Resettlement Plan Tiruchendur-Palayamkottai-Ambasamudram Road Government of Tamil Nadu VALIDATION OF DPR FOR VARIOUS ROAD IMPROVEMENT WORKS UNDER CHENNAI KANYAKUMARI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR PROJECT (CKICP) DETAILED PROJECT REPORT VOL. VII – RESETTLEMENT PLAN Upgrading Tiruchendur–Palayamkottai-Ambasamudram- Tenkasi-Courtallam-Shencottah Road (Sh-40) From Km 0/750 To Km 51/330 And Km 64/200 To Km 84/614 May 2019 CKICP Revision No. 01| April 2019 Page | i Resettlement Plan Tiruchendur-Palayamkottai-Ambasamudram Road (SH-40) DPR for Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project – II (CKICP): Contract PPC Project Name: 05 Project Number: 7061385 Report for: PD, CKICP, Chennai, TamilNadu PREPARATION, REVIEW ANDAUTHORISATION Approved for Issue by Revision# Date Prepared by Reviewed by 0 Neeta Arora 1 31.05.2019 Luxmi N. Uniyal ISSUEREGISTER Distribution List Date Issued Number of Copies CKICP Tamil Nadu: SMEC staff: Associates: Office Library (SMEC office location): SMEC Project File: SMEC COMPANYDETAILS M/s. 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PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................ 8 1.2. PROJECT ROAD .................................................................................................................. 8 1.3. EXISTING ROAD ALIGNMENT .......................................................................................... 9 1.4. Right of Way ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.5. PAVEMENT AND SHOULDERS ....................................................................................... 11 1.6. IMPORTANCE OF ROAD................................................................................................. 11 1.7. CURVES ............................................................................................................................... 12 1.8. EMBANKMENT/CUTTING ............................................................................................... 12 1.9. DRAINAGE .......................................................................................................................... 12 1.10. RESIDENTIAL AREA ........................................................................................................ 12 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 15 2.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 15 2.2. SOCIAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS .............................................................................. 15 2.3. CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................................................. 17 2.4. LOCAL LEVEL CONSULTATION ................................................................................... 17 2.5. CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS .................................................................. 17 2.6. COLLECTION OF DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES .................................... 17 CHAPTER 3: MINIMISING NEGATIVE SOCIAL IMPACT ..................................................................... 19 3.1. MINIMIZING THE SOCIAL IMPACT .............................................................................. 19 3.2. RIGHT OF WAY AND CORRIDOR OF IMPACT ........................................................ 19 3.3. DESIGN AND R&R CO-ORDINATION .......................................................................... 20 3.4. WIDENING OPTIONS ....................................................................................................... 20 3.5. IMPROVEMENT IN BUILT-UP LOCATIONS ............................................................... 20 CHAPTER 4: RESETTLEMENT POLICIES AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ......................................... 22 3.0. KEY SOCIAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS .................................................................. 22 4.2. SAFEGUARD POLICY STATEMENT OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ........... 23 4.3. R&R POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR THE SUBPROJECT .......................................... 25 4.4. PROCESS OF LAND ACQUISITION AND OTHER IMMOVABLE ASSETS ........ 26 4.5. PROJECT SPECIFIC R&R POLICY .............................................................................. 27 CHAPTER 5: SOCIO–ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE PROJECT INFLUENCE AREA .................. 38 CKICP Revision No. 01| April 2019 Page | v Resettlement Plan Tiruchendur-Palayamkottai-Ambasamudram Road (SH-40) 5.0. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 38 5.1. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT ................................. 38 5.1.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 38 5.1.2. LOCATION & GEOGRAPHICAL AREA ........................................................................ 38 5.1.3. CLIMATE ............................................................................................................................. 38 5.1.4. HOTSPORTS ...................................................................................................................... 39 5.1.6. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT ....................................... 39 5.1.6.1. POPULATION ........................................................................................................ 40 5.2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF TUTICORIN DISTRICT ..................................... 41 5.2.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 41 5.2.2. GEOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................... 41 5.2.3. ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................. 41 5.2.4. ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................... 41 5.2.5. AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................................. 41 5.2.6. EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................. 42 5.2.7. TRANSPORT ....................................................................................................................... 42 5.2.7.1. POPULATION ........................................................................................................ 42 5.3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF PROJECT AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS/PERSONS ............................................................................................................... 43 5.3.1. PROJECT AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS ........................................................................ 43 5.3.2. Age of the Head of the Households ............................................................................... 44 Table 7.2: Age Classification ............................................................................................................ 44 5.3.3. Religion ................................................................................................................................. 44 Table