RESETTLEMENT DUE DILIGENCE REPORT Resettlement Due Diligence Report for proposed Additional Road Sections (Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project SPRIP) (September 2018) PAK: Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project (SPRIP) Prepared by Project Management Unit (PMU), Works and Services Department (WSD), Government of Sindh (GOS) for the Asian Development Bank. NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This Resettlement Due Diligence Report for 3 proposed additional road sections 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 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. Clients: Works & Services Asian Department Development Bank Government of Sindh RESETTLEMENT DUE DILIGENCE REPORT FOR PROPOSED ADDITIONAL ROAD SECTIONS SINDH PROVINCIAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SPRIP) This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the view of ADB or the Government concernedMarch and 2018 ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. Resettlement Due Diligence Report for Additional Road Sections March 2018 1. JAHAN KHAN (N-65) TO FAIZU LARRO (N-55) 2. SEHWAN- DADU ROAD 3. TANDO ALLAHYAR TO CHAMBAR Resettlement Due Diligence Report March 2018 MEC International Pty Ltd, 4th Floor, ICCI Building, Mauve Area G-8/1, Islamabad Page 2 of 42 TABLE OF CONTENTS SR PAGE DESCRIPTION NO NO 1 INTRODUCTION 5 Background 5 Description of Additional Project Roads 5 Scope of Proposed Works 7 2 METHODOLOGY 9 3 FINDINGS 9 Table-1: Preliminary Involuntary Resettlement Impact Assessment 10 Impact on Indigenous People 12 4 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS 12 Type of Participants (Stakeholders) 13 5 GRIEVANCE REDRESS PROCESS 16 6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 16 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17 8 MONITORING PLAN 17 Issues 18 Monitoring Plan (Table 3) 19 Annexure-A (Resettlement Screening Checklist) 21 Annexure-B (Indigenous Persons Screening Checklist) 25 Annexure-C (Pictorial Presentation) 31 Annexure-D (Letters for ROW) 35 Resettlement Due Diligence Report for Additional Road Sections March 2018 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank SPRIP Sindh Provincial Road Improvement Project FGD focus group discussions WSD Works and Services Department GOS Government of Sindh IR involuntary resettlement LAR land acquisition and resettlement plan GRC grievances redress committee APs affected persons IP indigenous people MPR monthly progress report NGO non-governmental organization PIU project implementation unit ROW right of way RD reduced distance SPS Safeguard Policy Statement ToR terms of reference UTM Universal Transverse Mercator RP resettlement plan VOC vehicle operating cost SC supervision consultants DP displaced persons L/S left side Page 4 of 42 SMEC International Pty Ltd, 4th Floor, ICCI Building, Mauve Area G-8/1, Islamabad Page 4 of 42 Resettlement Due Diligence Report for Additional Road Sections March 2018 1. INTRODUCTION Background 1. The Government of Sindh (GOS), with assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is rehabilitating the existing provincial highway network in Sindh to develop an affordable, safe, and sustainable transport system. The Government has its highest priorities which aim to improve the quality of transportation by upgrading the highways network. This will increase the economic well-being of local population and alleviate the poverty. 2. The Project involves the rehabilitation of six major provincial roads in Sindh covering 328 km of the provincial highway network. These six roads include: (i) Thull to Kandhkot, (ii)Sheranpur to Ratodero, (iii) Khyber to Sanghar, (iv)Sanghar to Mirpurkhas, (v) Tando Muhammad Khan to Badin, and (vi) Digri to Noukot. Rehabilitation works were limited to the existing right of way (ROW), which is 110 feet wide. The Executive Engineers of Provincial Highways WSD have confirmed (See Annexure–D). Adjustments in the design were made to avoid impacting encroaching structures in the ROW as provided in the approved Due Diligence Report prepared in May 2017 and are monitored by the Resettlement Specialist hired under the Project Management Consultants (PMC) for the project. Implementation of civil works in these 6 road packages is ongoing and is expected to be completed before December 2018. 3. The Project proposes to utilize project savings to rehabilitate three additional provincial road sections: (i) road from Jahan Khan to Faizu Larro via Chak town, (28 km connecting N-65 with N-55); (ii) road from Sehwan to Dadu (32 km); and (iii) road from Tando Allahyar to Chambar (22 km). Provincial Highways Divisions of Works and Services Department (WSD), Government of Sindh owns the ROW and no land acquisition is needed for these three additional subprojects. 4. This Resettlement Due Diligence Report (DDR) is prepared to assess if the proposed works in these additional roads will have involuntary resettlement (IR) risks that need to be addressed either through design adjustments, or compensated if cannot be avoided, following the ADB Safeguards Policy Statement (2009) and the loan covenants of the Project. Description of Additional Project Roads Road from Jahan Khan ToFaizuLarro via ChakTown(28.4 km) 5. This road alignment is an existing very important artery which connects N- 65(Sukkur to Quetta Highway) with N-55 (Larkana to Kashmore Highway) via Chak Town, it will also provide a more direct connection between N-53 and N-65 for local traffic. The approximate distance of National Highway from Jahan Khan to Faizu Larro on N-65 and N-55 is 38 km. The subproject road measures 28.4 km between two towns, thus, saving approximately 10 km. This subproject of 28.4 km has already available ROW of 110 ft owned by Provincial Highways Division of Works and Services Department. It is 28.4 km and has already available 110 ft ROW owned by the Provincial Highways Division of Works and Services Department GOS. The project road is off taking from Sukkur to Quetta Highway from Jahan Khan Bazaar located about 7 km from Sukkur city and passes through Bhirkan goth village at chainage KM 06+00,Khai Stop at chainage KM 07+300 and Chak Town at chainage KM 10+00 and town of Rustam at chainage KM 21+900. The Page 5 of 42 SMEC International Pty Ltd, 4th Floor, ICCI Building, Mauve Area G-8/1, Islamabad Page 5 of 42 Resettlement Due Diligence Report for Additional Road Sections March 2018 end-point is fixed at 1 km before N-55 junction point which is known at Faizu Larro. That 1 kilometer is under construction by the Provincial Highways Division of Works and Services Department GOS. The existing road width is already 7.3 meters with earthen shoulders varying from 1.0m to 3.0m. Present condition of road is having rough and deteriorating surface throughout its length. Potholes and bumps cause serious problems for commuters. Riding quality of road is very poor. Due to deplorable and fragile state of road pavement it is necessary to save this road asset from further deteriorating and crumbling. Rehabilitation/improvement of the road would save this road asset and improve traffic flow between two main national highways from origin to destination, saving time and cost of the commuters. Moreover, that would be an important section of national highways network. Road from Sehwan To Dadu (32 km) 6. This road alignment had been an important and shortest possible road connecting Dadu town and Sehwan Sharif via Talti. It off takes from Indus Highway N-55 at about 4 km from Sehwan Sharif and passing through villages of goth Ali Khanan at ChainageKM04+200, Wada Manhayoon village at chainage KM 16+200 and Khushk Morr. The existing width of road is 3.65m having already available ROW of 110 ft owned by Provincial Highways Division of Works and Services Department GOS. The existing earthen shoulder width varies from 1.75 to 4.0m. Road surface condition is continuously deteriorating and needs immediate rehabilitation and widening to facilitate comfortable driving conditions and to avoid accidents particularly in villages and bazars located on the project road. Road from Tando Allahyar To Chamber (19.0 km) 7. The project road connects two Taluka Headquarters i.e. Taluka Tando Allahyar and Taluka Chambar. This project road is 19 km long and has an existing 110 ft. ROW already owned by Provincial Highways Division of Works and Services Department GOS. Project road starts from Ishaq Town more of Ibrahim colony and passes through Haji Juma Madonibazarat chainage KM 7+00, Fazal stop at chainage KM 10+500, Jarakmorr stop at chainage KM 12+400, goth Khan Muhammad Bozdar at Chainage KM 13+200, Shish Mahal goth at chainage KM 14+500, Karachi stop atchainage KM 18+200 and ends at start of Chamber Town. Due to narrow lane width traffic gets congested. As a result, travel time and vehicle operating cost is increased. Moreover, the accident rate is also getting higher. The proposed width is taken at 7.3 m for main carriageway with varying shoulders between 1.0 to 2.0 m. Subproject road has very poor road surface conditions having 5.5m existing carriageway with earthen shoulders varying from 1.5 to 4.0 m causing congested road traffic conditions and frequent accidents. Page 6 of 42 SMEC International Pty Ltd, 4th Floor, ICCI Building, Mauve Area G-8/1, Islamabad Page 6 of 42 Resettlement Due Diligence Report for Additional Road Sections March 2018 Scope of Proposed Works Rehabilitation and Improvement of Jahan Khan (N-65) ToFaizu Larro (N-55) Road 8.