48098-002: Siri Toi Dam Subproject Resettlement Plan
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Resettlement Plan February 2018 PAK: Balochistan Water Resources Development Sector Project Project No. 48098-002 Part 1 of 3 Prepared by Irrigation and Power Department, Government of Balochistan for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 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. Balochistan Water Resources Development Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (TA 8800-PAK) Land Acquisition & Resettlement Plan (LARP) SRI-TOI/TANGIWAR DAM CORE SUB- PROJECT Draft Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 1 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 3 1.1 BWRDP Background.................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Sri Toi/Tangi War Dam Subproject Description .......................................................... 3 1.3 Location and Access to the Subproject ...................................................................... 4 1.4 Command Area of the Subproject .............................................................................. 4 1.5 Objectives of the LARP .............................................................................................. 8 1.6 Alternative Options for Minimizing the LAR Impacts ................................................... 8 1.7 RoW Requirement for the Dam, Reservoir and Irrigation Canals ............................... 8 2 SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ................................. 10 2.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 10 2.2 Impacts .................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Impact on Land ................................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Impact on Structures ......................................................................................... 13 2.2.3 Impact on Crops & Trees .................................................................................. 13 2.3 Affected Households (AHs) ...................................................................................... 13 3 SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE .......................................... 15 3.1 General .................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Administrative Setting .............................................................................................. 15 3.3 Population ................................................................................................................ 15 3.4 Community/Clan Distribution, Structure and Decision Making .................................. 16 3.5 Land Ownership, Customary Land Claim and Communal Land Distribution ............. 17 3.6 Settlement Pattern ................................................................................................... 19 3.7 Poverty Incidence .................................................................................................... 20 3.8 Literacy Rate in the Subproject Area ........................................................................ 20 3.9 Electricity Connection & Electricity Appliance Ownership ......................................... 21 3.10 Transport Facilities in the Subproject Area ............................................................... 21 3.11 Livestock in the Subproject Area .............................................................................. 21 3.12 Households Income by Sources ............................................................................... 21 3.13 Major Source of Drinking Water ............................................................................... 21 3.14 Gender Issues and Analysis..................................................................................... 22 i 3.14.1 Subproject Impacts on Women’s Mobility and Access....................................... 22 3.14.2 Women’s Participation in the Decision making at the Household ...................... 23 3.14.3 Livelihood Source & Economic Activities of Women .......................................... 23 3.14.4 Women Role in Livestock Rearing .................................................................... 23 3.14.5 Potable Water ................................................................................................... 24 3.14.6 Health & Hygiene .............................................................................................. 24 3.14.7 Women Role in Agriculture ............................................................................... 24 3.14.8 Women Priority Needs ...................................................................................... 24 3.15 Vulnerable DPs ........................................................................................................ 25 3.16 Indigenous Peoples (IP) ........................................................................................... 25 3.16.1 Impact on Historical, Cultural and Religious Structures ..................................... 25 4 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ....... 26 4.1 Project Stakeholders ................................................................................................ 26 4.2 Public Consultations along the Subproject Alignment............................................... 26 4.2.1 Consultation with the Community Based Committee for the Project .................. 26 4.2.2 Consultation with the Public at Large in Project Area ........................................ 27 4.3 Concerns Regarding the Subproject ........................................................................ 28 4.4 Information Disclosure ............................................................................................. 29 5 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM .......................................................... 30 6 LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................................................. 35 6.1 LAR Legal and Policy Framework ............................................................................ 35 6.2 Land Acquisition Act 1894 (LAA) .............................................................................. 35 6.3 ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement .......................................................................... 36 6.4 Project LAR policy .................................................................................................... 38 6.5 Cut-off-Date ............................................................................................................. 39 7 ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS AND RELOCATION.................... 40 7.1 Compensation Eligibility and Entitlements ................................................................ 40 7.1.1 Eligibility ............................................................................................................ 40 7.1.2 Entitlement for Compensation ........................................................................... 40 7.1.3 Entitlement Matrix for Compensation ................................................................ 41 8 RELOCATION, REHABILITATION AND INCOME RESTORATION .................. 43 8.1 General .................................................................................................................... 43 8.2 Livelihood Assistance to Vulnerable Households ..................................................... 43 8.3 Benefit-Sharing Schemes ........................................................................................ 43 ii 9 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION ........................ 44 9.1 Background .............................................................................................................. 44 9.2 Balochistan Irrigation Department ............................................................................ 44 9.3 Social and Environment Safeguards Unit: ................................................................ 44 9.3.1 External Monitoring Agent: ................................................................................ 46 9.3.2 Project Design and Supervision Consultants/Project Implementation Consultant 46 9.3.3 Local/District Government ................................................................................. 47 9.3.4 Civil Society Organizations ............................................................................... 47 9.3.5 Civil Works Contractors ..................................................................................... 47 9.3.6 ADB .................................................................................................................. 48 9.3.7 Coordination Initiatives 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