Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and Its Approach Road in Alappuzha District
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1 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY DRAFT REPORT September 2020 Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and its Approach Road in Alappuzha District Requiring Body SIA Unit PWD, Bridges Division Ms. Princy Jacob Alappuzha B-7, Soumya Nagar, 3rd line, Alinchuvadu, Edappally P.O, Kochi-24 ` SIA Study Report-Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and it Approach Road in Alappuzha District 2 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 2 DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 3 TEAM COMPOSITIONAPPROACH, METHODOLOGY AND SCHEDULE OF THE SOCIALIMPACT ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 4 LAND ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 5 ESTIMATION AND ENUMERATION (WHERE REQUIRED) OF AFFECTED FAMILIES AND ASSETS CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROFILE (AFFECTED AREA AND RESSETLEMENT SITE) CHAPTER 7 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 8 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CHAPTER 9 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN BUDGET AND FINANCING OF MITIGATION PLAN CHAPTER 10 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN MONITORING AND EVALUATION CHAPTER 11 ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS AND RECOMMENDATION ON ACQUISITION SIA Study Report-Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and it Approach Road in Alappuzha District 3 CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. Project and Public Purpose Alappuzha is the most densely populated district in Kerala. It is the city and a municipality in Kerala with an urban population of 174,164 and situated 28km from Changanassery, 46km from Kottayam and 53km from Kochi and 155km north of Thrivananadapuram. The total extent of area is 1414 Sq.Km of which the main city comprises an area of 3.64% of the Kerala state. It is an important tourist destination in India. The Backwaters and houseboat cruise of Alappuzha are the most popular tourist attraction in Kerala. This project is for the construction of bridge connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari in Alappuzha district. This bridge connects NH66 and Kuppappuram-Karuvatta road that eventually connects the Ambalapuzha-Thiruvalla road and Alappuzha- Changanassery road. Section 2(1) b(i) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013 provides for the acquisition of land by appropriate Government for its own use, including for public sector undertakings and for public purpose. The proposed land acquisition for the Construction of the bridge connecting Pallathuruthy outpost and Kainakari and its Approach Road comes within the purview of public purpose of infrastructure projects. 1.2. Location The proposed project area belongs to Ward 9 of Alappuzha Municipality and Ward 15 of Kainakari Grama Panchayath. The project area comes under Mullakkal village of Ambalappuzha Taluk and Kainakari North village of Kuttanadu Taluk. SIA Study Report-Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and it Approach Road in Alappuzha District 4 1.3. Size and Attributes The proposed project for the construction of bridge connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and its approach requires acquiring 1.1660 hectres (288 cents) of land in Mullakkal and Kainakari North Villages of Alappuzha district. Forty-Eight percentage of the land required comes under “Dry Land “category, 43% of the land is “Wet Land” and 9% is Puramboke. 1.4 Alternatives considered Not Applicable 1.5 Social Impacts The major adverse impacts of the land acquisition for the said project are: The project will directly affect 21 title holders and 1 non-title holder in the project area Twelve residential houses and three commercial establishments will be displaced from the project area. Livelihood source of three families will be lost. Requirement of demolition of 16 structures (partially/ fully) that includes structures of Houses/ Shops/ Government building. The land acquisition will affect seven properties in the project area using for paddy cultivation. Based on the outcome of socio- economic survey and interview with various stakeholders of the project, the Social Impact Assessment Study team suggests the following mitigation measures to reduce the negative impacts: SIA Study Report-Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and it Approach Road in Alappuzha District 5 In accordance with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Act 2013, the Kerala Rules made there under and the Notifications issued by the Government from time to time the Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Compensation Procedures are to be undertaken. Avoid the procedural delay in the land acquisition process and provide compensation for the affected families at the earliest. Execute the speedy implementation of rehabilitation procedures by considering the displacement from the project area as the severest impact of the project. In addition to the compensation for the loss of land, provide compensation for the loss of trees and the income from paddy cultivation. Avoid delay in the Livelihood restoration activities for the affected families. Acquire the land left as useless due to the acquisition of land. Undertake precautions and safety measures to avoid environmental hazards that may cause due to the project. Reinstall public utilities like Electricity lines, electric poles, drinking water pipelines, etc. whenever those are shifted for project purpose. Ensure the alternate arrangements for the movement of the people during the construction period and healthy disposal of wastage arise out of construct SIA Study Report-Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and it Approach Road in Alappuzha District 6 CHAPTER 2 DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1. Background of the Project, including developer’s background and governance/management structure Alappuzha is gifted with great natural beauty with the Laccadive Sea on its west. The town has network of lakes, lagoons and fresh water rivers. It is seen that there has been a steep increase in volume of vehicles on the city roads. The lack of need based public transport system and absence of any mass rapid transport system to commensurate with the development and increased vehicle population have further aggravated the problem. Pallathuruthy is a small village in Ambalappuzha Taluk in Alappuzha district of Kerala. It comes under Mullakkal village in Alappuzha Municipality. It is located 7 km from District Headquarters, Alappuzha. Kainakary belongs to Kainakari north village of Kuttanad Taluk in Alappuzha district. It belongs to lower Kuttanadu and the main occupation of the people of Kainakary is agriculture where paddy cultivation is of prime importance. This village is famous for high scenic beauty caused by green paddy fields and mind blowing beauty of backwaters. At present, there is no connectivity between Alappuzha and North Kainakari. The residents of this village depend boat service to reach Alappuzha for availing various services including education. This project is for the construction of bridge connecting Pallathuruthy outpost and Kainakary over River Pampa in Alappuzha district. This bridge connects NH66 and Kuppappuram-Karuvatta road, which eventually connects the Ambalappuzha-Thiruvalla road, and Alappuzha-Changanassery road. The proposed project area is near Pallathuruthy outpost. This is near the bell mouth of the commercial canal of Alappuzha town joining the Pampa River. The upcoming bridge over the Pampa River improves the scenic beauty of the village and usher in development in the nearby areas. 2.1.1. Implementing Agencies SIA Study Report-Land Acquisition for the Construction of Bridge Connecting Pallathuruthy Outpost and Kainakari and it Approach Road in Alappuzha District 7 2.1.1. (a). Public Works Department (PWD) PWD Bridges division, Alappuzha is the requiring body of the project. Kerala Public Works Department is responsible for maintenance and development of road network in Kerala state. Kerala Government has decided to take up infrastructure development works –stimulus package, for improving and upgrading the sub arterial roads connecting the major district roads, state high ways, different constituencies etc, to accelerate the infrastructure development of the district for the speedy and smooth transportation facility within the district by implementing the project. 2.1.1.(b). Land Acquisition Authority Special Tahsildar (LA General), Alappuzha is the Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) for the proposed project. The responsibility of land acquisition process is vested on him. 2.2. Rationale for project including how the project fits the public purpose criteria listed in the act. People regularly at Kainakari use boats to access Alappuzha town. However, the boats are available from 7am to 8pm and in case of emergencies like hospital needs, it is difficult to reach the town. The construction of an RCC Bridge is necessary in order for the communities to develop and combat their recent state of improvement. Currently the villages around 12km area such as from Kainakary, Mullakkal etc. reach Alappuzha town. The bridge will bring these isolated villages closer to the city of Alappuzha and Changanassery thereby reducing transportation costs and accelerating agricultural production.The proposed bridge connects Alappuzha and Chanaganssery town, the major marketing centre of this