Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Updated December 2010 India: Jharkhand State Roads Project Govindpur–Jamtara Section Prepared by Road Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 22 December 2010) Currency unit – Indian rupee (Rs) Rs1.00 = $0.02212389 $1.00 = Rs45.200000 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank BSR – building schedule rates BPL – below poverty line EA – Executing Agency FGD – focus group discussions GOI – Government of India GRC – grievance redressal cell HH – household IPSA – initial poverty and social assessment IP – indigenous peoples JH – Jharkhand LA – land acquisition NGO – non-government organization NPRR – National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation PPTA – project preparatory technical assistance PRA – participatory rural appraisal RP – resettlement plan RO – resettlement officer R&R – resettlement & rehabilitation SC – Schedule Caste ST – Schedule Tribe TOR – terms of reference WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km – kilometer sq. mt – square meter NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 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. 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. ADB State Road Project in Jharkhand RESETTLEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 4 Chapter 1 : The Project Background 9 1.1. Project Description 9 1.2. Project Benefits and impacts 10 1.3. Measures to minimize impacts 11 1.4. Objectives of the Resettlement Plan 12 Chapter 2 : Project State and Subproject District 13 2.1. Project State 13 2.2. Subproject Districts 14 Chapter 3 : Findings of the Resettlement Census Survey 16 3.1. Objectives of the Resettlement Census Survey 16 3.2. Methodology 16 3.3. Findings of the Resettlement Census survey 16 3.4. Gender impacts of the subproject 21 3.5. Types of Project Impacts 24 3.5.1 Impact on Agricultural land 25 3.5.2 Impact on Residential Assets 27 3.5.3 Impact on Commercial Assets 30 3.5.4 Impact on Residential cum Commercial Assets 33 3.6. Awareness & Perceptions of the affected households on the subproject 37 Chapter 4 : Impact on Indigenous Peoples in the Project Area 38 4.1. Schedules Tribes (ST) in Jharkhand 38 4.2. Key impacts of the Project on ST Households 38 4.3. Involuntary Resettlement Impacts on Scheduled Tribes 41 4.4. Mitigation measures for ST Households 45 - 1 - ADB State Road Project in Jharkhand Chapter 5 : Resettlement Policy Framework & Entitlement Matrix 47 5.1. Introduction 47 5.2. Policy Framework – Review of Resettlement Policies, Legal Framework 47 & ADB Requirements 5.3. ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement 48 5.4. Similarities & Differences between NPRR & ADB Policy 49 5.5. Resettlement Policy & Principles for the subproject 52 5.6. Entitlement Matrix 53 5.7. Cut-off Date 58 5.8. Valuation of affected assets 58 5.9. Disposal of Acquired Property 59 Chapter 6: Consultations & Stakeholder Participation 61 6.1. Introduction 61 6.2. Methods of community consultation 61 6.3. Consultation – Scope & Issues 62 6.4. Feedback from Consultations 62 6.5. Disclosure of the Resettlement Plan 67 6.6. Plan for further Consultations and Community Participation during 68 Project Implementation Chapter 7: Institutional Framework 69 7.1. Introduction 69 7.2. Executing Agency 69 7.3. Roles & Responsibilities 69 7.4. RP Implementation Schedule 74 Chapter 8: Cost Estimates & Budget 77 Chapter 9 : Monitoring & Evaluation 81 9.1 Need for monitoring 81 9.2 Monitoring at EA level 81 9.3 Stages of Monitoring 82 - 2 - ADB State Road Project in Jharkhand 9.4. Reporting Requirements 84 LIST OF ANNEXES Annexure I : Resettlement Survey Questionnaires Annexure II: Terms of reference for the NGO/agency Annexure III: Terms of Reference for an External Monitoring & Evaluation Agency/Consultant - 3 - ADB State Road Project in Jharkhand EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. The Project The Jharkhand (JH) State Highway Project entails the upgradation and improvement of the existing State roads of Jharkhand with ADB assistance under the ADB‟s Country Operations Business Plan (2007-2009). The project will rehabilitate the deteriorated and damaged state road corridors to provide reliable road transport services and hence reduce poverty in the long term. The Executing Agency (EA) for this project will be the Jharkhand State Road Construction Department (JHRCD) which is responsible for about 6800 kms roads consisting of NH‟s, SH‟s and District roads. In accordance with ADB‟s procedure for Project lending, a project road has been selected in the state of JH for project preparation and processing. This subproject comprises of the upgradation of the State highway section of Gobindpur – Jamtara – Dumka – Barhet – Sahebganj comprising of a total length of 310.7 kms, traversing through a total of six districts in the state. This existing road will be converted into a 2 lane State Highway under the Project. The subproject design of the Govindpur - Jamtara were revisited and modified to avoid impact on the commercial and residential structures at Govindpur junction by means of a provision of a 6.5 km long bypass. The new alignment passes through mostly agriculture land. The entrance point of the corridor was earlier Govindpur chowk, which has now been shifted 900 mtrs from the earlier one. The total length of the realignment is 6.5 Kms and it merges with the highway at approximately 8 Kms at the Kharni village. B. Project Benefits and Impacts The Project will augment connectivity between the six districts (Dhanbad, Jamtara, Dumka, Deoghar, Pakur and Sahibganj) and will lead to the easy accessibility of the local people to essential socio-economic services such as health care, education, administrative services and trade centers enhancing the general quality of life. One of the key problems faced by the local people presently is the lack of means of transport, as very few public transport ply on these roads due to the poor road condition. The limited transport vehicles that do ply charge nearly double fare particularly making accessing socio-economic services difficult for the poor communities in the area. The Project, by improving road condition, is anticipated to improve access and transport options manifold thereby benefiting the locals particularly the poor. The package starts at Gobindpur and passes through Pokhariya – Palubera - Karamdah ghat – Narayan pur More and reaches Jamtara, this package is in two districts i.e. Dhanbad and Jamtara. The corridor is of 79.2 kms and consists of two bypasses, namely the Govindpur bypass and Jamtara Bypass. The realignment starts with a total widening of 70 meters, at the point of entrance and reduces to 45 meters after 200 meters. Though the Project will involve improvements to a two-lane standard, the land acquisition undertaken by the government is as per the four-lane expansion criterion taking into account future expansion needs. The bypass passes through six villages of Dhanbad District- Karmatand, Kumhardih, Kushmatand, Lahardih, Pathuria and Kharni. In order to assess the Project level resettlement impacts for the realignment, a detailed census was undertaken in August- September, 2010 on the 6.5 km road section. This survey identified a total of 230 households which will be affected by the 6.5k ms realignment section in Dhanbad. A total of 92 acres of land would be acquired for the bypass section. In line with this recent survey, the existing census database for Govindpur- Jamtara subproject section has - 4 - ADB State Road Project in Jharkhand been updated. The updated census survey data brings forth that a total of 925 affected households comprising of 8016 persons will be affected by the subproject. Based on latest census survey and update, a total of 160.40 acres of land and 1163 assets (comprising of agricultural plots, residential, commercial and residential cum commercial assets, trees etc) will be affected as a result of the subproject improvements. Table A: Summary Profile of Affected Population in Package I: Govindpur – Jamtara based on updated census survey Description Old RP (Census 2008) Changes due to New Alignment 925 HHs (From the old census database, 140 Total Project Affected 835 households households were excluded whereas Households 1 230 new households got included 0F ) 8016 persons Total Project Affected 7345 persons (1164 persons got excluded whereas Persons 1835 new APs got included) 160.40 acres 2 Total land getting affected 86.25 acres1F (Additional 93 acres getting affected due to the new bypass) Source: Resettlement Census, 2010 A total of 925 HH will be affected by the project, and majority of the affected households (48%) would lose their agricultural land. This is followed closely by those households, who would lose their residential assets (30%), while 8% of the affected households each would incur impact on their commercial and residential cum commercial assets respectively. It is imperative to note that 5% (50 HH) of the affected HH would incur loss on more than one type of their assets. Table B: Details of Affected Population in Package I: Govindpur - Jamtara Units Updated Units Description (as per Census 2008) (as per Census 2010) Total Project Affected Households 835 households 925 households Total Project Affected Persons 7345 persons 8016 persons Average Family Size of affected 8.7 persons per family 8.66 persons per family households 3 Total land getting affected 86.25 acres2F 160.40 acres 4 Total affected assets 1069 assets3F 1163 assets Out of the total affected households, 347 households 408 households no. of Households with vulnerabilities 1 Though more households are being affected by the realignment, earlier it was resulting in huge displacement of the people, now mostly agriculture land is being affected.