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Resettlement Planning Document Due Diligence Report Resettlement Grant Number: 0093 April 2010 Nepal: Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Project Surunga-Sharnamati-Tagandubba-Digalbank Road Sub-Project, Jhapa (0+000-23+704) Prepared by the Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank. 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. Government of Nepal Ministry of Local Development Office of District Development Committee District Technical Office Jhapa Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Program Resettlement Statement Document of Surunga – Sharnamati – Tagandubba – Digalbank Road Sub-project (0+000-23+704) April 2010 Abbreviation ADB Asian Development Bank APs Affected People CDC Compensation Determination Committee CDO Chief District Officer CISC Central Implementation Support Consultant DDC District Development Committee DIST District Implementation Support Team DPO District Project Office DoLIDAR Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads DTO District Technical Office EA Executive Agency GoN Government of Nepal GRC Grievance Redress Committee MoU Memorandum of Understanding NGO Non-Governmental Organization PAF Project Affected Families PAP Project Affected Person PCU Project Coordination Unit PM Project Manager RP Resettlement Plan RoW Right of Way RF Resettlement Framework RRRSDP Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Program SPAF Severely Project Affected Families VG Vulnerable Group VDC Village Development Committee VICCC Village Infrastructure Construction Coordination Committee Table of Contents 1 Introduction 0000000000000000000000000000000..1 2 3ustification for Preparin Resettlement Statement Document00000000001 3 Community Consultation, Participation and Disclosure0000000000000.1 4 Grievance Redress Mechanism00000000000000000000000.2 7 Institutional Arran ement 0000000000000000000000000...2 8 Resettlement Bud et and Financin Plan00000000000000000003 7 Monitorin and Evaluation0000000000000000000000000..4 8 Implementation Schedule000000000000000000000000008 List of Tables Table 1: Deed Transfer Cost Table 2: Monitorin and Evaluation Indicator Table 3: Deed Transfer Activities Implementation Schedule List of Appendix Appendix: 1 List of Participants of Community Consultation Meetin s Appendix: 2 Land Donation Consent Letters Appendix :3 List of Affected Households by loss of existin land List of Map Cadastral Map of the Road Ali nment 1. Introduction 1. This Resettlement Statement Document describes the updated involuntary resettlement plannin process and procedures that ,ill be applied to the Surun a- Sarnamati- Ta andubba- Di albank road sub-project of 23.70 km under the Rural Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Sector Development Pro ram (RRRSDP) ,hich tri ers ADB’s Involuntary resettlement policy and resettlement frame,ork of RRRSDP. 2. The Surun a-Saranamati-Ta andubba-Di albank sub-project is located in 3hapa District 20 km far from the district headAuarter. The total len th of the proposed road is 23.70 km and nearly 3.08 km section of road from Surun a Ba)aar is blacktopped. The sub-project passes throu h four .DCs namely Surun a, Saranamati, Tan andubba and Bumarkhod. This road an old ravel road and it connects important market place to the Indian border Di albank. The proposed road has been in operation for last 20 years and is backbone of the socio-economic activities of the area. The road ,ill open a commercial door to India, ,hich conseAuently ,ill benefit the road ali nmentCs population at lar e. It has also a market potentiality in Surun a, Sarnamati, Bamatoli,Ta handubba and 3hapa Ba)aar supposed to be economic boost up of the local population. 3. In this sub-project, total 10.70 ha land is occupied by the existin road ,here 7.72 ha private and 1.88 ha of public land is falls under existin road. The estimated land value for deed transfer is NRs. 47402288. It ,as found that 338 HHs are affected under existin track and 418 plots are affected. 2. Justification for Preparing Resettlement Statement Document 4. There is neither any plots ,ere sharecropped nor sAuatter families ,ere identified and not found issues related to entire entitlements. Further, there is no scope to acAuire additional land, loss of trees and dislocate private and public structure in the entire ali nment for road ,idenin as this road sub-project already consists of existin track of 10 meter ,idth. The private land already falls under existin track since this road has been operatin for last 20 years. None of the land o,ners ,ill be displaced due to the construction of this proposed road. The land o,ners have sho,n their ,illin ness to transfer their o,nership of land to the Government. Hence, this road ali nment is justified for not acAuirin additional land and ensures no loss of any kind of properties. In addition, no si nificant impacts are bein experienced by land o,ners in this road section. So that this subproject falls under cate ory D’C’’ of Involuntary Resettlement policy of ADB. Therefore, there is no need for Resettlement Plan preparation to the implementation of the road subproject. 3. Community Consultation, Participation, Disclosure 7. The community meetin s and intervie,s ,ere conducted ,ith the o,ners of existin land ,hich is needed for up radin the road. Durin the meetin people ,ere reAuested to donate the land needed for the construction of the road as they already donated the land alon ,ith its complete deed transfer prior to a,ardin the contract. The resettlement statement document has been disclosed to the community as they ,ere very much keen to kno, about the resettlement process particularly deed transfer. Four consultations meetin s held ,ith community and affected household at different date and venue in the .DCs, ,here proposed ali nment and project modalities ,ere discussed particularly focusin on the condition of no further additional land reAuirement. Further, the discussion ,as carried out about the deed transfer process for land under existin road. For detail information please seen appendix: 1 1 4. Grievance Redress Mechanism 8. A Grievance Redress Committees (GRC) ,ill be established at subproject level for hearin the complaints of APs and for their appropriate resolution. Other than disputes relatin to le al ri hts, it ,ill revie, all rievances relatin to land acAuisition. Grievances ,ill be redressed ,ithin t,o to four ,eeks from the date of lod in the complaints. GRC comprises: i. Head of DDCElocal leader (Chairperson), ii. One representative of the local bodiesF iii. T,o representatives of the APs (includin .G member) iv. One representatives of civil society or ani)ationsF v. One representative of Project. vi. Social mobilisersENGO to attend as observers and to ive support to APs. 7. Each .ICCC ,ill form a Grievance Redresses Sub-committee at .DC level comprisin 3 members from .ICCC and 2 members from APs to hear complaints and rievances at local level. APs can approach the sub-committee ,ith hisEher problem ,hich is then discussed locally ,ith the aim of amicable settlement. The social mobili)ersENGOs ,ill act as intermediaries to assist the vulnerable APs. 8. The key functions of the GRCs are to (i) provide support for APs to lod e their any complainsF (i) record the complains, cate ories and prioriti)e themF (iii) settle the rievances in consultation ,ith APs and DTO staffF (v) report to the a rieved parties about the decisionEsolutionF and (vi) for,ard the unresolved cases to hi her authorities. The main steps to be follo,ed for the rievance resolution are in Box 1: Box 1: Steps for Grievance Resolution under the Project Steps 1: APs shall first file their complaints at .DC level GR sub-committee. The complaints ,ill be discussed amon concerned parties to settle the issue locally (,ithin 17 days). The social staff and NGOs ,orkin in the .DC ,ill facilitate the consultation and deliberation in this re ard. Steps 2: If no amicable solution reached at .CD level (,ithin 17 days), APs can appeal to District level GRC. Steps 3: If APs are not contended ,ith the decision of GRCs or in absence of any response from them, the AP may resort to the le al remedies available under the Land AcAuisition Act. 5. Institutional Arrangements The key a encies involved in implementation of this frame,ork are as follo,s: • Project Coordination Unit (PCU) supported by Central Implementation Support Consultants (CISC) at Department of Local Infrastructure and A ricultural Roads (DoLIDAR), Ministry of Local Development (MLD)F • District Project Office (DPO) supported by District Implementation Support Team (DIST) at District Development Committee (DDC)F and • .illa e Infrastructure Construction Coordination Committee (.ICCC) 5.1 Central Level Arrangements 9. The Project Executin A ency has been established PCU to handle and coordinate RRRSDP mana ement ,orks. The PCU has overall responsibility for the coordination of the resettlement activities. The CISC ,ill support PCU in effective plannin and implementation of the resettlement, compensation and rehabilitation measures outlined in this resettlement plan. The resettlement specialists under PCUECISC ,ill look after the policy compliance and monitorin of the proper implementation of the plan and its recommendations. 2 5.2 District Level Arrangements 10. At district level, District Project Office (DPO) ,ill be established to ensure that ADB’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement is follo,ed in preparation and implementation of subproject resettlement plans. DPO ,ill coordinate ,ith the Chief District Officer, Land Revenue and Survey Office, District A riculture Development Office, District Forest Office.