SIA Report of Bundelkhand Expressway Project in District Banda, UP, India SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Bundelkhand Expressway, District Banda, UP, India Submitted to District Collector Banda, Uttar Pradesh Social Responsibility Asia (SR Asia) 4F-CS-25 Ansal Plaza Mall, Vaishali Sector 1 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India [email protected] 0 | P a g e S R A S I A SIA Report of Bundelkhand Expressway Project in District Banda, UP, India ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report is a result of the work executed by SR Asia as per the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and UP Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2016. The research team had extensive consultation with the officials of Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, public representatives and Project Affected Families (PAFs) of 26 villages of Banda District for collecting valuable inputs, data on local ecology, culture and socio-economic profiles. We extend our sincere thanks to all the Office of Collectorate, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms for their continuous support and cooperation. They have been extremely supportive throughout the study with respect to project related information, documents and providing guidance to the team in Banda The team is grateful to the Project Affected Families (PAFs) and local representatives for their time and feedbacks. We appreciate the efforts made by all the participants of this study and thank them for their support. Birendra Raturi International Director, SR Asia 1 | P a g e S R A S I A SIA Report of Bundelkhand Expressway Project in District Banda, UP, India TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... 4 LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... 4 ABBREVIATION ....................................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Project and public purpose ........................................................................................................................ 6 Project Location ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Size and attributes of land acquisition ...................................................................................................... 7 Alternatives considered ............................................................................................................................. 8 Social Impacts ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Mitigation measures .................................................................................................................................. 9 Public hearing ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Assessment of Social Costs and Benefits ................................................................................................. 9 1. DETAILED PROJECT REPORT .................................................................................................. 11 1.1 About the project ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Purpose of the Project ....................................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Project Location ................................................................................................................................ 12 1.4 Project Alternative ............................................................................................................................ 12 1.5 Legal and Policy Framework ............................................................................................................ 12 2. TEAM COMPOSITION, APPROACH, METHODOLOGY AND SCHEDULE OF SIA ........ 14 2.1 Objectives and scope of study ........................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Team Composition ............................................................................................................................ 15 2.3 Approach and Methodology.............................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Methods and tools used ..................................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Schedule of SIA study ...................................................................................................................... 18 2.6 Monitoring & Quality Assurance ...................................................................................................... 19 3. LAND ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Land and Area ................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Land required for project .................................................................................................................. 20 3.3 Type of land ...................................................................................................................................... 21 3.4 Land Use pattern ............................................................................................................................... 21 3.5 Land assessment Details ................................................................................................................... 21 3.6 Bare minimum land assessment ........................................................................................................ 35 2 | P a g e S R A S I A SIA Report of Bundelkhand Expressway Project in District Banda, UP, India 3.7 Extent of impact ................................................................................................................................ 35 3.8 Number of families and persons affected ......................................................................................... 35 3.9 Changes in ownership, transfer and use of lands over the last 3 years ............................................. 35 4. ESTIMATION AND ENUMERATION OF AFFECTED FAMILIES’ ASSETS ...................... 36 4.1 Number of property and families affected ........................................................................................ 36 4.2 Ownership of land ............................................................................................................................. 36 4.3 Number of residence/ affected structures .......................................................................................... 51 5. SOCIO- ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL PROFILE ................................................................... 53 5.1 Demographic Profile ......................................................................................................................... 53 5.2 Socio-Economic Profile of PAF ....................................................................................................... 56 5.3 Stakeholders’ Consultation ............................................................................................................... 57 5.4 Opinion of PAPs ............................................................................................................................... 59 6. SOCIAL IMPACT ............................................................................................................................ 60 6.1 Positive Impact .................................................................................................................................. 60 6.2 Negative Impact ................................................................................................................................ 60 7. COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 63 7.1 Assessment of Public Purpose .......................................................................................................... 63 7.2 Impacts on structures and its magnitude ........................................................................................... 63 7.3 Determinants of Compensation ......................................................................................................... 63 7.4 Entitlement Matrix ............................................................................................................................ 64