National Highways Inter-Connectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP I) Public Disclosure Authorized Rehabilitation and up-gradation to 2-lane/ 2 lane with paved shoulders configuration of Sheohar-Sitamarhi- Jaynagar-Narhiya section NH-104 in the state of Bihar Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized SIA & RAP Report March 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized SA Infrastructure Consultants Pvt. Ltd. 101-102, CS – I, Gyan Khand – II, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad: 201 010 (U.P.) Tel.:+91-120-2607756, Tel/fax:+91-120-2607757 E-mail: [email protected] CONTENTS 0.0 List of Abbreviations I-IV 0.0 Executive summary I-V 1.0 Project Identification 1-10 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Objective of the Project 2 1.3 Project Road(Package No. is SP/C/1) 2 1.4 Existing Road Conditions 4 1.5 Project Area 7 1.6 Identification of Villages & Towns 8 2.0 Objectives and Study Methodology 10-12 2.1 Objectives 10 2.2 Collection of Right of Way (ROW) Data 11 2.3 Properties and Assets Affected 11 2.4 Census and Socio Economic Survey 11 2.5 Consultations 12 3.0 Socio-Economic Profile of Project influence area 12-22 3.1 Introduction 12 3.2 Bihar at a Glance 13 3.3 Project influence Area (PIA) 15 3.4 Socio-Economic Profile of Direct Impact Zone (DIZ) 20 4.0 Proposed Improvements 22-25 5.0 Minimizing Adverse Impacts 25-30 6.0 Socio-Economic Profiling of Project Affected Households 30-37 6.1 Social and Cultural Profile 30 6.2 Economic Profile 33 7.0 Social Impact Assessment 37-44 7.1 Impact on Land 42 8.0 Public Information & Consultations 44-53 8.1 Stakeholder Analysis 45 8.2 Community Consultations 45 8.3 Location Specific Suggestions 49 8.4 Summary of Consultations 53 9.0 Resettlement Policy Framework 53-65 9.1 Introduction 53 9.2 Applicable Legal and Policy Framework 53 9.3 Objectives and Scope of Resettlement Policy Framework 54 9.4 Definitions 55 9.5 Resettlement Principals 57 9.6 Entitlement Matrix 58 9.7 Methods for Assessment of Replacement Cost 63 9.8 Direct Purchase of Land 64 10.0 Institutional arrangement for RAP implementation 65-70 10.1 Central level 65 10.2 State level 66 10.3 Sub-Project level 67 10.4 RAP Implementation Support Agency 68 10.5 Replacement Cost Committee at District Level 69 Mechanism for Implementation of RAP, Training and Capacity Building - 10.6 70 at Project and Sub-project Level 11.0 Disclosure & Consultation Plan 70-73 11.1 Consultation Plan 70 11.2 Suggestion and Complaint Handling Mechanism (SCHM) 72 12.0 Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) 73-75 12.1 Grievance Redressal Committee GRC) 73 13.0 Monitoring & Valuation (M&E) 75-79 13.1 Institutional Arrangement for M & E 75 13.2 Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) at Project & Sub-project Level 76 13.3 Process & Performance Monitoring 77 13.4 Evaluation 78 13.5 Reporting 79 14.0 Implementation Arrangement & Schedule 79-88 14.1 R&R Assistance Disbursement 81 14.2 RAP Completion 81 14.3 Schedule for Resettlement Plan Implementation 81 14.4 Implementation Process 86 14.5 Awareness Creation about HIV/AIDS 88 15.0 Livelihood & Income Restoration Plan 89-93 15.1 Introduction 89 15.2 Disruption of Livelihood of PAPs 89 15.3 Income Restoration Measures under the Project 90 15.4 Income Restoration 90 15.5 Skill Mapping 91 15.6 Steps in Income Restoration 91 15.7 Training 92 16.0 Gender Plan 93-96 16.1 Introduction 93 16.2 Women Headed Households 93 16.3 Potential Project Impacts on Women 93 16.4 Women Involvement in Development Process 94 16.5 Involvement of Women in Construction Activities 94 16.6 Provisions for Women in Construction Camp 95 16.7 Women as Members of the Consultant Teams for RAP Evaluation 96 17.0 Resettlement Budget 96-99 17.1 Land Rate 97 17.2 Replacement Value of Structure 97 17.3 Compensation for Trees & Standing Crops 97 17.4 Budget 98 List of Tables Table 1 District wise road length (km) 3 Table 2 Existing configuration of the project road 4 Table 3 Overall Characteristics of the Project Area 8 Table 4 Settlements/Habitations Abutting the Project Road 8 Table 5 Districts at Glance 15 Table 6 Summary of village Data 20 Table 7 Literacy Segregated by Sex (Census 2001) 22 Table 8 Proposed improvements in open sections of the road 22 Table 9 Proposed improvements in habitation/built up sections 23 Table 10 Widening proposal of the project road 24 Table 11 Summary of Improvements Proposed 24 Table 12 Distribution of PAHs as per Religion 30 Table 13 Distribution of PAHs as per Social Category 31 Table 14 PAPs likely to be affected 31 Table 15 Household Size 32 Table 16 Education Level of Head of Households 32 Table 17 Occupation of Head of Households 33 Table 18 Monthly Household Income 34 Table 19 Monthly Household Income by Social Category 34 Table 20 Vulnerable Households 35 Table 21 Livestock owned by Households 36 Table 22 Consumer items owned by Households 37 Table 23 Structures Affected by Ownership 38 Table 24 Status and Typology of Structures Affected 38 Table 25 Structures Affected by Usage 39 Table 26 Structures Affected by Type of Construction 40 Table 27 Extent of impact on structures 41 Table 28 Status of structure owners 41 Table 29 Impact on structures 41 Table 30 & 30 A CPRs likely to be affected 42 Table 31 Additional Land required District-wise 43 Table 32 Additional Land Required 43 Table 33 Land acquisition required for various purposes 44 Table 34 Stakeholder’s Analysis 45 Table 35 Performance Monitoring for RAP Implementation 77 Table 36 Impact Indicators 79 Table 37 Resettlement Activities vis-à-vis Agencies 86 Table 38 Livelihood of PAHs likely to Disrupted 89 Table 39 Estimated Budget for Resettlement and Rehabilitation 98 Flow Chart-1 Activity wise Implementation Schedule 82 List of Figures Fig 1 Index Map (Sheohar to Narhiya 3 Fig 2 Alternative details of Sitamarhi Bypass 28 Fig 3 Alternative details of Jaynagar Bypass 29 Fig 4 Institutional Arrangements for RAP implementation 65 Fig 5 Grievance Redressal Mechanism 74 List of Annexure Annexure- 1 Census and Socio-economic survey questionnaire Annexure- 2 Project road marked on census maps Annexure- 3 Village wise data as per Census 2001 Annexure- 4 List of Villages with ST Population Issues at Congested Locations and Proposed Mitigation Annexure- 5 Measures & Analysis of Alternatives Annexure- 6 Safety Measures Annexure- 7 List of PAHs Annexure- 8 List of CPRs Annexure- 9 List of Villages additional land to be acquired Annexure- 10 Documentation of consultations at various locations Annexure- 11 Bihar Rural Scheme Annexure- 12 Government approved rate for land LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS SR NO. ABBREVIATIONS PARTICULARS 1 AIDS ACCQUIRED IMMUNO‐DEFICIENCY SYNDROME 2 ANNEX ANNEXTURE 3 APL ABOVE POVERTY LINE 4 BLARRP BIHAR LAND ACQUISITION RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION POLICY 5 BPL BELOW POVERTY LINE 6 BRGF BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND 7 BSR BASIC SCHEDULE OF RATES 8 CA COMPETENET AUTHORITY 9 CBO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION 10 CD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 11 CE CHIEF ENGINEER 12 CH. CHAINAGE 13 CL Centre Line 14 COI CORRIDOR OF IMPACT 15 CPRs COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES 16 DDDA DISTRICT DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 17 DIC DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE 18 DIZ DIRECT IMPACT ZONE 19 DLC DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE 20 DLRO DISTRICT LAND REVENUE OFFICER 21 DPR DETAILED PROJECT REPORT 22 DRDA DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 23 DWCRA DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN & CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS 24 EAP EXTERNALLY AIDED PROJECT 25 EC ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARENCE 26 EE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER 27 EIA ENVIORNMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 28 EPs ENTITLED PERSONS 29 GOB GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR 30 GOI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 31 GRC GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE 32 GRM GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM 33 GSDP GROSS STATE DEMOSTIC PRODUCT 34 HA HACTARE 35 HFL HIGH FLOOD LEVEL 36 HH HOUSEHOLD i SR NO. ABBREVIATIONS PARTICULARS 37 HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 38 IAY INDIRA AWAS YOJANA 39 ICDS INTEGRATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME 40 IEC INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION 41 IL INTERMEDIATE LANE 42 IMR INFANT MORTALITY RATE 43 ITI INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE 44 JGSY JAWAHAR GRAM SAMRIDHI YOJANA 45 JNNURM JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL URBAN RENEWABLE MISSION 46 KM KILO METER 47 KVIC KHADI and VILLAGE INDUTRIES COMMISSION 48 LA LAND ACQUISITION 49 LHS LEFT HAND SIDE 50 LPG LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS 51 M & E MONITORING AND EVALUATION 52 MCW MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE 53 MDR MAJOR DISTRICT ROADS 54 MMR MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE 55 MNREGS MAHATAMA GANDHI RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME 56 MoEF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST 57 MoM MINUTES OF MEETING 58 MORT&H MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS 59 NABARD NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 60 NGO NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION 61 NH NATIONAL HIGHWAY 62 NHDP NATIONAL HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 63 NHIIP NATIONAL HIGHWAYS INTER‐CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 64 NO. NUMBERS 65 NRRP NATIONAL REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT POLICY 66 NTHs NON‐TITLEHOLDERS 67 OBC OTHER BACKWARD CASTE 68 OP OPERATIONAL POLICY 69 PA PROJECT AUTHORITY 70 PAF PRJECT AFFECTED FAMILY 71 PAHs PROJECT AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS 72 PAPs PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS ii SR NO. ABBREVIATIONS PARTICULARS 73 PBGs PROJECT BENEFICIARY GROUPS 74 PCI PER CAPITA INCOME 75 PCU PROJECT CORDINATION UNIT 76 PDPs PROJECT DISPLACED PERSONS 77 PDS PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 78 PIA PROJECT INFLUENCE AREA 79 PIU PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT 80 PWD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 81 R&R RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION 82 RAP RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN 83 RAP IA RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY 84 RHS RIGHT HAND SIDE 85 RIDF RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND 86 ROW RIGHT OF WAY 87 RPF RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK 88 RRO RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION OFFICER 89 SACO STATE AIDS CONTROL ORGANISATION 90 SC SCHEDULE CASTE 91 SCHM SUGGESTION AND COMPLAINT HANDLING MECHANISM 92 SDO SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER 93 SDS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST 94 SGSY SWARNAJAYANTI GRAMEEN SWAROZGAR YOJANA 95 SH STATE HIGHWAY 96 SHGs SELF HELP GROUPS 97 SIA SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 98 SL SINGLE LANE 99 SPIU STATE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT 100 SQMT SQUARE METER 101 ST SCHEDULE TRIBE 102 STDs SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES 103 TAM TELEVISION AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT 104 THs TITLE HOLDERS 105 TOR TERMS OF REFERENCE 106 TRYSEM TRAINING OF RURAL YOUTHS FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT 107 TV TELEVISION 108 VLWs VILLAGE LEVEL WORKERS iii SR NO.