SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FINAL REPORT LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL DEPOT &APPROACH ROAD FOR HPCL/BPCL AT PAYYANUR VILLAGE IN KANNUR DISTRICT 15th JANUARY 2019 Requiring Body SIA Unit RAJAGIRI outREACH HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM Rajagiri College of Social Sciences CORPORATION LTD. Rajagiri P.O, Kalamassery SOUTHZONE Pin: 683104 Phone no: 0484-2550785, 2911332 www.rajagiri.edu 1 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Project and Public Purpose 1.2 Location 1.3 Size and Attributes of Land Acquisition 1.4 Alternatives Considered 1.5 Social Impacts 1.6. Mitigation Measures CHAPTER 2 DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1. Background of the Project including Developers background 2.2. Rationale for the Project 2.3. Details of Project –Size, Location, Production Targets, Costs and Risks 2.4. Examination of Alternatives 2.5. Phases of the Project Construction 2.6.Core Design Features and Size and Type of Facilities 2.7. Need for Ancillary Infrastructural Facilities 2.8.Work force requirements 2.9. Details of Studies Conducted Earlier 2.10 Applicable Legislations and Policies CHAPTER 3 TEAM COMPOSITION, STUDY APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 3.1 Details of the Study Team 3.2 Methodology and Tools Used 3.3 Sampling Methodology Used 3.4. Schedule of Consultations with Key Stakeholders 3.5. Limitation of the Study CHAPTER 4 LAND ASSESSMENT 4.1 Entire area of impact under the influence of the project 4.2 Total Land Requirement for the Project 4.3 Present use of any Public Utilized land in the Vicinity of the Project Area 2 4.4 Land Already Purchased, Alienated, Leased and Intended use for Each Plot of Land 4.5. Nature and Present Use of the Affected Land 4.6. Size of holding, Ownership Patterns and number of residential houses 4.7. Land Price and Recent Changes in Ownership CHAPTER 5 ESTIMATION AND ENUMERATION 5.1 Directly Affected Families of the Project 5.2 Families of ST and other Traditional Forest Dwellers who have lost any of their Forest Rights 5.3 Families Which Depend on Common Property Resources which will be affected 5.4 Families which have been assigned land by the State Govt. or the Central Govt. 5.5 Families Which have been Residing on any land in the Urban areas for preceding 3 years or more prior to the acquisition 5.6 Families which have depended on the land being acquired as a primary source of livelihood for 3 years prior to the acquisition CHAPTER 6 SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROFILE 6.1 Demographic Details of the Population in the Project Area 6.2 Income and Poverty Level of the Affected Family 6.3 Land Use and Livelihood 6.4 Vulnerable Groups 6.5 Local Economic Activities & Factors that Contribute to Local Livelihoods 6.6 Kinship Pattern,Social and Cultural Organization 6.7 Administrative / Political Organization/Community Based & Civil Society Organization 6.8 Regional Dynamics & Historical Change Process 6.9 Quality of the Living Environment CHAPTER 7 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN 7.1 Approaches to Mitigation 7.2 Measures to Avoid Mitigate and Compensate Impact 3 7.3 Measures those are included in the terms of Rehabilitation and Resettlement 7.4 Measures that the Requiring Body has stated it will introduce in the project proposal 7.5 Alterations to project design and additional measures that may be required to address the extend and intensity of impacts across various groups as identified during SIA 7.6 Detailed Mitigation Plan CHAPTER 8 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 8.1 Institutional Structures and Key Persons 8.2 Specify the Role of Non Governmental Organisation, if any 8.3 Indicate Capacities Required and Capacity Building Plan, Including Technical Assistance, if any 8.4. Timelines for each Activity CHAPTER 9 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCING OF MITIGATION PLAN 9.1 Costs of all Resettlement and Rehabilitation Costs 9.2 Annual Budget and Plan of Action 9.3 Funding Sources with Break up CHAPTER 10 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN MONITORING AND EVALUATION 10.1 Key Monitoring and Evaluative Indicators 10.2. Reporting Mechanisms and Monitoring Roles 10.3. Plan for Independent Evaluation CHAPTER 11 ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS AND RECOMMENDATION ON ACQUISITION 11.1 Analysis of Costs 11.2 Analysis of Benefits 11.3 Recommendation 4 List of Tables Table 1.3.1. Type of Land Table 1.5.1. Possible Impacts of Project Table 1.5..2. Impact on Productive Assets Table 3.1.1. Details of the Study Team Table 3.2.1 Concerns Raised in Public Hearing and Answer from the Requiring Body Table 4.3.1. Location Features Table 4.6.3. Duration of Ownership Table 5.1.1. Opinion of the Affected Families about Land Acquisition Table 6.1.1 Sex & Age wise Population Table 6.1.2 Marital Status of the Adults Among Affected Population Table 6.1.3. Educational Status of the Affected Population Table 6.2.1. Monthly Income of the Affected Families Table 6.2.2. Type of Ration Card 5 CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. Project and Public Purpose The proposed project is to construct an Oil Depot and its Approach Road at Kandankali in Payyanur village, Payyanur Municipality in Kannur district for HPCL and BPCL. The number of vehicles is increasing day by day and hence the petrol and oil requirements are also mounting accordingly. Presently in Kerala, the facility for oil installation is available only in Kochi. There is no provision for expansion of storage & distribution facilities of the existing small depots at Kozhikode and Kannur and do not meet the revised / new Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) norms. Hence HPCL is proposing to construct a new Petroleum Oil Installation in the Northern Kerala, as part of resettlement of the existing small depots as a Common User Facility. In order to cater to the Petroleum Oil Lubricant requirements of Northern Kerala effectively, it is essential to have one more Oil Installation apart from Cochin, for each of the Oil Companies, so that tanker movement by road is avoided thereby reducing the risk of accidents and de-congestion of roads. Considering the presence of Naval Academy and proposed new developments in the region such as establishment of a new airport at Mattanur, Cyber Park etc., will further enhance the requirement of POL in the region, the present project is expected to bring significant benefits to the northern region of the State as a whole. 1.2. Location The proposed oil depot is located in the Division No: 23, of Payyanur Municipality falling in Payyanur Taluk, in Kannur district, on the banks of river Perumba in 6 Kandankali South. The proposed approach road will go through Division No. 24 and 25 of Payyanur Municipality 1.3. Size and Attributes of Land Acquisition The proposed land is adjoining to the Railway line between Ezhimalaand Payyanur Railway Stations. 31.1619 hectors of land is proposed to be acquired to construct Oil depot which belongs to the Survey Nos. 526,530,532,533,534,535,536, 537,538,539,540, 541,542,543,544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 551,553,554,555, 556, 558, 559,560, 561, and 594 for the Depot and 3.9 hectors of land belonging to the survey Nos. 404,405,407,408,416,418, 419, 420,489, 490, 491, 496, 500, 513, 514, 515 and 516 for approach road. A detailed list explaining the names of the land owners, survey numbers and approximate extent of acquisition is attached as annexure 09. Table 1.3.1 : Type of Land Type of land Number of Families Percentage Purayidam 17 7.6 Nilam 168 74.7 NilamNikarthuPurayidam 12 5.3 Information not available 28 12.4 Total 225 100 In total the land of 280 families will be acquired for the project; among them 225 families were surveyed by the SIA unit. The table 1.3.1 explains that out of 225 affected families studied , land of the 168 families is coming under the category of “Nilam” and 17 families are “Purayidam” 12 families are “NilamNikarthuPurayidam”, and the information was not received from the rest of the 28. 1.4 Alternatives considered As stated by the requiring body no other alternatives were considered because the proposed land is suitable for the project since it is adjoining to the railway track so that a siding can be constructed for product receipt through railway wagons. The 7 land also falls outside the Municipal town limits of Payyanur with very little inhabitation. Besides, there is no large chunk of land is available in any of the northern districts of Kerala adjacent to railway track. 1.5 Social Impact Due to the proposed project, 280 families will lose their land. Among the 225 families surveyed by the SIA unit, 2 families staying in the proposed depot site may lose their house fully, 12 families who reside in the land for approach road may fully/partially affected subjective to the alignment. During the survey, 145 families expressed that their livelihood may be affected due to the project. 68 families doing paddy cultivation occasionally in that land would also be affected. Lots of trees including more than 3000 coconut trees have to be cut down for the project. 14 families revealed that this is their 2nd acquisition since they were displaced families of the land acquisition for Naval Academy. The difficulties may be caused to the public during the construction time ie. health issues due to dust, hindering of their way etc. especially the way to the cremation place of Ezhava community to be considered as the impact of the project . Table 1.5.1 : Possible Social Impacts of the Project Possible Impact of the project Number of families Loss of land 280 Loss of agriculture 198 Displacement 2 Fully/Partially affected residence for approach 12 road Loss of Livelihood 145 Loss of structures 1 cattle shed and 1 other shed in the 8 proposed depot site will be affected.