RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN MUGHALSARAI – BHAUPUR SECTION EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED August 2013 Resettlement Action Plan of Mughalsarai – Bhaupur Section of EDFC August 2013 INDEX ABBREVIATIONS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 E.1 THE PROJECT INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 1 E.2 SIA METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................... 1 E.3 SCOPE OF LA & IR IMPACT ............................................................................................................................... 2 E.4 OBJECTIVE, POLICY FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENTS ........................................................................ 3 E.5 DISCLOSURE AND CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................................................. 4 E.6 RAP IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY .............................................................................................................. 4 E.7 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................................... 5 E.8 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM ........................................................................................................ 5 E.9 MONITORING AND EVALUATION .................................................................................................................. 5 E.10 BUDGET AND FINANCE SOURCES ................................................................................................................ 6 CHAPTER – 1: PROJECT INFORMATION AND IMPACTS ..................................................... 7 PROJECT DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................................................................. 7 THE PROJECT AREA ............................................................................................................................................... 10 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................ 10 ALTERNATIVES TO MINIMISE IMPACTS ........................................................................................................... 11 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS ........................................................................................................................................ 11 RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER - 2: BASE LINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF PROJECT AFFECTED PEOPLE ......................................................................................................... 14 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 FINDINGS OF THE CENSUS AND BASELINE SURVEY ..................................................................................................... 14 PROJECT IMPACTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 IMPACT ON STRUCTURE DUE TO THE PROJECT ......................................................................................................... 16 TEMPORARY IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER ASSOCIATED IMPACTS ................................................................ 18 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PAFS AND PAPS ............................................................................................... 19 IMPORTANT FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 23 CHAPTER - 3: LEGAL FRAMEWORK..................................................................................... 27 APPLICABLE LAWS ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 ......................................................................................................................... 27 NATIONAL REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT POLICY, 2007 ............................................................................... 28 WORLD BANK GUIDELINES FOR INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ................................................................................ 28 DISABILITIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995 ....................... 29 RESETTLEMENT POLICY FOR DFC PROJECT AND ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ................................................................... 29 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ............................................................................................................................................... 31 CHAPTER – 4: STAKEHOLDER’S CONSULTATIONS ........................................................... 40 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 CONSULTATION DURING SIA STAGE ................................................................................................................ 40 VILLAGE LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 42 ACTION PLAN .......................................................................................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER – 5: SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION PAYMENT PROCESS ...................................................................................................... 44 LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS IN EDFC PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 44 EXTENT OF LAND ACQUISITION .................................................................................................................................. 44 APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR ........................................................................................................................ 46 CHAPTER – 6: INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT....................... 51 R&R INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL AT THE HEADQUARTER LEVEL........................................................................................ 51 I | 1 Resettlement Action Plan of Mughalsarai – Bhaupur Section of EDFC August 2013 R&R INSTITUTIONS AT THE FIELD LEVEL ................................................................................................................... 54 ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES & FINANCIAL POWERS ............................................................................ 55 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................................................................. 57 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................................................................................. 59 COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM IN DFC FIELD LEVEL AND CORPORATE LEVEL ........................................................ 63 INCOME RESTORATION ................................................................................................................................................ 64 COORDINATION WITH CIVIL WORK AND CERTIFICATION............................................................................................. 71 COST ESTIMATE .......................................................................................................................................................... 72 IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET ................................................................................................................................ 73 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION FOR LAND LOSS AND R&R ASSISTANCE................................................ 73 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE: .......................................................................................................................... 73 LIST OF TABLES Table E 1: Key Impacts in Mughalsarai-Bhaupur – Khurja Section .................................. 2 Table 1.1: Project Area ................................................................................................... 10 Table 1.2: Summary of Impacts .................................................................................... 11 Table 2.1: Project Area: Loss of Land and Impacts on families ..................................... 14 Table 2.2: Parcel of Plot Affected of each PAFs (Nos.) .................................................. 15 Table 2.3: Identification of Small and marginal farmers (Nos.) ....................................... 16 Table 2.4 (a) Assessment of Impact on Structures (Nos.) ............................................. 16 Table 2.4 (b) Number of Structure affected area wise .................................................... 17 Table 2.5: Project Affected Families (Nos.) .................................................................... 17 Table 2.6: