Public Disclosure Authorized I Consulting Services for ' Initial Environmental Public Disclosure Authorized Enaniination (IEE), Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized BETS Consulting Services Ltd., Bangladesh House-1 0, Road-1 35, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-121 2, Bangladesh Phone: 9889923-24, Fax: 880-2-9889967 E-mail : [email protected] Tel : 9889923-24 > 9861 529-32 Fax : 880-2-9889967 Bm BETS Consulting Services Ltd. E-mail : bets@be'tsbd.com Hquse No 10, Road No.135, Gulshan -l,Dhaka -1212, Bangladesh Web : www.betsbd.com BE~SN~~SULP-~I912008-06 (06) Dated: June 05,2008 Mr. Mdl. Anwar Hossain ~ektyGeneral Manager (Planning) Ga$ Transmission Company Ltd. (GTCL) ~edCrecent - Borak Tower (4th-6'hFloor) 71-?2 Old Elephant road (Eskaton) ~hAka-1213. I SuWect : Submission d Final Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Report for the ~ Proposed Bakhrabad-SiddhirganjGas Transmission Pipelirre Project. I I I I Dear Sir, I I With reference to above, we are pleased to submit herewith 2 (Two) copies of final RAP I report for the stated project. I I Thdnking you and assuring you of our best services. I I I ~odrsfaithfully, , I I ~udanKanti Das Geqeral Manager I Water Supply, Sanitation and Environment Dept I I cc to: 7 1. Deputy Manager (Co-ord) to Managing Director, GTCL 2. General Manager (Planning) 3. ) Mr. Alan Townsend, World Bank, Washington D.C, with 3 Hard copies and ? electronic I file in CD. 4. Dr. Fabio Pittaluga, World Bank, Dhaka with 1 Hard copy and 1 electronic file in CD. Resetdement Action plan (RAP) Balzhrabad-Siddhiraanj Gas Transmission pipeline PART-I: RAP Finai Report Cha 3ter-I: Introduction ......................................................................................I 1.1 Project Objectives .......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Component ......................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Project Location and Route Finalization ......................................................................... 1 1.4 Objective and Scope of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) ............................................... 2 . 3.4. 3 Objective ............................................................................................................... 2 General Description of the Project Impact Area .............................................................. 3 Limitations ...................................................................................................................... 3 The Consulting Team ..................................................................................................... 3 ~habter-2:Approach and Methodology ................................................................ 4 2.1 Ivlethodology.................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Consultation Process .................................................................................................... 5 2.2. I The FGD Process Consisted of ............................................................................5 2.3 I Determination of the Socio-economic Baseline and Ident~ficationof Project Impacts ...... 6 2.4 I Livelihood Restoration Strategy & Program .................................................................... 7 2.5 ldentlfication of other Project Impacts ............................................................................ 8 2.6 Determination of Replacement Cost for Assets Lost to the Project ................................. 8 2.7 Land Measurement ........................................................................................................ 9 2.8 Tools .............................................................................................................................. 9 ~habter-3:Policies Regulations and Guidelines 10 . ..................................................... 3.1 Policies. Regulations and Guidel~nes........................................................................ 10 I 3.1.1 Applicable laws and policies to be followed for the RAP.................................... 10 3.2 GOB Land Acquisit~onACT and Regulations ............................................................. 10 3.2 3 Step-wise Land Acquisition and Resettlement Process under the Acquisition and Requisition of lmmovable Property Ordinance. 1982.................................................... 11 3.2.2 Building Construction (Amendment) Act, 1990 and Building Construction Rules '1996 .................................................................................12 I 3.2.3 Power Policy, 1995 ........................................................................................... 13 3.2.4 Energy Policy (1996)......................................................................................... 13 3.2.5 lndustrial Policy (1 999)....................................................................................... 13 3.3 World Bank Policy on 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement ........................................13 I 3.3.1 World Bank Directives Regarding RAP .............................................................. 16 3.4 Comparison between GOB Laws and WB Policies on Land Acquisition arld , Resettlement................................................................................................................ 16 Chapter-4: Socio Economic Baselline .................................................................... 18 4.0 Objectives and Scope of the Baseline Study ................................................................18 4.1 General Description of the Project Impact Area ............................................................ 18 4.2 Socio-Economic Profile of Project Affected People....................................................... 19 4.2.1 Demographic Profile ............................................................................................ 19 4.2.2 Religious Conditions ............................................................................................ 19 I . 7a6&of Contents i 4.2.3 Literacy Level Educational Status of the Population ............................................ 20 4.2.4 Income ................................................................................................................21 4.2.5 Occupational Pattern ...........................................................................................22 4.2.6 Earning Member in the Affected HH ....................................................................23 4.2.7 Female Headed Household .................................................................................23 4.2.8 Squatters, Disables, Tenants, lndigenous Groups and Tribal Communities ......... 24 4.2.9 Health Status ....................................................................................................... 24 4.2.9.1 Main Health Service Facilities of the Area .........................................................24 4.2.9.2 Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................ 25 4.2.9.3 Sources and Use of Water by Purpose .............................................................25 4.2.9.4 Cultural Aspects ................................................................................................25 ~ha~~ter-5:Analysis of Social Impacts and Mitigation Options .............................. 27 ... 5.1 ldent~flcatlonof Social Impacts ................................................................................ .-.... 28 5.2 Analysis of Impacts on Project Affected People ............................................................ 28 5.2.1 Proportion of Households and Lands Affected by District .................................... 30 5.3 1 Impacts from Permanent Acquisition of Land ............................................................... 31 5.4 Loss of Houses and other Structures ............................................................................ 32 5.5 Business and Income Losses .......................................................................................32 I 5.6 Crops and Tree Losses ................................................................................................ 35 5.7 1 Impacts from Temporary Requisition of Land .............................................................. 35 5.8 Range of Land loss and Percentage of PAP Affected .................................................... 35 5.9 1 Crops and Tree Losses ................................................................................................ 36 5.9.1 Impacts on PAP Surveyed by Pipeline Segments ................................................. 36 5.10 Impacts on Vulnerable People and Severely Affected Households............................... 37 5.11 PAP Losing over 20% of Land ...................................................................................... 38 5.1 2 Households losing over 30% of their Land .............................................................. 39 5.13 ( Female Headed Households ........................................................................................ 39 5.1 4 Affected People with income below the Poverty Line ............................................. 40 5.15 Project Impacts on the Public Roads, Rivers and Khals ............................................... 41 5.1 6 Measures to Mitigate the Project's Social Impacts ......................................................