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SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT VYTTILA-PETTA (ROAD WIDENING) PROJECT KOCHI METRO RAIL LIMITED A joint venture of Govt. of India & Govt. of Kerala SIA Unit Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Rajagiri P.O Kalamassery Pin: 682 104 Ph: 0484 29110-332 www.rajagirioutreach.org FINAL REPORT 14thFebruary 2017 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT VYTTILA-PETTA (ROAD WIDENING) PROJECT KOCHI METRO RAIL LIMITED A joint venture of Govt. of India & Govt. of Kerala SIA Unit Rajagiri College of Social Sciences Rajagiri P.O Kalamassery Pin: 682 104 Ph: 0484 29110-332 www.rajagirioutreach.org Final Report ABBREVIATION AAY : Antodya Annapoorna Yojana APL : Above Poverty Line BC : Bituminous Concrete BPL : Below Poverty Line BPL : Below Poverty Line BSES : Baseline Socio-Economic Study BSES : Baseline Socio-Economic Study CCTV : Closed-Circuit Television DBM : Dense Bituminous Macadam DLPC : District Level Purchase Committee DPR : Detail Project Report FGD : Focus Group Discussion FGD : Focus Group Discussion GCDA : Greater Cochin Development Authority GDP : Gross Domestic Product GIDA : Goshree Islands Development Authority GSB : Granular sub Base IRC : Indian Roads Congress KMRL : Kochi Metro Rail Limited LA : Land Acquisition LAO : Land Acquisition Officer LRTS : Light Rail Metro System LSG : Local Self Government MORTH : Ministry of Road Transport & Highways MRTS : Mass Rapid Transit System MSW : Master Of Social Work NGO : Non-Governmental Organization NGO : Non-Governmental Organization NH : National Highway NHG : Neighbourhood Help Groups OBC : Other Backward Community OEC : Other Eligible Community OFC : Optical fiber cable PAA : Project Affected Area PAF : Project Affected Family PAP : Project Affected People PDF : Project Displaced Family PhD : Doctor of Philosophy PIC : Public Information Centre PWD : Public Work Department R&R : Rehabilitation and Resettlement RAP : Resettlement Action Plan RRO : Resettlement and Rehabilitation Officer RTFCTLARR : Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act SC : Scheduled Castes SHG : Self Help Group SIA : Social Impact Assessment SPV : Special Purpose Vehicle ST : Scheduled Tribes WMM : Water Mix Macadam CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction - Project and Public Purpose ...................................................... 01 1.2 Location ........................................................................................................ 01 1.3 Size and Attributes of Land Acquisition ........................................................ 02 1.4 Alternatives Considered................................................................................. 02 1.5 Social Impacts and Mitigation Measures ........................................................ 03 1.6 Assessment of Social Impacts at different Phases of Project .......................... 03 CHAPTER 2 - DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Background of the Project............................................................................. 06 2.2 Project Rationale .......................................................................................... 07 2.3 Examination of Alternatives ......................................................................... 08 2.4 Phases of project construction ....................................................................... 09 2.5 Core design features ..................................................................................... 09 2.6 Need for ancillary infrastructural facilities .................................................... 10 2.7 Work force requirements .............................................................................. 10 2.8 Studies conducted earlier .............................................................................. 10 2.9 Applicable legislations and policies .............................................................. 11 CHAPTER 3 - STUDY APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 3.1 Background .................................................................................................. 13 3.2 SIA and SIMP Preparation Process ............................................................... 13 3.3 Desk Research .............................................................................................. 15 3.4 SIA Unit Team ............................................................................................ 15 3.5 Data from Secondary Sources ....................................................................... 16 3.6 Site Visits and Information Dissemination .................................................... 16 3.7 Socio Economic Survey ................................................................................ 17 3.8 Compilation and Verification of Data .......................................................... 20 3.9 Data Analysis and Report Writing ................................................................ 20 3.10 Community and Public Consultation ............................................................ 20 3.11 Limitations of The Study ............................................................................. 36 CHAPTER 4 - LAND ASSESSMENT 4.1 Entire area of impact under the influence of the project.................................. 37 4.2 Land Inventories ............................................................................................ 38 4.3 Land requirement for the project .................................................................... 39 4.4 Use of Public Land ........................................................................................ 39 4.5 Land Already Purchased ................................................................................ 39 4.6 Quantity of Land Proposed to be acquired ..................................................... 40 4.7 Previous transactions in the area ................................................................... 41 CHAPTER 5 - ESTIMATION AND ENUMERATION 5.1 Directly affected ............................................................................................ 42 5.2 Affected families ........................................................................................... 42 5.3 Indirectly impacted by project........................................................................ 43 5.4 Inventory of productive assets........................................................................ 43 CHAPTER 6 - SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE 6.1 Demographic details ...................................................................................... 45 6.2 Income and poverty level ............................................................................... 48 6.3 Vulnerable group ........................................................................................... 51 6.4 Land Use and Livelihood ............................................................................... 51 6.5 Factors that contribute to local livelihoods ..................................................... 52 CHAPTER 7 - SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN 7.1 Framework and Approach to Identifying Impact ........................................... 55 7.2 Assessment of Social Impacts at different Phases of Project ......................... 56 7.3 Analysis of the various possible social impacts and there proposed mitigation measures........................................................................................................ 57 7.4 Measures stated by the Requesting Body in Project Proposal ....................... 58 7.5 Measures to Avoid, Mitigate and Compensate Impact.................................... 58 CHAPTER 8 - ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS AND RECOMMENDATION ON ACQUISTION 8.1 Details of Project Affected Families .............................................................. 63 CHAPTER 9 - SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 9.1 Institutional Structures and Key Persons ......................................................... 64 LIST OF TABLES Page List of Tables No Table 4.1 Area of impact 37 Table 4.2 Land requirement for the project 39 Table 4.3 Quantity of land acquisition 40 Table 4.4 Use of property and Magnitude of Impact 40 Table 4.5 Construction type of structures 41 Table 5.1 Impact on Livelihood of Project Affected Families 42 Table 5.2 Duration of possession/owning/ leasing on property 42 Table 5.3 Nature of Business 43 Table 5.4 Utilities Affected 44 Table 5.5 Income earning factors affected 44 Table 6.1 Age Group 45 Table 6.2 Religious Group 45 Table 6.3 Social Group 46 Table 6.4 Marital status of Project Affected Persons 46 Table 6.5 Family Pattern 47 Table 6.6 Size of family 47 Table 6.7 Educational Attainment of Project Affected Persons 48 Table 6.8 Classification of Families – PDS System 48 Table 6.9 Family Monthly Income 49 Table 6.10 Major Source of Income 49 Table 6.11 Family Monthly Expenditure 50 Table 6.12 Occupational Pattern and Non-Working status of Project 50 Affected Persons Table 6.13 Economic activities in the affected area 51 Table 6.14 Credit Accessibility 53 Table 6.15 Source of availing credit 53 Table 6.16 Social and Cultural Organization 54 Table 6.17 Community based and civil society organization 54 Table 7.1 Assessment of Social Impacts at different Phases of 55 Project Table 7.2 Social Impacts and their proposed Mitigation measures 57 Table 7.3 Source of information 59 Table 7.4 Opinion poll about the positive impacts 60 Table 7.5 Opinion poll about the negative impacts 60 Table 7.6 Rehabilitation and Resettlement Package Preference