Public Disclosure Authorized Rural Electrification Project Resettlement Policy Framework Public Disclosure Authorized Rural Electrification Project Khatlon Grid Connections GBAO Grid Connections and Off-Grid Solutions Sebzor Hydropower Project 110kV Transmission Line from Sebzor to Khorog 110kV Transmission Line from Khorog to Qozideh Public Disclosure Authorized Sebzor Hydropower Plant GBAO off-grid solutions Khatlon last-mile solutions 110kV transmission lines and substations0 Public Disclosure Authorized OSHC "Barqi Tojik" May 2019 OSHC "Barqi Tojik" i Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Subproject Descriptions ................................................................................................................ 7 3. Principles and Objectives of the Resettlement Program ............................................................ 22 4. Applicable Requirements for Land Acquisition and Resettlement ............................................. 24 5. Preparation and Approval of Resettlement Action Plans ........................................................... 30 6. Eligibility criteria .......................................................................................................................... 36 7. Methods for Valuation of Affected Private Assets ..................................................................... 39 8. Estimates of affected population and assets .............................................................................. 49 9. Public Consultations, Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure ............................ 51 10. Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................................................................................... 53 Resettlement Policy Framework Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project OSHC "Barqi Tojik" ii Contents 11. Monitoring and Reporting .......................................................................................................... 60 12. Resettlement program implementation budget......................................................................... 62 Annex 1: Census forms and questionnaires .......................................................................................... 63 Annex 2. Minutes of Consultation Meeting on Khatlon Electrification in Farkhor District .................. 72 Annex 3. Minutes of Consultation Meeting on Khatlon Electrification in Khamadoni District ............ 77 Annex 4. Minutes of Consultation Meeting on Khatlon Electrification in Shurobod (Shamsiddin Shohin District) ................................................................................................................................. 68 Annex 5: Minutes of Consultation Meeting on GBAO Electrification in Darzhomch (Rushan District, GBAO) ................................................................................................................................... 74 Annex 6. Minutes of Consultation Meeting on GBAO Electrification in Zaych (Vanj District, GBAO) .. 80 Annex 7. Minutes for Consultation Meeting on Sebzor HPP & Sebzor-Khorog Transmission Line in Sebzor (Roshtqala District, GBAO) ........................................................................................ 85 Annex 8. Minutes of Consultation Meetings on Khorog-Qozideh 110kV Transmission line in Andarob and Qozideh Villages (Ishkashim District, GBAO) ................................................................. 90 Tables Table 1. Environmental and Social Documentation for TREP and Associated Projects .......................... 6 Table 2. Villages Along the 18km Corridor ............................................................................................ 11 Table 3. Villages Along the 63km Corridor ............................................................................................ 14 Table 4. Initial villages to be electrified in Khatlon Province ................................................................ 16 Table 5. Villages to be electrified in GBAO ........................................................................................... 19 Table 6. Land to be needed by subprojects .......................................................................................... 22 Table 7. Comparison of Tajikistan & World Bank Requirements for Physical & Economic Displacement .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Table 8. Key steps involved in preparation of RAP ............................................................................... 31 Table 9. Government authorities involved in RAP process ................................................................... 35 Table 10. Forms of compensation......................................................................................................... 37 Table 11. Entitlement matrix ................................................................................................................ 40 Table 12. Public consultations on RPF and other TREP documents ..................................................... 52 Figures Figure 1. Locations of Gorno-Badashan Autonomous Oblast and Khatlon Province ............................. 4 Figure 2. Location of Sebzor HPP ............................................................................................................ 8 Figure 3. Discharge data for the Shokhdara River, 1940-1967 ............................................................. 10 Figure 4. Transmission line between Sebzor HPP and Khorog ............................................................. 11 Figure 5. Examples of towers ................................................................................................................ 12 Figure 6. Villages In or Near Corridor between Khorog and Qozideh................................................... 14 Figure 7. Non-electrified villages in Khatlon Province .......................................................................... 16 Figure 8. Nonelectrified villages in GBAO (VKMB) ................................................................................ 19 Figure 9. Feedback and GRM process ................................................................................................... 54 Figure 10. Typical grievance resolution process ................................................................................... 56 Resettlement Policy Framework Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project OSHC "Barqi Tojik" iii Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronym Description BT Barqi Tojik CEP Committee for Environmental Protection CLO Community Liaison Officer E&S Environment & Social EHS Environmental, Social, Health and Safety ESIA Environmental & Social Impact Assessment ESCP Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ESF Environmental and Social Framework ESS Environmental and Social Standard of the 2018 World Bank ESF FI Financial Institution GBAO Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (VMKB in Tajik language) GIIP Good international Industry Practice GRC Grievance Resolution Committee (1 and 2) GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism ha Hectare HSE Health & Safety, Social, and Environmental IP Indigenous People JPC Jamoat Project Commission km Kilometer KV kilovolt masl Meters above sea level NGO Non-Governmental Organization PAP Project-Affected Person (or Project-Affected Party) RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan TREP Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project WB World Bank Resettlement Policy Framework Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project OSHC "Barqi Tojik" 4 1. Introduction The World Bank is considering providing support to the Tajikistan Rural Electrification Project (TREP), whose purpose is to provide electricity access to selected settlements in Khatlon and Gorno- Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) regions of Tajikistan (Figure 1). The total cost of the World Bank project is US$ 31.7 million. TREP is part of the Risk Mitigation Regime (RMR) that is included in the upcoming World Bank Country Partner Framework for the Republic of Tajikistan for fiscal years 2019-2023. The TREP is being prepared under the World Bank’s new Environment and Social Framework (ESF), Figure 1. Locations of Gorno-Badashan Autonomous Oblast and Khatlon Province which came into effect on October 1, 2018, replacing the Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies. Under the ESF, projects such as TREP must comply with ten Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) in investment project lending financed by the Bank. TREP is comprised of two components: Component 1: Provision of electricity access to target settlements in GBAO region. This component will have the following sub-components. Sub-component 1.1: Construction of micro-grids, and connection of consumers to micro-grids and centralized distribution network of Pamir Energy Company (PEC). This sub-component will finance provision of electricity supply to 61 settlements in GBAO region with total population of about 11,666. The investments will cover: (a) construction of electricity generation infrastructure, which will include micro-grids comprised of Solar PV, small hydro, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS); (b) distribution infrastructure, including expansion of 10 and 0.4 kV distribution lines and distribution transformers; and (c) connections and