AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP PROJECT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CASABLANCA - MARRAKESH RAILWAY LINE, PHASE II COUNTRY: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO SUMMARY OF THE COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT PLAN (CRP) Team Members P.S. MORE NDONG, Principal Transport Engineer, OITC2/MAFO J.J NYIRUBUTAMA, Chief Transport Economist, OITC.2 J.P. KALALA, Chief Socio-economist, OITC1 M.L. KINANE, Principal Environment Specialist, ONEC.3 S. BAIOD, Environmental Specialist (Consultant), ONEC.3 Team Members Sector Director: A. OUMAROU Regional Director: J. KOLSTER Resident Representative: Y. FALL Division Manager: A. BABALOLA 1 CRP Summary Double-tracking of the Settat – Marrakesh railway line Project Title : PROJECT FOR ENHANCING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CASABLANCA MARRAKESH RAILWAY LINE - PHASE II Country : KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Project Number : P-MA-DC0-005 Department : OITC Division: OITC.2 INTRODUCTION This project falls under the 2010-2015 performance contract signed between the National Railway Company (ONCF) and the Morocco central government. It complements the Project for Increasing Capacity on the Tangier-Marrakesh Railway Line, especially the upgrading component of the first phase of the project on the Casablanca-Marrakesh line, which links the country's economic megalopolis to its tourist capital. The second phase will complete the dual-tracking works on the Settat-Marrakesh line. The project will be implemented in the Settat-Marrakesh railway right-of-way over a total distance of 172 km. It requires the acquisition of close to 35.64 ha of land around the existing right-of-way. The main activities entail works on infrastructure, bridges, track superstructure and railway equipment (sub- stations and signalling). ONCF prepared the required expropriation file in view of operations to indemnify persons and compensate for properties affected by the project, bearing in mind that almost all the properties concerned are farmlands, with no residential or agricultural buildings. Implementation of the option to acquire the land needed for the complete dual-tracking of the Settat- Marrakesh line was made possible by the savings from the purchase of land previously required for the Rabat Town By-pass (70 km) under Phase I. Indeed, technical enhancements allowed the crossing of physical obstacles to the track tripling in the existing right-of-way under phase 1 of the project. This includes the partial dual-tracking of the Settat-Marrakesh line. This document presents the CRP summary concerning the complete dual-tracking of the Settat- Marrakesh line in Phase 2 of the project. It lays down the modalities and principles for indemnifying persons and compensating for properties affected by Phase 2 and defines the estimated budget for its operation. The CRP identified 84 landowners who will be affected by the project (out of a total of 384 for the entire dual-tracking). It indicates their socio-economic status, the value of farm assets affected, the compensation terms and institutional responsibilities, and provides an indicative implementation schedule. The objective is to: (i) compensate persons who own lands and structures and those engaged in farming activities in the railway right-of-way, for the lost income, at the full replacement cost; and (ii) encourage, by way of public consultations, their participation in the design and implementation of the plan. 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPACT AREA 1.1. Project Description and Justification Phase 2 of the project is implemented in the railway right-of-way of the Settat-Marrakesh line. The main activities include infrastructure and engineering works over a distance of 42 km between Imfout and Skhours as well as works on tract superstructure and railway equipment (substations and signalling) over the entire distance between Settat and Marrakesh. The main activities include the widening of the platform, installation of the tract superstructure, the construction of 29 railway bridges and a road bridge, the extension and/or reconstruction of 378 hydraulic structures, railway equipment (substations) and signalling (BAL, ERTMS, PAI, centralized railway-stations control). There has been a high demand for this line because of the dynamism that characterises the socio- economic, cultural, and tourism sectors in the two large cities. Passenger traffic increased by 125% in the space of six years from 972,000 in 2002 to 2.17 million in 2008, corresponding to an average annual increase of 21.4%. In addition to supporting the national tourism and urban development strategy of the regions concerned, this project offers several benefits, key among which are: (i) improvement in the 2 CRP Summary Double-tracking of the Settat – Marrakesh railway line fluidity of railway traffic between Casablanca and Marrakesh in response to increased user demand; (ii) reduction in the travel time between Casa Voyageurs and Marrakesh (247 km) from the current 3 hours 15 min (76 km/h on average) to 2 hours 30 min (110 km/h) – corresponding to a 45-min time gain, a situation that will render passenger and freight rail services more competitive; (iii) improvement in the punctuality of trains, which currently stands at 60%, corresponding to an average delay of 22 min. The capacity enhancement of the line will: (i) make it possible to set aside the time required to carry out maintenance works on railway equipment and facilities under optimum conditions; (ii) reduce maintenance costs; (iii) create direct jobs estimated at 1 million work days during the implementation phase and 50 permanent jobs during the operating phase. During project implementation, the railway stations between the cities of Settat and Marrakesh will serve as deposit areas, depending on the work planning and how close they are to the sections under construction. This project is in line with the social and economic development program of the Government of Morocco, especially its 2012-2016 Transport Sector Strategy, which sets as a priority the implementation of major development works. The project is also consistent with the Bank's document on its intervention strategy in Morocco, especially its second pillar on "support to the development of ‘green’ infrastructure". It is perfectly consonant with the Bank's new Long Term Strategy (LTS) which, it should be recalled, has two strategic objectives, namely: (i) inclusive growth; and (ii) green growth. 1.2. Main Characteristics of the Project Impact Area (PIA) The PIA covers the regions of Chaouia-Ouardigha and Marrakesh-Tensift-Al Haouz, with an estimated population of 8.6 million inhabitants, corresponding to just over 28% of the national population. It includes the provinces (prefectures) of Settat, Kelaa des Seraghna and Marrakesh. The table below presents the areas and populations in the study area of the Settat-Marrakesh railway line. These populations, estimated at 1,286,000, represent 15% of the total population of the three regions that constitute the extended project impact area (8.6 millions): Surface Population Population Municipality (MU), Rural Incl. Number of Area Size of Density Communities (RC), Districts (D) Foreigners Households Households rovince RGPH2014 (Ha) (inhabitants/ha) P Settat (MU) 142 250 16 32 714 1 082 131.47 4.35 Ain Nzagh (RC) 17 456 1 3 541 17 206 1.01 4.93 Lahouaza (RC) 7 394 - 1 368 12 802 0.58 5.40 Oulad Aafif Bni Yagrine (RC) 6 985 - 1 324 20 876 0.33 5.28 Khemisset Chaouia (RC), 5 527 1 1 058 8 929 0.62 5.22 Toualet (RC) 11 976 - 1 925 14 912 0.80 6.22 Chaouia Ourdigha Chaouia Sidi Mohamed Ben Rahal (RC) 10 410 - 1 813 20 145 0.52 5.74 Machraa Ben Abbou 9 355 - 1 594 15 136 0.62 5.87 Sidi Abdellah (RC) 10 481 - 1 723 22 616 0.46 6.08 Skoura Lhadra (RC) 8 865 4 1 352 30 297 0.29 6.56 Skhour Rhamna (RC) 15 479 4 2 976 29 874 0.52 5.20 Oulad Hassoune Hamri (RC) 7 662 68 1 206 33 236 0.23 6.35 Labrikiyne (RC) 11 619 1 2 088 24 173 0.48 5.56 Ben Guerir (MU) 88 626 65 18 752 1 258 70.45 4.73 Sidi Ali Labrahla (RC) 6 618 - 1 115 22 742 0.29 5.94 Kalaa of Seraghna Kalaa Nzlat Laadam (RC) 14 838 1 2 221 48 019 0.31 6.68 Oulad Imloul (RC) 9 614 - 1 712 32 266 0.30 5.62 Sidi Bou Othmane (MU) 99 011 33 17 169 44 606 2.22 5.77 Harbil (RC) 51 881 32 11 737 29 978 1.73 4.42 Ouahat Sidi Brahim (RC) 25 320 88 5 425 7 153 3.54 4.67 Menara (D) 411 094 1 317 94 686 9 436 43.57 4.34 Haouz Gueliz (D) 192 774 3 608 49 314 9 436 20.43 3.91 Tensift el el Tensift Marrakesh Medina (D) 120 643 383 28 649 609 198.10 4.21 Total PIA 1 285 878 5 622 285 462 5.35 The socio-demographic characteristics of the PIA are presented in the table below: 3 CRP Summary Double-tracking of the Settat – Marrakesh railway line Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Project Impact Area Population Rural Communities (RC), Aged 10 Years and Distribution by Age Groups Above and Socio-professional Status (%) (%) According to Level of Education Municipality (MU) (%) District (D) - - senior worker worker Activity rate (%) rate Activity Illiteracy rate (%) rate Illiteracy home Independent premises school and ool work work sch - Provinces Below 6 years 6 Below years 14 6 to From 59 years 15 to From above and 60 years Pre Junior secondary education Higher Employer Independent with Independent from working Itinerant worker Public sector earner wage Private sector earner wage aid Family Apprentice Settat MU 10.6 17.7 63.8 7.9 29.5 1.5 61 8.4 37.7 2.3 13.6 2 10.2 25.7 41.8 1.8 2.5 Ain Nzagh RC 13.5 20.3 57 9.2 60.4 0.9 39 1.1 42.7 0.3 31.3 1.4 3.8 4.2 27.2 29.8 1.9 Lahouaza RC 12.5 20 56.1 11.4 60.7 2.1 38 0.7 40.3 0.7 38.8