Resettlement Action Plan
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Resettlement Action Plan Central Expressway Project Draft Report Volume I Stage 3 {Pothuhera - Galagedara) 1 ] I Prepared By Road Development Authority Ministry of Higher Education and Highways . Government of Sri Lanka July 2017 ·l J -·1 Acronyms and Abbreviations I ADB Asian Development Bank I CBO Community Based Organization I CEA Central Environmental Authority DFD Department of Forest Conservation DOV Department of Valuation DS Divisional Secretary DSD Divisional Secretariat Division EA Executive Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ) EM Entitlement Matrix ESDD Environment and Social Development Department FGD Focus Group Discussions l GIS Geographical Information System GN Grama Niladhari GND Grama Niladhari Division l GOSL Government of Sri Lanka GPS Global Positioning System GRC Grievance Redress Committee l GRM Grievance Redness Mechanism HRC Human Rights Commission IRM Income Restoration Program } JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LAA Land Acquisition Act LAR Land Acquisition Regulation LARB Land Acquisition Compensation Review Board LARC Land Acquisition and the Resettlement Committee LDO Land Development Ordinance Mo LLD Ministry of Land and Land Development Mo HEH Ministry of Higher Education and Highways NEA National Environment Act CEP Northern Expressway Project NG Os Non-Governmental Organizations NIRP National Policy on Involuntary Resettlement NPSC National Project Steering Committee NRMP National Road Master Plan PAHH Project Affected Household Head PAP Project Affected Persons PD Project Director PIC Public Information Centre PMU Project Management Unit PPC Parliament Petition Committee PPs Preliminary Plans RC Resettlement Card RDA Road Development Authority ROW Right of Way RAP Resettlement Action Plan RAs Resettlement Assistants SIA Social Impact Assessment sso Social Safeguard Officer STOP Southern Transport Development Project J TOR Terms of Reference UDA Urban Development Authority I WB World Bank J J ii GLOSSARY OF TERMS Business Owner: A person who owns or conducts a business within the project-affected area, the operation of which may be disrupted by the construction work under the project. S/he can be a legal owner, non-titled structure owners, or tenant and will receive different compensation and R&R packages as per the EM. Compensation: Payment in cash or in kind to replace an asset, resource or income source l which has been acquired or affected by a or affected by a project for which the person affected is entitled to, and the amount of money required to keep a person in the same socio economic position that he held before acquisition. Cut-off date: The cut-off date for eligibility for entitlement for the titleholders is the date of notification of section 2 notice under the LAA and for non-titleholders is the date of resettlement impact survey. Persons who encroach on the area after the cut-off-date are not entitled to claim compensation or any other form of resettlement assistance. Similarly, fixed assets (such as built structures, crops, fruit trees, and wood lots) established after the date of completion of the assets inventory, or an alternative mutually agreed upon date, will not be compensated. Displaced persons: In the context of involuntary resettlement, displaced persons are those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihood) as a result of involuntary acquisition of land, or involuntary restrictions on land use or on access. Economic Displacement: Loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihood as a result of involuntary acquisition of land, or obstructed access to resources (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas. Eligibility: The qualification criteria for receiving benefits under a resettlement program. These criteria serve as the basis for defining resettlement entitlements accrued to each eligibility category - affected residential or commercial property owners, renters, vendors, encroachers, squatters, and so on. Encroacher: Someone who has illegally expanded, or extended the outer limit of his/her private premises beyond the approved building line or agricultural land and has occupied public space beyond his/her plot or agricultural land. Entitlement: Resettlement entitlements with respect to a particular eligibility category are the sum total of compensation and other forms of assistance provided to displaced persons in the respective eligibility category. It includes a range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution and relocation which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore their economic and social base. Host Population/Community: People living in or around areas to which those physically J displaced by a project will be resettled, who in turn may be affected by the resettlement. Special J iii J attention must be paid to the needs and concerns of the host population/community/hosts in a resettlement program in order to minimize social risks and avoid potential social conflicts. ··1 Involuntary Resettlement: Resettlement is involuntary when it occurs without the consent of I the PAPs or if they give their consent without having the power to refuse resettlement. Implementation Schedule: Timeframe of activities of the project Income Restoration: Re-establishing productive livelihood of the displaced persons to enable income generation equal to or, if possible, better than that earned by the displaced persons before the resettlement. Land Owners: Owners of land with or without trees, crops or structures affixed to the land with clear title in government records. In some exceptional cases, a person who owns land/s within the project-affected areas regardless of proof of such ownership will also be entitled, provided that such ownership is recognized under law. In such cases, special decisions will be taken by the LARC in consultation with the local authority, and the community. .l Non-Resident Land and Structure Owners: Legal land owners who are not in possession of their land either because they have rented or leased out their said land and property affixed to it, or such land has been taken possession of by any other person. I Physical Displacement: Relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter as a result of I involuntary acquisition of land, or involuntary restrictions on land use or on access. Project Affected Person (PAP): Any person who, as a result of the implementation of CEP, I etc., loses the right to own, use or otherwise benefit from a built structure, land (Residential, agricultural, commercial) annual or perennial crops and trees, or any other fixed or movable assets, either in full or in part, permanently or temporarily. Protected Tenants: Tenants occupying a legal property, commercial, or residential and are protected under the Rent Act of 1972 or its later amendments which prevents the land owners from evicting them or increase the rent at their own will. Relocation: Rebuilding housing, and assets including productive land and public infrastructure in another location. Rehabilitation: Re-establishing incomes, livelihoods, living and social system. Replacement Cost: Replacement cost involves replacing an asset at a cost prevailing at the .I time of its acquisition. This includes fair market value, transaction costs, interest accrued, I transitional and restoration costs, and any other applicable payments, if any. Depreciation of _, assets and structures should not be taken into account for replacement cost. Where there are no active market conditions, replacement cost is equivalent to delivered cost of all building materials, labor cost for construction, and any transaction or relocation costs. Resettlement Action Plan (RAP): The document in which a project sponsor or other responsible entity specifies the procedures that it will follow and the actions that it will take to J mitigate adverse effects, compensate losses, and provide development benefits to persons and communities affected by an investment project. j iv J ~ I 1 Resettlement Assistance: Support provided to people who are physically displaced by a project. Assistance may include transportation, food, shelters, and social services that are provided to affected people during their relocation. Assistance may also include cash allowances that compensate affected people for the inconvenience associated with resentment and defray the expenses of a transition to a new locale, such as moving expenses and lost works days. Resident Land and Structure Owners: Owners of land and structures with clear title which they are currently occupying for their own use, residential or commercial purpose. Socioeconomic Survey: A complete and accurate survey of the PAPs or population. Surveys focus on income-earning activities and other socioeconomic indicators. Usually, the survey is taking place at the initial stage of resettlement planning. Stakeholders: Any and all individuals, groups, organizations and institutions interested in and potentially affected or benefitted by a project having the ability to influence a project. Squatter: Someone who has occupied public or private land has developed structures on it and has put such land to residential, agriculture or commercial use without obtaining development permission and formal title under law.