Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Revised Public Disclosure Authorized September, 2017 Consultants: Public Disclosure Authorized Mirza Associates Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd. 0 Nowshera Grid, Converter Station & Associated Transmission Line TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND ............................................................ 8 1.1 Background: .......................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Project Components ............................................................................................. 8 1.3 Component A: Upgrading and Expansion of the Transmission Network (estimated cost $498.25 million, consisting of a $373.94 million IBRD loan and $124.32 million in NTDC counterpart funds) ................................................... 8 1.4 Component B: Deployment of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System (estimated cost $30 million, all IBRD loan). .............................................. 9 1.5 Component C: Project Management, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (estimated cost $20 million, all IBRD loan). ............................................. 9 1.6 Project Alignment ................................................................................................ 10 1.7 Land for Grid & Convertor Station: ...................................................................... 10 1.8 Area To be Traversed by Transmission Line ....................................................... 10 1.9 Objectives / Scope of Work: ................................................................................ 12 1.10 Tower Structures for Associated Transmission Line ............................................ 15 1.11 Safety Parameters .............................................................................................. 15 1.12 Selection of Site of Grid and Convertor Station ................................................... 15 1.13 Analysis of Alternatives ....................................................................................... 16 1.14 Need for RAP ...................................................................................................... 16 2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF AFFECTED PEOPLE .............................................. 18 2.1 General ............................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 18 2.2.1 Layout Drawings and Technical Specifications: ..................................... 19 2.2.2 Reconnaissance Visit ............................................................................ 19 2.2.3 Development of Census & Socio-economic Survey Instruments: .......... 19 2.2.4 Census of Affectees from Grid Station and Transmission Line: ............. 19 2.2.5 Socio-Economic Baseline Survey .......................................................... 19 2.2.6 RAP Preparatory Survey Team ............................................................. 20 2.3 Affected Households ........................................................................................... 20 2.4 General Information on Affected Households ...................................................... 20 2.5 Demography ....................................................................................................... 21 2.5.1 Family System ...................................................................................... 21 2.5.2 Settlement Pattern ................................................................................ 22 2.5.3 Literacy and Educational Attainment ..................................................... 22 2.5.4 Indigenous People ................................................................................ 23 2.6 Data on Affected Households and Population ..................................................... 23 2.6.1 Households ........................................................................................... 23 2.6.2 Housing ................................................................................................. 24 2.6.3 Civic Facilities ....................................................................................... 24 2.6.4 Agriculture Tenure and Farm Size ......................................................... 25 2.7 Income Analysis .................................................................................................. 25 I | TOC Nowshera Grid, Converter Station & Associated Transmission Line 2.7.1 Occupations and Income....................................................................... 25 2.7.2 Poverty Levels in the Project Area ........................................................ 27 2.7.3 Average Household Expenditure ........................................................... 27 2.7.4 Household Possessions and Assets ..................................................... 28 2.8 Other Households Assets ................................................................................... 28 2.9 Gender Analysis ................................................................................................. 28 2.9.1 Women Participation Level .................................................................... 29 2.9.2 Women Issues and Needs .................................................................... 29 2.10 Credit availability and banking facilities ............................................................... 30 2.11 Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sites ......................................................... 30 2.12 Crops, Fruits and vegetables .............................................................................. 30 2.13 Livestock ............................................................................................................. 30 3 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 32 3.1 General ............................................................................................................... 32 3.2 Impacts of Transmission Line.............................................................................. 32 3.2.1 General Description .............................................................................. 32 3.2.2 Affected Productive Lands .................................................................... 32 3.2.3 3.2.4 Impacts of Towers ........................................................................ 33 3.3 Tower Foundations ............................................................................................. 33 3.3.1 Impacts of T/L Corridor (Stringing Activity) ............................................ 34 3.3.2 Impact on Affected Households............................................................. 34 3.4 Impact of 500 kV Grid & Convertor Station.......................................................... 34 3.4.1 Land Ownership .................................................................................... 34 3.4.2 Land Tenure: ......................................................................................... 34 3.5 Grid Station Impacts ........................................................................................... 35 3.5.1 Impacts on Land ................................................................................... 35 3.5.2 Severity of Impact ................................................................................. 35 3.5.3 Impacts on Crops .................................................................................. 36 3.5.4 Impact on Structures and Machinery ..................................................... 36 3.6 Impact on Trees .................................................................................................. 36 3.7 Impact on Employment ....................................................................................... 37 3.8 Impact on Vulnerable .......................................................................................... 37 4 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ................... 38 4.1 General ............................................................................................................... 38 4.2 Objectives of the Consultations ........................................................................... 38 4.3 Identification of Stakeholders .............................................................................. 38 4.4 Consultation with Stakeholders ........................................................................... 39 4.4.1 Consultation with Women ...................................................................... 39 4.4.2 Consultation with NGOs ........................................................................ 40 4.5 Information Dissemination ................................................................................... 40 4.6 Outcome of Stakeholders Consultation ............................................................... 40 4.6.1 Key Concerns ....................................................................................... 41 4.6.2 Addressal of Stakeholders Concerns .................................................... 41 4.7 Information Disclosure .......................................................................................