47101-004: Assam Power Sector Investment Program
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Combined Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Plan Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 47101-004 December 2020 India: Assam Power Sector Investment Program – Tranche 3 Combined Resettlement and Tribal Development Plan (CRTDP) – RIPP Volume1 Prepared by: Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited through Assam Electricity Grid Company Limited (Government of Assam) for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 02 December 2020) Currency unit – Indian rupees (INR/₹) ₹ 1.00 = $ 0.014 $1.00 = ₹ 73.65 NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India and its agencies begins on1April. “FY” before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year starts, e.g., FY 2016 begins on 1 April 2016 and ends on 31 March 2017. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Bigha = 1,333 sq. meters 7.5 Bighas = 1 hectare Ha (hectare) = 2.47 acres This combined resettlement and indigenous peoples plan is a planning document of the borrower. 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ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank ADC - Autonomous District Council AEGCL - Assam Electricity Grid Company Limited AP - Affected Person APGCL - Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited ASEB - Assam State Electrical Board BCS - Broad Community Support BPL - below poverty line BSR - Basic Schedule of Rates CD - Community Development CAP - Corrective Action Plan CEA - Central Electricity Authority CEM - Chief Executive Member CRDP - Combined Resettlement and Development Plan CRTDP - Combined Resettlement and Tribal Development Plan CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility CWC - Central Water Commission DC - District Collector DIC - District Industries Centre DPR - Detailed Project Report DRDA - District Rural Development Agency EA - Executing Agency EGM - Effective Gender Mainstreaming EIA - Environment Impact Assessment EL - El evation EM - Executive Member EM - External Monitor EOT - Electric Overhead Traveling ERG - Economic Rehabilitation Grant (ERG FGD - Focus Group Discussions FRA - Forest Rights Act FSL - Full Water Supply Level FY - Fiscal Year FYP - Five Year Plan GAP - Gender Action Plan GoA - Government of Assam GoI - Government of India GRC - Grievance Redress Committee GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism Ha - Hectare HEP - Hydro Electric Power HH - Household Hz - Hertz IA - Implementing Agency IGS - Income Generating Scheme INR - Indian Rupee IPP - Indigenous Peoples Plan IR - Involuntary Resettlement ITDP - Integrated Tribal Development Project ITI - Industrial Training Institutes JACAS - Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State KNCA - Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong KSA - Karbi Students' Association kV - Kilo Volt KVIC - Khadi Village Industries Commission LA - Land Acquisition LAA - Land Acquisition Act LARR - Land Acquisition Resettlement and Rehabilitation LKHEP - Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project LKHPAPA - Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project’s Affected Persons Associations LVY - Laghu Vavsya Yojana M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MAW - Minimum Assured Wages MCM - Million Cubic Meter MFF - Multi-tranche Financing Facility MoA - Memorandum of Association MOEF - Ministry of Environment and Forest MoEF&CC - Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MSY - Mahila Samriddhi Yojana MvA - Mega Volt Ampere MW - Mega Watt NEEPCO - North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited NGO - N on-Government Organization NOC - No Objection Certificate NRRP - National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy NSFDC - National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation OFWF - Oil Forced Water Forced ONAF - Oil Natural Air Forced ONAN - Oil Natural Air Natural PAPA - Project-Affected Peoples’ Associations pH - Power of Hydrogen PIU - Project Implementation Unit PMU - Project Management Unit PWD - Public Works Department RFCTLARR - Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement RGGVY - Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Yojana RIPP - Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Plan Rpm - Rotation per Minute RP - Resettlement Plan R&R - Resettlement and Rehabilitation SCS - Stakeholder Communication Strategy SESC - Social And Environmental Safeguards Cell SKA - Sominder Karbi Amei SoA - State of Assam SIA - Social Impact Assessment SOR - Schedule Of Rates SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement ST - Scheduled Tribe TB - Tuberculosis TBD - To Be Decided ToR - Terms of Reference TRYSEM - Training of Rural Youths for Self-Employment WAPCOS - Water and Power Consultancy Services TABLE OF CONTENTS CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ....................................................................................... 2 NOTES ....................................................................................................................... 2 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ....................................................................................... 2 ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 8 Legal Framework ....................................................................................................... 8 Project Impacts .......................................................................................................... 9 Impacts Mitigation ..................................................................................................... 9 Consultation, Participation, and BCS ........................................................................ 9 Information Dissemination ........................................................................................ 9 Institutional Arrangements ...................................................................................... 10 Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................... 10 Relocation ................................................................................................................ 10 Income Restoration and Improvement .................................................................... 10 Monitoring Framework............................................................................................. 11 Cost of Safeguard Implementation .......................................................................... 11 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 12 1 Background 12 1.1 The Project 12 1.1.1 Project Features ........................................................................... 13 1.2 Physical Environment of the Project Area ......................................................... 20 1.3 Alternatives Considered..................................................................................... 20 1.4 Anticipated Socioeconomic and Other Benefits ................................................ 21 1.5 Rationale for Formulating a Combined Resettlement and Tribal Development Plan 21 2. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .................................... 23 2.1 Background 23 2.2. Land Requirement for Various Project Components ................... 23 2.3 Scope and Type of Land for Project Components ............................................. 23 2.4 Use of Revenue Land ......................................................................................... 24 2.5 Loss of Crops and Trees .................................................................................... 24 2.6 Impact onStructures........................................................................................... 24 2.7 Economic and Physical Displacement ............................................................... 25 2.8 Affected Households/Affected Persons and Vulnerability ................................ 25 2.9 Impacts on Downstream .................................................................................... 25 2.10 Summary Impacts ......................................................................... 26 3. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION ANDPROFILE .............................................. 27 3.1 Overview 27 3.2 District Profile .................................................................................................... 27 3.2.1 Demography and Literacy at District Level .................................. 27 3.2.2 Tribal Groups ................................................................................ 28 3.3 Findings of the Socioeconomic Survey ............................................................. 28 3.3.1 Population Distribution in the Project Area ................................. 28 3.3.2 Occupational Status ..................................................................... 28 3.3.3 Household Income........................................................................ 29 3.3.4 Population Distribution byAge ..................................................... 30 3.3.5 FamilyStructure ............................................................................ 30 3.3.6 Categories of