FULL RESETTLEMENT PLAN BISALPUR WATER SUPPLY PROJECT RAJASTHAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ADB LOAN NO. 1647-IND) in INDIA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (UDD) GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN This report was prepared by the Borrower and is not an ADB document. February 2004 RESETTLEMENT PLAN BISALPUR WATER SUPPLY PROJECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The team for the present study related to RAP preparation for the Bisalpur Water Supply Project includes team leader Dr. Swarankar, Project Manager, Ambey Kumar Srivastava, Project Coordinator, Mukesh Kumar Maurya and many other Research Associates. Contribution in the collection of data from field by Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan, Ms. Neeta Chandel, Ms. Rolly Sinha, Rakesh Roshan Sharma, Pradeep Chaudhary and Prashant Sharma is placed on record. It is difficult to express feelings about the untiring work successfully completed by all the committed and experienced field investigators in the scorching summer of May and June 2003. The help and cooperation extended by the officials of RUIDP, PHED, Revenue Department, GoR, local NGOs and people from the field deserve special mention. I express my gratitude to all of them. I am especially thankful to Mr. Robert D. Berlin who has extended all support from the initial stage to completion of this work. Team Leader RAJASTHAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (PAGE I) (ADB LOAN NO. 1647-IND) RESETTLEMENT PLAN BISALPUR WATER SUPPLY PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents .................................................................................................. Page No. Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................i Table of Contents .......................................................................................................ii List of Tables .......................................................................................................v Glossary ......................................................................................................vi Abbreviations .....................................................................................................vii Volume 1: Executive Summary 1 Introduction ................................................................................................1 2 Census and Socio-economic Surveys .......................................................3 3 Land Acquisition Requirements .................................................................5 4 Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures ..................................................6 5 Resettlement Plan......................................................................................8 6 Entitlement Matrix ....................................................................................14 Volume 2: Main Report Chapter I Bisalpur Water Supply Project............................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................1 1.2 Project Design and Description..................................................................2 1.3 Project Components: BWSP Transmission System Works .......................3 1.4 Transfer and Distribution Systems .............................................................5 1.5 Bisalpur Dam and Reservoir ......................................................................6 1.6 Land Requirements for the Project ............................................................6 Chapter II Minimizing Land Acquisition and Resettlement ..................................8 2.1 Feasibility Study.........................................................................................8 2.2 Mitigation Efforts ........................................................................................8 Chapter III Resettlement Policies and Entitlement Framework ...........................10 3.1 Involuntary Resettlement Policy of the ADB ............................................10 3.2 Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy of Rajasthan ..............................11 3.3 Land Acquisition Act, 1894.......................................................................13 3.4 Unit of Entitlement....................................................................................14 3.5 The Entitlement Matrix .............................................................................15 3.6 Project Impact and Entitlements ..............................................................18 3.7 Options and Choices................................................................................21 3.8 Delivering RP Entitlements ......................................................................24 Chapter IV Consultation and Participation ............................................................27 4.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................27 4.2 Identification of Stakeholders...................................................................27 4.3 Public Consultations.................................................................................28 4.4 Community Based Organizations (CBOs)................................................30 4.5 Social Assessment...................................................................................30 RAJASTHAN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (PAGE II) (ADB LOAN NO. 1647-IND) RESETTLEMENT PLAN BISALPUR WATER SUPPLY PROJECT 4.6 Mitigation Measures.................................................................................32 Chapter V Census and Socio-Economic Surveys ................................................34 5.1 Objectives ................................................................................................34 5.2 Methodology.............................................................................................35 5.3 Cut-off Date..............................................................................................36 5.4 Land and Asset Value Assessment .........................................................36 5.5 NGO Capacity Assessment .....................................................................36 5.6 Sources of Data .......................................................................................37 5.7 Methods of Data Collection......................................................................37 5.8 The Study.................................................................................................37 5.9 Socio-economic Profile ............................................................................38 5.10 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) .............................................................39 5.11 Socio-demographic Characteristics .........................................................39 5.12 Development Schemes............................................................................46 5.13 Land Acquisition Requirements ...............................................................47 5.14 Common Property Resources..................................................................48 5.15 Private Land.............................................................................................48 5.16 Resettlement Options...............................................................................52 5.17 Land Leasing............................................................................................53 5.18 Drought ....................................................................................................53 5.19 Crops........................................................................................................54 5.20 Discrepancies...........................................................................................54 Chapter VI Income Restoration ...............................................................................56 6.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................56 6.2 Short term IR Activities.............................................................................58 6.3 Long term IR Activities .............................................................................59 6.4 Monitoring of IR schemes ........................................................................59 Chapter VII Institutional Arrangements ..................................................................60 7.1 Bisalpur Project Implementation Unit (BPIU) ...........................................60 7.2 Organizational Structure ..........................................................................61 7.3 R&R Coordination ....................................................................................62 7.4 NGO Capacity Assessment .....................................................................64 Chapter VIII Implementation Schedule .....................................................................68 8.1 RP Implementation...................................................................................68 8.2 Implementation Procedure.......................................................................68 8.3 RP Implementation Activity Schedule ......................................................69 8.4 Legal Proceedings for Land Acquisition...................................................70 8.5 Implementation Responsibility .................................................................70 Chapter IX Cost & Budget .......................................................................................73