Resettlement Plan August 2014 Pakistan: Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program Tranche 4 Prepared by the National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited Pakistan for the Asian Development Bank. NTDC: PTEIP (Tranche-4) LARP of 500 kV Muzaffargarh Ext. Sub-project NATIONAL TRANSMISSION AND DESPATCH COMPANY (NTDC), PAKISTAN POWER TRANSMISSION ENHANCEMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM (TRANCHE – IV) ADB Loan No. 2290 DRAFT 500 kV MUZAFFARGARH EXT.& TRANSMISSION LINE Muzaffargarh, Punjab Draft Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) By SHAUKAT ALI SHAHID Resettlement Consultant Suite# 3, 11-Civic Centre, C-Block, Faisal Town, Lahore. Ph: +92-42-3517 4997; Fax: +92-42-3516-8449 E-mail: [email protected] February, 2014 (Revised August, 2014) i NTDC: PTEIP (Tranche-4) LARP of 500 kV Muzaffargarh Ext. Sub-project NATIONAL TRANSMISSION AND DESPATCH COMPANY, PAKISTAN POWER TRANSMISSION ENHANCEMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM (TRANCHE – IV) ADB Loan No. 2290 500 kV MUZAFFARGARH EXT. & TRANSMISSION LINE Muzaffargarh, PUNJAB Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) By SHAUKAT ALI SHAHID Resettlement Consultant Suite# 3, 11-Civic Centre, C-Block, Faisal Town, Lahore. Ph: +92-42-3517 4997; Fax: +92-42-3516-8449 E-mail: [email protected] February, 2014 (Revised August, 2014) ii NTDC: PTEIP (Tranche-4) LARP of 500 kV Muzaffargarh Ext. Sub-project TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. iii LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................... vi LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................................ vii ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... ix DEFINITION OF TERMS ................................................................................................ x EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................... xi INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 MFF Conditionality LARP .................................................................................. 2 1.3 Sub-project Description ..................................................................................... 3 1.4 Sub-project Alignment ....................................................................................... 3 1.5 Alternatives for Minimizing the Sub-projectImpacts ........................................... 4 1.6 Objectives of the LARP ..................................................................................... 6 2. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE ............................................... 7 2.1 General ............................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Administrative Setting ....................................................................................... 7 2.3 Settlement Pattern ............................................................................................ 7 2.4 Demographic Profile of Sample APs ................................................................. 7 2.4.1 Family Size and Gender Composition ........................................................ 8 2.4.2 Literacy Status ........................................................................................... 8 2.5 Status of Agriculture .......................................................................................... 8 2.5.1 Cropping Pattern ........................................................................................ 8 2.5.2 Cropping Intensity ...................................................................................... 9 2.5.3 Crop Yield ................................................................................................ 11 2.6 Income Analysis .............................................................................................. 11 2.6.1 Occupations ............................................................................................. 11 2.6.2 Household Income by Source .................................................................. 13 2.6.3 Average Income of Sample Households .................................................. 14 2.6.4 Average Household Expenditure .............................................................. 14 2.7 Housing Conditions ......................................................................................... 15 2.8 Availability of Basic Infrastructure .................................................................... 15 2.9 Cultural, Religious and Other Structures ......................................................... 16 3. PROJECT IMPACT/ AP BASELINE INFORMATION ............................................ 17 3.1 Impact Survey and Cut-off-date ....................................................................... 17 3.2 Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................................................. 17 iii NTDC: PTEIP (Tranche-4) LARP of 500 kV Muzaffargarh Ext. Sub-project 3.2.1 Affected Area by Crop ................................................................................. 17 3.3 Affected Trees ................................................................................................. 18 3.4 No. of APs ....................................................................................................... 19 3.5 Building/ Structures ......................................................................................... 20 3.6 Indigenous People .......................................................................................... 20 3.7 Gender Impacts .............................................................................................. 20 4. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 21 4.1 Telegraph Act (TA), 1885 ................................................................................ 21 4.2 Land Acquisition Act ........................................................................................ 21 4.3 ADB's Policy and Resettlement Principles ....................................................... 22 4.4 Comparison of LAA and ADB Policy Principles and Practices ......................... 24 4.5 Reconciliation between Pakistan’s Acts and ADB SPS ................................... 27 4.6 Legislation relevant to Land Classification ....................................................... 27 5. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURE..................................... 28 5.1 Stakeholder’s Consultations ............................................................................ 28 5.2 Public Consultations ........................................................................................ 28 5.3 Concerns Regarding the Sub-project .............................................................. 32 5.3.1 Consultations with APs ............................................................................ 33 5.3.2 Redress of Farmers Issues ...................................................................... 33 5.3.3 Information Disclosure ............................................................................. 34 5.4 Information Brochure ....................................................................................... 34 6. COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS ........................................ 35 6.1 Eligibility .......................................................................................................... 35 6.2 Entitlement for Compensation ......................................................................... 35 7. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION ........................... 41 7.1 National Transmission and Despatch Company .............................................. 41 7.2 Local Government ........................................................................................... 43 7.3 ADB ................................................................................................................ 43 7.4 LAR Coordination Committee .......................................................................... 43 7.5 Affected Person Committee ............................................................................ 44 7.6 Grievance Redress Mechanism ...................................................................... 44 7.7 Organogram .................................................................................................... 46 8. LARP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ................................................................ 47 8.1 Implementation Schedule ................................................................................ 47 9. RESETTLEMENT BUDGETAND FINANCING ...................................................... 50 10. MONITORING AND EVALUATION .................................................................... 53 iv NTDC: PTEIP (Tranche-4) LARP of 500 kV Muzaffargarh Ext. Sub-project 10.1 General ........................................................................................................... 53 10.2 Internal Monitoring .......................................................................................... 53 10.3