ISO9001CERTIFIEDCOMPANY KALPATARUPOWERTRANSMISSIONLIMITED BRANCH OFFICE: PIAZZA GRANDE, AREA 108, V. SARGSYAN STR., YEREVAN, REPUBLICOFARMENIA. PHONE: +37410741980 Transmission Line Reconstruction Project Hrazdan to Shinuhayr Corridor Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan Section3: Eghenadzor line Contract: Procurement of Plant, Design, Supply and Installation of Noraduz – Lichk – Vardenis –Vyak – Vorotan 1 – 220kV Transmission Lines. Contract No.: HV_W_1/2011 dated 21.11.2012 Prepared by: Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited Date of submission: April 7, 2015 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 5 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................... 6 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Project Background ...................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Project Location ............................................................................................................ 8 1.3 Project Description ....................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Resettlement Action Plan Preparation Rationale .......................................................... 9 1.5 Objective and Scope of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan .......................... 10 1.6 Project Cut-Off Date ................................................................................................... 11 1.7 Document Disclosure ................................................................................................. 11 2. IMPACT ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Survey Methodology .................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Impact on Land ........................................................................................................... 14 2.3.1 Land classification as per RA law ....................................................................... 14 2.3.2 Land losses ............................................................................................................. 14 2.4 Impact on Crops.......................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Impact on Trees .......................................................................................................... 17 2.6 Census of Affected Households and Impact on Their Livelihood ............................. 17 2.6.1 Socio-economic Profile of Affected Households ................................................. 17 2.6.2 Affected Households with Severe Impact on Income ........... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.6.3 Impact on Poor and Vulnerable Households ..................................................... 20 2.7 Impact Summary......................................................................................................... 22 3. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .............................. 24 3.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 24 3.2 Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan.................................................................... 24 3.3 Public Consultation..................................................................................................... 24 3.3.1 Formal Public Consultations during RAP Preparation .................................... 24 3.3.2 Informal Consultations............................................................................................ 26 3.3.3 Public Consultations during RAP Implementation and Construction ............ 26 3.4 Information Disclosure ............................................................................................... 26 4. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM AND PROCEDURES ....................................... 28 4.1. Background ................................................................................................................. 28 2 4.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................. 28 4.2.1 First step ................................................................................................................ 28 4.2.2 Second step ............................................................................................................ 28 4.2.3 Third step ............................................................................................................... 29 4.3 Main Responsible parties............................................................................................ 29 4.4 Process of Registering and Addressing Grievances ................................................... 30 4.4.1 Tracking and documentation ............................................................................... 30 4.4.2 Follow up................................................................................................................ 30 4.5 GRM during Construction Stage ................................................................................ 30 5. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................... 32 5.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 32 5.2 HVEN ......................................................................................................................... 32 5.2.1 General Description .............................................................................................. 32 5.2.2 Main responsibilities ............................................................................................. 33 5.2.3 Resettlement Action Plan Implementation Unit ................................................ 33 5.3 HVEN Consultants ..................................................................................................... 33 5.3.1 Construction Contractor ...................................................................................... 33 5.3.2 Implementation Support Consultant .................................................................. 33 5.3.3 Independent Consultant ....................................................................................... 33 5.4 State Governing Organizations ................................................................................... 34 5.5 Marzpetarans (Regional Authorities) ......................................................................... 34 5.6 Local Self-Governing Bodies ..................................................................................... 34 5.7 Grievance Redress Committee ................................................................................... 34 5.8 Non-Governmental Organisations .............................................................................. 35 5.9 The World Bank ......................................................................................................... 35 6. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 36 6.1 Local Legal Framework .............................................................................................. 36 6.2 Comparison of Armenian Laws and the Policy for Involuntary Resettlement of the World Bank ............................................................................................................................... 36 6.3 Gap Analysis............................................................................................................... 37 7. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT FRAMEWORK ..................................................... 39 7.1 Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 39 7.2 Entitlement Framework .............................................................................................. 39 7.2.1 Agricultural land ................................................................................................... 40 7.2.2 State and Community Lands ............................................................................... 40 3 7.2.3 Other Compensations and Allowances ............................................................... 40 7.3 Entitlement Matrix ...................................................................................................... 41 7.4 Valuation of Affected Assets ...................................................................................... 42 8. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET .............................................................................................. 43 8.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 43 8.2 Sources and Allocation of Funds ................................................................................ 43 8.3 Compensation for Land Losses .................................................................................