Implementation of Resettlement Plan #3 Quarterly Progress Report For the period covered January to March 2017 Project Number: 44429-013 April 2017 INDIA: Climate Adaptation in Vennar Subbasin in Cauvery Delta Project Prepared by the Water Resources Department of the Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu for the Asian Development Bank. This resettlement monitoring report 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. 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. Loan 3394-IND Climate Adaptation in Vennar Sub basin in Cauvery Delta Project Subject: Implementation of Resettlement Plan Quarterly Progress Report January – March 2017 21 April 2017 PMU Trichy Water Resources Organization PWD, Government of Tamil Nadu-India Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank AEE Assistant Executive Engineer DP Displaced persons GoTN Government of Tamil Nadu Ha Hectares NGO Non Governmental Organisation PAF Project Affected Families PAP Project Affected People PIU Project Implementation PMS Project Management Specialist PMU Project Management Unit PSC Project Steering Committee PWD Public Works Department RO Revenue Officer RP Resettlement Plan SDS Social Development Specialist SPS Safeguard Policy Statement Sq.ft Square Feet VAO Village Administrative Officer RDO Revenue Divisional Officers WRD Water Resources Department 1. Preamble 1. The present Quarterly Report on Resettlement Plan provides overview of the project, activities undertaken for the implementation of resettlement plan in the project area between January and March 2017. Major progress made during this reporting period is summarized below. 2. Project Description 2. The Climate Adaptation in Vennar Sub-basin in Cauvery Delta Project (CAVSCDP) supports the implementation of the Government of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) of 2008 and it’s National Water Mission (NWM). The project will improve irrigation water management in six channels namely Pandavayar, Vellaiyar, Harichandranadhi, Adappar, Valavanar, and Vedaranyam Canal, covering a total command area of 78,000 hectare (ha) in the Vennar sub-basin of the Cauvery delta sprawl in Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts (Figure 1), of the state of Tamil Nadu, through investments in infrastructure, water resources management, and flood risk reduction. 3. Modernization of irrigation system by design, construction and improved management are the major tasks of the project. The important activities of the project are (i) re-sectioning of and embankment strengthening of river/canals, (ii) de-silting of river bed, and (iii) construction of new or rehabilitation of old or reconstruction of head regulators, cross regulators, drainage out fall, irrigation out falls and infall of all six rivers of Vennar sub-basin. 4. Improved management will be delivered through non-structural interventions designed to (i) improve the management of surface water and ground water resources, and (ii) manage flood risks and flood events. 5. The re-section also involves de-silting of river bed to the natural level, details of distance of rivers is given below in Table-1 Table-1 Details on Rivers and Distance S.No Rivers Distance in Kms 1 Harichandranadi 42.92 2 Adappar 41.19 3 Pandavayar 38.75 4 Vellaiyar 46.40 5 Valavanar 19.00 6 Vedaranyam Canal 46.20 Source: Census and Social Survey, October-November 2015 6. For the implementation of CAVSCDP, resettlement plan (RP) was prepared based on the final detailed design where boundary of project areas has been established. The socio economic survey carried out in December 2015 identified that the proposed project will involve impact to encroachers and squatters living along the bunds of these rivers, and the resettlement plan has been prepared to mitigate the involuntary resettlement impacts. The RP is based on the census and socio-economic survey of the affected households (AHs) in the six rivers/channels proposed for improvement under this project viz. (i) Harichandranadi River; (ii) Adappar River; (iii) Pandavayar River; (iv) Vellaiyar River; (v) Valavanar River; and (vi) Vedaranyam Canal. The RP is based on the final detailed design prepared by WRD, GoTN. Figure 1: Project Area Source: ADB-Project Administrative Manual, May 2016 3. Land Required for Implementing RP 7. The project does not involve any land acquisition as the Right-of-Way (RoW) along the banks of the river/canal with WRD and the RoW has been established in the field by the revenue officials using revenue records. To implement rehabilitation of embankment, it will need to remove encroachers and squatters along the banks of the river/canal within the RoW. 8. The implementation of the project will require displacement of 3,235 private structures, comprising of 2,642 residential structures, 349 commercial structures, 129 residence cum commercial structures and 115 cattle shed/shelters, with total 12,887 affected persons. Further, 157 common property resources will also be impacted. The involuntary resettlement (IR) impacts are summarized in Table 2 and Table 3. 9. Since the encroachers and squatters occupied the embankments and Right of Way (RoW), Implementation of RP has become indispensable. For implementing RP in all six project rivers, it is estimated that 39 ha (i.e almost 100 acres) of land is required either by identifying Government lands or purchasing Private lands for constructing houses for the affected households for which 1300 sq.ft of land has been worked out per house including common space. Table 2: Details of Encroachers and squatters S.No Encroachers and squatters Number of Impacted Structures 1 Residential structures 2642 2 Commercial structures 349 3 Residence cum commercial 129 structures 4 Cattle shed/shelters 115 5 Common property resources 157 Source: Census and Social Survey, October-November 2015 Table 3: Details on River wise Ownership of Impacted Structures Harichandra Tenure Pandavaiyar Vellaiyar Adappar Valavanar V - Canal Total Percentage Nadhi Owner 76 289 402 177 1 1 946 29.2 Encroacher 3 14 10 4 31 1.0 Squatter 320 697 657 305 6 35 2020 62.4 Squatter-Tenant 21 18 109 9 2 3 162 5.0 Tenant 5 6 64 1 76 2.3 Total Structures 425 1,024 1,242 496 9 39 3,235 100.0 Total AHs 425 1,024 1,242 496 9 39 3,235 Total APs 1,687 4,219 4,931 1,865 45 140 12,887 Source: Census and Social Survey, October-November 2015 Land Requirement and Availability Land identified in Government and Private are presented in Annexure II and III. Joint verification The process of Joint verification to authenticate the affected households surveyed during baseline survey conducted in the year 2015 was started by engaging a non- governmental organization called Health Environment Agriculture and Village Education Network (HEAVEN). The Executive Engineer, PIU, Thiruvarur has given a detailed description of the project, works in progress in each river, GRC and about joint verification process to the NGO personnel. EE has explained that the DHs inside the RoW are to be covered in joint verification and appropriate compensation has to be provided to the DHs with the help of CAVSCDP staff and assured that the WRD field staff would help locating all DHs along all the river banks. Social Development Specialist has given the following inputs for conducting joint verification i. Refer all census and socio-economic survey filled forms already conducted available in at PIU for getting oriented with all parameters covered in the survey ii. Fields to be updated in the forms during joint verification iii. Preparation of Joint verification update format for reporting iv. Orientation with Entitlement Matrix which has to be distributed in the form of booklet to the DHs during joint verification. v. Received Socio economic Survey data (soft copy) from Social Development Specialist. vi. Received census and Socio Economic Survey forms from Thiruvarur PIU vii. Joint Verification – Field action plan prepared and submitted to Thiruvarur PIU Mr, Chandrasekaran, Social Safeguard Specialist, ADB and Dr. R. Rajkumar, Social Development Specialist, CAVSCDP have conducted orientation on RP Implementation between 04 and 05 January.2017. Important responsibilities during joint verification are given below All corrections and inclusions in the form be made using Red ink pen to differentiate the updated information. Confirm the name of Revenue village, ID proof, contact number and address. To give first preference to Aadhar card for ID Proof then Ration card, voter ID and Driving License etc. To collect Data Birth or month and year of Household. In case head of the house hold died, name of wife has to be added and signed by the next head of the family. Update the ID card number. If possible, collect survey number, patta number and photo copy of the document. To confirm the use of structure, property and confirm the type of structure, Tenure. Take photo of head of family for issuing ID card Structure cost will be valued by Executive Engineer. Collect bank account particulars and ensure the account, branch details and IFSC code. Monthly Time Schedule send to PMU and copy to PIU and Social Development Specialist. Update and confirm the social category of all DHs. Conduct Public discloser meeting combining 2-3 hamlets covering a distance of 4-5 kilometers Issued Entitlement Matrix booklet to all DHs and get acknowledgement signature. Prepare Micro plan for joint verification As part of the orientation program, a practical session on joint verification in the field at Kankoduthavanitham village located in Padavaiyar was conducted by Mr.Chandrasekaran, Social Safeguard Specialist, ADB and Dr. R. Rajkumar Social Development Specialist CAVSCDP.