Improvement Project

Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Completion Report

December 2014

TAJ: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 6 (Ayni–Uzbekistan Border Road) Improvement Project

Prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Republic of Tajikistan

Research, Design and Survey Institute

LARP COMPLETION REPORT

GRANT 0301/LOAN 8259 - TAJ, CORRIDOR NO. 6 REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF AYNI – PANJAKENT – UZBEKISTAN BORDER ROAD

Ministry of Transport Republic of Tajikistan

Financed by:

DECEMBER 2014

Resettlement Planning Document

Updated -Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Ayni – Panjakent – Uzbekistan Border Road Document Stage: Preliminary Draft Project Number: 45432 July 2014

TAJ: CAREC Corridor 6 (Ayni-Panjakent-Uzbekistan Border Road) Improvement Project

Prepared by the Ministry of Transport, Republic of Tajikistan

This final land acquisition and 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.

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank APs Affected Persons CLMG Committee for Land Management and Geodesy DI Design Institute EA Executing Agency FGD Focus Group Discussions GAP Gender Action Plan Ha Hectares HH Households IR Involuntary Resettlement Km Kilometer LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan LC Land Code MBTI Mezhraion (Inter-district) Bureau of Technical Inventory MOT Ministry of Transport PIU Project Implementation Unit PSC Project Supervision Consultants RP Resettlement Plan SPS Safeguard Policy Statement TA Technical Assistance TJS Tajik Somoni USD United States Dollar

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of July 2014)

Currency Unit – TJS (Tajikistan Somoni) TJS 1.00 = 0.202216 USD US $1.00 = TJS 4.94519

NOTE

In this report, i. "$" refers to United States Dollars (USD) ii. “TJS” refers to Tajikistan Somoni

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.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Affected Persons Term used to describe all people that are affected by the qproject impacts. In the context of a RP it refers to those that are economically or physically displaced by the project. It is increasingly being replaced by the term ―Displaced Person‖ following ADB Safeguard Policy 2009 – but is still in common use in the field.

Compensation Payment in cash or kind for an asset to be acquired or affected by a project at replacement cost at current market value.

Displaced Persons Sometimes referred to as Affected Persons (APs). In the context of involuntary resettlement, displaced persons are those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Economic Displacement Loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Entitlement The range of measures comprising cash or kind compensation, relocation cost, income rehabilitation assistance, transfer assistance, income substitution, and relocation which are due to/business restoration which are due to APs, depending on the type and degree nature of their losses, to restore their social and economic base.

Hukumat District administration

Jamoat The Sub-district administration

Land acquisition The process whereby a person is compelled by a public agency to alienate all or part of the land s/he owns or possesses, to the ownership and possession of that agency, for public purposes, in return for fair compensation.

Meaningful Consultation A process that (i) begins early in the project preparation stage and is carried out on an ongoing basis throughout the project cycle; (ii) provides timely disclosure of relevant and adequate information that is understandable and readily accessible to affected people; (iii) is undertaken in an atmosphere free of intimidation or coercion; (iv) is gender inclusive and responsive, and tailored to the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups; and (v)

enables the incorporation of all relevant views of affected people and other stakeholders into decision making, such as project design, mitigation measures, the sharing of development benefits and opportunities, and implementation issues.

Non-titled Those who have no recognizable rights or claims to the land that they are occupying and includes people using private or state land without permission, permit or grant i.e. those people without legal title to land and/or structures occupied or used by them. ADB’s policy explicitly states that such people cannot be denied compensation.

Poor Official government statistics for share of people living under poverty line is not available. The method used to determine poverty, based on the World Bank's under $41 per person per month measure. This figure was calculated with respect to climate conditions and other set of factors. The local equivalent was calculated based on the official exchange rate.

Physical Displacement Relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Replacement cost The method of valuing assets to replace the loss at current market value, or its nearest equivalent, and is the amount of cash or kind needed to replace an asset in its existing condition, without deduction of transaction costs or for any material salvaged.

Significant impact 200 people or more will experience major impacts, which are defined as; (i) being physically displaced from housing, or (ii) losing ten per cent or more of their productive assets (income generating).

Vulnerable Any people who might suffer disproportionately or face the risk of being marginalized from the effects of resettlement and includes; (i) female-headed households with dependents; (ii) disabled household heads; (iii) poor households (within the meaning given previously); (iv) landless; (v) Elders households with no means of support; (vi) households without security of tenure; (vii) ethnic minorities; and (viii) marginal farmers (with landholdings of five acres or less).

TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations ii Currency Equivalents iii Glossary of Terms iv Executive Summary viii 1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 2. OBJECTIVES, POLICY FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENTS ...... 2 2.1 OBJECTIVES ...... 2

2.2 NATIONAL POLICIES ...... 2 2.3. ADB INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT (IR) POLICY ...... 4 3. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ...... 5 4 COMPENSATION ...... 12

4.1. COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT LOSS OF STRUCTURES ...... 12 5. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE...... 13

5.1 POVERTY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF IMPACT AREAS ...... 13 5.2 HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND SOURCE OF LIVELIHOODS ...... 17 5.3 EDUCATION ...... 18 5.4 HEALTH SERVICES ...... 18 5.5 ECONOMIC ASSETS ...... 18 5.6 UTILITIES AND HOUSEHOLD ASSETS ...... 18 5.7 GENDER AND ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES ...... 19 6. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ...... 19 7. GRIEVANCE AND REDRESS MECHANISMS ...... 19 8. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ...... 20

TABLES Table 1. Quantity of key impacts currently experienced along the road alignment 6 Table 2. Summary of Impacts 7 Table 3. Public Facilities Cost 8 Table 4. Actual locations of camps, quarries and crushers from state reserve fund 9 Table 5. Summary of temporary impact on businesses along the project road 10 Table 6. List of Affected People (APs) who suffered permanent impacts of the Project implementation and current status of impacts. 11 Table 7. Entitlement Matrix of Affected People (APs) who have received compensation 12 Table 8. Villages in the impact areas of the Ayni-Panjakent area showing number of households. 13

Table 9. Population Data and Basic Services of Jamoats Traversed by the Ayni-Pajakent-Uzbekistan Border Road 15

Figure 1. Organizational Structure of Implementing Agencies task to carry out the LARP (from LARP 2012) 19

Annex 1 Photos and certificates as proof of giving compensation and entitlements to Affected Persons 21 Annex 2 Photos of Properties Demolished, To be Demolished and Relocation Site 54

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The objective of this LARP updating is to see to it that the provisions in the LARP (2012) are carried out and provide new information and developments based on the LARP during the implementation of the project. This has been prepared by the Government of Tajikistan and the basis for the compensation and entitlements were taken from the country’s Constitution as well as its existing laws on land acquisition. This preliminary updating of the LARP is part of the monitoring being conducted while the project implementation is on-going.

Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement

At the start of the project implementation, three (3) families in Dardar were provided with relocation sites in Novdonak as well a monetary compensation. Other affected persons need not be relocated since only a portion of their properties were affected, which were mainly extensions of their houses. They were properly compensated prior to construction works.

Affected Persons

Three (3) community structures were affected and these were represented by their local heads, Houses of three (3) individuals built close to a culvert in Dar-dar Village, Km 9 were subsequently demolished. The people have relocated hence but not yet in their intended relocation site. A cemetery wall in Km 24 (Veshkand) was also demolished due to the widening of the road. Also, the retaining wall of the Mosque in Km. 9 Dar-dar Village will be partially demolished but still awaiting the final detailed design. Representatives of these public structures were compensated. The others were located in Km 83 (Sudhzina) who have relocated on their own accordingly, while two (2) individuals have their properties along the road in Km 86 partially demolished.

Consultation and Information Dissemination

There were several meetings and stakeholders’ consultation that were conducted in order to inform and make the people understand the situation regarding the rehabilitation of the road and the impacts that are likely to affect their houses and other properties as well as their livelihood. The consultations have culminated in the awarding of compensation to those who are permanently affected by the construction and rehabilitation of the road project.

Compensation

All affected persons and structures belonging to the community were given compensation prior to demolition of the structures. Three (3) individuals who owned houses close to a culvert in Dar-dar Village, Km 9 were provided with resettlement lots in Novdonak. The titles for the lot have been awarded and monetary compensation was also provided on the first week of January 2014. Also, the representatives of the public structure have been awarded with monetary compensation. One for the cemetery wall in Km 24, which was received by the head of the local Jamoat and in another, payment was given to the Imam of the Mosque in Km. 9 Dar-dar Village for the partial demolition of the retaining wall.

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1 Introduction The project road is located within the Ayni-Panjikent districts of Sughd Provinces of Tajikistan north of Dushanbe. The road alignment runs east-west from the Ayni roundabout up to the Panjakent border of Uzbekistan, running parallel to the Zarafshan River, nestled in the fertile Zarafshan Valley between the arid and semi-arid steppes of Zarafshan mountain range and Turkestan range, which separate Tajikistan from Uzbekistan on the north and east and from Kazakshstan on the north. The road is part of the historical Silk Road and paving was originally constructed during the Soviet era. More than 40 years of use without adequate maintenance and care as well as the devastating effects of the civil war contributed much to the deterioration of this road alignment and the structural defects of its bridges. This type of road condition contributed to the sluggish growth of economy of the communities around it due to limited access to transport, which leaves them with little access to proper markets and social services, limiting tourism, thus, slowing down development. The closing down of the border with Uzbekistan further contributed to this slow economic growth.

The objectives of the project CAREC Corridor 6, also known as the Ayni-Uzbekistan Border Road Improvement Project (Ayni-Panjakent-Uzbekistan Road Improvement Project) are to (1) rehabilitate and construct the 113 km road along the Ayni-Panjakent District up until the border with Uzbekistan; (2) add an additional asphalt concrete layer to the 89 km Sayron-Karamik section of CAREC Corridor 3; (3) improve road safety, and (4) improve the border infrastructure and community development. It is hoped that the improvement of this road alignment will stimulate trade and commercial productivity, help boost tourism, improve living conditions of the citizens and ultimately propel this region to economic growth that is long overdue.

This project is part of the 2012-2014 Public Investment Program of the Tajik government, with a poverty-reduction dimension which is fully embedded in the country’s National Development Strategy up to 2015.

This project also fits in with ADB’s Strategy 2020 in two (2) core operational areas: (i) infrastructure and (ii) regional cooperation integration. It is also included in the Country Operations Business Plan for Tajikistan (2012-2014).

The original LARP focuses on the rehabilitation and construction of the 113 km road from Ayni roundabout all the way to Panjakent border with Uzekistan. This report deals mainly with updating of the original LARP mentioned, determining the actual social impacts of the road project as well as the actual replacement costs incurred and the situation of the affected persons and structures along the road alignment vis-à-vis the projected impacts and preliminary costs identified in the original LARP, considering the final detailed design of the road project (Fig 1).

Figure 1. Map of Road project with current location of contractor's equipment, stockpiles and camp yards (From Engineer’s Monthly Progress Report)

2. Objectives, Policy Framework and Entitlements

2.1 Objectives

The objective of the LARP is to determine the significant impacts of the project to the community and to lay down the plan for the procedures on compensation entitlements for the land/properties as well as temporary loss of access and temporary economic displacements of people that will be caused by the rehabilitation of the Ayni-Panjakent Road Project in order to provide social safeguards to the people who are living along the project road alignment.

The objective of this LARP Updating is to provide new information and developments based on the LARP (2012) during the implementation of the project. This has been prepared by the Government of Tajikistan and the basis for the compensation and entitlements were taken from the country’s Constitution, which is the main legal document that guarantees the rights of its citizens and protection of all forms of ownership. Another basis is the Land Code of 1997 (updated 2008), a core document for land ownership. Although it stipulates that “all lands belong to the state,” it guarantees the effective use of land by its citizens.

2.2 National Policies

The Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan

This is the main legal document of the Republic of Tajikistan, which embodies all the rights of its citizens, guaranteeing equal treatment under the law. Article 12 of this law stipulates that ““the economy of Tajikistan is based on various forms of ownership. The state will guarantee freedom of economic activity, entrepreneurship, equality of rights, and the protection of all forms of ownership, including private ownership.” Although this law declares that “land, bowels of the earth, water, airspace, animal and vegetable kingdoms, and other natural resources are owned by the state,” it also guarantees their effective use in the interests of the people.” (Article 13).

Article 32 of the constitution forms the legal basis for state acquisition of private property for public works and states that “…the property of an individual is taken away only on the basis of the law, with the consent of the owner and to meet the requirements of the state and society, and with the state paying full compensation.” This is called the law of imminent domain.

The paying of full compensation by the state for the withdrawal of land and other impacts caused by projects that have public interest are covered by other laws such as the Land Code 1997 (LC) as well as the Civil Code RT (CC) and other various legal acts governing land acquisition, land allotment and impacts compensation to citizens.

Land Code of 1997 (LC)

This law describes land uses by the state as well as its citizens and provides guidelines on how this may be conducted.

Articles 41 and 43 of this code stipulate that land users have a right to be reimbursed for losses due to withdrawal of right of land use in favor of the state for public needs.

Article 265 stipulates on compensation and specifically indicates that “At termination of the rights of property then property will be assessed on the basis of its market value.”

Also, Article 40 stipulates that land users or users of other registered rights associated with land should be notified in writing about land withdrawal by the local land management authority not later than one year before the coming land withdrawal procedure.

Further, Article 105 says that “If according to International agreements, which are recognized by the Republic of Tajikistan, other rules are established than those which are specified in the Land Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, so the rules of international agreements will be accepted.

In the updated document of the LC (2008), Article 2 states that there is no “private ownership of land, “land is an exclusive ownership of the State. However, the law also “guarantees its effective use in the interests of its citizens”. Articles 10-14 outlines land title as being of long- term, short-term, and inherited land use entitlement and household plots are given to the citizens for life-long inheritable use.

In Article 24, the allocation of land for non-agricultural purposes is described and also provides that when choosing a suitable location for such land uses, “land not suitable for agricultural should be favored.” And this is further strengthened by Article 29, which discourages the use of high-yielding agricultural land for non-agricultural use. The allocation and sequestering of agricultural land for “other very important uses of the State” are further described in Article 29.

Article 31 provides that land acquisition for non-agricultural public purposes is subject to the award of compensation: “terms of allocating land plots to new land users for non-agricultural needs must envisage compensation of all losses related to confiscation of land plots from former land users, as well as compensation of losses in agricultural production.”

Article 19 states the rights of land users, including clauses allowing a land use rights holder the “Voluntarily waiving of land plot” or “indemnifying for [compensating] for losses” as mentioned in Article 41 of this Code. This article sets out the following basis for compensation: “Losses shall be fully reimbursed, including loss of profit, caused by sequestration of land for non-agricultural purposes; restriction of land users' rights; deterioration of land quality as a result of activities of other land users.”

The Project of road rehabilitation is one such activity of other land users (such as the State), and the stipulations in the articles mentioned in the Code such as the preceding one can be interpreted to mean “compensation for permanent loss of current land use to other land user, which is in compliance with the governing laws.

Article 43-44 provides the basis for the calculation of compensation for land acquisition which state that “actual prices of equipment and materials as well as prices of assets and other works existing either at the moment of confiscation of a land plot and drafting of the report shall be applied. When calculating losses of agricultural production and forestry, the standard costs for bringing into cultivation virgin lands and improve them so that they reach the maximum level of production obtained on the sequestrated lands shall be applied. Disputes about the amount of compensation for damages caused and losses of agricultural production and forestry shall be settled in court.”

Article 48 guarantees land users’ rights and stipulates that “confiscation of land plots from natural persons for state and public needs can be made after: (i)having been assigned of another equivalent land plot; (ii) having been constructed on a new place of housing, industrial and other structures equivalent in their purpose instead of plots sequestrated, in the established order by enterprises, institutions and organizations for which the land plot was assigned; having paid full compensation (refer to Articles 41 & 42).

2. 3. ADB Involuntary Resettlement (IR) Policy

The objectives of ADB Involuntary Resettlement Policy are (i) to avoid where possible by seeking a freely available land (ii) to minimize IR by exploring project design alternative that can avoid or minimize impacts to people (iii) to enhance or restore livelihoods to conditions before the project started, and (iv) to improve the living standards of displaced vulnerable groups.

To achieve the above objectives, ADB requires meaningful consultation with all stakeholders by the borrower as well as full compensation of all affected persons for all the losses (physical and economic) they will incur permanently or temporarily as a result of the implementation of the project. All assets lost are required to be compensated at full replacement cost in addition to assistance and allowances for relocation and maintaining livelihoods.

ADB’s IR Policy on economically and physically displaced persons is encompassing and includes not only titled owners of land but also those who are non-titled occupants of land with recognizable claims under the law, informal settlers and encroachers; tenants and lessees of

4 land; tenants and lessees of buildings or apartments’ owners of assets (structures, crops and trees); owners of business and their employees as well as public service providers.

Further, the IR starts before the project implementation and during implementation and should provide a timely disclosure of relevant information on entitlement and options without intimidation.

The IR Policy includes vulnerable groups as well as women. Also, a grievance redress mechanism must be put in place in order to have a body that will receive and facilitate resolution of affected persons’ complaints.

It must be noted that the policy requires that physical works on project implementation can only start upon full completion of compensation and rehabilitation measures indicated in the LARP.

3. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement

The on-going rehabilitation of the road alignment has affected the lives of the people and the communities along it. Most have experienced temporary impacts and inconveniences while a few have experienced permanent impacts and faced displacement and resettlement issues. Others are facing the effects of widening of the carriageway along curves and junctions, which are designed along the road right of way, which has or will cause partial demolition of their properties as these have come in the line of sight of the construction project. These impacts have been addressed both by PIU and the contractor and have been well-considered in the detailed design as the road works progresses.

On the updating of status, socioeconomic survey was conducted in March 2014 and verification of status of impacts was conducted on June 27- July 1, 2014 consecutively, along the road alignment. Some affected persons who were available were interviewed. Other information were provided by the PIU (MOT) representative during the site visits and during subsequent discussions held at their headquarters in Dushanbe.

Although the project has tried to minimize and as much as possible avoid the effects on the community, nonetheless, the implementation of the rehabilitation project of the existing road and bridges has resulted in a number of impacts on existing private and public structures.

In the LARP conducted in 2012, only five (5) key impacts have been identified. As the final detailed design was created, several more key impacts were identified. Table 1 below shows the quantity of key impacts currently being experienced along the road alignment following implementation of the final detailed design during the initial stages of road construction.

Private Structures

Km 9 (Dar-dar Village)

With the rehabilitation of the box culvert in Dar-dar (Km 9), three (3) residential structures, which will be affected, were totally demolished. Affected families were given compensation for resettlement and were provided new lots, which are government-owned, in the adjoining Novdonak Village.

A private wall fence was marked for partial demolition but is still waiting for the final detailed design.

Km. 83, Sudhzina

Two private residential structures and a private retaining wall near the bridge, belonging to three (3) individual owners, which were along the road right of way were demolished and the owners properly compensated with cash after a series of stakeholders’ consultation. They have resettled somewhere else in the village.

Table 1. Quantity of Key Impacts currently experienced along the road alignment

No Type of structure Location Type of Impact Quantity

1 Private Structures (Residential) Dar-dar IR/Total demolition 3

2 Private Structures (Residential Km. 83 Sudhzina IR/Partial and total 3 and supplementary building) demolition 3 Public Facilities: Dar-dar Partial Demolition 1 Mosque front yard

4 Cemetery wall (Km. 24) Veshkand Total demolition 1

5 Cemetery wall (Km. 84) Sudhzina Total demolition 1

6 Business Km 17 Partial Demolition/IR1 4

7 Wages For verification Loss3 6 (probably Km 172) 8 Vulnerable household For verification Involuntary Resettlement4 (for verification of status) 9 Private Structure (residential Dar-dar For partial demolition to 1 wall fence) be moved back; still awaiting detailed design) 10 Private Structure Km 86 One partially 1 (supplementary building/barn demolished/adjoining to and wall fence) be partially demolished 11 Private Structure Km 86 Partial demolition 1

Public Structures/Communal

Mosque (Km 9, Dar-dar)

This 13th century mosque has a front yard that which serves as access and resting area of the worshippers. It is a filled area to compensate for the sloping location and thus protected by a retaining wall. The retaining wall of the mosque’s front yard is awaiting partial demolition as the

1 For verification of status 2 For verification of status 3 For verification of status 4 For verification of status

detailed design is still being conducted. The Imam of this mosque has accepted cash compensation for the demolition of the portion of the property.

Cemetery wall (Km 24, Veshkand) The cemetery wall that was affected by the construction was demolished. The head of Jamoat accepted the compensation. The wall has been reinstalled.

Table 2 below summarizes the current impacts of the project road implementation.

Table 2: Summary of Impacts

Busi- ness Land Structures Lost Displaced Persons Work- ers

Total Area Type of Updates on Physical Economic ID# Lost (ha.) % № Location Village (ha.) № (m2) structure impacts № M F M F 1 1 0.03 0.02 67 4 408.4 2 story house; Totally 0 2 2 0 0 Km 9 Dardar shed demolished House; hall Totally 0 0 0 Km 9 2 0.03 0.01 47 2 660.5 3 3 2 Dardar demolished House; Totally 0 0 0 3 Km 9 Dardar 3 0.03 0.01 47 2 812 basement; hall; demolished 3 4 animal barn Retaining wall To be 0 0 0 0 0 4 Km 9 Dardar 4 0 0 0 1 24.7 of Mosque partially demolished Veshkan Property wall Demolished 0 0 0 0 0 d 0 0 0 (private) and Km 24 5 1 37 5 reinstalled, moved back Sudhzina 0 0 0 Retaining wall Totally 0 0 0 Km 83 6 1 29.8 4 5 6 demolished Sudhzina 0 0 0 Retaining wall Totally 0 0 0 Km 83 7 1 29.8 2 4 7 demolished Sudhzina Totally 0 0 0 Km 83 8 0.06 0.001 1.6 1 3.2 3 2 8 demolished 9 Km 83 Sudhzina 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 Km 83 Sudhzina 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Km 84 Sudhzina 0 0 0 0 0 Demolished 0 0 0 0 0 and reinstalled (but not part of the project) Subsidiary Partially 0 0 0 0 0 bldg demolished Km 86 11 0.10 0.01 10 4 43.2 (house;shed; hall; wall; toilet) Residential Partially 0 0 0 0 0 Km 86 12 0.10 0.005 5 4 96 and subsidiary demolished buildings 14 Km 9 Dar-dar 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 0 4 7 15 Km 9 Dar-dar 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 7

16 Km 9 Dar-dar 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 17 Km 9 Dar-dar 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 18 Km 9 Dar-dar 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Total 8 - 5 8 9 42 42

Cemetery Wall (km 84, Sudhzina)

Although the wall was not affected the villagers requested for a new wall as it is a very old one. Upon consultation of both parties, the wall was torn down by local village volunteers. The contractor is building a new wall free for the villagers. No cash compensation was given to anyone.

Businesses/Temporary loss of income

Some businesses, such as stores and restaurants were found to be either partially or totally affected by the road project in the areas of km. 9 (Dar-dar) and km 17 (Khayrobod), where a beautiful waterfalls flowing from a stream on the mountainside provides cooling for drinks being sold along the road. A restaurant’s front yard is also set to be demolished although they are still waiting for the detailed design for implementation.

The stores in Dardar are located quite close to the road and will certainly be affected by the road construction. These businesses will temporarily lose access of their customers and consequently, income. These are awaiting final detailed design prior to implementation.

Others

Although the school in Km 9 (Dar-dar) will not be affected, the road construction will temporarily create impact on the students as it will be difficult to traverse the road to the school when the school opens and the construction begins. The temporary impacts will be noise of machinery, vibrations, and dust. The construction will also pose danger to children and to pedestrians.

Table 3 below shows the estimated cost of Reinstallation of the public facilities that will be affected by the road rehabilitation project. As mentioned above, the cemetery walls were demolished by local volunteers and built by the contractor but no compensation was given to the village. The property wall of the mosque in Dar-dar (km 9) is still awaiting the detailed design of the engineers and is still standing. The Imam has accepted payment for the property that was to be demolished. The actual cost of reinstallation has not yet been determined as of to date.

Table 3: Public Facilities Cost Loc ation Estimated cost for Actual Cost Current Type of facility Quantity reinstallation (TJS) (TJS) at № condition prevailing rate 1 Mosque Dar-dar 1 Old 8424 8,650 construction 2 Public cemetery Veshkand 1 Old 16249 14,920 (km 24) construction 3 Public cemetery Sudhzina 1 Old Not part of the project None retaining wall construction (km. 84)

Total 24673 23,570

USD 5140 4,766.25

The Project generally follows the existing right-of-way and land acquisition for IR is relatively minimal.

However, during construction, additional land is needed for use as temporary camps for accommodation and offices; borrow pits, asphalt mixing plants, stockpiles, and storage yards. The Design Institute (DI) has previously identified seven (7) areas for these, where there will be no IR will occur. As the work on the road alignment progresses, more areas were needed for the operations of the construction activities. Table 4 below shows the current areas occupied by the Project for its needs:

Table 4: Actual locations of camps, quarries and crushers from state reserve fund5 District Locatio Village Description Actual Area Remarks n (Km) Status (m 2) (Percentage Completion) Ayni Ayni Ayni Engineer’s Satellite Site Office 96% Not yet accepted pending completion Ayni Ayni Ayni Engineer’s Residential 96% Not yet officially Accommodation turned over Ayni Km 05 Iskodar Stockpile of Subgrade and Subbase course Ayni km 03 Ayni Subgrade and Base Course 100% Operational Ayni km 04 Ayni Subgrade and Sub-base 100% Operational storage yard Ayni km Khayrobod A Crushing Plant, Subgrade, 100% Operational 18+200 Sub-base and Base storage yard Ayni km 26 Veshkand Concrete Batching Plant, and 100% Operational subgrade and sub-base storage yard Ayni km 29 Urmetan Subgrade and Sub-base 100% Operational materials Ayni km 35 Urmetan Sub-base and Base material 100% Operational Ayni km 37 Precast yard 100% Operational km Yavan Asphalt Mixing Plant 100% 45+100 Vota Crushing Plant (2 no) 100% 1 st Project Office Ayni km 53 Dashtikozl Concrete Batching Plant 0% when required Panjakent km 60 Marghodar Subgrade and Subbase 100% Operational storage Yard Panjakent km Ghusar Concrete Batching Plant (km 100% Operational 70+200 70) 100% Pre -cast yards (2 no.) 100% Central Site Office Panjakent km 74 Ghusar Joint Site Laboratory 100% Operational Subgrade and Sub-base 100% storage yard 100%

5 Fro Egieer’s Mothly Progress Report May 4, visited ad verified o July 4.

Engineer’s Main Site Office Panjakent km75 Duppula 2 nd Project Office 100% Operational Crushing Plant (km 73) 100% Panjakent km 81 Dashtimalla Subgrade and sub-base 100% Operational storage yard (borrow pit) Panjakent km 83 Sudhzina Asphalt Mixing Plant (km 82) 100% Operational Crushing Plant 100% Panjakent km Panjakent 3 rd Project Office 100% Operational 92+100 City Crushing Plant (km 93) 100% Panjakent km 92 Panjakent Engineer’s Main 100% Operational City Accommodation (Panjakent City) Panjakent km 95 Panjakent Pre -casting Yard 100% Operational City Panjakent Km Subgrade and sub-base 100% Operational 100+50 storage yard 0 Panjakent Km 106 Subgrade and sub-base 100% Operational storage yard

As mentioned above, there might be a temporary closure of some business activities during the implementation of detailed design. The LARP identified eight (8) small businesses along Km. 9 in Dar-dar Village that might close down temporarily and their income will be affected for about fifteen (15) days when construction activities begin. Table 5 below shows the businesses that will certainly be temporarily affected by the road rehabilitation and construction due to their close proximity to the road alignment6.

Table 5: Summary of temporary impact on businesses along the project road # Loca-tion Village ID Name of Type of Business status Number of associated Status of (KM) Affected business (registered/ workers Impact Persons (APs) unregistered) Seasonal Permanent 1 9 Dardar 9 Uzbekov Construction Registered - 1 Awaiting Muqassam materials detailed design 2 9 Dardar 10 Isrofilov Variety store Registered - 1 Awaiting Mukhtor detailed design 3 9 Dardar 11 Kholiqulov Variety store Registered - 2 Awaiting Buston detailed design 4 9 Dardar 12 Usamatov Variety store Registered 1 - Awaiting Khushnud detailed design 5 9 Dardar 13 Bekmirzoev Dealer center Registered - - Awaiting Bekmirzo detailed design 6 9 Dardar 14 Muhombekov Variety store Registered - - Awaiting Jahonmuham detailed mad design

6 This is still being verified if compensation was given, waiting for the final detailed design. Three additional entities were found to be most likely affected, located along the road alignment at Km 17, near the waterfalls area, which is currently a rest area for motorists.

7 9 Dardar 15 Abdurahmono Food stuff, Registered - - Awaiting v Yahyo industrial goods detailed design 8 9 Dardar 16 Oripov Chemistry Registered - - Awaiting Rahimjon detailed design 9 17 Restaurant Awaiting detailed design 10 17 Restaurant with Awaiting beverage stall detailed design 11 17 Beverage stall Awaiting detailed design

Also, during the site visit between June 27 – July 1, 2014, some of the residential houses of identified individual owners have already been demolished. These people were given compensation prior to the demolition of their dwelling units. Table 6 below shows the list of permanently affected and physically displaced people whose houses have been demolished (photos are found in Annex 1):

Table 6. List of Affected People (APs) who suffered permanent impacts of the Project implementation and current status of impacts. No . Location Village ID Name of Type of Assets Scope of Status of Status (Km) Affected impact Impact Update/Next Person (AP) Action 1 9 Dardar 1 AP1 Residential All will be Demolished Novdonak lot house demolished provided - title given; Accepted compensation = 139,742 TJS (for construction of new house) 2 9 Dardar 2 AP2 Residential All will be Demolished Novdonak lot house demolished provided - title given; Accepted compensation = 11,264 TJS (for construction of new house) 3 9 Dardar 3 AP3 Residential All will be Demolished Novdonak lot house demolished provided - title given; Accepted compensation 4 9 Dardar 4 AP4 Mosque front To be partially Still standing, Still awaiting yard demolished to be contractor’s final demolished detailed design (Imam accepted compensation) 5 9 Dardar AP5 Retaining Will be Still standing, Still awaiting wall/fence demolished to be contractor’s final dem olished detailed design 5 24 Veshkand 5 AP6 Cemetery wall All will be Voluntarily Head of local demolished demolished Jamoat accepted by villagers compensation 84 AP7 Retaining wall Voluntarily Contractor built

demolished new one for free, by villagers no compensation 6 83 Sudhzina 6 AP8 Retaining wall All will be Demolished/ Accepted demolished compensation 7 83 Sudhzina 7 AP9 Retaining wall All will be Demolished Ac cepted demolished compensation 8 83 8 AP10 Boundary wall of Partially Partially Accepted private house demolished demolished compensation

9 86 9 AP11 Subsidiary bldg Will be partially Partially Accepted (house;shed;hall demolished demolished compensation ; wall; toilet 10 86 10 AP12 Residential and Will be partially Partially Accepted subsidiary demolished demolished compensation buildings

4 COMPENSATION

4.1. Compensation for permanent loss of structures The PIU held a stakeholders consultations for compensation for permanent loss of structures following implementation of the LARP that was created in 2012, which identified people that will be permanently affected and physically displaced by the Project. The estimated amount of compensation in the LARP was approved by the district head. There were three (3) stakeholders’ meetings conducted in order to inform the APs as to what will be given, why this money will be given, and how this money will be given. After the APs understood and agreed, they were called to another meeting prior to the release of the amount given. They were asked to come to the local savings bank, where they were paid and receipts were given. They also executed their respective statements and signed on a piece of paper that after they have received their compensation, they will not file any more claims or complaints against the PIU and the Project. The PIU has tried to be transparent as much as possible in carrying out this process (photos are shown in Annex 1).

Three AP’s whose residential houses were totally demolished were given new lots in the village of Novdonak and were awarded the titles to the land.

The others who have merely lost a portion of their properties due to the widening of the road, mostly retaining walls, were given cash compensation but not awarded with new lots. The cemetery walls, which were affected and torn down were reconstructed with the help of the contractor.

The summary of entitlements are shown in the following matrix below:

Table 7. Entitlement Matrix for the Affected Persons (AP) who have received compensation

Type of Loss Specification Affected Compensation/Entitlements People/Eligibility Residential House Total demolition of Owner Received cash structure compensation for construction of new house; land entitlement/replaced – AP received title of lot Residential House Total demolition of Owner Received cash structure compensation for construction of new house; land entitlement/replaced – AP received title of lot Residential House Total demolition of Owner Received cash structure compensation for construction of new house; land entitlement/replaced – AP received title of lot Mosque front yard Partial demolition of Mosque caretaker Received cash including retaining the yard including compensation for the wall retaining wall demolition of structure); retaining wall will be replaced after cutting back Cemetery Wall Total demolition of Jamoat Local Jamoat received cash cemetery wall compensation; reconstruction Retaining wall/fence Partial demolition if Owner Not yet determined (awaiting of residential final detailed design detailed design) compound will affect his property Cemetery Retaining Total demolition of Villagers Voluntarily demolished by wall wall villagers; Contractor built new one for free, no compensation Retaining wall of Total demolition of Owner Received cash property ( River bank wall compensation reinforcement) Retaining wall of Total demolition of Owner Received cash property (River bank wall compensation reinforcement) Boundary wall of Partial demolition of Ow ner Received cash private house structure compensation Subsidiary bldg Partial demolition of Owner Received cash (house;shed;hall; structure compensation wall; toilet Residential and Partial demolition of Owner Received cash subsidiary buildings structure compensation

5. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE7

5.1 Poverty and Socio-economic background of impact areas

7 Based on the Socioeconomic Baseline Report of Ms. Corazon Jose, March 2014.

The project road is located in the Zerafshan Valley in the Sughd Province (Oblast), in the western part of Tajikistan and noth of Dushanbe. The road alignment for this project starts from the roundabout of Ayni up to the border of Uzbekistan in Panjakent. Several villages are traversed by this road alignment, where the most significant industry is farming and livestock industry. Farmers grow crops from spring to autumn, such as wheat, sunflowers, barley, corn, tobacco, as well as maintain orchards of apples, apricots, cherries, and others, along the fertile narrow valleys and plains in the region. Although the road is said to be more often used for mining, currently, the Ayni-Panjakent road is used primarily for transport of agricultural products.

There are few and sparsely populated villages lying along the project road alignment. From the socio-economic survey conducted separately in March 2014, thirty (30) villages in ten (10) Jamoats were identified to be lying directly along the route of the project and were deemed directly affected in terms of both adverse impacts and potential benefits to the people and the communities. From these, there are 12,967 households and 25,399 people identified to be living in these areas. The survey was conducted from a sample of 411 households out of the total 12,967 households. The following table shows the villages in the Ayni-Panjakent area with the number households therein:

Table 8. Villages in the impact areas of the Ayni-Panjakent area showing number of households. JAMOAT VILLAGES NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PANJAKENT DISTRICT SARAZM Sohibnazar 266 Chimqala 229 Qamar 355 Bostondeh 468 Kamartosh 173 Sarazm 374 LOIQ SHERALI Kumouk 377 Nabovod 915 Rusar 1,816 Varsikandha 170 VORU Ruknobod 1,093 KHALIFA HASAN Sufiyon 319 SUJINA Sujina 953 Shashqa 167 Dashtimalla 335 CHINOR Chinor 306 Toshminor (Nuriston) 315 Chorvodor 97 YORI Qishtudaki Poyon 134 Qishtudaki Bolo 166 Dashti Qozi 356 Ruzi Obnok14 114

RUDAKI Marqedar 538 Shashkatinav 170 AYNI DISTRICT URMETAN Vota 157 Yovon 172 Veshkanol 452 Revad 830 DARDAR Dardar 460 Zerobod 530 Khairobod 90 Novdpnak 70 TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 12,967

According to the results of the survey there were twenty-four (24) villages located in eight (8) Jamoats in the Panjakent area which are directly affected by the project, while there were eight (8) villages located in two (2) Jamoats in Ayni area. The Ayni-Panjakent Districts have a total of 12,967 households.

The data gathered from this survey as well as from the interviews conducted with the various community leaders of the ten (10) Jamoats traversed by the project road, has generated the following basic information:

Sarazm, in Panjakent District, which is the site of an ancient settlement, dating back to 4th millennium BCE, is the most populated Jamoat, with a total of 28,052 persons or 5,525 households. Sarazm is comprised by a total number of 28 villages, although the impact area only contains eight (8) villages. In terms of basic social infrastructure, Sarazm has fourteen (14) public elementary schools and one (1) private elementary school. It has one (1) hospital and 12 health centers. There are about 700 families considered below the poverty threshold. However, a big number of its population or approximately 3,000 individuals are currently working in Russia and believed to be remitting financial support to their families in their villages of origin.

The second largely populated Jamoat in the district is Yori with a population of around 20,000. It has the most number of reported poor families among the 8 jamoats in the district with 789 households compared to Sarazm with 720 families and Rudaki with only 644 families.

Rudaki falls into the third category of largely populated Jamoat, with a population of 19,000.

The least populated among the eight (8) Jamoats of Panjakent is Chinor with only about a thousand resident households.

In the Ayni District, two (2) jamoats are traversed by the Project road alignment, Urmetan and Dardar. Urmetan has four (4) villages traversed by the Project road while Dardar also contains four (4) villages. Urmetan has the most number of resident population (17,355 persons or 4,397 households) while Dardar has a population of 8,064 or 1,600 households. Both jamoats have 1,664 community residents working in Russia individuals and believed to be providing significant financial assistance to their families they left behind. However, a big number of families particularly in Urmetan are still categorized as poor. The table below shows the population and the basic services available in the Jamoats traversed by the Project road alignment.

Table 9. Population Data and Basic Services of Jamoats Traversed by the Ayni- Pajakent-Uzbekistan Border Road8 Number Population Total No. of of DISTRICT/ Number School Health poor workers JAMOAT House- Indivi- of Fa cilities Facilities families in holds duals Villages Russia PANJAKENT DISTRICT SARAZM 5,525 28,052 28 14 public elem 12 health 720 3,000 schools centers families 1 private elem 1 schools hospital LOIQ 3,905 18,737 7 7 public elem 7 health 616 1,580 SHERALI schools centers families 1 up to 9th form 1 medical 1 gymnasium clinic 1 Lyceum 2 hospitals 16 non-formal 2 kindergarten schools VORU 2,548 12,645 14 13 public elem 5 health 400 1,260 schools centers families 1 hospital

KHALIFA 2,964 15,047 No data 1 public elem 1 health 30 161 HASAN available schools center

SUJINA 2,689 No data 6 5 public elem 6 health 265 1,315 avail-able schools centers families 1 hospital and 18 individu als CHINOR 1,026 6,494 5 3 public elem 1 hosp 194 700 -750 schools 1 med ctr 2 clinics YORI 4,024 20,000 18 9 public elem 2 hospitals 789 2,231 schools 4 med clinic 1 birthing house RUDAKI 3,718 19,967 13 8 public elem 2 hospitals 644 1,377 schools 6 med centers 3 clinics TOTAL 26,399 ~120,942 ~91 ~3,658 ~11,649 families + 18 individu als AYNI DISTRICT AYNI 4,397 17,335 10 9 public elem 1 hosp 1,850 964 YRMETAN schools 6 med families

8 From the report of Corazon Jose, March 2014.

centers DARDAR 1,600 8,064 6 6 public elem 5 health No data 700 schools centers available

TOTAL 5,997 25,399 16 15 public 1,850 ++ 1,664 elementary schools

5.2 Household Income and source of livelihoods

Of the surveyed households, 69 percent in the 10 Jamoats are earning a total of income of less than 2,000 TJS/month. The proportion of low income household earning less than 1,000 TJS per month is about 35 percent on the average, but seen highest in Chinor at 55 percent, Sarazm at 52 percent and Ayni Urmetan at 46 percent. On the other hand, the proportion of higher income households, earning 3,000 TJS or more is highest in the impact villages of Voru (24%), Yori (17%) and Dar-dar (16%).

The estimated average total monthly income for the whole Impact Area of the Project is 1,563 TJS. The highest average monthly incomes were recorded in the villages of Dar-dar (1,873TJS), Voru (1,752TJS), and Yori (1,700TJS). The villages with the lowest monthly household income in the Project impact area are Chinor (1,263 TJS) and Khalifa Hasan (1,352 TJS).

In general, 41% of the villages in all the ten (10) Jamoats in the impact areas derive their livelihood from agriculture. More than 70% of the households in the villages of Khalifa Hasan and Sarazm derive their income from agriculture as the main source of livelihood.

Employment as a source of livelihood is more predominantt among the households in Ayni Urmetan (30%), Loiq Sherali (29%), and Dar-dar (26%).

For 21% of households in the Impact Area, other important sources of income and livelihood include services and business. There are about 18% in Dar-dar, 18% in Loiq Sherali, 17% in Yori and 16% in Ayni Urmetan.

Remittance from household members who are working abroad is another leading source of income among the households in the villages along the Impact areas, wherein 41% are receiving support from their migrant worker relatives. Most of the households in Jamoats have the most number of recipients from overseas remittances, wherein at least 50% of their income were derived from these migrant worker relatives.

Another source of income in the villages along the impact areas comes from social security pension (26% of the total village households), where Voru has 46%, Sarazm (36%) and Sudzhina (34%).

Further assessment of the economic status of households along the Impact Area has been done on the basis of income surplus and deficits. It was found that (60%) or a majority of the households generate savings or surplus income at an average of 518TJS per household per month (i.e. the amount left from the total monthly household income after all the household spending). An estimated 28% of the households generate enough income to cover their regular monthly expenses, while a significant proportion of the households (11%) assessed were found to have a monthly income deficiency at an average of 269TJS. While surplus income or savings

17 was found to be highest among households in Dar-dar, an outlier household within the Jamoat has been reported to incur a huge deficit of more than 2,000 TJS in the past month prior to the survey.

5.3 Education

Based on the survey of the heads of the households in the impact areas, about sixty-eight percent (68%) have had elementary education, twenty-seven percent (27%) had attained secondary education and four percent (4%) were able to reach tertiary level of education. The village cluster of Yori had the highest proportion of educated household heads at 17% while Sudhzina had three percent (3%) household head who had no schooling at all.

5.4 Health Services

All in all, there are about ten (10) hospitals, ten (10) medical clinics, seven (7) medical centers, and thirty-two (32) health centers spread among the Jamoats along the impacts areas in Panjakent City where the population can avail of services and facilities for their health care needs. In Ayni, there are six (6) medical centers, one (1) hospital and five (5) health centers located in the Jamoats along the impact areas. Majority of the households are found to be residing within one kilometer radius of these health facilities. The bigger health facilities such as hospitals and medical centers are located at least five (5) kilometers away from eighteen percent (18%) of the households. In these Jamoats, it takes less than thirty (30) minutes to go to the nearest health facility regardless of the mode of transport for thirty-nine percent (39%) of households in the Impact Areas although about seven percent (7%) of the households travel at least thirty (30) minutes to the nearest health facility.

5.5 Economic Assets

An estimated ninety-six percent (96%) of the households along the Impact Area own the house and lot they are currently occupying. One-half of the total number of households own farm lots used either for subsistence agriculture or for farming business. Farm ownership is most common among the households in the villages in Loiq Sherali (67%), Sujina (62%), Dardar (61 %) and Khalifa Hasan (60%). A little less than two-thirds of all households (64%) in the whole Impact Area of the Project are raising various types of livestock, while five percent (5%) own agricultural machineries. Around nine percent (9%) of households are operating their own small businesses, and business ownership is more common in the Jamoats of Dardar (24%), Khalifa Hasan (20 %), Loiq Sherali (15%) and Rudaki (14%). Savings account is a luxury for a small proportion (less than 1%) of the households, found mostly in the Jamoats of Sujina and Dardar.

5.6 Utilities and Household Assets

A majority of households own various types of basic household conveniences and fixtures in the Impact Area, such as mobile phones (98%), television (94%), video player (72%), and refrigerator (56%). Ownership of conveniences and amenities are relatively higher among households in the villages of Dardar, Loiq Sherali and Yori.

In general, most of the households in the villages along the Project area are found to have access to electricity but only 4 out of 5 households have access to piped water. However, there are villages with households that have better access to piped water, such as in the villages of Loiq Sherali (96%), Dar-dar (87%), Sarazm (85%), Chinor (82%), and Rudaki (81%). Only 50% of the households in Khalifa Hasan have access to piped water.

In terms of household sanitation, ninety-four percent (94%) of the households in the villages along the Impact Area have their own toilet facilities. Drainage facilities are accessed by less than one half of the households, but the villages of Loiq Sherali, Voru ,and Rudaki has broader coverage of this environmental facility. Solid waste collection in the neighborhood was reported only by a few households in Dardar (8%), Yori (4 %), Sarazm (3%) and Sujina (2%).

5.7 Gender and Ethnic Minority Issues

From the 2012 LARP, there were no female-headed households found that will be adversely impacted by the project activities. The same is true in the current setting, where, as seen in Table 7, only male-headed households have been adversely affected and physically displaced and received compensation for IR. With improved roads as a result of this project rehabilitation, the women are seen to benefit greatly due to improved access to medical facilities, marketplace, and business services in both Panjakent and Ayni Districts.

The specific gender-related activities listed in the Gender Action Plan, which has been included in the Project Administration Manual (PAM) is set to be carried out under the supervision of the local Gender Specialist and will be updated from hereon throughout the progress of the project.

According to the 2012 LARP, there are no indigenous persons (as defined by the ADB Safeguard policy 2009) inhabiting the project area. Some ethnic minorities such as Uzbeks and Russians do not consider themselves significantly separate from the general population to warrant the trigger of the IP safeguards. The same situation is found during the June-July 2014 site visits.

6. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION for compensation for permanent loss of structures following implementation of the LARP that was created in 2012, the PIU conducted a series of meetings with the Aps. The estimated amount of compensation in the LARP was approved by the district head. Three (3) meetings were conducted in order to inform the APs as to what will be given, why this money will be given, and how this money will be given.

After the APs understood and agreed, they were called to another meeting prior to the release of the amount given. They were asked to come to the local savings bank, where they were paid and receipts were given. They also executed their respective statements and signed on a piece of paper that after they have received their compensation, they will not file any more claims or complaints against the PIU and the Project. The PIU has tried to be transparent as much as possible in carrying out this process (photos are shown in Annex 1).

7. GRIEVANCE AND REDRESS MECHANISMS As there were no serious complaints regarding the implementation of the project, a grievance and redress committee was not mobilized.

8. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Based on the 2012 LARP, the following agencies are tasked to implement it: Republican MOT/ MOT as executing agency (EA), Committee for Land Management and Geodesy (CLMG), Safeguard Team, MBTI under the State Unitary Enterprise Housing and Communal Services, SUE―Narkhguzori‖ under the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management, Design Institute (DI), Project Supervision Consultants (PSC), local Executive State Power in Districts (Hukumats) and Ministry of Finance.

From the LARP 2012, the following figure shows the organizational structure for LARP implementation:

Fig. 1. Organizational Structure of Implementing Agencies task to carry out the LARP (from LARP 2012)

As can be seen from the figure above, the MOT PIU, the Local Executive of Hukumats and the Supervision Consultants shall work closely with the Affected Persons in order to see to it that they are properly taken-cared of and well-compensated according to the ADB Social Safeguards Policy 2009 for Involuntary Resettlement. In the current set-up, the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) has been directly dealing with the affected persons with the help of the local Hukumats, while the Project Supervision Consultants’ Social Safeguards Specialist is monitoring the implementation process.

9. CONCLUSION

Following the procedures for LAR including stakeholders consultations, all affected persons and properties have been given proper compensation.

ANNEX 1 Photos and certificates as proof of giving compensation and entitlements to Affected Persons9

9 Provided by Mr. Eraj of the PIU

Figure 2 (Refer to Table 6 #1), Statement of acceptance of payment by AP, whose house in Km 9 (Dar-dar Village was demolished)

Figure 1a. Identification of Affected Person.

Figure 2 (Table 6#2) Statement of Mr. Turasahanov Turahasan who received payment for the demolished house in Km. 9 Dar-dar Village.

Figure 3a. Copy of ID of Affected person.

Figure 2b. Certificate of title.

Figure 2c. Photo showing writing of certificate of acceptance of payment (above) and receiving cash payment (below) by one of the APs.

Figure 4 (Table 6#3) Certificate of acceptance of compensation. .

Figure 3b Identification of AP whose house in Dar-dar Village, Km. 9 was demolished and receipt of payment (left).

Figure 3b. Certificate of Title received by AP.

Figure 5 (Table 6#4) Certificate of Acceptance of Compensation for the Mosque in Km 9, Dar-dar Village for the retaining wall to be demolished.

Figure 4a. Identification AP.

Figure 4b Photo of AP.

Figure 6. (Table 6 #5) Certificate of acceptance of compensation by head of local Jamoat

Figure 5a. Identification of local head of Jamoat at Km 24 (below) and receipt of payment of compensation (above) for Veshkand cemetery wall fence

Figure 5b. An AP writing certificate of acceptance of compensation

Figure 7 (Table 6 #6) Certificate of acceptance of compensation for retaining wall at Km 83, Sudzhina

Figure 6a. Receipt of compensation for retaining wall at Km 83

Figure 6b. Identification of AP who received compensation for retaining wall at Km 83

Figure 6c (Table 7 #6) Photos of AP accepting compensation

Figure 6d. (Table 6 #6) Photo of area in Km 83 where property was demolished.

Figure 8 (Table 6 #7) Certificate of Acceptance of Compensation for retaining wall of property at Km 83.

Figure 7a (Table 6 #7) Receipt of payment for demolished property at Km 83.

Figure 7b Identification of AP.

Figure 8 (Table 6 #8) Certificate of acceptance of compensation in payment for the boundary wall of a house which was partially demolished.

Figure 9a Receipt of payment for compensation.

Figure 8b (Table 6 #8) Identification of AP.

Figure 8c Photo AP receiving compensation.

Figure 8d (Table 6 #8) Photo of an affected property at Km 83.

Figure 10 (Table 6 #9) Certificate of acceptance of compensation.

Figure 9a (Table 6 #9) Receipt of payment for compensation.

Figure 9b. (Table 6 #9) Identification of AP.

Figure 9c. Photos of AP receiving compensation in January 8, 2014

Figure 9d. Map of the Property of a at Km 86

Figure 11 (Table 6 #10) Certificate of acceptance of

Figure 10a (Table 6 #10) Receipt of payment of compensation.

Figure 10b. Identification of AP.

Figure 10c. Photos of AP receiving compensation on January 8, 2014

Figure 10d. Map of property at Km 86.

ANNEX 2 Photos of Properties Demolished, To be Demolished and Relocation Site

Figure 12a Km. 9 Dar-dar Village. Demolished houses along the road

Figure 13 Km 9. Dar-dar Village. Demolished houses near the culvert

Figure 14 Retaining wall of ancient mosque in Km 9 Dar-dar Village, awaiting detailed design and demolition.

Figure 15 The wall fence in Dar-dar Village shown above is in danger of being demolished but still awaiting the final detailed design.

Figure 16 Proposed relocation site at Novdonak Village

Figure 17 Some people whose business will be affected by the road alignment