Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Draft January 2021 IND: Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project Thiruchengode to Erode Road (SH79) Prepared by Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor, Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 7 January 2021) Currency unit – Indian rupee/s (₹) ₹1.00 = $0. 01367 $1.00 = ₹73.1347 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AH – Affected Household AP – Affected Person BPL – Below Poverty Line CKICP – Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project DC – District Collector DE – Divisional Engineer (Highways) DH – Displaced Household DP – Displaced Person SDRO – Special District Revenue Officer (Competent Authority for Land Acquisition) GOI – Government of India GRC – Grievance Redressal Committee IAY – Indira Awaas Yojana LA – Land Acquisition LARRU – Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Unit LARRIC – Land Acquisition Rehabilitation & Resettlement Implementation Consultant LARRMC – Land Acquisition Rehabilitation & Resettlement Monitoring Consultant PIU – Project implementation Unit PRoW – Proposed Right-of-Way RFCTLARR – The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 R&R – Rehabilitation and Resettlement RF – Resettlement Framework RSO – Resettlement Officer RoW – Right-of-Way RP – Resettlement Plan SC – Scheduled Caste SH – State Highway SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement SoR – Schedule of Rate ST – Scheduled Tribe NOTE (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India ends on 31 March. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2021 ends on 31 March 2021. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This draft resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. I A. Scope of the Project ......................................................................................................... i B. Project Road Description ................................................................................................. i C. Scope of the Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ......................................... i D. Information Disclosure, Consultation, and Participation ............................................. ii E. Legislative Framework, Entitlements, Assistance and Benefits ................................. ii F. Grievance Redressal Mechanism .................................................................................. iii G. Implementation Arrangements ....................................................................................... iii I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 1 A. Background ....................................................................................................................... 1 B. Thiruchengode Erode Road (SH 79) ............................................................................. 1 C. Profile of the project Area ................................................................................................ 3 D. Project Impacts ................................................................................................................. 3 E. Minimizing Involuntary Resettlement ............................................................................. 5 F. Impact to Indigenous Peoples ........................................................................................ 5 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .................................................. 6 A. Introduction........................................................................................................................ 6 B. Scope of Land Acquisition .............................................................................................. 6 C. Loss of Private Structures ............................................................................................... 6 D. Magnitude of Impact on Structures ............................................................................... 7 E. Loss of Livelihood ............................................................................................................ 8 F. Loss of Trees .................................................................................................................... 8 G. Loss of Common Property Resources .......................................................................... 9 III. SOCIO ECONOMIC INFORMATION PROFILE ................................................................. 10 A. Involuntary Resettlement Impacts ............................................................................... 10 B. Methodology Adopted ................................................................................................... 10 C. Demographic Profile of Project Displaced Households ........................................... 11 D. Socio-economic Profile ................................................................................................. 12 E. Key Socio-economic Indicators ................................................................................... 15 F. Resettlement Preferences ............................................................................................ 16 G. Profile of Women Headed Household (WHH) ........................................................... 16 IV. CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURE ................................................. 17 A. Consultation in the Project ............................................................................................ 17 B. Methods of Consultation .................................................................................................. 17 C. Outcome of the Consultations ......................................................................................... 18 D. Information Dissemination During Census & Socio -economic Survey Revalidation .. 19 E. Plan for further Consultation in the Project ..................................................................... 19 F. Disclosure ......................................................................................................................... 20 V. POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ 22 A. Background ..................................................................................................................... 22 B. National Legislations, Policies and ADB Policy ......................................................... 22 C. Legal and Policy Frameworks of Tamil Nadu ............................................................ 23 D. ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 ...................................................... 23 E. Comparison of Government and ADB Policies ......................................................... 23 F. Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard Principles for the Project .............................. 24 G. Valuation of land and assets ........................................................................................ 24 H. Updating Units of Entitlement ....................................................................................... 26 I. Rehabilitation and Resettlement Award ..................................................................... 26 VI. ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ............................................................. 27 A. Introduction...................................................................................................................... 27 B. Eligibility Criteria ............................................................................................................. 27 C. Entitlement Matrix .......................................................................................................... 27 VII. RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS ......................................................... 37 A. Physically displaced households ................................................................................. 37 B. Physical Relocation Allowances Provided by the Project ........................................ 37 C. Relocation Strategy ........................................................................................................ 37 D. Physical Relocation Allowances Provided by the Project ........................................ 37 VIII. INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION ........................................................... 38 A. Loss of Livelihood in this Project ................................................................................. 38 B. Entitlements for Loss of Livelihood .............................................................................. 38 C. Special Measures to Support Vulnerable Groups ....................................................