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Resettlement Plan Project No.: 47017-003 September 2016 TAJ: Wholesale Metering and Transmission Reinforcement Project Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Prepared by: AF Mercados EMI for Barki Tojik for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 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. AF-Mercados EMI WHOLESALE METERING AND TRANSMISSION REINFORCEMENT PROJECT, TAJIKISTAN (ADB GRANT 0417-TAJ) Lot 2: “Rehabilitation of Substation Rudaki and Extension of Substation Ayni 220 kV and Construction of 220 kV OHL between SS Ayni 220 kV and SS Rudaki” Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) 220 kV Ayni - Rudaki Issued on: ADB Grant 0417-TAJ ICB No.: ADB Grant 0417-TAJ Employer: Open Stock Holding Company Barqi Tojik Country: Republic of Tajikistan September 2016 ADB Grant 0417-TAJ: Wholesale Metering and Transmission Reinforcement Project 1 AF-Mercados EMI Table of Contents Definition of Terms .................................................................................................................. 6 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 8 1.1. Background and Project Description ............................................................................. 8 1.1. Introduction to the LARP ............................................................................................... 9 1.2. Route description ........................................................................................................ 10 1.3. Basis for the LARP ..................................................................................................... 11 1.4. Measures to Minimize Resettlement and Land Acquisition ......................................... 11 1.5. Objectives of the LARP ............................................................................................... 11 2. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ................................................ 13 2.1. Census Survey ........................................................................................................... 13 2.2. General Description of Types of Impacts .................................................................... 15 2.3. Impacts ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.4. Affected Families / Affected Persons Census ............................................................. 18 3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE .......................................................................................... 19 3.1. Tajikistan Poverty Analysis ......................................................................................... 19 3.2. Socio-Economic Situation in Zerafshan ...................................................................... 21 3.2.1. Living Conditions ................................................................................................. 21 3.2.2. Land and agriculture data .................................................................................... 22 3.2.3. Cultural Heritage Review ..................................................................................... 23 3.3. Results from Household Survey .................................................................................. 23 3.3.1. Civil Status of Household Heads .......................................................................... 24 3.3.2. Physical Condition of Household Heads .............................................................. 24 3.3.3. Ethnic and Religious Affiliation of the Household Heads ...................................... 24 3.3.4. Educational Attainmentof the Household Heads .................................................. 24 3.3.5. Household Size ................................................................................................... 25 3.3.6. Main Sources of Livelihood of the Households .................................................... 25 3.3.7. Productive Land of the Households and Land Issues .......................................... 26 3.3.8. Monthly Income of the Households ...................................................................... 27 3.3.9. Health and Sanitation .......................................................................................... 27 3.3.10. Sources of Energy for Lighting and Cooking, Appraisal of Electricity Supply ....... 29 3.3.11. Household Appliances ......................................................................................... 30 3.3.12. Transportation, Housing ...................................................................................... 30 3.3.13. Conclusion of Household Survey ......................................................................... 30 4. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND COMPENSATION POLICY ................................................... 31 4.1. Policy and Legal Framework for Land Acquisition and Resettlement .......................... 31 ADB Grant 0417-TAJ: Wholesale Metering and Transmission Reinforcement Project 2 AF-Mercados EMI 4.3. Tajikistan Constitution, Law and Regulation on Land Acquisition, Resettlement, and Compensation for Expropriation ............................................................................................ 32 4.5. ADB SPS 2009 Safeguards Requirements ................................................................. 35 4.7. Principles and Policies Adopted for the Project ........................................................... 40 4.8. Compensation and Rehabilitation Framework ............................................................. 42 4.9. Compensation and Rehabilitation Eligibility................................................................. 42 Compensation and Rehabilitation Entitlements ..................................................................... 42 Buildings and Structures ....................................................................................................... 43 Vulnerable Groups ................................................................................................................ 44 Temporary Impacts ............................................................................................................... 44 5. GENDER IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES .......................................................... 47 6. INFORMATION, CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ...................... 49 6.1. Consultation................................................................................................................ 49 6.2. Resettlement and relocation options for AFs losing agricultural lands ......................... 50 6.3. Community Responses to the Project ......................................................................... 50 6.4. Disclosure ................................................................................................................... 51 7. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................. 52 8. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................... 54 8.1. Institutional Arrangements .......................................................................................... 54 8.2. Commission on Assessment of Damages and Losses ................................................ 54 8.3. Barqi Tojik’s Institutional Capacity Building in Resettlement ....................................... 55 8.4. Resettlement Database .............................................................................................. 55 9. COMPENSATION BUDGET .............................................................................................. 56 9.1. Key Assumptions for the Compensation Budget ......................................................... 56 9.2. Permanently Acquired Land ........................................................................................ 57 9.3. Permanent Loss of Land Use Rights Estimates .......................................................... 59 9.4. Compensation for Crops Affected by Temporary Land Occupation ............................. 60 9.5. Additional Damages .................................................................................................... 61 9.6. Assistance to Affected Vulnerable Households ........................................................... 62 9.7. Income Restoration Program ...................................................................................... 62 9.8. The estimated cost of land acquisition ........................................................................ 62 10. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ....................................................................................... 63 11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION .................................................................................... 65 ADB Grant 0417-TAJ: Wholesale Metering and Transmission Reinforcement Project 3 AF-Mercados EMI Annexes A. Decree of the Government