RP946 V6 SCDP –Belgaum to Yargatti Resettlement Action Plan Public Disclosure Authorized GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS & INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT Public Disclosure Authorized PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT Loan Number -8022-IN Public Disclosure Authorized KARNATAKA STATE HIGHWAYS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - II STAGE-II Resettlement Action Plan for Safe Corridor Demonstration Programme (SCDP) Stretch of SH-20 Public Disclosure Authorized from Belgaum to Yaragatti. July 2014 i SCDP –Belgaum to Yargatti Resettlement Action Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................ 7 1.3 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT AREA ......................................................................... 8 1.4 MAGNITUDE OF IMPACTS ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.5 OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.6 APPROACH TO RESETTLEMENT PLANNING .......................................................................................... 9 1.7 RIGHT OF WAY AND CORRIDOR OF IMPACT ......................................................................................... 9 1.8 ISSUES AND LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER II - LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND RESETTLEMENT POLICY PROVISIONS ...................... 11 2.1 RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 ................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2 OP/BP 4.12 - INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ................................................................................... 13 2.3 OP/BP 4.10 - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE .................................................................................................. 14 2.4 KARNATAKA HIGHWAY ACT 1964 ....................................................................................................... 14 2.5 COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND KSHIP II POLICIES WITH WORLD BANKS IR POLICY.................... 14 2.6 SCDP POLICY .................................................................................................................................... 17 2.7 IMPACTS AND ENTITLEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 17 2.8 CORRIDOR OF IMPACT ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.9 TARGETED SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE GROUPS ................................................................................. 18 2.10 OPTION AND CHOICES ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.11 PRINCIPLES ......................................................................................................................................... 18 2.12 UPDATION OF THE ENTITLEMENT POLICY .......................................................................................... 18 2.13 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ........................................................................................................................ 20 CHAPTER III: LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION PAYMENT .............................................. 26 6.1 LAND ACQUISITION.............................................................................................................................. 26 6.2 METHOD OF PRICE FIXATION .............................................................................................................. 26 6.3 VALUATION OF ASSETS ....................................................................................................................... 26 6.4 ESTIMATION OF LAND REQUIREMENT AND PREPARATION OF LAND ACQUISITION PLANS ................. 26 6.6 COMPENSATION PAYMENT PROCESS ................................................................................................ 26 6.7 KSHIP I NON PAYMENTS .................................................................................................................... 27 72. PAYMENTS NOT MADE UNDER KSHIP I WILL BE RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: ................................................... 27 CHAPTER IV - SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BASELINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................................................................ 28 4.1 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................ 28 4.2 CENSUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY ................................................................................................. 28 4.3 UPDATE OF CENSUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 28 4.4 CUT-OFF DATE ................................................................................................................................... 28 4.5 MAJOR AND MINOR IMPACTS .............................................................................................................. 29 4.6 CHARACTERISTICS OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS ............................................................................... 29 4.7 VULNERABLE GROUPS ........................................................................................................................ 30 4.8 GENDER ISSUES.................................................................................................................................. 31 4.9 TRIBAL ISSUES .................................................................................................................................... 31 ii SCDP –Belgaum to Yargatti Resettlement Action Plan 4.10 SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF TRIBAL POPULATION ........................................................................ 31 4.11 IMPACT ON HOST POPULATION .......................................................................................................... 32 4.12 CONSULTATIONS AND FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS ........................................................................ 33 4.13 POSITIVE IMPACT ................................................................................................................................ 34 4.14 NEGATIVE IMPACT ............................................................................................................................... 34 4.17 MITIGATION THROUGH POLICY CHANGES .................................................................................................... 35 4.18 MAGNITUDE OF IMPACTS CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND CPRS ................................................................... 35 CHAPTER V - IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 36 5.1 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................................ 36 5.2 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESETTLEMENT CELL (SDRC) ............................................................. 36 5.1 SDRC AND STAFF DEPLOYMENT ....................................................................................................... 36 5.2 PROTECTION OF ROW ........................................................................................................................ 37 5.3 VALUATION OF OTHER STRUCTURES/ASSETS .................................................................................... 37 5.4 IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT ................................................................................................................ 37 5.5 MONITORING ....................................................................................................................................... 38 5.6 INTERNAL MONITORING ....................................................................................................................... 38 5.7 EXTERNAL MONITORING ...................................................................................................................... 38 5.8 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 41 5.9 CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING.................................................................................................... 41 5.10 ADMINISTERING THE PAYMENT OF R&R ASSISTANCE ....................................................................... 41 5.11 DEVELOPMENT OF VENDOR MARKETS ............................................................................................... 41 5.12 INCOME RESTORATION MEASURES .................................................................................................... 42 5.13