal and historic city in the state of Punjab, India. The city forms the headquarters of the Faridkot district. The city also holds the Divisional headquarter for the Faridkot Division which includes Faridkot, Bathinda and Mansa districts. Faridkot, considered one of the largest cotton markets in South Asia today, is named after the 12th century Sufi saint Baba Sheikh Farid, who is largely considered the first major Punjabi poet. The city lies a few kilometres south of the Rajasthan Canal, one of the many canals that have contributed to Punjab’s high agricultural productivity. While the city traces its past to the Indus Valley Civilisation like several other parts of Punjab, a more recent history indicates it was established as a princely state in 1763 and continued to be one till 1947. Faridkot is house to several historic and royal attractions like the Qila Mubarak, one of the oldest forts in Punjab and the Raj Mahal a striking example of Gothic style of architecture, predominantly used in Europe and originating from France. But it is to Baba Sheikh Farid that the town owes its immense popularity. The Chilla (or Tilla) Baba Sheikh Farid, a monument commemorating his 40-day meditation atop a mound, draws visitors all-round the year, and their numbers swell manifold during the Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman in September. Prior to independence a large part of the district was under the princely rule of Sikh Maharaja of Faridkot and later it became part of the Patiala & East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) in 1948. Faridkot was carved out as a separate district on 7 August 1972 out of the areas of Bathinda District (Faridkot Tehsil) and Ferozepur District (Moga and Muktsar Tehsils). However, in November 1995, the Faridkot District was trifurcated when two of its sub divisions viz. Muktsar and Moga were given the status of independent districts. At present the district has two Sub divisions/ Tehsils namely Faridkot and Jaito and two Sub Tehsils namely Kotkapura and Sadiq comprising a total of 171 villages. Faridkot district has two development blocks namely Faridkot and Kotkapura. Faridkot is located in the south-western central part of the state, it lies between 29°-54' to 34°-54' north latitude and 74°-15' to 75°-25' east longitude. Faridkot district is surrounded by district Ferozepur in the North-West, Muktsar in the South-West, Bathinda in the South and Moga in the East. The district is spread across an area of 1469 sq. km, which is 2.92 percent of the total area of the state. As per Census 2011, the district holds 2.22 percent of total state population. The total population of the district recorded in 2011 was 6,17,508,

7 STATE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY, PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA with 3,26,671 males and 2,90,837 females among them. Rural population forms the major portion of the population of the district at 64.85 percent, which is close to the state average of 62.52 percent. Out of the total population, 4,00,457 persons live in the rural areas and the remaining in urban areas. The decadal growth in terms of population of the district between 2001-2011 has been recording to be 66,616 or 12.09 percent, which is slightly lower than the state average of 13.89 percent. The density of population of the district is 424 persons per sq. km, which is lower than Punjab’s overall density of population of 551 persons per sq. km. The literacy rate of the district is 69.55 percent as compared to 74.85 percent of the entire state. Figure 2.1: Map of District Faridkot

Source: Census Handbook 2011

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II. Background of the Project

At present the sewage system covers only a part of Faridkot city. This system too caters to only the sullage water from the city. This sullage water is collected in a small collecting tank from where it is pumped out through sullage water pumps installed at temporary disposal works. It has been a long standing demand of the residents of the city for laying of a sewage system across the entire city. Government of Punjab has also been planning to connect the entire city with the sewage system for disposal and treatment of sewage from the city. As a result the government has initiated a number of steps in this direction and 75 percent main sewer of the size 760 mm i/d on ring road of the city has already been laid at the site and 1070 meters sewer of size 900 mm i/d towards the site for new disposal works/ treatment plant has also been laid at the site. Branch sewer has been laid in the internal area of this ring road against the estimate of Providing Branch Sewer in various streets of Faridkot and providing sewerage scheme in Mohalla Sethian, Faridkot. The main aim of this project is to provide 100 percent underground sewerage facility to the residents of Faridkot. The office of Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Division (PWSSD), Moga is acquiring 2.5 acres of land in Khasra number 4369 to 4373 on Arian Wala road in Faridkot. This land belongs to owners Smt. Manjit Kaur w/o Late S. Ranjit Singh and sons Arunjit Singh and Arshdeep Singh. The owners are ready to give their land to government for construction of a 14 Mld Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) through negotiation itself. This suggested land is about 264 feet away from the main road. There is 11 feet wide government kacha rasta to access this land from main road. But to construct a sewage treatment plant and maintaining it for coming many years, it is necessary to have a sufficiently wide permanent access. Hence, PWSSD needs to acquire around 16.5 feet wide path along with existing 11 feet path making it a total wide stretch of 27.5 feet path for accessing the proposed site for STP from the main road. This 16.5 feet wide and 264 feet long strip belongs to other farmers named Darshan Singh s/o S. Kashmir Singh and Tarsem Singh s/o Darshan Singh. These landowners are not ready to give their land strip for making permanent access to proposed STP land. Hence Sub Divisional Magistrate proposed to acquire this strip of land through LARR, 2013.

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Figure 2.2: Measurements of proposed land

Source: Govt. Official Records

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Figure 2.3: Detailed Google map of proposed Land Acquisition.

Source: Google Earth.

III. Developers Background

Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB) is a statutory body set up by the State Government for Development, Regulation and Control of the Drinking water sector and sewerage sector in the urban areas of Punjab. Prior to the formation of PWSSB such services were being performed by the Public Works Department (PWD) and Public Health Department. The jurisdiction of the PWSSB (Board) extends to the whole state (Urban Areas). The Board largely works for putting in place urban water supply system, sewerage schemes and STPs as well as operational management water supply schemes, sewerage schemes and STPs in various towns of Punjab. In this area the main function of the Board is to prepare, execute, promote and finance the schemes for supply of water for drinking purposes and sewerage schemes for disposal of domestic sewerage.

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DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PUNJAB WATER SUPPLY & SEWERAGE BOARD

 Investigating and surveying the requirements of water supply and sewerage schemes;  Planning and preparing schemes including schemes covering areas falling within the jurisdiction of more than one local authority for the purpose of providing the supply of drinking water or sewerage facilities;  Executing schemes under the phased programme for the provision of drinking water and sewerage facilities within the areas of local authorities to which such schemes relate;  Executing such drinking water supply or sewerage facilities schemes as may be transferred by the Government from the Department of Public Health to the Board;  Working out priorities with the approval of the government and drawing up a detailed programme of executing the schemes;  Laying down the norm of staff to be employed by a local authority for the maintenance of water supply and sewerage works which the local authority concerned shall notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, take into consideration while employing the additional staff necessitated by such works;  Any matter which is supplemental, incidental or consequential to any of the above functions;  Such other functions as may be prescribed.

The PWSSB since 41 years of its existence has executed many prestigious water supply and sewerage projects like World Bank aided Water supply & Sewerage Project, Urban Renewal Project for Water Supply and Sewerage services, HUDCO – aided Water Supply and Sewerage Projects, prevention of pollution of river Satluj and West Bein, Accelerated Water Supply Project, to name a few. At present, the Board is executing a number of projects for water supply and sewerage services in the urban areas and the main projects under execution are under JNNURM, Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium towns, PIDB aided Water Supply & Sewerage Schemes, setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants under River Action Plan, JICA – aided Sewerage Project of Amritsar and AMRUT.

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IV. Social Impact Assessment

As per section 4 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, a Social Impact Assessment study is required to be carried out before initiating the land acquisition notifications under section 11 of the Act. The State Social Impact Assessment Authority, Punjabi University Patiala has been authorised to conduct Social Impact Assessment study for the above said land acquisition.

Nature of Social Impact Assessment

Social Impact Assessment includes the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions. Its primary purpose is to bring about a more sustainable and equitable biophysical and human environment.

The important features of this definition are that:

1. The goal of social impact assessment is to bring about a more ecologically, socio- culturally and economically sustainable and equitable environment. SIA, therefore, promotes community development and empowerment, builds capacity, and develops social capital (social networks and trust).

2. The focus of concern of SIA is a proactive stance to development and better development outcomes, not just the identification or amelioration of negative or unintended outcomes. Assisting communities and other stakeholders to identify development goals, and ensuring that positive outcomes are maximised, can be more important than minimising harm from negative impacts.

3. The methodology of SIA can be applied to a wide range of planned interventions, and can be undertaken on behalf of a wide range of actors, and not just within a regulatory framework.

4. SIA contributes to the process of adaptive management of policies, programs, plans and projects, and therefore needs to inform the design and operation of the planned intervention.

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5. SIA builds on local knowledge and utilises participatory processes to analyse the concerns of interested and affected parties. It involves stakeholders in the assessment of social impacts, the analysis of alternatives, and monitoring of the planned intervention.

6. The good practice of SIA accepts that social, economic and biophysical impacts are inherently and inextricably interconnected. Change in any of these domains will lead to changes in the other domains. SIA must, therefore, develop an understanding of the impact pathways that are created when change in one domain triggers impacts across other domains, as well as the iterative or flow-on consequences within each domain. In other words, there must be consideration of the second and higher order impacts and of cumulative impacts.

7. In order for the discipline of SIA to learn and grow, there must be analysis of the impacts that occurred as a result of past activities. SIA must be reflexive and evaluative of its theoretical bases and of its practice.

8. While SIA is typically applied to planned interventions, the techniques of SIA can also be used to consider the social impacts that derive from other types of events, such as disasters, demographic change and epidemics.

SIA is best understood as an umbrella or overarching framework that embodies the evaluation of all impacts on humans and on all the ways in which people and communities interact with their socio-cultural, economic and biophysical surroundings. SIA thus has strong links with a wide range of specialist sub-fields involved in the assessment of areas such as: aesthetic impacts (landscape analysis); archaeological and cultural heritage impacts (both tangible and non-tangible); community impacts; cultural impacts; demographic impacts; development impacts; economic and fiscal impacts; gender impacts; health and mental health impacts; impacts on indigenous rights; infrastructural impacts, institutional impacts; leisure and tourism impacts; political impacts (human rights, governance, democratisation etc); poverty; psychological impacts; resource issues (access and ownership of resources); impacts on social and human capital; and other impacts on societies. As such, comprehensive SIA cannot normally be undertaken by a single person, but requires a team approach.

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Objectives of SIA

a. Assess whether the proposed acquisition serves public purpose. b. Estimate number of affected families and number of families among them likely to be displaced.

c. Understand extent of land, public and private, houses, settlement and other common properties likely to be affected by the proposed acquisition.

d. Understand extent of land acquired is bare minimum needed for the project.

e. Analyze alternate place (if any).

f. Study of social impacts, nature and cost of addressing them and impact of these costs on the overall cost of the project vis-à-vis its benefits.

V. Justification of Public Purpose

One of the key objectives of the Social Impact Assessment is to examine whether the proposed project serves as a public purpose project. The proposed land acquisition for making a total of 27.5 feet wide permanent access from the present 11 feet wide access to the proposed STP is required for the following reasons:

Above all, it falls under the list of projects classified in section 2 (I-e) i.e. project for planned development according to the RFCTLARR Act, 2013.

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VI. Key Benefits of the Project

The project will entail a multitude of benefits for the people of the entire city. The project will have following benefits for the people:

 Efficient disposal and treatment of sewage of the city.

 Employment opportunities during the construction and maintenance period of the project

VII. Detail of Project size and location

Table 2.1: Details of Land Proposed to be Acquired

Land(area in Structures(In proposed Land) acre) Irrigation City Private and Total Coverage Government Residential Commercial Other

(approx.)

0.10 On entire Faridkot 0.10 acre 0 0 - acre land

VIII. Examination of Alternatives

While conducting Social Impact Assessment study, alternatives have to be considered before finalising the best suitable alternative for the respective project. According to the documents provided by the acquiring body there are no other alternatives suitable for the proposed acquisition as it pertains to widening of an already existing 11 feet wide road. As per the acquiring body the land proposed for acquisition is also bare minimum required for the project. Keeping these factors in mind and verifying the claims of the acquiring body during Transect Walk, the SIA study also confirms the fact that the land proposed for acquisition is the most suitable option.

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IX. APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND POLICIES

Table 2.2: Regulations and legislations relevant to this project

SR. Reason for Act / Rules Purpose Authority No Applicability

The Right to Fair Fair and Compensation and This act will be Transparent Land 1. Transparency in Land applicable to as there acquisition of land Acquisition Acquisition and will be acquisition of under well defined Collector Rehabilitation and land. rules Resettlement 2013 As all environmental To protect and 2. Environment notifications, rules and MoEF, Gol; improve overall Protection Act-1986 schedules are issued CPCB; SPCB environment under this act. This act will be State Air (Prevention and 3. To control air applicable during Pollution Control of Pollution) pollution different phases of Control Act, 1981 construction Board To control water pollution by This act will be State Water Prevention and controlling 4. applicable during pre Pollution Control of Pollution discharge of and post construction Control Act 1974 pollutants as per phase Board the prescribed standards This act will be The standards for applicable as vehicular noise for day and noise on project routes State Noise Pollution 5. night have been required to assess for Pollution (Regulation and promulgated by future years and Control Control Act) 1990 the MoEF for necessary protection Board various land uses. measure need to be considered in design. Contractor need to Protection form State stock hazardous 6. Public Liability and hazardous Pollution material like diesel, Insurance Act 1991 materials and Control Bitumen, Emulsions accidents. Board etc. This rule will be Motor Vehicle Act 1988 To check vehicular Department 7. applicable to road users and Central Motor air and noise of Transport, and construction Vehicle Rules1989 pollution. Punjab Machinery.

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TEAM COMPOSITION, APPROACH AND SCHEDULE OF SIA

I. TEAM COMPOSITION Financial Commissioner, Government of Punjab vide Notification No. 24/84/2013-LR- 1/2344, dated 25/02/2014 had notified Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Punjabi University Patiala as State Social Impact Assessment Unit. The Collector, Land Acquisition, Faridkot had applied and provided details of land to be acquired to SSIA Authority, Punjabi University Patiala. The SIA notification of Land Acquisition for widening and construction of approach road to STP at Faridkot was published on 28/08/19 vide notification number 6/1/2019-5lg4/2594. In response to the SIA request and details provided by the Executive Engineer, Pb. W/S & Sew Divn., Moga. State Social Impact Assessment Authority had constituted a team to carry out SIA.

Table 3.1: Social Impact Assessment team

Project Coordinator Dr. Tanwinder Singh Jeji

Research Supervisor Mr. Sandeep Singh

Mr. Amritpal Singh (Gender Expert)

Research Investigators Mr. Pushpinder Singh

Ms. Sumita Gupta

II. Methodology SIA methodology includes collection of data from both primary and secondary sources. Secondary data/information has been collected from the office of PWSSD, Moga, published reports and census data. The main sources of primary data are the stakeholders (potential project affected persons) –direct and indirect both, Apart from them SIA team has also carried out discussions with local officials, group discussions and will conduct public hearing as per provision of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 etc.

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DATA SOURCES

The following section highlights data sources and activities that are being carried out for the preparation of SIA report.

Data from Secondary Sources

The following information has been collected from the published documents to appreciate the project background, land ownership status, and statistical information required for the baseline information.

 The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013,

 Primary Census Abstract, District Census Handbook 2011,

 Statistical Abstract Punjab,

 District wise Socio-Economic Indicators (Directorate of Economics & Statistics, GoP),

 Information has been collected from the Revenue records and Revenue maps was prepared by the office of the Revenue department and local administration including that of the District Collector/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Tehsildar,

 Acts and Policies of Government of India and Government of Punjab related to R&R and Land acquisition.

 PWSSD, Moga

Data and information from Primary Sources

 Structured Survey - Baseline and Census survey in a prescribed format

 Public Consultation

 Focused Group Discussions

 Consultation with key informants

 Interviews with important secondary stakeholders

 Public Hearing

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Indicative methodology to study the aspects of Social Impact Assessment is briefly presented in Table 3.2

Table 3.2: Indicative Methodology of Conducting SIA

S. Aspects of Social Impact Description of Methodology Source No. Assessment

Verification of Supportive To assess whether the 1 Documents establishing the PWSSD, Moga proposed acquisition serves public purpose of the project public purpose

Estimate number of affected families and number of Census and baseline survey of 2 Field Study families among them likely to PAFs be displaced.

Understand the extent of ‘Transect Walk’ through public and private land, Alignment, based on ownership houses, settlement and other details of the land and type of 3 Field study common properties likely to land to be acquired, be affected by the proposed enumeration of affected acquisition. properties, trees etc.

Understand the extent of land In-depth study of proposed Desk study and 4 acquired is bare minimum utilization of land to be field verification needed for the project. acquired

Alternative analysis of Whether Acquisition at other Desk study and 5 alignment and location of place is found not feasible. field verification project

Study of the Social impacts, nature and cost of addressing Field Surveys, questionnaire, SSIA Authority, them and impact of these costs Field Observation, Official 6 Punjabi University, on the overall cost of the Govt. records , collective & Patiala. project vis-à-vis the benefit of individual views etc. the project.

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III. SCHEDULE OF CONSULTATIONS

Consultative procedure has been a critical but important phase in the entire Social Impact Assessment process. The consultation process will continue till the preparation of Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP). Social impact assessment ensured involvement of local communities through participatory planning and structured consultations. Public hearing have to be conducted at village level to endorse important planning approaches and policies. It is hoped that linkages developed during this phase will ensure the involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of the project. Following section highlights type of consultations.

 OBJECTIVES

 To involve key stakeholders in the process of SIA.

 To know about local issues, sentiments, beliefs and opinions.

 To identify strategies and recommendations to strengthen partnership between government and project affected people.

 To develop specific proposal for action and resource mobilization

 TYPE OF CONSULTATION Information Dissemination: The dissemination process and the type of information shared with the stakeholders during consultation are described below:-

 Information dissemination focused on the proposed project characteristics and land requirement for widening and construction of approach road to STP at Faridkot.

 PAFs were informed about the resultant impacts during and after land acquisition.

 During these consultations, Google maps, maps given by District Administration and PWSSD were used to explain about the location of proposed land acquisition. This activity helped people to understand the impact on their assets and properties.

 Pamphlets/Parcha/Banners carrying information about the project were prepared and shared with the stakeholders and other residents of the area explaining proposed project and social impact assessment studies (Fig 3.1).

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 Consultation during Survey Stage: At this stage, consultations were carried out with the Project Affected Persons to understand their views regarding land acquisition, extent of land to be acquired, land prices, compensation, environmental issues and social impacts. Focused group discussions including PAPs and local people at strategic locations to understand acceptability of the project and issues related to land acquisition. The overall objective of these consultations was to ensure that the local people can participate in the project specific studies and they were encouraged to express their concerns and opinions. Their suggestions/preferences are included in SIA report.

Fig. 3.1: Consultations and dissemination of information during Baseline Survey

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 FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUED CONSULTATION

As per provision of section 4(6) and section 7(6) of the RFCTLARR Act 2013, the SIA report is required to be disclosed to local people at conspicuous locations such as village panchayat, Tehsil & District offices. To fulfil the goal the SIA team will ensure that.

 Key stakeholders, PWSSD, Moga, (requiring body) and State Social Impact Assessment Authority Punjabi University, Patiala will be involved actively in approval of recommendations of social impact assessment studies by expert appraisal group as per provision of section 7 of LARR Act 2013,  A sensitization workshop will be held to share experiences of SIA of the project during approval stage.  Identified critical issues will be given due attention in developing good communication strategies with the land owners during acquisition process under LARR Act, 2013,  Key features of the compensation and R&R entitlements (as per the provision of section 30 of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013) will be displayed on billboards, in the village for understanding and its acceptability.

IV. SCHEDULE OF SIA Table 3.3 shows the date wise schedule of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) for for widening and construction of approach road to STP at Faridkot.

Table 3.3: Schedule of SIA study

Date Particulars

23-09-19 Submission of TOR

25-09-19 Selection of SIA Team for carrying out a SIA Study

Training of SIA Team at State Social Impact Assessment Authority, 26-09-19 Punjabi University, Patiala.

18-10-19 Field Survey at Faridkot onwards

20-12-19 Submission of Draft SIA Report and SIMP

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LAND ASSESSMENT

I. Information regarding acquisition of Proposed Land and Project Specific Area Land Acquisition for widening and construction of approach road to the proposed STP at Faridkot, is being carried out as per provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement 2013. This proposed land acquisition for widening and construction of approach road to the proposed STP is required because of long standing issues of disposal of sewage of Faridkot city. At present the sewage system covers only a part of the town and the sullage water is collected in a small collection tank from where it is pumped out through sullage water pumps installed at temporary disposal works. 75 percent main sewer of the size 760 mm i/d on ring road of the town has already been laid at the site & 1070 meters sewer of size 900 mm i/d towards the site for new disposal works/ treatment plant has also been laid at the site. Branch sewer has been laid in the internal area of this ring road against the estimate of Providing Branch Sewer in various streets at Faridkot & providing sewerage scheme in Mohalla Sethian, Faridkot. Therefore this project has been prepared to provide 100 percent underground sewerage facility. Hence the government has proposed to acquire 0.10 acre of land under The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Map of the land which is proposed to be acquired is shown in the figure 4.1.

Figure 4.1: Map of proposed Land Acquisition

Source: Govt. Official Records

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II. Project Specific Area

Faridkot is located in the south-western central part of the state, it lies between 29°-54' to 34°-54' north latitude and 74°-15' to 75°-25' east longitude. Faridkot district is surrounded by district Ferozepur in the North-West, Muktsar in the South-West, Bathinda in the South and Moga in the East. The district is spread across an area of 1469 sq. kms., which is 2.92 percent of the total area of the state. As per Census 2011, the district holds 2.22 percent of total state population. The total population of the district recorded in 2011 was 6,17,508, with 3,26,671 males and 2,90,837 females among them. Rural population forms the major portion of the population of the district at 64.85 percent, which is close to the state average of 62.52 percent. Out of the total population, 4,00,457 persons live in the rural areas and the remaining in urban areas. The decadal growth in terms of population of the district between 2001-2011 has been recording to be 66,616 or 12.09 percent, which is slightly lower than the state average of 13.89 percent. The density of population of the district is 424 persons per sq. km, which is lower than Punjab’s overall density of population of 551 persons per sq. km. The literacy rate of the district is 69.55 percent as compared to 74.85 percent of the entire state. The view of the area is shown in Figure 4.2

Figure 4.2: View of the Project Specific Area

Source: Google Map

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III. Total Land Requirement

The government of Punjab has proposed to acquire land for widening and construction of approach road to the proposed STP at Faridkot. Total land required for this project is 0.10 acre. This land is presently used for agriculture activities.

IV. Quantity of Land Proposed to be acquired

A total of 0.10 acre of land is proposed to be acquired at Faridkot. The ownership detail of this proposed land is given in table 4.1. Table 4.1: Details of Land Proposed to be Acquired

Village & Hadbast Khasra Area to be Acquired Sr.No District No. No. kanal marla sarsahi

1. Faridkot Faridkot (75) 4367 0 09 06

2. Faridkot Faridkot(75) 4368 0 06 06

Total 0 16 03

Or.0.10 Acre

Total Land to be acquired: (0.10 acres).

V. Land Use Pattern General land use pattern of the state indicated that the project area has mixed land use largely dominated by agriculture. Economy of the project areas is predominantly based on subsistence agriculture with wheat, rice as the main crops.

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VI. Type of Land

Following section presents the type of land required for the proposed acquisition. (Table 4.2)

Table 4.2: Project Area: Loss of Land Land(are Structures(In proposed Land) a in acre) Private Irrigation City and Total Trees Coverage Governm Residential Commercial Other ent (approx.) 0.10 On entire Faridkot 0.10 acre - - - - acre land

Table 4.2 shows that 0.10 acre of land is being proposed to be acquired at Faridkot. The entire land which is proposed to be acquired is irrigated. The land is being owned by private owners. There are no structurers or trees on the land proposed for acquisition.

VII. Classification of Land The land in Faridkot is basically agricultural land and irrigation is from bore wells. In Punjab mainly there is mono cropping pattern which is rice in summers and wheat in winters. Similarly in this area mainly two crops are being cultivated in the fields.

Table 4.3: Classification of Area

Gross Sown Total Area Area under Net Sown Area District Area (Hectare) forests (Hectare) (Hectare) (Hectare)

Faridkot 147571 2004 127401 253891

Source: esopb.gov.in/DistrictReports

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VIII. Cropping Pattern

Cropping pattern in project specific land and area is of mono type similar to the State. Major crops yielded are Rice and Wheat.

Table 4.4: Cropping Pattern of the Project Specific Area (Hectares)

Other District/State Total Area Wheat Paddy Cotton Sugar- cane Maize Cereals

Faridkot 147571 116541 104176 12047 20 151 664

Source: esopb.gov.in/DistrictReports

IX. Irrigation

The irrigation is dependent on ground water mainly from electric operated tube wells. Ground water level at Faridkot is about 70 feet.

Table 4.5: No. of Tube wells & Pumping Sets

Net Irrigated Electric Operated Diesel Ground Water District Area Tube Wells Electric Operated Level (Hec.)

Faridkot 127401 21749 14781 70 feet

Source: esopb.gov.in/DistrictReports

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X. Land Prices

Assessing the land prices is a part of SIA study. Collector rate of the land at Faridkot is shown in table 4.6

Table 4.6: Rate of the land at village Faridkot for the Year 2019-20

Present Collector Sr. No. Area Type of Land Unit Rate

Agriculture (Upto 80 1. 18,00,000 Acre Faridkot to Karam depth) Ariayan Agriculture 2. Road (Beyond2 Acresfrom 13,50,000 Acre Main Road)

Source: https://faridkot.nic.in/collector-rates/

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROFILE (AFFECTED AREA)

I. General This chapter highlights about the socio-economic profile of the project area and the project affected persons. This chapter specifically analyzes the impacts on land and other immovable assets based on detailed Measurement Survey. Based on the impact on land and structures, Census Survey was carried out; and the results of the survey established socio- economic status of PAFs. The survey has indicated the nature and characteristics of project specific area, PAPs, PAFs and it helps to mitigate negative impacts of the proposed project.

II. The Project Area

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Table 5.1: Demographics of the Project Specific Area

Punjab Faridkot

27,743,338 6,17,508

Male Female Male Female

14,639,465 13,103,873 3,26,671 290,837

Source: CCSR, Punjabi University, Patiala.

III. Socio -Economic Characteristics of the Project Area Most of the people in the project area are dependent on the agricultural activities. The table below indicates that the project area depicts average performance on important development indices such as work participation rate. The total workers in Faridkot district stand at 35.87% whereas the figure for Faridkot city is 29.59%. The socio-cultural indicators point to low development indices. Total literacy rate of Faridkot is 69.55% compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. (Table 5.2)

Table 5.2: Social and Economic Indicators of the Project Area

Economic Social& Demographic

Literacy State/ District/ City Non SC Total Workers workers(%) Total Male Female (%)

Punjab 35.67 64.33 75.84 80.44 70.73 31.94

Faridkot Dist. 35.88 64.13 69.55 74.60 63.91 38.91

Faridkot 29.59 70.41 56.88 60.97 52.35 43%

Source: 1.Reports of ESO Punjab Management Information System – Village Directories 2.Punjab at a Glance, District – Wise, Govt. of Punjab, India 3. CCSR Punjabi University Patiala.

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The above table shows that total SC population of Faridkot district as well as of Faridkot city is higher than the SC population of the state which is 31.94 percent. The percentage of SC population in Faridkot district is 38.91 percent and 43 percent in Faridkot city. The literacy rate in Faridkot city is 56.88 percentage which is significantly lower than the state and district average where the literacy rate is 75.84 and 69.55 percent respectively.

IV. Socio-economic details of stakeholders This section deals with the social and economic details of project affected persons and project affected families. The proposed land belongs to a single family from Faridkot. (Table 5.3)

 Darshan Singh s/o Kashmir Singh  Tarsem Singh s/o Darshan Singh

Table 5.3: Demographic details of direct stakeholders

Sr. No. Name Age Sex Religion

1. Darshan Singh 50 M Sikh

2. Tarsem Singh 27 M Sikh

Source: Field Survey

V. Female Participation It is also pertinent to ensure female participation in the process of Social Impact Assessment. All the development projects have an equal or even greater impact in certain instances on women. Hence, their opinion on the impacts of these projects and the planning of their management is essential. In the light of this, the women from project affected villages were also consulted in the process. These included female members from the families whose land is proposed to be acquired as well as women from the village in general. Separate group discussions were held with women to highlight their views and opinion. They were informed about the project and their suggestions were sought on it. All of them welcomed the initiative by the government. Their main concern was management of the compensation money. They also demanded jobs for village youth, as they believe jobs were the only way to keep today’s youth away from the evil of drugs.

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SOCIAL IMPACTS

I. Process of identifying Social Impacts

The SIA team has collected and analysed a range of quantitative and qualitative data, has undertaken site visits, used non-participatory observation method, interview method and conducted focused group discussions in identifying the social impacts. A detailed assessment based on a thorough analysis of all the relevant land records and data, field verification, review of similar projects and comparison with them has been conducted by the SIA team. A framework of identifying social impacts is mentioned below:

 People’s way of life: that is, how they live, work, play, and interact with one another on a day-to-day basis;

 Culture: that is, their shared beliefs, customs, values, and language or dialect;

 Community: its cohesion, stability, character, services, and facilities;

 Political systems: the extent to which people are able to participate in decisions that affect their lives, the level of democratisation that is taking place, and the resources provided for this purpose;

 Environment: the quality of the air and water that people use; the availability and quality of the food that they eat; the level of hazard or risk, dust, and noise in which they are exposed to; the adequacy of sanitation, their physical safety, and their access to and control over resources;

 Health and well-being: where ‘health’ is understood in a manner similar to the World Health Organisation definition: ‘‘a state of complete physical, mental, and social well- being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’’;

 Personal and property rights: particularly whether people are economically affected, or experience personal disadvantage, which may include a violation of their civil liberties;

 Fears and aspirations: their perceptions about their safety, their fears about the future of their community, and their aspirations for their future and the future of their children.

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 Area of impact under the proposed project, including both land to be acquired and areas that will be affected by environmental, social or other impacts of the project have been identified by the SIA team with help of several visits to the proposed area.

 Quantity and location: the land proposed to be acquired for the project was identified with the help of field visits to Faridkot and analysis of the revenue records provided by the acquiring body.

 Bare minimum: The fact as claimed by the acquiring body that the land proposed for acquisition is the bare minimum required was verified with the help of structural plan provided by acquiring body.

 Possible alternative: the site for the project and its feasibility was analyzed by visiting the site of proposed acquisition. The claim by acquiring body that the proposed land is the only suitable option was verified by SIA team.

 Land: Land measuring 0.10 acre has been proposed to be acquired. This land will be acquired according to provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 2013 for widening of the existing 11 feet wide road leading to the proposed STP at Faridkot. The SIA team visited the site and also conducted the Transect Walk at the above mentioned location.

 Possibility of use of any public, unutilized land for the project: Since the proposed acquisition is required for the widening of an existing road. Other than the proposed land there is no possibility of use of any public, unutilized land for the project due to specific requirements of the project.

II. Findings of Impacts

Important issues were discussed during consultation with the stakeholders individually and also at the village level. These issues were related to social impacts like loss of livelihood, compensation for acquired land and properties and provision of jobs in the project. The important issues raised during these consultations are presented in Table 6.1.

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Table 6.1: Important Issues of Consultation

Issues Identified Solutions

Provision of job in lieu of compensation as per For R&R consideration new RFCTLARR Act, 2013 Loss of source of livelihood because of loss of Fair compensation according fertile agricultural land to LARR Act 2013 Fair compensation according Loss of trees to LARR Act 2013 and plantation of new trees Community needs post acquisition/post Social and financial compensation phase counseling etc. Proper Road safety measures Increase of traffic by District Administration

III. Details of impacts during different phases

Various impacts have been identified which will be experienced during the different phases of the project. Mitigation measures to negative impacts will be recommended in Social Impact management Plan (SIMP). Table 6.2: Showing Impacts during different phases of the project

Pre Construction During Construction Post Construction

Long Standing issue Dust Pollution of sewage disposal to be solved

Acquisition of land Noise Pollution Increase in traffic

Job opportunities

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IV. Indicative list of Social Impacts

After consultation with stakeholders, field visits and desk review, nature of impacts on different parameters have been identified. (Table 6.3)

Table 6.3: Showing Indicative list of Social Impacts

Impact Nature of Impact Reasons

Loss of agricultural Land Negative land

Increased Livelihood and Positive opportunities for Income jobs

Physical resources N.A.

Private assets Negative Loss of land

Public services and N.A. utilities

Health Positive Trees to be planted

Culture and Social N.A. cohesion

Gender based impacts N.A.

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COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS

An assessment has been carried out to analyze public purpose, alternatives, minimum land requirements, nature and intensity of social impacts, mitigation measures and the overall cost of project vis-à-vis the benefits of the project. The following section discusses about assessment of public purpose, alternatives, social impacts and social costs of this project.

I. Assessment of Public Purpose

 The present 11 feet wide approach road from the main road to the proposed STP is not sufficiently wide for the smooth movement of vehicles plying to and from the STP.

Above all, it falls under the list of projects classified in section 2 (I-e) i.e. project for planned development according to the RFCTLARR Act, 2013.

II. Alternatives While conducting Social Impact Assessment study, alternatives have to be considered before finalising the best suitable alternative for the respective project. According to the documents provided by the acquiring body there are no other alternatives suitable for the proposed acquisition as it pertains to widening of an already existing 11 feet wide road. As per the acquiring body the land proposed for acquisition is also bare minimum required for the project. Keeping these factors in mind and verifying the claims of the acquiring body during Transect Walk, theSIA study also confirms the fact that the land proposed for acquisition is the most suitable option.

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III. Benefits from the Project

Though, it is very difficult to quantify actual cost of social impact based on severity of land acquisition. However, the project will entail a multitude of benefitsforthe people of the entire city. The project will have following benefits for the people:

 Efficient disposal and treatment of sewage of the city.

 Employment opportunities during the construction and maintenance period of the project.

Table 7.1: Comparative Analysis of Positive and Negative Impacts

S. Positive Impact Negative Impacts Remarks No.

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IV. Recommendations on Acquisition

V. Determination of Compensation

The collector shall adopt the prescribed criteria to assess and determine the amount of compensation as per section 26, 27 and First Schedule of LARR Act, 2013.

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SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN

I. Approach to Mitigation

This Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) has been prepared to mitigate negative social impacts of land acquisition for the widening of existing 11 feet wide road to 27.5 feet wide road, at Faridkot according to RFCTLARR Act, 2013. The Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) consists a set of mitigation, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during the design, construction and operational phases of the project to eliminate adverse social impacts or to reduce them to acceptable levels. The main aim of the SIMP is to ensure that the various adverse impacts are mitigated and the positive impacts are enhanced. The SIMP shall be implemented during the various stages of the project viz. pre-construction stage, construction stage and operational stage. A description of the various management measures suggested during different stages of the project is provided in following section.

II. Major Findings of SIA Study

 Census Survey has estimated about single project affected family and about 6 project affected persons. The actual impacts in terms of displacement are zero and loss of livelihood is very less.

 The project will not displace any permanent residential or commercial structure.

 Residents of Faridkot city have welcomed the project, as it willsolve the long standing problem of sewage disposal of the city.

This Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) is prepared to mitigate negative social impacts of the acquisition of 0.10 acre of land at Faridkot. The SIMP has followed The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013(RFCTLARR Act, 2013). It appears from the analyses and overview of the Act that provisions of compensation for Land Acquisition under RFCTLARR Act, 2013 will be sufficient to manage social and economic issues. Moreover to provide clarity in the provisions of the act following broad principles will be adopted under the project:

 Continued consultations with representatives of Panchayat will be the main feature in implementation of the project,

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appointed as per provisions of LARR 2013 by the appropriate Government. (if needed).

 The Administrator of the project will ensure preparation of R&R plan and disclosure as per provision of LARR 2013.

 The SIA report shall be disclosed as per Section 7 (5) of the LARR 2013.

 R&R benefits will be as per provisions of second schedule of LARR 2013.

Table 8.1: Analysis of Social Impact of Land Acquisition

Sr. Type of Impact Mitigation measures No.

Compensation as per provision 3. Loss of fertile agricultural land of LARR Act, 2013

4. Loss of trees Lump- Sum compensation

III. Measures to avoid, mitigate and compensate impact  Social Measures

1. If there is any dispute between the stakeholders, then this dispute should be resolved first and made sure that the compensation is given to the legal and rightful owner.

2. During the operational and other stages of this project the preference should be given to the village labour.

 Economic Measures

1. Compensation should be given in fixed time frame to Project Affected People.

2. Project Affected People should be given technical and financial counseling for the productive usage and safe investment of compensation money.

3. The compensation for the damage of the crops during the project should be properly paid. (if applicable)

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4. The acquiring body should make arrangements to remove, the raw material which will spill over into the surrounding fields during the construction phase.

5. Stakeholders have demanded exemption from Transfer Duty and Stamp Duty when they will buy land for their next generation with the compensation amount.

 Environmental Measures

1. The policy related to the compensation of trees should be explained clearly and maximum compensation should be paid.

2. More and more trees should be planted, to reduce the pollution caused by the traffic.

3. Local trees should be preferred for plantation instead of alien decorative trees.

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Details of SIA Team Members Project Coordinator Name: Dr. Tanwinder Singh Jeji Qualification: M.A. Ph.D, PG Diploma in Social Impact Assessment Teaching Experience: 5 years Research Experience: 10 years SIA Projects: 10 Projects Coordinated: 9

Research Supervisors Name: Mr. Sandeep Singh Qualification: M.B.A., PG Diploma in Social Impact Assessment, Ph.D Persuing Research Experience: 5 years SIA Projects: 12 Training and Workshops: 3

Research Investigators

1. Name: Mr. Amritpal Singh Qualification: M.A. LLB, PG Diploma in Social Impact Assessment, PG Diploma in Women and Child Development Research Experience: 5 years SIA Projects: 10 Training and Workshops: 3

2. Name: Mr. Pushpinder Singh

Qualification: M.A. Ph.D persuing Teaching Experience: 2 years Research Experience: 5 years SIA Projects: 11 Training and Workshops: 3

3. Name: Ms. Sumita

Qualification: M.A. M.Phil Teaching Experience: 4 years Research Experience: 8 years SIA Projects: 4

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Annexure I

FGDs with Stakeholders

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During Interview Schedule

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Verification of Documents

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Transect Walk

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