RAP and LRP for RUMSL's 1500 MW Solar Park Project and Associated Infrastructure Across Neemuch, Agar and Shajapur
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RAP and LRP for RUMSL’s 1500 MW Solar Park Project and associated infrastructure across Neemuch, Agar and Shajapur Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) 03 May 2021 Project No.: 0528741 www.erm.com The business of sustainability RAP AND LRP FOR RUMSL’S 1500 MW SOLAR PARK PROJECT CONTENTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS NEEMUCH, AGAR AND SHAJAPUR Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) Document details The details entered below are automatically shown on the cover and the main page footer. PLEASE NOTE: This table must NOT be removed from this document. Document title RAP and LRP for RUMSL’s 1500 MW Solar Park Project and associated infrastructure across Neemuch, Agar and Shajapur Document subtitle Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) Project No. 0528741 Date 03 May 2021 Version 2.1 Author ERM India Private Limited Client Name Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) Document history ERM approval to issue Version Revision Author Reviewed by Name Date Comments Draft 1.0 Aritra Sumati Bhatia Neena Singh 30 January Draft for Client Chakrabarty; Rutuja 2021 Shruti Srikanth Tendolkar Akshita Misra Draft Final 2.0 Aritra Sumati Bhatia Ajay Pillai 22 April Draft final for Chakrabarty; Rutuja 2021 disclosure Shruti Srikanth Tendolkar Akshita Misra Final 2.1 AAkshita Misra Sumati Bhatia Ajay Pillai 03 May 2021 Final RAP Rutuja Tendolkar www.erm.com Version: 2.1 Project No.: 0528741 Client: Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) 03 May 2021 RAP AND LRP FOR RUMSL’S 1500 MW SOLAR PARK PROJECT CONTENTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS NEEMUCH, AGAR AND SHAJAPUR Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) Signature Page 03 May 2021 RAP and LRP for RUMSL’s 1500 MW Solar Park Project and associated infrastructure across Neemuch, Agar and Shajapur Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) Name Rutuja Tendolkar Name Ajay Pillai Job title Principal Consultant Job title Partner In Charge ERM India Private Limited 3rd Floor, Building 10 B DLF Cyber city, Gurgaon - 122 002 Tel:-0124-4170300 © Copyright 2021 by ERM Worldwide Group Ltd and/or its affiliates (“ERM”). All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the prior written permission of ERM. www.erm.com Version: 2.1 Project No.: 0528741 Client: Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) 03 May 2021 RAP AND LRP FOR RUMSL’S 1500 MW SOLAR PARK PROJECT CONTENTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS NEEMUCH, AGAR AND SHAJAPUR Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: NEEMUCH SOLAR PARK ............................................................................ I Preamble ...................................................................................................................................................... I Project Overview ........................................................................................................................................... I Key Project Development Timelines ............................................................................................. III Land Footprint for Neemuch Solar Park........................................................................................ III Avoidance and Impact Minimization ............................................................................................. IV Overview of Project Affected Households .................................................................................................. VII Project Affected Villages .............................................................................................................. VII Project Affected Khasras ............................................................................................................. VII Titleholders and Non-titleholders ................................................................................................ VIII Key Survey Milestones ................................................................................................................. IX Profile of Project Affected Communities ....................................................................................................... X Profile of Villages in the Project Footprint ...................................................................................... X Profile of Project Affected Households .......................................................................................... X Profile of Key Stakeholder Groups and Feedback ..................................................................................... XII Stakeholder Identification and Analysis ....................................................................................... XII Involuntary Resettlement Impacts ............................................................................................................ XIV Overview of Project-Affected Land and Assets .......................................................................... XIV Immovable Structures ................................................................................................................. XV Common Property Resources .................................................................................................... XVI Intensity of Involuntary Resettlement Impacts .......................................................................... XVII Physical Displacement .............................................................................................................. XVII Economic Displacement ........................................................................................................... XVII Community based livelihood impacts ....................................................................................... XVIII Gendered livelihood impacts .................................................................................................... XVIII Impact on Vulnerable groups ................................................................................................... XVIII Project-specific Strategies for Implementation ......................................................................................... XIX Grievance Management ........................................................................................................................... XIX 1. INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II A ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Brief Project Description for Neemuch Solar Park ......................................................................... 2 1.2 Project Development Timelines ..................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Approach, Methodology and Survey Coverage ............................................................................. 6 1.3.1 Resettlement Scoping ................................................................................................... 6 1.3.2 Optimization .................................................................................................................. 6 1.3.3 RAP Survey Coverage .................................................................................................. 7 1.3.4 Specific Limitations applicable to the RAP surveys, for Unit 1, 2 and 3 ........................ 8 1.4 Layout of the Volume II A ............................................................................................................... 9 2. PROJECT FOOTPRINT AND LAND PROCUREMENT STATUS ............................................ 10 Project Footprint .......................................................................................................................... 10 Government Land Allotment ....................................................................................... 10 Use of Government Land ............................................................................................ 11 Private and Patta Land ............................................................................................... 14 Impact Avoidance and Project Boundary Optimization ................................................................ 14 Comparison of Project Land Requirements ................................................................ 14 Optimization carried out and suggested ...................................................................... 14 3. SUMMARY OF PROJECT AFFECTED ENTITIES .................................................................... 19 Land Use and other Sensitivities ................................................................................................. 19 Project Affected Villages .............................................................................................................. 21 Affected Khasras ......................................................................................................................... 21 www.erm.com Version: 2.1 Project No.: 0528741 Client: Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) 03 May 2021 RAP AND LRP FOR RUMSL’S 1500 MW SOLAR PARK PROJECT CONTENTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS NEEMUCH, AGAR AND SHAJAPUR Final Report-Volume II A Neemuch Solar Park (Units 1, 2 & 3) Project affected area and survey coverage .................................................................................. 22 Assets affected ..........................................................................................................