KARNATAKA NEERAVARI NIGAM LTD Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program ADB LOAN No. 3172-IND VIJAYANAGARA CHANNELS FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT Volume 3a: Poverty and Social Assessment Project Management Unit, KISWRMIP Project Support Consultant SMEC International Pty. Ltd. Australia in association with SMEC (India) Pvt. Ltd. June 2018 DOCUMENTS/REPORT CONTROL FORM Report Name VNC Feasibility Study Report – Vol 3a: Poverty and Social Assessment Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Project Name Investment Program- Consultancy Services for Project Support Consultant (PSC) Project Number 5061164 Report for Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd (KNNL) REVISION HISTORY Revision Approved for Date Prepared by Reviewed by # Issue by 1 9 August 2017 Dr K. Balachandra Kurup SM / JMR SM/ MA 2 7 May 2018 Dr K. Balachandra Kurup Dr Srinivas Mudrakartha SM/ MA 3 30 June 2018 Dr K. Balachandra Kurup Dr Srinivas Mudrakartha SM/ MA ISSUE REGISTER Distribution List Date Issued Number of Copies 30 June 2018 KNNL 10 30 June 2018 SMEC Staff 30 June 2018 Associate 1 30 June 2018 Office Library (Shimoga) 1 30 June 2018 SMEC Project File 1 SMEC COMPANY DETAILS Dr Hasan A. Kazmi 387, Udyog Vihar, Phase-2, Gurgaon – 122002, Haryana Tel +91 124 4552800 Fax +91 124 4380043 Email [email protected] , Website: www.smec.com VNC Feasibility Study Report Volume 3a: Poverty and Social Assessment CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 1 I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Objectives of PSA ............................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Methodology Adopted ......................................................................................................... 6 II. FIELD VISITS AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION ..................................................................... 8 2.1 Public/stakeholder consultation ........................................................................................... 8 2.2 Problem Matrix .................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Hampi World heritage and related issues ......................................................................... 10 2.4 Priority Ranking ................................................................................................................. 10 2.5 Economic Survey-Project Districts .................................................................................... 13 2.6 Poverty reduction programmes ......................................................................................... 13 2.7 Role of SHGs in poverty reduction programmes .............................................................. 14 III. WATER USERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY ........................................................................ 16 3.1 Need for grassroot level institutions .................................................................................. 16 3.2 WUCS in VNC Project Areas ............................................................................................ 16 3.3 Current status of WUCS and Strengthening ..................................................................... 18 3.4 Affordability and Willingness to Pay .................................................................................. 19 IV. SOCIAL SAFEGUARD .......................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Involuntary resettlement .................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Indigenous population ....................................................................................................... 21 V. SOCIO- ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................. 24 5.1 Demographic characterestics ............................................................................................ 24 5.2 Sex ratio ............................................................................................................................ 24 5.3 Literacy .............................................................................................................................. 24 5.4 Major occupation ............................................................................................................... 24 5.5 Major crops ........................................................................................................................ 25 5.6 Drinking water supply ........................................................................................................ 27 5.7 Sanitation .......................................................................................................................... 28 VI. SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 29 6.1 Strategy for Implementation of the Social Management Framework ................................ 29 6.2 Role of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) .............................................. 30 6.3 Empowerment ................................................................................................................... 31 VII. GENDER ACTION PLAN (GAP) ........................................................................................... 33 7.1 KNNL gender policy towards women ................................................................................ 33 7.2 Cultural stereotypes .......................................................................................................... 36 VIII. MONITORING AND REVIEW ................................................................................................ 39 8.1 Monitoring indicators ......................................................................................................... 39 8.2 Qualitative indicators ......................................................................................................... 39 8.3 Quantitative indicators ....................................................................................................... 40 8.4 Social benefits ................................................................................................................... 41 Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program Page | ii VNC Feasibility Study Report Volume 3a: Poverty and Social Assessment TABLES Table 1. Details of secondary information collected as part of the Social Management plan ................ 7 Table 2: Problems raised by WUCS/farmers during public consultation and FGDs.............................. 9 Table 3: Needs and priorities expressed by men and women .............................................................. 10 Table 4 : Combined priority ranking ...................................................................................................... 12 Table 5: Distribution of SHGs and Representation of Indigenous Population ..................................... 14 Table 6. Distribution of WUCS under VNC ........................................................................................... 17 Table 7. Sub-division-wise probable WUCS under VNC ...................................................................... 18 Table 8: Population distribution, literacy and SC/ST population in Project area .................................. 26 Table 9: Distribution of workers classification in project taluks ............................................................. 27 Table 10. Social Management Activity Schedule .................................................................................. 32 Table 11: Sex disaggregated data on technical and no technical staff in VNC project ........................ 33 Table 12. Gender Action Plan ............................................................................................................... 38 FIGURES Figure 1: Percentage distribution of Indigenous and Vulnerable Population ........................................ 22 Figure 2: SC & ST Male and Female Population .................................................................................. 22 Figure 3: Population and Literacy ......................................................................................................... 24 Figure 4: Distribution of Farmer categories taluk-wise ......................................................................... 27 ANNEXURES Annexure 1: Details of channels and villages visited ............................................................................ 42 Annexure 2 : People contacted during the mission .............................................................................. 44 Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program Page | iii VNC Feasibility Study Report Volume 3a: Poverty and Social Assessment ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CADA Command Area Development Authority DPR Detailed Project Report EA Executing Agency FGD Focus Group Discussion GAP Gender Action Plan GoI Government of India GoK Government of Karnataka ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme (Anganvadi) IEC Information, Education and Communication IPPF Indigenous