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Resettlement Action Plan for the Loiyangalani - Suswa 400 Kv Transmission Line Resettlement Action Plan for the Loiyangalani - Suswa 400 kV Transmission Line Addendum to Draft RAP Report January 2012 May 2013 Addendum to Draft RAP for the Loiyangalani – Suswa 400kV Transmission Line TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... vii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................... ix GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................................. xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................ xv A: PREAMBLE ............................................................................................................. xvi Background .................................................................................................................xvii Findings of the Draft RAP Report 2012 ...................................................................xvii Changes That Have Occurred Since Submission of Draft RAP Report ........... xviii Limitation/ Challenges to Progress .......................................................................... xx B: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................... xxii Preface .......................................................................................................................... xxii Project Background .................................................................................................... xxii Legal and Regulatory Framework .......................................................................... xxiii Update of Socio-Economic Profile of the PAPs ..................................................... xxiv Identification of Project Impacts ............................................................................. xxvi Draft RAP compared to Current Database Information ................................... xxvii RAP Implementation Budget ............................................................................... xxviii Recommendations ..................................................................................................... xxix 1.0 REVIEW AND BACKGROUND TO DRAFT RAP OF 2012 ........................... 1 1.1 Preface .................................................................................................................. 1 Final Report i Addendum to Draft RAP for the Loiyangalani – Suswa 400kV Transmission Line 1.2 Project Rationale and Route Selection ............................................................. 1 1.3 Project Description ............................................................................................. 2 1.4 Scope of Work ..................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Approach and Methodology ............................................................................. 3 2.0 UPDATE OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .......................... 1 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 2.2 National ................................................................................................................ 1 2.3 International ........................................................................................................ 5 2.4 Land Tenure Systems in the Project Area ....................................................... 8 2.5 Easement and the Right of Way (ROW) ........................................................ 10 3.0 SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF PAPs............................................................ 11 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Description of the Project Area ....................................................................... 11 3.3 Results and Discussions of Socio-Economic Survey ................................... 14 3.4 Economic Condition and Livelihood Activities of the PAHs .................... 18 3.5 Health and Vulnerability ................................................................................. 20 3.6 Religion, Ethnicity and Language .................................................................. 26 3.7 Access to Water ................................................................................................. 28 3.8 Household Assets and Welfare Indicators .................................................... 29 3.9 HIV/AIDS.......................................................................................................... 29 3.10 Housing Condition of the PAPs ..................................................................... 31 4.0 PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................... 33 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 33 4.2 Identification of Project Impacts ..................................................................... 34 Final Report ii Addendum to Draft RAP for the Loiyangalani – Suswa 400kV Transmission Line 4.3 Proposed Mitigation Measure ........................................................................ 43 5.0 VALUATION, COMPENSATION AND ENTITLEMENTS .......................... 44 5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 44 5.2 Valuation Procedure and Methodology ........................................................ 44 5.3 Valuation and Compensation Results ........................................................... 45 5.4 Disturbance Allowance ...................................................................................... 1 5.5 Summary of Compensation Costs .................................................................... 1 5.6 Compensation for Losses ................................................................................... 2 5.7 Eligibility, Cut-Off Date and Entitlements ...................................................... 3 6.0 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ........................................................... 12 6.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 12 6.2 Potential Resettlement Grievances ................................................................. 12 6.3 Proposed Grievance Management and Redress Mechanism ..................... 13 7.0 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................. 15 7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 15 7.2 Organisation Structure ..................................................................................... 15 8.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE............................................ 18 8.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 18 8.2 Goals and Objectives of Public Consultation and Disclosure .................... 19 8.3 Summary of Key Issues Arising from Public Participation Meetings ...... 19 8.4 Disclosure .......................................................................................................... 22 9.0 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING .................................... 24 9.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 24 9.2 Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 24 Final Report iii Addendum to Draft RAP for the Loiyangalani – Suswa 400kV Transmission Line 9.4 RAP Implementation Budget Estimates ........................................................ 27 10.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................. 28 10.1 Conclusions ....................................................................................................... 28 10.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................ 30 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 33 Appendix A: RAP Implementation Progress ........................................................... 34 Appendix B: RAP Implementation Schedule ........................................................... 51 Appendix C: Public Consultation Undertaken To Date ......................................... 52 Appendix C: List Of Affected Squatters ................................................................... 54 Appendix D: RAP Socioeconomic Questionnaire ................................................... 56 Appendix E: Monitoring Indicators .......................................................................... 68 Final Report iv Addendum to Draft RAP for the Loiyangalani – Suswa 400kV Transmission Line LIST OF TABLES Table 1.0: Nature of Project Impacts ........................................................................... xxvi Table 1.1: Statistical Comparison .............................................................................
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