MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (Government of India) Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation and Upgrading to 2-Lane/2-Lane with Paved Shoulders Configuration and Strengthening from Km 0+000 (Paonta) to Km 97+000 (Gumma) of NH-707 in the State of Himachal Pradesh (Package No. SP/C/5) FINAL DETAILED PROJECT REPORT VOLUME-V : SIA & RAP REPORT Gumma NH-707 Paonta Sahib DECEMBER – 2019 CONTENTS Preparation of Detailed Project Report for up gradation to 2-lane/2- Final Detailed Project Report lane With paved shoulders for Paonta Sahib - Gumma section of from Volume V: SIA /RAP Report Km 0.000 to Km 97.000 of NH 707 in the state of Himachal Pradesh TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1 E.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND & INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 1 E.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 2 E.3 SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE PROJECT AREA ....................................... 3 E.4 R & R PRINCIPLES, POLICY FRAME WORK & ENTITLEMENT MATRIX........ 3 E.5 STAKEHOLDER'S CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE .................................. 3 E.6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................... 4 E.7 PROJECT IMPACTS .................................................................................................... 4 E.8 GENDER ISSUE & WOMENS PARTICIPATION ..................................................... 5 E.9 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT BUDGET ................................................. 6 E.10 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR RAP IMPLEMENTATION ................... 6 E.11 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MACHANISM ............................................................... 6 E.12 MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ............................................................ 7 CHAPTER-1 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ............................ 1-1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 PROJECT ROAD DESCRIPTION ........................................................................... 1-2 1.3 IMPORTANCE AND NEED FOR PROJECT.......................................................... 1-4 1.4 SCOPE OF IMPACT ................................................................................................. 1-5 1.5 OBJECTIVE OF SIA AND RAP .............................................................................. 1-7 1.6 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY .................................................................... 1-7 CHAPTER-2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................ 2-1 2.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 2-1 2.3 EXISTING ROAD AND STRUCTURES................................................................. 2-2 2.4 CORRIDOR OF IMPACT (COI) .............................................................................. 2-4 2.5 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................. 2-5 2.5.1 PROPOSED DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAY ......................................... 2-5 2.5.2 Intersection/Junction – With Improvement of Cross Road ......................... 2-7 2.5.3 Improvement Proposal for Bridges and Culverts ...................................... 2-11 2.5.4 Slope Protection Structures ....................................................................... 2-11 2.5.5 Bioengineering .......................................................................................... 2-12 2.5.6 Project Facilities ........................................................................................ 2-12 2.5.7 Other Features ........................................................................................... 2-13 CHAPTER-3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE PROJECT AREA ................ 3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF PROJECT INFLUENCE DISTRICTS ........... 3-1 3.2.1 Shimla & Sirmaur District Profile ............................................................... 3-1 3.3 PROJECT IMPACT AREA ....................................................................................... 3-3 3.3.1 Socio-Economic Profiling ........................................................................... 3-3 3.3.2 Demographic details .................................................................................... 3-6 3.3.3 Literacy Status ............................................................................................. 3-6 3.3.4 Working and Non- Working Population. .................................................... 3-6 3.3.5 Existing Public Amenities ........................................................................... 3-6 CHAPTER-4 R&R PRINCIPLES, POLICY FRAMEWORK & ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ............................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 APPLICABLE LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ......................................... 4-1 Consulting Engineers Group Ltd. Jaipur i Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Preparation of Detailed Project Report for up gradation to 2-lane/2- Final Detailed Project Report lane With paved shoulders for Paonta Sahib - Gumma section of from Volume V: SIA /RAP Report Km 0.000 to Km 97.000 of NH 707 in the state of Himachal Pradesh 4.3 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF APPLICABLE POLICY ................................... 4-2 4.4 RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 4-3 4.4.1 Definitions ................................................................................................... 4-4 4.5 RESETTLEMENT PRINCIPLES AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA........................ 4-7 4.6 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ....................................................................................... 4-9 CHAPTER-5 STAKEHOLDER’S CONSULTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE ............. 5-1 5.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........... 5-2 5.3 DETAILS OF STAKEHOLDER’S CONSULTATION ........................................... 5-4 5.3.1 District level Consultations ......................................................................... 5-4 5.3.2 Local Level Consultations ......................................................................... 5-11 5.3.3 Information Disclosure through Media ..................................................... 5-23 5.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF ALL TYPE OF CONSULTATIONS ................. 5-23 5.5 WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN CONSULTATIONS AND OUT COMES ...... 5-24 5.6 DISCLOSURE ......................................................................................................... 5-25 5.7 FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUED CONSULTATION....................................... 5-25 5.8 SUGGESTION AND COMPLAINT HANDLING MECHANISM (SCHM) ........ 5-27 CHAPTER-6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES AND MINIMIZATION OF IMPACTS ............................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 6-1 6.2 “WITH” AND “WITHOUT” PROJECT SCENARIO .............................................. 6-1 6.3 SAFETY ASPECTS .................................................................................................. 6-4 6.4 WHY ALTERNATIVE FOR REALIGNMENT AND BYPASSES ARE NOT APPLICABLE FOR THIS ROAD ............................................................................ 6-4 6.5 MINIMIZATION OF LAND UPTAKE BY PROVIDING INTERMEDIATE CARRIAGEWAY...................................................................................................... 6-4 6.6 MINIMIZATION OF LAND UPTAKE BY ELIMINATING PAVED SHOULDERS .................................................................................................................................... 6-5 CHAPTER-7 PROJECT IMPACTS.................................................................................. 7-1 7.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 LAND AVAILABILITY ........................................................................................... 7-2 7.3 LAND REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROJECT ....................................................... 7-2 7.4 IMPACT ON LAND.................................................................................................. 7-3 7.5 IMPACT ON STRUCTURES ................................................................................... 7-4 7.5.1 Impact on structures by usage of structure .................................................. 7-4 7.5.2 Impact on structures by typology of structure ............................................. 7-4 7.5.3 Impact on Common Property Resources (CPRs) .......................................