Combined Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples Plan (Updated) Project Number: 38350-013 September 2020 Nepal: SASEC Road Connectivity Project EWH-Koahi-Bridge-EWH Road Prepared by the Department of Roads, Government of Nepal for the Asian Development Bank. This Combined Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples 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 of this 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. Government of Nepal Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Department Of Roads Project Directorate (ADB) Bishalnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal SASEC Road Connectivity Project (ADB Loan No.: 3012-NEP) (SF) Updated- Combined Indigenous Peoples and Resettlement Plan EWH- Koshi Bridge-EWH Road Sub-project September 2020 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 18 September 2020) Currency unit – Nepalese Rupee NRs 1.00 = $0.0084 $1.00 = NRs. 118.15 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AP – Affected Person CDC – Compensation Determination Committee CDO – Chief District Officer CIPRP – Combined Indigenous Peoples and Resettlement Plan CoI – Corridor Of Impact CSC – Construction Supervision Consultant DAO – District Agriculture Office District Coordination Committee (former District Development Committee- DCC – DDC) DLRO – District Land Revenue Office DLSO – District Land Survey Office DMS - Detailed Management Survey EA – Executing Agency EM – Entitlement Matrix EWH – East-West Highway FGD – Focus Group Discussion GRC – Grievance Redress Committee HH – Household MoPIT – Ministry Of Physical Infrastructure and Transport PD – Project Director PIU – Project Implementation Unit PM – Project Manager R&R – Resettlement And Rehabilitation RM Rural Municipality SLC – Subproject Level Committee for grievance redress SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 SRCP – SASEC Road Connectivity Project TPPF – Transport Project Preparatory Facility Village Development Committee(now VDC converted into Rural VDC – Municipality or Municipality) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Ha – Hectare Kg – Kilogram Km – Kilometer M – Meter sq. m. – square meter i DEFINITION Affected Person (AP): Any person who is economically or physically affected by theproject, including landowners, non-title holders and squatters. This includes any person whose rights, standard of living, subsistence and income-generating capacity are adversely affected because of the disruption in the acquisition of assets or business, whether full/partial, or permanent/temporary. Compensation: The payment in cash or kind for private property acquired by thegovernment for the project, based on replacement value. Corridor of Impact (CoI): Minimum width of land required for the construction of roadsand provision of shoulder, width plus safety zone on either side of the road. COI is generally within the RoW, except where construction requirements and topography necessitate the acquisition of wider area. Cut-off Date: The date of census survey to count the affected persons and their affected business and assets. Entitled Person (EP): Any person physically or economically affected as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas. Handicapped: (Handicapped needs compensation): All the handicapped are eligible to receivefinancial assistance as compensation, which will be support in compensation of lost land and assets. Independent Elderly Headed Household: Most of the households headed by independent ‘elders’ above 70 years above are independent and have no support from his family members. Poverty Line Income (PLI): The cost of maintaining basic minimum needs. Differentorganizations and the government departments, using factors such as per Capita calorie requirements and expenditures on housing and other non-food items, have defined PLIs. Rehabilitation: The measures taken to mitigate social impacts, including compensation,resettlement and rehabilitation allowances where required. ii Replacement Cost: Replacement cost will be based on the following elements: (i) fairmarket value; (ii) transaction costs; (iii) interest accrued, (iv) transitional and restoration costs; and (v) other applicable payments, if any. For agriculture land, this includes reference to land of equal size, type and productive potential approximately the affected land and land preparation costs where required. For houses and other buildings, this includes reference to the market price of materials and labor, and the cost of transporting materials to the building site. The replacement cost further includes the cost of any registration and transfer taxes for land and buildings. Right of Way (ROW): The legal right to use the land by the Department of Roads. Titleholder: The person in whose name the project-affected business land and/orbuilding business is registered and who is authorized to receive the compensation granted for the loss of business or acquisition of the land. Vulnerable persons: They are the disadvantaged persons such as disabled, women- headed households, handicapped, orphans, destitute, independent elderly persons 70 and above years of age, landless laborers, wage earners and people living below the poverty line. Women Headed households: In most of the cases women-headed households, are headed bysingle female. In some of the instances, few males have cohabited (in informalpartnership/marriages) with multiple females and as a result the females suffer neglect and aredeprived of any source of income, neither do they have ‘rights to property’ ownership. In many instances, they have been deserted by their male partner and are left to care for, nourish and clothe their children. Some of the female heads of household are widows and are devoid of any economic aid or assistance. Such women have an immense struggle to care for their children, let alone care for themselves. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... i DEFINITION ............................................................................................................................................................. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................. iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... vii 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Subproject Description ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Requirement of Updated CIPRP ...................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Measures Taken to Minimize the Impacts ...................................................................................... 3 1.5 Methods of Resettlement Impact Assessment ............................................................................... 3 1.5.1 Cadastral Survey ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.5.2 Assets Inventory ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.5.3 Socio-economic Information of the Affected Persons ............................................................... 4 2. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT...................................................................................... 5 2.1 Scope of Land Acquisition ................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Impact on Private Trees .................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Loss of Structures .............................................................................................................................. 5 2.3.1 Type of Affected Structures .......................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Impact on Vulnerable Households ................................................................................................... 6 2.5 Impact on Indigenous People ........................................................................................................... 8 3. SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE AND INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 9 3.1 Caste/Ethnic Distribution of the Affected Households in Subproject Areas ............................... 9 3.1.1 Affected Person by Sex and Age ................................................................................................