Resettlement Plan June 2018 IND: Bihar State Highways III Project SH-82 (Kadirganj–Khaira Road) Road Project Prepared by Bihar State Roads Development Corporation Limited (BSRDCL), Government of India for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 30 April 2018) Currency Unit – Indian Rupee (INR) INR 1.00 = 0.0156 USD USD 1.00 = INR 66.62 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank BSR – Basic Schedule of Rates DC – District Collector DP – Displaced person EA – Executing Agency GOI – Government of India GRC – Grievance Redressal Committee IA – Implementing Agency IAY – Indira Awaas Yojana IPP – Indigenous Peoples Plan LA – Land acquisition DLAO – District Land Acquisition Officer RFCT in LARR – The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Act-2013 Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 LVC – Land Valuation Committee MORTH – Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NGO – Nongovernment organization NRRP – National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007 PD – Project Director PIU – Project implementation unit R&R – Resettlement and rehabilitation RO – Resettlement Officer ROW – Right-of-way RP – Resettlement plan SC – Scheduled caste SH – State highway SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement ST – Scheduled tribe This 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. 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. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 A. Introduction 1 B. Project Description 1 C. General Profile of the Project Area 3 D. Project Impacts and Benefits 4 E. Minimizing Resettlement 5 F. Scope and Objective of Resettlement Plan (RP) 5 G. Methodology for Resettlement Plan 6 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT 8 A. Land Acquisition Requirement 8 B. Resettlement Impacts 8 C. Loss of Private Structures in the Project 8 D. Type of Private Structure in the Project 9 E. Use of Private Structures affected by the Project 9 F. Type of Construction of Affected Structures 9 G. Loss of Livelihoods in the Project 10 H. Loss of Community Property Resources 10 III. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE 11 A. General Socio-economic Profile of DPs 11 B. Social Categories of the DPs 11 C. Number of DPs 11 D. Vulnerable Households being Affected in the Project 11 E. Annual Income Level of the Affected Households 12 F. Number of DPs considered as Separate family as per LA Act 12 G. Educational Status of DPs 12 H. Occupational Status of DPs 13 I. Project Impact on Indigenous People 13 J. Project Impact on Women 13 IV. STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION 15 A. Stakeholders in the Project 15 B. Public Consultation in the Project 15 C. Methods of Public Consultation 15 D. Scope of Consultation and Issues 15 E. Findings of Focused Group Discussions 16 F. Consultation with Officials and Other Stakeholders 17 G. Plan for further Consultation in the Project 17 H. Information Disclosure 18 V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 20 A. Introduction 20 B. Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (RFCT in LARR), 2013 20 C. Legal and Policy Frameworks of Bihar State 21 D. ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009 21 E. Comparison of Government and ADB Policies 22 F. R&R Policy Framework for the Project 26 G. Valuation of Assets 27 VI. ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS 29 A. Introduction 29 B. Cut-off-Date for Entitlement 29 C. Project Entitlement 29 D. Entitlement Matrix 31 VII. RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS 37 A. Basic Provision for Relocation 37 B. Need for Relocation 37 C. Relocation and Compensation Option by DPs 37 D. Relocation Strategy 37 E. Relocation Strategy for CPR 38 VIII. INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION 39 A. Loss of Livelihoods in the Project 39 B. Provisions for Loss of Livelihood 39 C. Income Restoration Measures 40 D. Additional Support from Ongoing Poverty Reduction Programs 40 IX. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN 41 A. Introduction 41 B. Compensation 41 C. Assistance 41 D. Compensation for Community and Government Property 42 E. RP Implementation and Support Cost 42 F. R&R Budget 42 G. Source of Funding and Fund Flow Management 43 X. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 44 A. Introduction 44 B. Grievance Redress Mechanism 44 C. Constitution and Function of the GRC 44 XI. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT 46 A. Institutional Requirement 46 B. Executing Agency 46 C. Resettlement Management at PIU 46 D. Nongovernment Organization (NGO) 46 E. Capacity Building on RP in the EA 48 XII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 50 A. Introduction 50 B. Schedule for Project Implementation 50 C. Project Preparation Phase 50 D. RP Implementation Phase 50 E. Monitoring and Reporting Period 50 F. R&R Implementation Schedule 51 XIII. MONITORING AND REPORTING 52 A. Need for Monitoring and Reporting 52 B. Monitoring in the Project 52 C. Monitoring by PIU 52 D. External Monitoring 52 E. Stages of Monitoring 53 F. Preparatory Stage 53 G. Relocation Stage 54 H. Rehabilitation Stage 54 I. Monitoring Indicators 54 J. Reporting Requirements 56 v APPENDIXES Appendix 1: Census Survey Questionnaire ...............................................................................58 Appendix 2: List of Displaced Persons ......................................................................................63 Appendix 3: List of CPR ............................................................................................................83 Appendix 4: Findings of Consultations ......................................................................................86 Appendix 5: Photographs and List of Participants in FGD along the Road ................................91 Appendix 6: Terms of Reference (TOR) for the NGO to Implement the Resettlement Plan (RP) for two-Lane SH-82 Road Project ........................................................................................... 107 Appendix 7: Terms of Reference for an External Monitoring Agency/Expert for 2-Lane SH-82 Road Project ........................................................................................................................... 116 LIST OF TABLES: Table 1: Summary Project Impacts .............................................................................................. i Table 2: List of Project Affected Villages .................................................................................... 2 Table 3: Loss of Private Structures in the Project ....................................................................... 8 Table 4: Magnitude of Impacts on Structures ............................................................................. 9 Table 5: Type of Private Structure affected by the Project .......................................................... 9 Table 6: Use of Private Structure affected by the Project ........................................................... 9 Table 7: Type of Construction of Affected Structure (Main) .......................................................10 Table 8: Loss of Livelihoods in the Project ................................................................................10 Table 9 :Type of affected CPR ..................................................................................................10 Table 10: Social Categories of the DPs .....................................................................................11 Table 11: Number of DPs ..........................................................................................................11 Table 12: Vulnerable Households being affected .....................................................................12 Table 13: Annual Income Level of the Affected Households......................................................12 Table 14: Number of DPs considered as Separate family as per LA Act ...................................12 Table 15: Educational Status of DPs .........................................................................................13 Table 16 : Occupational Status of DPs ......................................................................................13 Table 17: Methods of Public Consultations ...............................................................................15 Table 18: Summary findings of Consultation .............................................................................16 Table 19: Details of Consultation with Officials ..........................................................................17 Table 20 :Format for Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan ..................................................18 Table 21 : Comparison of ADB and GoI Policy ..........................................................................22 Table 22: Entitlement Matrix .....................................................................................................32 Table 23 : Loss of Livelihoods in the Project .............................................................................39 Table 24: R&R Budget ..............................................................................................................42 Table 25 : Agencies Responsible for Resettlement Implementation ..........................................47 Table 26. 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