Resettlement Action Plan Final Report December 2014 Papua New Guinea: Bridge Replacement for Improved Rural Access Sector Project-Hiritano Highway, Central Province Prepared by Department of Works-ADB Projects Coordination Branch for the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Asian Development Bank. This Resettlement Action 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. 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. INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEPARTMENT OF WORKS L2783/2784 PNG: BRIDGE REPLACEMENT FOR IMPROVED RURAL ACCESS SECTOR PROJECT (BRIRAP) Resettlement Plan Update – Hiritano Highway November 2014 Document Stage: Final Project Number: L2783/2784 - PNG November 2014 Prepared by Department of Works, Port Moresby, for the Asian Development Bank The Resettlement Plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and are final updates. HIRITANO HIGHWAY RESETTLEMENT PLAN NOVEMBER 2014 Page 1 Contents GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..................................................................................................... 6 A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 9 B: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 11 C: SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .............................................. 12 i: Projects Potential Impact ................................................................................................ 12 ii: Scope of Land Acquisition ............................................................................................. 12 iii: Effects of Assets Lost ................................................................................................... 13 iv: Common Resources ..................................................................................................... 13 D. SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE ................................................ 13 i: Demographic features of sub project area ...................................................................... 13 ii: Impacts of Land & Assets Acquisition on affected peoples ............................................ 14 iii. Projects Impacts on poor, Different Ethnic groups, and other vulnerable groups........... 17 E: INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ...................... 19 i. Project Stakeholders ...................................................................................................... 19 ii. Consultation & Participation Mechanisms ...................................................................... 19 iii. Activities to disseminate Project and Resettlement Information .................................... 19 iv. Results of Consultations with affected people ............................................................... 20 v: Disclosure of the Resettlement plan .............................................................................. 21 vi: Planned information disclosure measures during project implementation ..................... 21 F. GRIEVANCES REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................................................... 22 G.LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 23 i: National & Local Laws & ADB Policy requirements ........................................................ 23 ii. Resettlement Policy Principles for the Project ................................................................ 26 iii: Principles and Methodologies for Determining Valuations and Compensation Rates .... 27 iv. Description of Land Acquisition Process ....................................................................... 27 H. Entitlements, Assistance and Benefits ....................................................................... 28 i: Displaced Person’s Entitlements and Eligibility ............................................................... 28 ii: Assistance to Vulnerable Groups ................................................................................... 30 iii. Opportunities for APs to Derive Appropriate Development Benefits .............................. 30 I: Relocation of Physical Structures ...................................................................................... 31 i: Options for Relocating Physical Structures ..................................................................... 31 ii: Consideration of Alternative Relocation Sites ................................................................ 31 iii:Timetable for Site Preparation and Transfer .................................................................. 31 iv: Legal Requirements to Regularize Tenure and Transfer Title ....................................... 32 2 v: Measures to Assist Displaced Persons .......................................................................... 32 J. Income Restoration and Rehabilitation .......................................................................... 32 i: Possible Livelihood Risks ............................................................................................... 32 ii: Income Restoration Program ......................................................................................... 33 iii: Special Measures to Support Vulnerable Groups .......................................................... 33 iv: Specific Gender Considerations ................................................................................... 34 v: Suggested Training Programs ....................................................................................... 34 K: Resettlement Budget and Financing Plan ...................................................................... 35 i: Itemized Budget for Resettlement Activities .................................................................... 35 ii: Flow of Funds ................................................................................................................ 36 iii. Justification for Calculating Compensation Rates and Other Cost Estimates ................ 36 iv. Sources of Financing .................................................................................................... 36 L: Institutional Arrangements ............................................................................................ 37 i: Responsibilities and Mechanisms for Carrying out Resettlement Plan ............................ 37 ii. Institutional Capacity Building Program ......................................................................... 38 iii. Role of Civil Society Groups ......................................................................................... 38 iv. Involvement of Women’s Groups in Resettlement Planning and Management ............. 38 M: Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................ 40 N. Monitoring and Reporting ................................................................................................. 42 List of Maps Map 1: Project Location .......................................................................................................... 7 Map 2: Sub- Project Location Map .......................................................................................... 8 List of Tables Table 1: Summary of Eligibility and Entitlements Criteria Matrix for APs ............................... 10 Table 2: Bridge span and estimated cost of new bridge replacement ................................... 11 Table 3: Scope of Land Acquisition ....................................................................................... 12 Table 4: List of ethnic stakeholders at bridge sites ................................................................ 19 Table 5: Key dissemination and resettlement information activities ....................................... 20 Table 6: Comparison of PNG Laws & ADB Policy & Gap Filling Measures ........................... 25 Table 7: Summary of Eligibility and Entitlement Criteria Matrix for APs ................................. 29 Table 8: Entitlements for Entitled Persons ............................................................................ 29 Table 9: Physical structures for relocation ............................................................................ 31 Table 10: Resettlement Budget ............................................................................................ 35 Table 11: Resettlement Support Services Budget ................................................................. 36 Table 12: Implementation Schedule ...................................................................................... 40 Table 13: Implementation Schedule ...................................................................................... 41 Table 14: Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators ................................................................... 42 3 List of Appendices Appendix I: Socio- Economic Survey Questionnaire ............................................................