Resettlement Plan Document: Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Final Project Number: 45084-002 Date: February 2017 BAN: Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project – Resettlement Plan for Borhangonj GC Moazzem Hat GC via Talukder Hat Road Sub-Project, District: Bhola. Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank. The 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. 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. Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Local Government Engineering Department Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) Resettlement Plan for Borhangonj GC–Moazzem Hat GC via Talukder Hat Road, Bhola. February 2017 Table of Contents List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................ 3 Glossary of Terms ................................................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 1: THE BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION .................................................................. 12 1.1 The Sub-Project Background and Rationale ......................................................................... 12 1.2 Overall outcome and Impacts of the Subproject in General ................................................. 12 1.3 Land Acquisition and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................... 13 1.4 Preparation of Resettlement Plan ......................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 2: SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS ......................... 16 2.1 Description of the Subproject ................................................................................................ 16 2.2 Minimizing IR Impact through Design Optimization .............................................................. 17 2.3 Scope of Land Acquisition and Associated Impacts ............................................................. 17 2.4 Types of Impact on Affected Parties ..................................................................................... 17 2.5 Ownership of Affected Land .................................................................................................. 18 2.6 Need for Relocation .............................................................................................................. 18 2.7 Resettlement and Compensation .......................................................................................... 18 2.8 Income Compensation .......................................................................................................... 21 2.9 Special Allowance for Vulnerable Affected Families ............................................................. 21 CHAPTER 3: SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS ....... 22 3.1 Approach and Survey Coverage ........................................................................................... 22 3.2 General Socio-economic Profile of the Sub-project .............................................................. 22 3.3 Main Occupations of Bhurhanuddin Upazila and its Diversification in CCRIP ..................... 24 3.4 Affected Household and Population ...................................................................................... 25 3.5 Religion & Ethnic Composition of Households ...................................................................... 25 3.6 Income and Poverty Dimensions of the APs ......................................................................... 25 3.7 Source of Drinking Water ...................................................................................................... 26 3.8 Sanitation Facilities ............................................................................................................... 26 3.9 Use of Fuel for Cooking ........................................................................................................ 27 3.10 Gender Issues ....................................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 4: LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK ...................... 28 4.1 Government of Bangladesh (GoB) Laws: ............................................................................. 28 4.2 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) ........................................................................... 28 4.3 Comparison of Resettlement Policies of ADB and GoB: ...................................................... 30 4.4 Principles, Legal and Policy Commitments: .......................................................................... 31 4.5 Eligibility Policy and Entitlement Matrix- Eligibility Criteria: ................................................... 32 4.6 Compensation and Entitlement Policy: ................................................................................. 32 CHAPTER 5: STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ....................................................................................................................................... 36 5.1 Project Stakeholders ............................................................................................................. 36 5.2 Consultation and Participation during the project preparation: ............................................. 36 5.3 Steps to Ensure Stakeholders Consultation: ........................................................................ 37 5.4 Disclosure and Public Consultation (DPC): .......................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 6: RELOCATION AND INCOME RESTORATION ............................................................ 39 6.1 Scope of Displacement and Relocation ................................................................................ 39 6.2 Relocation of Housing and Establishment ............................................................................ 39 6.3 APs Preference for Relocation .............................................................................................. 39 6.4 Income and Livelihood Restoration (ILR) Strategy ............................................................... 39 6.5 Approaches for Income and Livelihood Restoration (ILR) Activities: .................................... 40 Page 1 6.6 Employments in Construction: .............................................................................................. 41 6.7 Common Property Resources: .............................................................................................. 41 6.8 Social Issues and Development Needs: ............................................................................... 42 CHAPTER 7: INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .................................. 43 7.3 Other Agencies Involved in the Process ............................................................................... 46 7.3.1 Deputy Commissioners ..................................................................................................... 46 7.3.2 Implementing NGO............................................................................................................ 46 7.3.3 Ministry of Local Government & Cooperatives (LGRD & C) ............................................. 47 7.3.4 Joint Verification Team ...................................................................................................... 47 7.3.5 Property Valuation Advisory Team (PVAT) ....................................................................... 48 7.3.7 Resettlement Advisory Committees (RACs) ..................................................................... 49 7.3.8 Women Groups in Resettlement Process ......................................................................... 49 7.3.9 Institutional Capacity Strengthening.................................................................................. 49 CHAPTER 8: GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ........................................................................ 50 8.1 Grievance Redress Committees ........................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER 9: RESETTLEMENT AND COMPENSATION COSTS AND BUDGET ............................ 53 9.1 Budgeting and Financial Planning......................................................................................... 53 9.2 Compensation for land .......................................................................................................... 53 9.3 Compensation for Structures ................................................................................................ 54 9.4 Compensation for Trees ........................................................................................................ 54 9.5 Grant to Income