Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan (17+500 to 33+250 km) Project Number: L2540 December 2011 Pakistan: National Highway Development Sector Investment Program, Project 2 (Sukkur-Jacobabad Road Project [N-65], Section 2) Prepared by the Office of the General Manager (N-65), National Highway Authority, Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan. The views expressed herein are those of the consultant and do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s members, TheBoard resettlement of Directors, Management, plan is a ordocument staff, and may of bethe preliminary borrower. in nature.The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 16 December 2011) Currency Unit – Pakistan rupee/s (PRs) PRs1.00 = $0.0117 $1.00 = PRs89.50 ABBREVIATIONS AD – Assistant Director ADB – Asian Development Bank APs – affected persons COI – corridor of impact CWD Communication and Works Department DCR – District Census Report DDO – Deputy District Officer EALS – Environment, Afforestation, Land and Social EDO – Executive District Officer EMA – External Monitoring Agency Ft. – feet GM – General Manager GOP – Government of Pakistan GRC – grievance redress committee IP’s – indigenous people Km – kilometers LAA – Land Acquisition Act, 1894 LAR – land acquisition and resettlement LARP – land acquisition and resettlement plan MandE – monitoring and evaluation NESPAK – National Engineering Services Pakistan, (Pvt.) Ltd. MFF – multitranche financing facility NGO – nongovernmental organization NHA – National Highway Authority NHDSIP – National Highway Development Sector Investment Program PD – Project Directorate Rft – running feet RoW – right of way Sft – square feet Updated RP (Section-II) – updated resettlement plan (Section-II) NOTE In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................. i DEFINITIONS OF TERMS................................................................................................ ii I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 The Project ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Rationale for Updating of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP) ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Project Description ................................................................................................. 6 1.5 Objectives of the Short Resettlement Plan .............................................................. 10 2. SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF APs .................................................................. 11 2.1 Administrative Setting ................................................................................................. 11 2.2 Literacy Status .............................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Income Status .............................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Borrowing Status .......................................................................................................... 12 2.7 Status of Agriculture in the Project Area .................................................................. 13 2.8 Economic Activity in the Project Area ....................................................................... 13 2.9 Social Impacts ............................................................................................................ 13 3. IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 14 3.1 Impact Assessment Survey and Cut-off Date ............................................................ 14 3.2 Project Impacts ............................................................................................................. 15 3.2.1 Land Acquisition ........................................................................................................... 15 3.2.2 Building/ Structures (Shops/ Room) ......................................................................... 16 3.2.4 Public Structures .......................................................................................................... 17 3.2.5 Inventory of Trees ........................................................................................................ 17 3.2.6 Affected Crops .............................................................................................................. 18 3.3 Vulnerable AFs/APs. ................................................................................................. 19 3.4. Price Assessment of Land and other Assets .................................................... 20 4.1 Compensation Eligibility and Entitlements for the Project ..................................... 22 4.2 Eligibility for Entitlements of Compensation ............................................................ 22 4.3 Compensation Entitlements ....................................................................................... 22 4.4 Eligibility and Entitlements ............................................................................................ 24 5. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE ................................................. 26 6 COMPENSATION, RELOCATION AND INCOME RESTORATION .................... 27 6.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 27 6.2 Compensation for Land Acquisition .............................................................................. 28 6.3 Compensation for Privately Owned Structures ................................................ 28 6.4 Compensation for Community Owned Structures/Assets ............................. 29 6.5 Compensation for Public infrastructure/Assets ............................................... 29 6.6 Compensation For Crop Losses ........................................................................... 30 6.7 Compensation For Tree Losses ............................................................................ 30 Table: Table 17 B: Valuation of Affected Timber wood tree ................................... 31 6.8 Provisions for Compensatory Plantation ............................................................ 31 6.9 Relocation Options ...................................................................................................... 31 6.9.1 Privately owned Structures ................................................................................. 31 6.9.2 Religious Structures ............................................................................................. 32 1 6.10 Income Restoration ..................................................................................................... 32 6.11 Transportation Allowance ........................................................................................... 33 7. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................... 33 7.1 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit at Project Level .............................. 33 7.2 Grievance Redress Cell. .......................................................................................... 34 7.3 Affected Persons and Citizen Liaison Committee .................................................. 34 8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF UPDATED RP (SECTION-II) ..................... 37 9. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET .................................................................................. 38 10. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ....................................................................... 40 10.1 Internal Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 40 10.2 External Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 40 List of Tables Table-1: Major Crops with their Average Yields…………………………………………… ….14 Table-2: Land Acquired for Shikarpur Bypass ……………………………………………… .17 Table 3: No. of Structures (shops/ room) located within the Project Alignment ROW ….....17 Table 4: No. of Community Structures located within the Project Area. ……… … 18 Table-5: No. of Public Structures located within the Project Alignment… …………….….18 Table-6: No. of privately owned Trees Located within the Project Alignment……………… .19 Table-7: No. of Forest owned Trees Located within the Project Alignment………… ……… .20 Table-8: Area cropped on Affected land and average yeildstion-I.…………..…………... ..20 Table-9: No. of Affected Persons due to the Construction of Section-II………..……… …... ..21 Table-10: Unit Rates and Source of Information……………….………….………………. …22 Table-11: Entitlement Matrix ………………………………………………………………..