Updated Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Main Report Project Number: 48404-003 October 2019 PAK: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor Development Investment Program – Tranche 1 Ratodero–Shikarpur Additional Carriageway Section II This LARP is updated by Environment, Afforestation, Land and Social (EALS) Wing of the National Highway Authority (NHA), Pakistan for the Asian Development Bank. Ratodero-Shikarpur Additional Carriageway Section-II LARP 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. Page ii Ratodero-Shikarpur Additional Carriageway Section-II LARP Table of Contents CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ........................................................................................................ vi ACRONYM .................................................................................................................................... vi GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................ viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... xi A. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... xi B. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .................................................... xii B-1 Component 1: Construction of Additional Carriageway ........................................................... xii B-2 Component-2: Bypass Road Section: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Scope .................. xii C. SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE DHs ........................................................................ xiv D. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ........................... xiv E. GRIEVANCES REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................................. xv F. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... xv G. RELOCATION, REHABILITATION AND INCOME RESTORATION ..................................... xvi H. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET ................................................................................................ xvii I. LARP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE .............................................................................. xvii J. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................... xix K. MONITORING AND REPORTING........................................................................................ xix I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 A. Description of the Subproject ................................................................................................... 1 B. Available ROW of N-55 in project road section ........................................................................ 2 C. Extent of Resettlement Issues and Analysis of Alternatives ..................................................... 3 D. Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) Updating ...................................................... 4 E. Conditions for contract award and commencement of civil works ............................................ 5 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ..................................................... 6 A. Component-1 Construction of Additional Carriageway............................................................. 6 1. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement ...................................................................... 6 2. Resettlement Impacts from ROW Clearance ....................................................................... 6 2.1 Affected Cropped Area ................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Loss of Trees ............................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Loss of Private Affected Structures .............................................................................. 9 2.4 Loss of Income due to impacted Commercial Structures. .......................................... 11 2.5 Loss of Community and Public Structures .................................................................. 12 3. Impact on Indigenous People ............................................................................................ 14 4. Impact on Vulnerable People ............................................................................................ 15 B. Component-2: Bypass Road Section: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Scope ................ 15 1. Scope of Land Acquisition for Dakan Bypass Road Section .............................................. 15 2. Assets Affected due to Land Acquisition for Bypass .......................................................... 15 C. DHs/DPs Facing Significant Impacts in both Additional Carriageway and Bypass Sections. 16 III. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND DP PROFILE ..................................................... 18 A. Data Collection ...................................................................................................................... 18 i. Census .................................................................................................................................. 18 ii. Detailed Measurement Survey .............................................................................................. 18 B. Socio-economic Information of the Subproject Corridor ......................................................... 19 C. Description of the Subproject Area ........................................................................................ 19 Page iii Ratodero-Shikarpur Additional Carriageway Section-II LARP D. Socio-economic Profile of DHs .............................................................................................. 21 1. Household Size and Age Composition ........................................................................... 21 2. Literacy and Education ................................................................................................... 22 3. Occupation Pattern ........................................................................................................ 22 4. Average Landholdings .................................................................................................... 23 5. Income Level and Poverty .............................................................................................. 23 E. Status of Women ................................................................................................................... 24 F. Access to Basic Services and Infrastructure .......................................................................... 24 IV. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .......................... 26 A. Consultation, Participation and Information Disclosure Strategy (CPID) ................................ 26 B. Stakeholder’s Consultations during Project Processing Phase .............................................. 26 C. Approach for the Consultation and Information Disseminated ............................................... 26 D. Consultations based on Detailed Design ............................................................................... 27 E. Additional Consultations to clarify and explain the recorded ROW limits ............................... 28 F. Consultation with Local CSOs ............................................................................................... 31 G. LARP Disclosure and Information Dissemination ................................................................... 31 H. Future Consultations with the DPs......................................................................................... 32 V. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM (GRM) ..................................................................... 34 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 34 B. First Level of GRM ................................................................................................................ 35 C. Second Level of GRM ........................................................................................................... 35 D. Third Level of GRM ............................................................................................................... 36 E. Constitution and Function of the GRC ................................................................................... 36 F. Information Dissemination and Community Outreach ............................................................ 37 VI. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 38 A. LAR Legal and Policy Framework ........................................................................................