Resettlement Plan December 2016 GEO: Batumi Bypass Road Project (LARP – Section 2) Prepared by Geographic GIS & RS Consulting Center for the Roads Department, Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia and the Asian Development Bank. 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. N 2-12/11556 11556-2-12-2-201612221722 22/12/2016 To: Mr. Dong-Soo Pyo Lead Transport Specialist Transport and Communications Division Central and West Asia Department Asian Development Bank Dear Mr. Dong Soo, The Roads Department of Georgia is sending you revised LARP for Batumi Bypass (section 2) incorporating ADB’s latest comments and suggestions. You are kindly requested to provide your No Objection and disclose it on ADB’s web page. Best Regards, Irakli Khergiani Deputy Chairman MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF GEORGIA ROADS DEPARTMENT Road Corridor Investment Program Batumi Bypass Design Project Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Batumi bypass LARP (Section 2) 22 December 2016 LARP (Batumi Bypass) TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................... i GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................. iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... v INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 The Impacts Corridor ............................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Minimizing Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................................................................... 1 1.4 LARP Preparation ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Pending LARP Implementation Tasks ..................................................................................... 3 1.6 Conditions for Project Implementation ................................................................................... 3 CENSUS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................... 7 2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Impact on Land, Other Assets and Income ............................................................................. 7 2.2.1 Impact on Land ................................................................................................................. 8 2.2.2 Determination of compensation rates .............................................................................. 9 2.2.3 Impact on Crops .............................................................................................................. 10 2.2.4 Impact on Trees ............................................................................................................... 11 2.2.5 Impact on Buildings/Structures ...................................................................................... 12 2.2.6 Impact on Business and Employment ............................................................................ 12 2.2.7 Impact on Agricultural Tenants ..................................................................................... 13 2.3 APs and Communities ............................................................................................................ 13 2.3.1 Impact on Households .................................................................................................... 13 2.3.2 Impact on Common Property Resources ....................................................................... 14 2.3.3 Vulnerable Households................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Impact on Indigenous Peoples ............................................................................................... 15 2.5 Gender and Resettlement Impacts ......................................................................................... 15 2.6 Summary of Impacts ............................................................................................................... 16 SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 17 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 17 3.2 Affected Population ................................................................................................................ 17 3.2.1 Demography .................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2 AH Ethnicity ................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.3 Urban Rural Proximity ................................................................................................... 18 LARP (Batumi Bypass) 3.2.4 Level of Education of APs .............................................................................................. 18 3.3 Agriculture and Land Resources ............................................................................................ 18 3.3.1 Land Holding Status ........................................................................................................ 18 3.3.2 Major Cropping Pattern .................................................................................................. 19 3.4 Economy of AHs ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.4.1 Major Economic Activities ............................................................................................. 20 3.4.2 Employment Status ......................................................................................................... 20 3.4.3 Annual Income of AHs ................................................................................................... 21 3.4.4 Consumption Pattern ...................................................................................................... 21 3.4.5 Household Assets and Durables ..................................................................................... 22 3.4.6 Prevalence of Debt .......................................................................................................... 22 3.5 Water and Sanitation .............................................................................................................. 22 3.5.1 Source of Drinking Water .............................................................................................. 22 3.5.2 Sanitation Facilities ......................................................................................................... 23 3.6 Access to Energy and Civic Facilities ..................................................................................... 23 3.6.1 Access to Energy for Heating and Cooking ................................................................... 23 3.6.2 Access to Electricity ........................................................................................................ 23 3.6.3 Access to Health Centre ................................................................................................. 23 3.6.4 Access to School .............................................................................................................. 23 3.6.5 Access to Road ................................................................................................................. 24 LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................... 24 4.1 General .................................................................................................................................... 24 4.2 Legal Framework .................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.1 Georgia’s Laws and Regulations on Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................... 24 4.2.2 ADB’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement .................................................................. 25 4.2.3 Comparison of ADB Policy with Georgian Laws and Legislation ................................ 27 4.2.4 Resettlement Policy Commitments for the Project ...................................................... 28 4.2.5 Land Acquisition Process ................................................................................................ 29 4.3 Compensation Eligibility and Entitlements