Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Local Government Rural Development and Cooperatives (MoLGRD&C) Public Disclosure Authorized Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) Rural Transport Improvement Project-II (RTIP-II) Region-1, Gazipur Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Draft Final SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN (SIMP) Public Disclosure Authorized Second Year UZR Subprojects without Land Acquisition 2014-2015 January 2015 Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) Second Year UZR Subprojects without Acquisition of Private Land Region -1 Table of Contents . 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Project Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Project Area in Region-1 ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Second Year Sub Project in Region -1 .............................................................................................. 2 1.4. Social Implication of Second Year UZR Sub Projects without Land Acquisition ............................ 2 1.5. Measures to Minimize Impacts ......................................................................................................... 4 1.6. Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) .......................................................................................... 4 1.7. Approval and Disclosure ................................................................................................................... 5 . 2. SOCIO ECONOMIC INFORMATION 7 2.1. Brief Profile of Subproject Areas ...................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1. Subproject Area in Gazipur District .......................................................................................... 7 2.1.2. Subproject Area in Jamalpur District ........................................................................................ 7 2.1.3. Subproject Area in Kishoreganj District ................................................................................... 8 2.1.4. Subproject Area in Manikganj District ..................................................................................... 8 2.1.5. Subproject Areas in Narayanganj District ................................................................................. 9 2.1.6. Subproject Areas in Mymensingh District ................................................................................ 9 2.1.7. Subproject Areas in Netrokona District .................................................................................. 10 2.1.8. Subproject Areas in Pabna District ......................................................................................... 10 2.1.9. Subproject Areas in Sherpur District....................................................................................... 10 2.1.10. Subproject Areas in Sirajganj District ..................................................................................... 11 2.1.11. Subproject Areas in Tangail District ....................................................................................... 12 2.2. Gender and Vulnerability ................................................................................................................ 13 2.3. Ethnic Composition and Tribal Peoples .......................................................................................... 14 2.4. Social Issues .................................................................................................................................... 15 2.5. Public Consultation and Feedback .................................................................................................. 15 2.5.1. Objectives of Consultation and Participation .......................................................................... 15 2.5.2. Consultation Process and Feedback ........................................................................................ 15 2.5.3. Summary Community Feedback and Project Response .......................................................... 18 2.5.4. Project Response to Community Concerns ............................................................................. 18 . 3. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK 19 3.1. General ............................................................................................................................................ 19 3.2. Legal Framework ............................................................................................................................ 19 3.3. The World Bank Policy ................................................................................................................... 20 3.4. Project Policy Framework ............................................................................................................... 20 Subprojects for Improvement of UZRs under Phase II, Region-1 pg. i Social Impact Management Plan 3.4.1. Basic Policy Principal ............................................................................................................. 20 3.4.2. Impact Mitigation Principles ................................................................................................... 21 3.4.3. Eligibility for Compensation and Assistance .......................................................................... 22 . 4. SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN (SIMP) 23 4.1. Objectives of the SIMP ................................................................................................................... 24 4.2. Consultation and Participation ........................................................................................................ 24 4.3. Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) .......................................................................................... 25 4.3.1. Introduction and Objectives .................................................................................................... 25 4.3.2. Grievance Redress Focal Points .............................................................................................. 25 4.3.3. Formation of GRC and SCC: .................................................................................................. 25 4.3.4. Orientation and Disclosure of GRC and SCC ......................................................................... 26 4.3.5. Grievance Redress Process ...................................................................................................... 26 4.3.6. GRC Documentation and Reporting ....................................................................................... 27 4.4. Social Impact of the Subprojects ..................................................................................................... 27 4.4.1. Project Affected Encroachers .................................................................................................. 28 4.4.2. Affected Structures .................................................................................................................. 28 4.5. Socioeconomic Profile of the Affected Persons .............................................................................. 29 4.5.1. Project Affected Persons by Gender ....................................................................................... 29 4.5.2. Occupations of the Affected Households Heads ..................................................................... 30 4.6. Eligibility of Entitlements ............................................................................................................... 30 4.6.1. Eligibility Cut-off Date ........................................................................................................... 30 4.6.2. Eligible Persons (EP) for Compensation and Assistance ........................................................ 30 4.6.3. Eligibility Considerations ........................................................................................................ 31 4.6.4. Compensation and Entitlement Matrix.................................................................................... 31 4.7. Determining Market Price of Affected Structures .......................................................................... 32 4.8. Financing Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 33 . 5. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT 35 5.1. Institutional Arrangement ............................................................................................................... 35 5.2. Roles and Responsibilities of Project Management Unit ................................................................ 35 5.2.1. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) & PMU of RTIP-2 ............................. 35 5.2.2. Professional Services from D&S Consultancy ........................................................................ 40 5.2.3. Professional Services from Management Support Consultancy (MSC) ................................. 42 5.3. SIMP Implementation Schedule ...................................................................................................... 43 5.4. Payment of Compensation and Cash Assistance ............................................................................. 43 5.4.1. Resettlement Budget ............................................................................................................... 43 5.4.2. Payment Process