mail33 Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Roads Department of Georgia Resettlement Policy Framework Preparation of Feasibility Study for Upgrading of Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe and Tsnori- Lagodekhi Road Upgrading and Construction of Tbilsi-Sagaredjo-Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori-Lagodekhi Road (Tbilisi- bakurtsikhe-Tsnori Road two sections 47 km and 41 km long, Tsnori-lagodekhi Road is 120 km long) March 2018 1 Table of Contents GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. 6 2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Project Background ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Project Scope of Works ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Magnitude of project impact .................................................................................................................................... 9 Project stakeholders ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Vulnerable to impoverishment ................................................................................................................................. 9 Gender Impact and Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................... 10 Measures taken to minimize project adverse impacts ........................................................................................... 10 Scope of Application and Typology of Roads Covered by the Project ........................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 3. Legal Regulatory Framework .................................................................................................................. 12 Georgia’s Laws and Regulations on Land Acquisition and Resettlement................................................................ 12 Expropriation ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 World Bank Involuntary Resettlement Policy (OP 4.12) ............................................................................................ 14 WORLD BANK REQUIREMENTS ON INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ....................................................................... 14 Comparison of Relevant Georgian Laws and WB’s OP 4.12 requirements on Involuntary Resettlement .............. 15 Table 1. Legal Matrix ............................................................................................................................................... 15 4. Socio-economic profile ........................................................................................................................... 18 Objectives of Compensation Policy ......................................................................................................................... 19 Establishment of the Cut-off Date .......................................................................................................................... 19 Eligibility Criteria for Compensation of PAPs .......................................................................................................... 20 5. Compensation Entitlements .......................................................................................................................... 21 Additional Rehabilitation Measures ........................................................................................................................ 23 Official Fees and Taxation ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Table 2 Entitlement Matrix ..................................................................................................................................... 24 6. RAP Preparation and Implementation Strategy ...................................................................................... 30 RAP Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 The RPF adopts the following procedures to be applied: ....................................................................................... 31 Acquisition Approach for Remaining Land .............................................................................................................. 34 2 Expropriation and Legalization ................................................................................................................................ 34 7. Valuation Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 35 Valuation Principles ................................................................................................................................................. 35 General overview .................................................................................................................................................... 35 Project Affected Land .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Project Affected Structures ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Project Affected Annual Crops ................................................................................................................................ 38 Project Affected Perennials ..................................................................................................................................... 38 8. Public Consultation, Participation and Documents Disclosure ................................................................ 39 General overview .................................................................................................................................................... 39 Objectives of Public Information and Consultation ................................................................................................ 40 Consultation during RAP Preparation and Implementation ................................................................................... 40 Public Information Booklet ..................................................................................................................................... 41 9. Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................................................... 41 10. Framework of Institutional Arrangements ............................................................................................. 44 General Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 44 Roads Department .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Consultants ............................................................................................................................................................. 45 Local Governments ................................................................................................................................................. 45 Other Agencies and Institutions .............................................................................................................................. 45 11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ........................................................................................................... 49 Internal Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................. 49 External Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................ 49 Capacity Building and Training in RAP Implementation .......................................................................................... 50 RAP Implementation Schedule .................................................................................................................................. 51 RAP Implementation Budget ..................................................................................................................................... 52 3 GLOSSARY Affected People (AP): Individuals affected by Project-related impacts. Affected Household (AH): All members of a household residing under one roof and operating as a single economic unit, who are adversely