Replacement of 110kV Noyemberyan and Lalvar Overhead Transmission Lines Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan Part 2: Hakhpat and Neghots communities Contract: Procurement of Plant, Design, Supply and Installation of Replacement of 110kV Noyemberyan and Lalvar Overhead Transmission Lines. Contract No.: ICB No: HV-W-1/2015, dated August 11, 2016 Prepared by: Gam Arak Industrial Company Date of submission: October, 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 5 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 8 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 12 1.1. Project Background .................................................................................................... 12 1.2. Project Location .......................................................................................................... 12 1.3. Project Description ..................................................................................................... 12 1.4. Resettlement Action Plan Preparation Rationale ........................................................ 13 1.5. Objective and Scope of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan .......................... 13 1.6. Project Cut-Off Date ................................................................................................... 14 1.7. Document Disclosure ................................................................................................. 14 2. IMPACT ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................... 15 2.1. Background ................................................................................................................. 15 2.2. Survey Methodology .................................................................................................. 15 2.3. Impact on Land ........................................................................................................... 16 2.3.1. Land classification as per RA law .......................................................................... 16 2.3.2. Land losses .............................................................................................................. 16 2.4. Impact on Crops.......................................................................................................... 18 2.5. Impact on Trees .......................................................................................................... 18 2.6. Impact on Structures ................................................................................................... 19 2.7. Census of Affected Households and Impact on Their Livelihood ............................. 19 2.7.1. Socio-economic Profile of Affected Households ................................................... 20 2.7.2. Impact on Poor and Vulnerable Households .......................................................... 22 2.7.3. Affected Households with Severe Impact on Income ............................................. 23 2.8. Impact Summary......................................................................................................... 24 3. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .............................. 26 3.1. Background ................................................................................................................. 26 3.2. Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan.................................................................... 26 3.3. Public Consultation..................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1. Formal Public Consultations during ARAP Preparation ........................................ 26 3.3.2. Informal Consultations............................................................................................ 27 3.3.3. Public Consultations during ARAP Implementation and Construction ................. 27 3.4. Information Disclosure ............................................................................................... 27 4. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM AND PROCEDURES ....................................... 29 4.1. Background ................................................................................................................. 29 2 4.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................. 29 4.2.1. First step .................................................................................................................. 29 4.2.2. Second step ............................................................................................................. 29 4.3. Main Responsible Parties and Available Channels for Submitting Complains ......... 30 4.4. Process of Registering and Addressing Grievances ................................................... 31 4.4.1. Tracking and documentation................................................................................... 31 4.4.2. Follow up ................................................................................................................ 31 4.5. GRM during Construction Stage ................................................................................ 31 5. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................... 33 5.1. Background ................................................................................................................. 33 5.2. HVEN ......................................................................................................................... 33 5.2.2. General Description ................................................................................................ 33 5.2.3. Main responsibilities ............................................................................................... 34 5.2.4. Resettlement Action Plan Implementation Unit ..................................................... 34 5.3. HVEN Consultants ..................................................................................................... 34 5.3.1. Construction Contractor .......................................................................................... 34 5.3.2. Implementation Support Consultant ....................................................................... 34 5.3.3. Independent Consultant .......................................................................................... 35 5.4. State Governing Organizations ................................................................................... 35 5.5. Marzpetarans (Regional Authorities) ......................................................................... 35 5.6. Local Self-Governing Bodies ..................................................................................... 35 5.7. Grievance Redress Committee ................................................................................... 36 5.8. Non-Governmental Organisations .............................................................................. 36 5.9. The World Bank ......................................................................................................... 36 6. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 37 6.1. Local Legal Framework .............................................................................................. 37 6.2. Comparison of Armenian Laws and the Policy for Involuntary Resettlement of the World Bank ............................................................................................................................... 38 6.3. Gap Analysis............................................................................................................... 39 7. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT FRAMEWORK ..................................................... 40 7.1. Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 40 7.2. Entitlement Framework .............................................................................................. 40 7.2.1. Agricultural land ..................................................................................................... 40 7.2.2. Lands with residential category .............................................................................. 41 7.2.3. Structures ................................................................................................................ 41 7.2.4. State and Community Lands ................................................................................... 41 7.2.5. Other Compensations and Allowances ................................................................... 42 3 7.3. Entitlement Matrix ...................................................................................................... 42 7.4. Valuation of Affected Assets ...................................................................................... 44 8. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET .............................................................................................. 45 8.1. Background ................................................................................................................