Rural Electrification Project Resettlement Policy Framework (DRAFT) Rural Electrification Project Khatlon Last-Mile Connections GBAO Off-Grid Solutions and Last-Mile Connections Sebzor Hydropower Project 110kV Transmission Line from Sebzor to Khorog 110kV Transmission Line from Khorog to Qozideh Sebzor Hydropower Plant GBAO off-grid solutions Khatlon last-mile solutions 110kV transmission lines and substations OSHC "Barqi Tojik" April 2019 OSHC "Barqi Tojik" i Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Purpose of Resettlement Policy Framework ................................................................................ 6 Organization of the Framework ................................................................................................... 6 2. Subproject Descriptions ......................................................................................................................... 7 Sebzor hydropower plant and substation .................................................................................... 7 Sebzor to Khorog 110kV transmission line ................................................................................... 9 Khorog to Qozideh 110kV transmission line .............................................................................. 13 Khatlon last-mile solutions ......................................................................................................... 15 GBAO off-grid solutions .............................................................................................................. 17 3. Principles and Objectives of the Resettlement Program ..................................................................... 21 4. Applicable Requirements for Land Acquisition and Resettlement ...................................................... 23 Tajikistan legal requirements ..................................................................................................... 23 World Bank requirements .......................................................................................................... 25 Gaps between Tajikistan law and World Bank requirements .................................................... 26 5. Preparation and Approval of Resettlement Action Plans .................................................................... 29 Steps in preparation of the RAPs ................................................................................................ 29 Census, social and economic surveys, inventory of losses ......................................................... 32 Preparation of RAPs .................................................................................................................... 32 Disclosure and approval of the RAPs .......................................................................................... 33 Institutional arrangements and key participants in the process ................................................ 34 6. Eligibility criteria ................................................................................................................................... 35 Compensation eligibility ............................................................................................................. 35 Project eligibility ......................................................................................................................... 36 Gender considerations ............................................................................................................... 37 Compensation packages ............................................................................................................. 37 7. Methods for Valuation of Affected Private Assets ............................................................................... 38 Structures ................................................................................................................................... 46 Land ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Annual crops ............................................................................................................................... 48 Perennial crops ........................................................................................................................... 48 Compensation for community assets ......................................................................................... 49 Compensation for sacred sites ................................................................................................... 49 Compensation for loss of business or income ............................................................................ 49 8. Estimates of affected population and assets ....................................................................................... 49 9. Public Consultations, Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure ...................................... 51 10. Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................................................ 52 Grievance resolution process ..................................................................................................... 53 Grievance processing .................................................................................................................. 56 Grievance Logs ............................................................................................................................ 57 Monitoring and reporting of grievances..................................................................................... 58 Point of Contact .......................................................................................................................... 58 World Bank Grievance Redress System ...................................................................................... 59 Resettlement Policy Framework Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project OSHC "Barqi Tojik" ii Contents (continued) 11. Monitoring and Reporting .................................................................................................................... 60 Internal monitoring .................................................................................................................... 60 External monitoring .................................................................................................................... 61 12. Resettlement program implementation budget .................................................................................. 62 Tables Table 1. Environmental and Social Documentation for TREP and Associated Projects ................................ 5 Table 2. Villages Along the 18km Corridor .................................................................................................. 10 Table 3. Villages Along the 63km Corridor .................................................................................................. 13 Table 4. Initial villages to be electrified in Khatlon Province ...................................................................... 15 Table 5. Villages to be electrified in GBAO ................................................................................................. 18 Table 6. Land to be needed by subprojects ................................................................................................ 21 Table 7. Comparison of Tajikistan and World Bank Requirements for Displacement ................................ 27 Table 8. Key steps involved in preparation of RAP ..................................................................................... 30 Table 9. Government authorities involved in RAP process ......................................................................... 34 Table 10. Forms of compensation............................................................................................................... 36 Table 11. Entitlement matrix ...................................................................................................................... 39 Figures Figure 1. Locations of Gorno-Badashan Autonomous Oblast and Khatlon Province ................................... 4 Figure 2. Location of Sebzor HPP .................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 3. Discharge data for the Shokhdara River, 1940-1967 ..................................................................... 9 Figure 4. Transmission line between Sebzor HPP and Khorog ................................................................... 10 Figure 5. Examples of towers ...................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 6. Villages In or Near Corridor between Khorog and Qozideh......................................................... 13 Figure 7. Non-electrified villages in Khatlon Province ................................................................................ 15 Figure 8. Nonelectrified villages in GBAO (VKMB) ...................................................................................... 18 Figure 9. Feedback and GRM process ......................................................................................................... 54 Figure 10. Typical grievance resolution process ........................................................................................