Resettlement Plan (Draft)
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Resettlement Plan (Draft) Project No.: 44167-015 May 2021 BAN: Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program (Project-2) Subproject JRB-1: Embankment works site at Shahjadpur Prepared by the Bangladesh Water Development Board for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the draft originally posted in September 2020 available on https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- documents/44167/44167-015-rp-en.pdf. 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 17 A. Background and Project Description ....................................................................... 17 B. The Proposed Work Overview ................................................................................. 19 C. Objectives of the Resettlement Plan ........................................................................ 20 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT..................................................... 21 D. Impact on Land .......................................................................................................... 22 E. Impact on Structures ................................................................................................. 23 F. Impact on Trees ......................................................................................................... 24 G. Impacts on Common Property Resources .............................................................. 26 H. Impacts on Indigenous Peoples ............................................................................... 26 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE AFFECTED POPULATION .................................... 26 A. Area of the Shahajadpur Embankment ................................................................... 26 B. Methodology Used for the Socio-economic Survey ............................................... 26 C. Socio-economic Profile of Affected Population ....................................................... 26 i. Demographic Information ............................................................................. 27 ii. Level of Education......................................................................................... 27 iii. Occupational Profile ...................................................................................... 28 iv. Level of Income of Affected Population....................................................... 28 v. Poverty Status ............................................................................................... 29 vi. Gender Status ............................................................................................... 30 vii. Status of Landholding ................................................................................... 30 viii. Socio-Economic Profile of Affected Households ........................................ 30 ix. Vulnerability of the Affected Households .................................................... 32 x. Details of the Affected Female-headed Households.................................. 32 IV. CONSULTATION, DISCLOSURE AND PARTICIPATION ...................................................... 34 A. Consultation Process ................................................................................................ 34 B. Embankment and the Project Stakeholders ............................................................ 34 C. Public Consultation Meetings ................................................................................... 34 D. Consultation Meetings At A Glance ......................................................................... 35 xi. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) ............................................................... 36 xii. Information Booklets and Disclosure of the Resettlement Plan ................ 38 E. Strategy for Community Consultation and Participation during Implementation.. 38 V. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................................................................... 39 VI. GRIEVANCE REDRESS COMMITTEE (GRC) ........................................................................ 40 xiii. Grievance Redress Steps............................................................................. 40 VII. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................... 41 A. Government of Bangladesh Laws on Land Acquisition.......................................... 41 i. Harmonization with ADB’s Policies .............................................................. 42 B. Policy Principles and Guidelines .............................................................................. 55 VIII. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS.......................................................................................... 57 A. Eligibility and Special Considerations ...................................................................... 57 B. Entitlement Matrix ...................................................................................................... 57 C. Unanticipated Impacts on Charlands ....................................................................... 64 D. Cut-off date ................................................................................................................ 64 E. Valuation of Assets .................................................................................................... 64 IX. RELOCATION AND RESETTLEMENT..................................................................................... 65 A. Displacement ............................................................................................................. 65 B. Land acquisition and Relocation Impacts ................................................................ 65 X. INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION PROGRAM (ILRP) ........................................ 66 A. Income and Livelihood Restoration Strategy .......................................................... 66 B. Employment in Construction..................................................................................... 67 C. Lessons learnt from previous projects ..................................................................... 67 XI. LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT COSTS ........................................................... 68 A. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 68 B. Initial Budget .............................................................................................................. 70 XII. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RP IMPLEMENTATION ...................................... 70 A. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) ................................................... 70 B. Institutional Capacity Strengthening ........................................................................ 72 C. Other Agencies Involved in the Process.................................................................. 73 ii. Deputy Commissioners................................................................................. 73 iii. Implementing NGO ....................................................................................... 73 iv. Ministry of Water Resources ........................................................................ 73 D. Joint Verification Team.............................................................................................. 74 E. Property Valuation Advisory Team .......................................................................... 74 F. Grievance Redress Committee ................................................................................ 75 G. Women Groups in Resettlement Process ............................................................... 76 XIII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ........................................................................................... 76 A. Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................. 76 B. Internal Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 76 C. External Monitoring.................................................................................................... 76 D. Supervision by ISPMC (Consultants) ...................................................................... 77 Appendixes Appendix 3: Assessment of Replacement Values Appendix 4: Draft Budget Calculation – Shahjadpur Embankment Extension Appendix 5: Draft Resettlement Information Brochure Appendix 6: Terms of Reference for External Monitor Appendix 7: Land Acquisition Plan (Plots and Maps) Appendix 8: Details of the Project-Affected Households Appendix 9: Initial survey questionnaire Appendix 10: Details of public consultation and FGDs ABBREVIATIONS AD - alluvial and diluvial ADB - Asian Development