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Faridpur Pourashava Phase II and III Resettlement Plan Draft Report Project number: 39295 December 2016 BAN: Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (UGIIP III) - Faridpur Pourashava Phase II and III Roads and Drainage Improvement Contract Packages: UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/DR-01/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/DR-02/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/DR-03/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT-01/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT-02/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT-03/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT-04/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT+DR-01/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT+DR-02/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT+DR-03/2017 UGIIP III-II/AF/FARI/UT+DR-04/2017 Prepared by the Local Government Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank. This resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ABBREVIATIONS ADB : Asian Development Bank AP : affected person ARIPO : Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance BPL : below poverty line DDR : due diligence report DMC : developing member countries EMP : Environment Management Plan FGDs : focus group discussion GAP : gender action plan GICDC : governance improvement and capacity development consultants GRC : grievance redress committee GRM : grievance redress mechanism IEE : initial environment examination IP/SEC : indigenous peoples/small ethnic communities IR : involuntary resettlement JVC : joint verification committee LGED : Local Government Engineering Department MDSC : management design supervision consultants MLGRDC : Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives PID : project information document PIU : project implementation unit PMO : project management office PVAC : property valuation assessment committee RAC : resettlement advisory committee RF : resettlement framework ROW : right of way RP : resettlement plan SECDP : small ethnic community development plan SPS : safeguard policy statement SWM : solid waste management TOR : terms of reference UGIAP : urban government improvement action plan UGIIP : Urban Governance Infrastructure Improvement Project GLOSSARY OF BANGLADESHI TERMS Crore: 10 million (= 100 lakh) Ghat: Boat landing area along a river Hat, hut, or haat: Market (bazaar) operating certain afternoons during the week when sellers establish temporary shops. There are also some permanent shops in a Hat. Markets usually represent a significant source of income for municipalities Hartal: General strike Khal drainage ditch/canal Khas or khash: land/property belonging to government Lakh or lac: 100,000 Kutcha, katchha or kacca: Structures built without bricks and mortar or without concrete Moholla or mohalla: Sub-division of a ward Mouza: Government-recognized land area Mouza map: Cadastral map of mouza showing plots and their numbers Nasiman: A 3-wheeler motorized vehicle Parshad: Councillor Pourasava or pourasava: Municipality Pucca: Structures built with bricks and mortar or concrete Semi-pucca or semi-puccha : Structures built partly with bricks and mortar or concrete Thana: Police station Upazila: Administrative unit below the district level. A district is called a Zila Waris: legal heir(s) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km – Kilometre M2 – square meter mm – Millimetre sft – square feet Page 3 of 190 Table of Contents I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................... 9 A. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 9 B. Proposed subproject components .............................................................................................. 9 C. Objectives of the Resettlement Plan ......................................................................................... 18 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ............................... 21 A. Methodology for Assessment of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ..................... 23 B. Land Acquisition ......................................................................................................................... 23 C. Resettlement Impacts ................................................................................................................. 23 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE ....................................... 28 A. Profile of Affected Persons ........................................................................................................ 28 IV. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION .... 29 A. Public Consultation .................................................................................................................... 30 B. Continued Consultation and Disclosure .................................................................................. 31 V. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................. 33 VI. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................ 36 VII. ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ......................................... 37 A. Types of Losses and Affected Person (AP) Category ............................................................ 37 B. Principles, Legal, and Policy Commitments ............................................................................ 37 C. Entitlements ................................................................................................................................ 38 D. Cut-off Date ................................................................................................................................. 38 VIII. COMPENSATION MECHANISM ................................................................................................ 44 A. Cash Allowance to Support Lost Income ................................................................................. 44 B. Assistance to Re-establish Business ....................................................................................... 44 C. Assistance for relocation ........................................................................................................... 45 D. Additional Assistance to Vulnerable Groups .......................................................................... 45 E. Compensation for Temporary Affected Persons ..................................................................... 45 F. Payment of Compensation to Affected Persons ..................................................................... 45 IX. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN ................................... 46 A. Unit Costs ................................................................................................................................... 46 B. Resettlement Costs .................................................................................................................... 47 X. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ................................................................... 51 A. Institutional Arrangement .......................................................................................................... 51 B. Capacity Building ........................................................................................................................ 54 XI. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ..................................................................... 56 XII. MONITORING AND REPORTING ................................................................... 58 LIST OF TABLES Table- 1: IR Impacts of the Components in Faridpur Pourashava (package wise) Table – 2: Summary of IR Impacts Table - 3: Vulnerable Households Table 4: UGIIP-3 Entitlement Matrix Table 5: Indicative Cost for RP Implementation –Faridpur Pourashava Table-6: Institutional Roles and Responsibilities for Safeguards Implementation Table - 7: Indicative Capacity Building and Training Program LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location Map of Faridpur Pourashava Figure 2: Google Earth Map depicting Proposed Roads in Faridpur Pourashava Figure 3: Google Earth Map depicting Proposed Drains in Faridpur Pourashava Figure 4: Grievance Redress Process Figure 5: Implementation Schedule LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix – 1: Proposed Subprojects in Faridpur Pourashava photographic documentation Appendix – 2: Socio-economic Profiles of the Affected Persons (AP) and Estimated IR Impacts (Package wise) for UGIIP-III, Faridpur Pourashava Appendix - 3: Certification of Land Ownership by Faridpur Pourashava Appendix – 4: List of APs contesting land ownership Appendix - 5: Suggested Form for Transect Walks and Business Census Appendix - 6: Records of Public Consultations in Faridpur Pourashava A. Focus Group Discussions in Faridpur B. Focus Group Discussion Photographs C. Focus Group Discussion Attendant Sheets D. Public Consultation Minutes of Meeting (30 July 2016) E. List of Key Informant Interviewees Appendix– 7: Data Collection Instruments A. Census Survey Questionnaire B. Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Screening Checklist C. Checklist for Focus Group Discussion D. Checklist for Key Informant Interviews Appendix - 8 : Sample
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