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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAMME TRANCHE 1 ADB Grant No. 0167-AFG NORTHERN BASINS DEVELOPMENT AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION OF BANGALA WEIR LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT PLAN (LARP) October 2013 Submitted by SIM S.p.A. Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water SIM (SpA) Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Ministry of Energy and Water Tranche 1 C1: Northern Basins Development Water Resources Development Investment Program Construction of Bangala Weir __________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table of i Contents...................................................................................................... iv Abbreviations.................................................................................................. v .......... viii Glossary......................................................................................................... ........... Executive Summary.................................................................................................. 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 1 .......... 1 1.1 1 Background.............................................................................. 2 ......... 3 1.2. Project Location................................................................................. 1.3 Rationale and Objective of the LARP................................................ 1.4 LARP-related Conditionality.............................................................. 2 SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND 4 RESETTLEMENT.......................... 4 2.1 Census 4 Survey.................................................................................. 4 2.2 Types and Summary of 4 Impacts........................................................ 5 2.3. Impact 5 Assessment........................................................................... 6 2.3.1 Affected Households and 6 Persons........................................ 2.3.2 Impact on Land...................................................................... 2.3.3 Impact on Crop- Land............................................................. 2.3.4 Impact on Vulnerable Population........................................... 2.3.5 Impact on Sharecroppers, Tenants and Leaseholders.......... 3 SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE AFFECTED 7 PERSONS.................. 7 3.1 Demographic Profile of the Affected 8 Persons................................... 9 3.2 Household Status of the 10 _______________________________________________________________________________ Page | ii SIM S.p.A. Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Ministry of Energy and Water Tranche 1 C1: Northern Basins Development Water Resources Development Investment Program Construction of Bangala Weir __________________________________________________________________ Ahs............................................................. 3.3 Economic Profile of the Affected Households................................... 3.4 Standard of Living Indicators............................................................. 4 LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENTS…………….. 12 4.1 Policy & Legal Framework for Land Acquisition and Resettlement... 12 4.2 Relevant Land Acquisition and Resettlement Legislation in Afghanistan............................................................................... 12 ........ 4.3 Relevant Provisions from the Law on Land Management in 12 Afghanistan............................................................................... ........ 13 4.4 Relevant Provisions from the Law on Land Acquisition in 14 Afghanistan............................................................................... 15 ........ 15 4.5 ADB’s Policy on Involuntary 16 Resettlement........................................ 16 4.6 Policy Differences and 16 Reconciliation............................................... 4.7 Principles and Policies for the Project............................................... 4.8 Compensation Eligibility & Entitlement………………………………. 4.8.1 Eligibility………………………………………………………... 4.8.2 Compensation Entitlements................................................... 5 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE…………………………… 18 5.1Consultation................................................................................... 18 .... 20 5.2 Disclosure................................................................................. ......... 6 GRIEVANCE REDRESS 21 MECHANISM...................................................... 21 6.1 21 General..................................................................................... 22 ......... 6.2 Grievance Redress Committee......................................................... 6.3 Proposed Measures to Address Grievance...................................... 7 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK……………………………………………… 23 7.1 Institutional Arrangements……………………………………………… 23 8 LARP BUDGET AND 24 FINANCING............................................................... 24 _______________________________________________________________________________ Page | iii SIM S.p.A. Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Ministry of Energy and Water Tranche 1 C1: Northern Basins Development Water Resources Development Investment Program Construction of Bangala Weir __________________________________________________________________ 8.1 Institutional 24 Arrangement.................................................................. 8.2 Budget Description............................................................................ 9 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND PREPARATORY 25 ACTIONS........... 25 9.1 LARP 25 Implementation....................................................................... 9.2 Implementation Schedule.................................................................. 10 MONITORING AND 26 EVALUATION.............................................................. 26 10.1. Internal Monitoring............................................................................. 26 10.2 External Monitoring........................................................................... 27 10.3 Reporting.................................................................................. ......... List of Figures Figure 1: NBD 1 Location............................................................................................. 2 Figure 2: General Plan of Bangala 22 Weir................................................................... 23 Figure 3: Grievance Redress Mechanism……………………………………………. 25 Figure 4: Organizational Structure for Implementation of the LARP……………….. Figure 5: LARP Implementation Schedule................................................................ List of Box Box 1: Jirga on Land Price 19 Determination................................................................. List of Tables Table 1: Summary of 4 Impacts................................................................................... 5 Table 2: Affected Households and 5 Persons.............................................................. 5 Table 3: Impact on 5 Land........................................................................................... 6 Table 4: Affected Land 6 Type..................................................................................... 7 Table 5: Ownership Status of the Affected 7 Lands..................................................... 7 Table 6: Loss of Crops- 8 Land..................................................................................... 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ Page | iv SIM S.p.A. Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Ministry of Energy and Water Tranche 1 C1: Northern Basins Development Water Resources Development Investment Program Construction of Bangala Weir __________________________________________________________________ Table 7: Impact on 8 Sharecroppers............................................................................ 8 Table 8: Distribution of Affected Persons by 9 Gender................................................ 9 Table 9: Age Distribution of Affected 9 Persons.......................................................... 9 Table 10: Literacy Status of the Affected 10 Persons.................................................... 10 Table 11: Marital Status of the Affected 10 People........................................................ 11 Table 12: Family Structure and Composition...........................................................