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Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan (33+250 to 53+450 km) Project Number: L2540 November 2011 Pakistan: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program, Project 2 (Sukkur-Jacobabad Road Project [N-65], Section 3) Prepared by the Office of the General Manager (N-65), National Highway Authority, Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan. The views expressed herein are those of the consultant and do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s members, TheBoard resettlement of Directors, Management, plan is a ordocument staff, and may of bethe preliminary borrower. in nature.The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 15 November 2011) Currency Unit – Pakistan rupee/s (PRs) PRs1.00 = $0.0115 $1.00 = PRs86.700 ABBREVIATIONS AD – Assistant Director ADB – Asian Development Bank APs – affected persons COI – corridor of impact CWD Communication and Works Department DCR – District Census Report DDO – Deputy District Officer EALS – Environment, Afforestation, Land and Social EDO – Executive District Officer EMA – External Monitoring Agency Ft. – feet GM – General Manager GOP – Government of Pakistan GRC – grievance redress committee IP’s – indigenous people Km – kilometers LAA – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 LAR – land acquisition and resettlement LARP – land acquisition and resettlement plan MandE – monitoring and evaluation NESPAK – National Engineering Services Pakistan, (Pvt.) Ltd. MFF – multitranche financing facility NGO – nongovernmental organization NHA – National Highway Authority NHDSIP – National Highway Development Sector Investment Program PD – Project Directorate Rft – running feet RoW – right of way Sft – square feet Updated RP (Section-3) – updated resettlement plan (Section-3) NOTE In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINITIONS OF TERMS ............................................................................................................. i 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The Project ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Rationale for Updating of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) ................. 2 1.4 Project Description .......................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Objectives of the updated Resettlement Plan (Section-III) ............................................. 8 2. SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF APs ............................................................................ 8 2.1 Administrative Setting ..................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Literacy Status ................................................................................................................ 9 2.3 Income Status ................................................................................................................. 9 2.4 Borrowing Status ............................................................................................................ 9 2.6 Social Amenities ........................................................................................................... 10 2.7 Status of Agriculture in the Project Area ....................................................................... 10 2.8 Economic Activity in the Project Area ........................................................................... 11 2.9 Social Impacts .............................................................................................................. 11 2.11 Women Involvement ..................................................................................................... 11 2.12 Existence of Community-Based Organizations ............................................................ 12 3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT………………………………………………………………………12 3.1 Impact Assessment Survey and Cut-off Date ............................................................... 12 3.2 Project Impacts ............................................................................................................. 12 3.2.1 Land Acquisition ........................................................................................................... 12 3.2.2 Building/Structures (Shops/Room) ............................................................................... 13 3.2.3 Community Structures .................................................................................................. 13 3.2.4 Public Structures .......................................................................................................... 14 3.2.5 Inventory of Trees ........................................................................................................ 15 3.2.6 Affected Crops .............................................................................................................. 15 3.2.7 No. of Affected Families (AFs) ..................................................................................... 15 3.3 Vulnerable AFs/APs. ..................................................................................................... 16 3.4. Price Assessment of Land and other Assets ................................................................ 16 4. OBJECTIVES AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................................................. 17 4.1 Compensation Eligibility and Entitlements for the Project ............................................ 17 4.2 Eligibility for Entitlements of Compensation .................................................................. 18 4.3 Compensation Entitlements .......................................................................................... 18 4.4 Eligibility and Entitlements ............................................................................................ 19 5. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE .......................................................... 20 6 COMPENSATION, RELOCATION AND INCOME RESTORATION .............................. 22 6.1 General ......................................................................................................................... 22 6.2 Compensation for Privately Owned Structures ............................................................. 22 6.3 Compensation for Community Owned Structures/Assets ............................................. 23 6.4 Compensation for Public infrastructure/Assets ............................................................. 23 6.5 Provisions for Compensatory Plantation ....................................................................... 24 6.6 Relocation Options ....................................................................................................... 24 6.6.1 Privately Owned Structures ................................................................................... 24 6.6.2 Religious Structures .............................................................................................. 24 6.6.3 Additional Assistance for Vulnerable Households ................................................. 24 6.7 Income Restoration ....................................................................................................... 24 1 6.8 Transportation Allowance ............................................................................................. 25 7. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 25 7.1 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit at Project Level ............................................. 26 7.2 Grievance Redress Cell. ............................................................................................... 26 7.3 Affected Persons and Citizen Liaison Committee ......................................................... 27 8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF UPDATED RP (SECTION-III) ............................. 29 9. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET ........................................................................................... 30 10. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................ 31 10.1 Internal Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 32 10.2 External Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 32 List of Tables Table 1: Major Crops with their Average Yields………………………………………………….13 Table 2: Details about the structures located in ROW.……………………………………….....16 Table 3: No. of Community Structures located within the Project Area.…………………….…17 Table 4: No. of Public Structures located within the Project Alignment…………………….….17 Table 5: No. of Trees Located within the Project Alignment…………………………………….18 Table 6: No of Affected Persons due to the Construction of Section-I.…………..………….....19 Table 7: Unit Rates and