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Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 45224 (IND) June 2012 India: Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program Prepared by: Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RRVPNL) Government of Rajasthan The Resettlement Plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed here may be preliminary in nature and may not necessarily represent those of ADB‟s Board of Directors, Management, or Staff. Page 1 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank APs Affected Persons BPL Below Poverty Line DC District Collector DEA Department of Economic Affairs DP Displaced Persons EA Executing Agency ESC Environment and Social Cell FGD Focus Group Discussions GOI Government of India GoR Government of Rajasthan GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IA Implementing Agency JNNSM Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission LAA Land Acquisition Act 1894 LAO Land Acquisition Officer MFF Multi-Tranche Financing Facility NGOs Non-Government Organizations NRRP National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 PMU Project Management Unit RF Resettlement Framework RP Resettlement Plan RRETIP Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program RRVPNL Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited SIA Social Impact Assessment SPS Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 STs Scheduled Tribes STU State Transmission Utility WHH Women Headed Household Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEMS DESCRIPTION PAGE NO LIST OF ACRONYMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT III SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE IV INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION a) Consultation b) Disclosure c) Continued Consultation and Participation V GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISMS VI POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1. National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 (NRRP-2007) 2. Land Acquisition Act-1894 3. ADB‟s Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 (SPS) VII ENTITLEMENT, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS VIII RELOCATION AND INCOME RESTORATION IX RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN X INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS XI IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE XII MONITORING AND REPORTING LIST OF TABLES Table-1 Subproject Details in Tranche-1 Table-2 Impact on Land Acquisition and Resettlement Table-3 Entitlement Matrix Table-4 Resettlement Cost Table-5 Institutional Roles and Responsibilities for Resettlement activities Table-6 Implementation Schedule LIST OF FIGURES Figure-1 Location of Bhadla Solar Park Figure-2 Power Map of Rajasthan Figure-3 Satellite Map of the Solar Park Figure-4 Location of Tranche 1 Subprojects in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer District Figure-5 Grievance Redress Mechanism Figure-6 PMU structure of RRVPNL LIST OF ANNEXURE Annexure-1 Social Due Diligence Report for Bhadla Solar Park Annexure-2 Detailed Description on Tranche-1 subprojects Annexure-3 Inventory of Transmission Lines (Tranche-1 subprojects) Annexure-4 Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Annexure-5 Details on Consultations Annexure-6 Sample Monitoring and Status report Page 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i. The Government of Rajasthan (GoR) through the Government of India (GoI) has requested Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide a Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF) to partly fund the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Investment Program (RRETIP) in the State of Rajasthan. The investment program covers investments for transmission of clean energy to National Grid of India by construction of pooling substations and Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines. This Resettlement Plan (RP)1 is based on engineering design. The resettlement impact is insignificant and the Project has been Categorized as “B”2 for Involuntary Resettlement (IR) and “C” for Indigenous Peoples as per the ADB‟s Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 (SPS). ii. The project will not entail any private land acquisition. There will be no permanent impact on physical displacement, economic displacement and loss of livelihood. Construction of grid substations usually requires land acquisition. The grid substations (Bhadla, Ramgarh and Bap) under the project are proposed to be constructed in the government land which is waste land and free from any use. The construction of transmission lines will not entail any land acquisition and resettlement. However, temporary impacts are foreseen on crop damage during the implementation and construction of project activities. iii. Consultations were carried out with various stakeholders during RP preparation and will continue throughout project implementation. The social assessment involved interviewing 400 heads of households as part of social impact assessment during the month of November 2011 to January 2012. Additionally, public consultations were carried out by the social survey team through focused group discussions (FGDs) along the transmission lines. Project information will be disseminated by the project through the disclosure of resettlement planning documents. The summary of the RP including the entitlement matrix will be translated into the local language (Hindi) and will be disclosed to the APs; and made available at the local revenue offices and EA offices. A copy of the RP will also be disclosed on the RRVPNL and ADB websites. A Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) will be established to ensure affected peoples (APs) grievances are addressed to facilitate timely project implementation. iv. The policy framework and entitlements for the Project are based on national laws: The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LAA, amended in 1984), and the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2007 (NRRP); and ADB‟s Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 (SPS). The project will neither result in any physical displacement nor economic displacement except for temporary impacts on crops which are foreseen during the construction period. Adequate compensation will be provided as per the entitlement matrix which will be based on current market values. Additionally, in the event of direct affectation to vulnerable households3, these will be paid an additional assistance equivalent to three months of minimum wage. 1 The scope of the resettlement plan includes the temporary impact of the transmission lines on crops and trees. The project will not entail any land acquisition and hence there is no permanent physical or economic displacement. 2 Resettlement is insignificant when less than 200 people experience major “impacts” defined as involving AP being physically displaced from housing and/or having 10% or more of their productive, income generating assets lost. Resettlement having insignificant impact is categorized as B which requires a - resettlement plan. 3 Vulnerable Households include those affected households who belong to Scheduled Tribe, Women Headed, Physically Disabled and Below Poverty Line Page 4 v. The RRVPNL will be the Executing Agency (EA) as well as the Implementing Agency (lA) for the project. RRVPNL will constitute a Project Management Unit (PMU) for implementing the ADB loan at the corporate level which is Jaipur and field office of RRVPNL at the sub-project level which is Jodhpur in this case for tranche-1 component. The PMU shall be headed by the Chief Engineer (T&C) and the Superintending Engineer (Planning) shall be responsible for coordinating all external functions with ADB. GOI, DEA, GOR as well as the internal functions such as Environment and Social/R&R reporting, Legal, Finance and Accounts, Field Project offices, Procurement and Contracts etc. and other functions from within RRVPNL. One Environment and Social Cell (ESC) shall be designated and headed by one Executive Engineer who shall be designated for monitoring ADB funded projects in areas such as Environment, R&R and Social safeguards. To assist ESC in these specialist functions, RRVPNL may hire appropriate consultants for monitoring purposes. vi. All land acquisition (government land in this case) of substations will be completed prior to the start of civil works. Payment of compensation and assistance to APs for temporary impacts caused on crops will be completed in a phased manner before the start of civil work in that specific section. In addition, the EA will make every effort to have the construction activities during off-season where possible. All land required will be provided free of encumbrances to the contractor prior to handing over of project sites and the start of civil works. The resettlement cost estimate for this subproject includes eligible compensation for loss of crop, and support cost for RP implementation. These are part of the overall project cost. A contingency of 5% additional costs has been kept as a provision to meet any variation in the cost during the implementation. A tentative budget has been calculated for the project which amounts to INR 97.23 million. RP implementation will be closely monitored to provide RRVPNL with an effective basis for assessing resettlement progress and identifying potential difficulties and problems. Semi annual monitoring reports will be submitted by RRVPNL to ADB. Page 5 I. INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. The Government of Rajasthan (GoR) through the Government of India (GoI) has requested Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide a Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF) to partly fund the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Transmission Program (RRETIP) in the State of Rajasthan. The investment program covers investments for transmission of clean energy to National Grid of India by construction of pooling substations and Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines. This Resettlement Plan (RP)4 is based on engineering design. The resettlement
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