Resettlement Plan

November 2019

India: Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project

Improvement to Riddhipur Tiswa Anjansingi Dhamangaon Devao Yavatmal Road in District

Amravati & Yavatmal

EPC -6, SH 300 (Part 2)

Prepared by Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra for the Asian Development

Bank.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1st August 2019)

Currency unit – Indian rupees (₹)

₹1.00 = $0.0144 $1.00 = ₹69.47

NOTES

(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of India and its agencies ends on 31 March. “FY”

before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2019 ends

on 31 March 2019.

(ii) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars.

This resettlement plan 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 particular 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.

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VII. RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS A. Basic Provision for Relocation

98. The EA will provide adequate and appropriate replacement of structures or cash compensation at full replacement cost for lost structures, adequate compensation for partially damaged structures, and relocation assistance, according to the Entitlement Matrix. The EA will compensate to the non-titleholders for the loss of assets other than land, such as dwellings, and also for other improvements to the land, at full replacement cost. B. Need for Relocation

99. In the project there are 53 DPs in which 19 are having their kiosk and 1 is having Kiosk with tin shed on PRoW. The kiosks will be relocated outside the COI within the RoW. Other structure is having their extended part / Projection frontage in /on ProW and those extended part need to be dismantled and shall be reconstructed within their land boundary. C. Relocation and Compensation Option by DPs

100. To understand and know the relocation options, DPs were consulted during the census survey and all of them have opted for self-relocation and repair of their affected structures. The choice of DPs is further supported by their compensation option as there all DPs opted for cash compensation against loss of their structure.

D. Relocation Strategy

101. With the scattered nature of resettlement impacts the residential structures affected in the project are spread only in two village/ settlement. Out of 53 DPs, 45 DPs are in Semi commercial Area “ANJAN SINGI” while other 05 are in Ashok Nagar 01 is in Damangaon and 02 are in Vathoda Khurd. Out of these populated area, Anjan Singi is market area rest are along the road having very small business activities in their shops/structures. Most of the DPs preferred for cash compensation and self-relocation and during the focused group discussion, while discussing about relocation options people were very much in favor of resettlement within the village to avoid disruption of community life and problem with host community. Therefore, cash compensation at market rate along with relocation assistances is adopted as more practical solution in this case.

102. All the structures affected in the project as per provisions made in the entitlement matrix will be eligible for the following:

• Compensation for structure will be paid at the replacement cost to be calculated as per latest prevailing basic schedules of rates (BSR) without depreciation,

• Shifting assistance to all structures at @ of Rs. 10,000 per structure,

• Repair grant @ Rs. 20,000,

• One- time grant for front shed @ Rs. 10,000 per structure

• Right to salvage materials from structure and other assets with no deductions from replacement value.

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103. DPs losing structure in getting all above entitlements and relocating themselves following relocation strategy will be adopted in the project;

❖ At least 60 days advance notice before demolition of structure. ❖ Their dismantled structures materials will not be confiscated, and they

will not pay any fine or suffer any sanction. ❖ The NGO engaged for resettlement plan implementation will assist DPs

during verification of assets and will provide necessary counselling on payment of compensation and assistance.

❖ The NGO will assist the project authorities in ensuring a smooth transition (during the part or full relocation of the DPs), helping the DPs to take salvaged materials and shift.

❖ In close consultation with the DPs, the NGO will fix the shifting dates agreed with the DPs in writing and the arrangements desired by the DPs with respect to their entitlements.

❖ In case of self-relocation also, the NGO will assist the DPs in finding alternative land within the village if so desired by the DPs in consultation with village committee and other beneficiaries in the villages.

E. Relocation Strategy for CPR 104. There are, 14 nos. of CPRs are to be affected due to widening or road under this project. Out of 14 nos. of total CPR, 11 are Bus stand, 2 are small temple and 1 is boundary wall of statue of Dr. B R Ambedkar. The Details of these CPRs are provided in Chapter-II of this resettlement plan.

105. The CPRs (other than Bus Stand) will be compensated either by cash compensation at replacement cost to the community (registered trust, society or village committee as appropriate) or reconstruction of the community structure in consultation with the affected community. CPR clearing and reconstruction including any ceremonial/religious expenses to relocate such structures will be undertaken by civil works contractors, and the associate d costs are incorporated in their contracts.

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VIII. INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION A. Loss of Livelihoods in the Project

106. The project impacts reveal that due to loss of extended part of commercial structures including 20 no. of kiosks a total 43 households (out of 53 DPs) will be getting economically displaced. As per the findings of census survey, 43 owners of are commercial structures and 10 owners are of residential structures. No tenants doing business activity and no employees are employed in these commercial establishment, no tenant and employee will be losing their livelihood due to the project. The details of impact on livelihoods in the project are summarized in Table 27.

Table No. 27: Loss of Livelihood in the Project

107. The above table shows that about 81.13 % of total DPs loss of income of income temporarily for two or three days.

B. Provisions for Loss of Livelihood 108. This sub project does not have significant loss of productive assets. The kiosks will be pushed back and shall restore their income and DHs losing shed will restore their income after relocation.

SL Category of Impact No. of Household

%age

1 Owner of Commercial Structure 43 100 2 Owner of Residential +Commercial

Structure 00 00

3 Commercial Tenant 00 00 4 Employee in Commercial Structure 00 00 5 Employee in Residential Structure 00 00 Total 43 100

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IX- RESETTLEMENT BUDGET A. Introduction

109. The resettlement cost estimate for this project includes eligible compensation, resettlement assistance and support cost for resettlement plan implementation. The support cost, which includes staffing requirement, monitoring and reporting, involvement of NGO in project implementation and other administrative expenses are part of the overall project cost. The unit cost for structures and other assets in this budget has been derived through field survey, consultation with affected families, relevant local authorities and reference from old practices Some of the major items of this resettlement and rehabilitation cost estimate are outlined below:

• compensation for structures (residential/ commercial) and other immovable assets at their replacement cost

• Repair grant

• Lump sum assistance for front shed

• Compensation for trees

• Assistance for shifting of the structures

• Special assistance to vulnerable groups for their livelihood restoration

• Cost for implementation of resettlement plan. B. Compensation

110. Residential/ Commercial and other structures: For the purpose of cost estimate, average rates of various types of structures are estimated on the basis of latest BSR and market assessment. The average rate for permanent structures (Pucca) without land has been calculated at Rs. 14212 per Sqm, semi-permanent (Semi pucca) structures have been calculated at Rs. 5852 and temporary (Kaccha) structures have been calculated at the rate of Rs. 3500 per Sqm. However, the actual compensation will be calculated by the professional valuer considering the latest BSR without depreciation.

Table No. 28: Details of type of structure and rate

111. Compensation for tree: There is no trees falling in private land and belongs to DH

Type of structure Unit Unit Rate (Rs) Kaccha Sqm 3500 Semi-Puccka Sqm 5852 Puccka Sqm 14212 Compensation for CPR (Permanent Structures)

Lumpsum

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C. Assistance

• One-time repair grant @20,000 per affected family.

• Lum sum amount @ 10000 for frontage Projection frontage, Structures with GCI sheets,

• Additional onetime assistance of Rs. 25,000 (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) per affected vulnerable family.

• Loss of kiosk One-time shifting allowance @10000 D. Compensation for Community and Government Property 112. The inventory of CPR was conducted under the census survey and the list of the affected CPRs are provided. The contractor will reconstruct the CPR and the cost estimate for the same has been included in the civil work contract cost. E. Resettlement plan Implementation and Support Cost 113. The unit cost for hiring of the implementing NGO and external monitor has been calculated at the rate of Rs. 10000 per km of project road length. The cost of NGO engagement is based on the requirement of new LA Act which suggests that the service of NGO will be required for 1.5 to 2 years period. Costs will be updated during implementation if required. A 10% contingency has been added in order to adjust any cost escalation during project implementation. For training of PMU/PIU staff Rs 25000.00 has been is provided in implementation budget.

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Budget

114. The total resettlement and rehabilitation budget for the proposed project resettlement plan works out to INR 5.31million. A detailed indicative resettlement and rehabilitation cost is given in Table 29.

Table No. 29: Details of resettlement and rehabilitation Cost

Item Mitigation provision DH/ Area /Nos.

Units Unit rates (Rs)

Total (Rs)

1. Land – NOT applicable 00 00 00

2. Structures 53

a. Kuccha 28.45 M2 3500 99575.00 b. Semi Pucca 2.5 M2 5852 14630.00 c. Pucca 29 M2 14212 412148.00 Government and Community Structures

CPR i. Temple 2 Nos. 50000 1,00,000

ii. Bus Stop 11 Nos. Included in civil Cost iii. Boundary Wall

(School)

1 Nos. 3,00,000 3,00,000

Sub Total A 9,26,353.00 3. resettlement and rehabilitation Assistance

a. Repair Grant 53 Nos 20,000 10,60,000.00

b. Lump Sum for Permanent

Shed of commercial

structure

23 Nos. 10,000 2,30,000.00

c. Vulnerability 53 Nos 25000 13,25,000.00

d. Shifting allowance (KIOSK) 20 Nos 10000 2,00,000.00

Sub Total B 28,15,000.00 Total A+B 37,41,353.00

4. Contingency (10% of LA & resettlement and rehabilitation Cost)

3,74,135.00

Total 41,15,488.00 5. Implementation Cost Hiring of NGO and External Monitor 10,00,000.00

Training for PMU and PIU staff Lumpsum 2,00,000.00

Grand Total 53,15,488.00 Total Cost- Fifty-Three Lakhs Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Eight Only.

115. The cost related to resettlement will be borne by the EA. The EA will ensure allocation of funds and availability of resources for smooth implementation of the project resettlement and rehabilitation activities. The budget has administrative approval of EA.

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X. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 116. Grievances related to the implementation of the project, particularly regarding the resettlement plan implementation will be acknowledged, evaluated, and responded to the complainant with corrective actions proposed using understandable and transparent processes that are gender responsive, culturally appropriate, and readily accessible to all segments of the affected people. The responsibility agency for addressing the grievances along with proper timelines will be clearly indicated. Records of grievances received, corrective actions taken, and their outcomes will be properly maintained and form part of the Social monitoring report to ADB.

117. A Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) will be established at two-levels, one at the District or PIU level and another at PMU level. The GRC will provide an opportunity affected person to have their grievances redressed. Depending on the nature and significance of the grievances or complaints, the GRM will comprise procedures to address grievances at the project site or PIU level, PMU level. Most serious complaints which cannot be addressed at the PIU level will be forwarded to the PMU. 118. During preparation of resettlement plan and during pre-construction stage, the local communities in the project area will be informed by the PMC and PIU on the grievance redress procedure and the contact persons for lodging complaints. Provisions shall also be made for lodging complaints at the respective PWD’s website.

Level 1: PIU and field level 119. Grievance related to the implementation of resettlement plan will be addressed the PIU. The grievance redress mechanism will be accessible to people throughout the length of the road in the subproject. The Resettlement staff of PIU and NGO will facilitate displaced persons in registering their grievances at the PIU level. A complaint register will be maintained at PIU level and also at the field level I to facilitate ease of access of the DPs to the grievance redress mechanism. The details related to the date of complaint, complaint, date of personal hearing, action taken, and date of communication sent to complainant will be recorded. This complaint register will be initiated at the PIU level as soon as possible. Investigation of grievances will involve site visits and consultation with relevant parties like displaced persons, contractors etc. At the PIU level the GRC will comprise of the:

a. Superintending Engineer (Chairperson) b. representatives from the affected village c. representative for women from a relevant agency which could be from the

government, or NGO or local community d. Implementing NGO

Level 2: State Level 120. Grievances not redressed by the PIU level will be brought to the State level Grievance Redress Committee (GRC). The State level GRC will be headed / chaired by Chief Engineer. The state level GRC will comprise of the following:

(i) Chief Engineer (CE) (ii) FSO (iii) Superintending Engineer (SE) of concerned field unit (iv) Team Leader of the NGO

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121. The main responsibilities of the GRC at both the levels will be to: (i) provide support to DPs on problems arising from land/property acquisition; (ii) record DP grievances, categorize, and prioritize grievances and resolve them; (iii) immediately inform the EA of serious cases; and (iv) report to DPs on developments regarding their grievances and decisions of the GRC. Other than disputes relating to ownership rights under the court of law, GRC will review grievances involving all resettlement benefits, compensation, relocation, replacement cost and other assistance.

122. The GRC will meet every month (if grievances are brought to the Committee), determine the merit of each grievance, and resolve grievances within a month of receiving the complaint Records will be kept of all grievances received including: contact details of complainant, date the complaint was received, nature of grievance, agreed corrective actions and the date these were affected, and final outcome. The GRCs will continue to function during the life of the Project. The GRC is expected to resolve grievances of the eligible persons within a stipulated time of 3 weeks at the PIU level and 3 weeks at the state level.

123. Costs: All costs involved in resolving the complaints (meetings, consultations, communication and reporting / information dissemination) will be borne by the Project.

Level 3: Court of Law

124. The displaced person is free to access the country’s legal system at any time and at any stage although Project GRM is the preferred route. 125. ADB Accountability Mechanism. If the established GRM is not able to resolve a grievance, the affected person also can use the ADB Accountability Mechanism through directly contacting (in writing) the Complaint Receiving Officer at ADB headquarters or the ADB India Resident Mission (INRM). Before submitting a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, it is necessary that affected persons make a good faith effort to solve the problem by working with the concerned ADB operations department and/or INRM. Only after doing that, and if they are still dissatisfied, will the Accountability Mechanism consider the compliant eligible for review. The complaint can be submitted in any of the official languages of ADB’s developing member countries. The ADB Accountability Mechanism information will be included in the project-relevant information to be distributed to the affected communities, as part of the project GRM.

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Figure No. 4: Stages of Grievance Redressal

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XI. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

A. Institutional Requirement

126. For implementation of resettlement plan there will be a set of institutions involved at various levels and stages of the project. For successful implementation of the resettlement plan the proposed institutional arrangement with their role and responsibility has been outlined in this section. The following are the primary institutions, who will be involved in this implementation process:

A. Maharashtra Public Works Department (MPWD), Government of Maharashtra B. ADB-Project Management Unit (ADB-PMU) C. Project Implementation Unit (PIU) D. Non-Government Organization (NGO)

B. Executing Agency

127. The Executing Agency (EA) for the Project is MPWD, Government of Maharashtra. The existing MPWD has established a PMU at its headquarters in Mumbai. This office will be functional for the whole project duration. The PMU, headed by Chief Engineer will have overall responsibility for implementation of loan and will also be responsible for the overall coordination among ADB, Government of Maharashtra and Project Implementation Units (PIU).

C. Project Management Unit

128. ADB-PMU will do the overall coordination, planning, implementation, and financing. The PMU will engage two (each will look after 3 divisions9) Focal Safeguard Officer with a rank of Superintending Engineer to ensure social and environmental safeguard compliance of MSRIP is consistent with ADB SPS and GOI norms. The FSO will be assist the respective Project Implementation Units and NGO for planning and implementation of resettlement activities in the project. Some of the specific functions of the ADB-PMU in regard to resettlement management will include:

a. Overall responsibility of implementation and monitoring of resettlement and rehabilitation activities in the project

b. Ensure availability of budget for resettlement and rehabilitation activities; c. Liaison lined agencies support implementation of resettlement and rehabilitation; d. Selection and appointment of the NGOs; e. Coordinating with line Departments, Project Implementation Units, implementing

NGO and Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC)

D. Project Implementation Unit

129. Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established at district/project level for the implementation of project resettlement activities. It will be headed by Superintending Engineer assisted by Executive Engineer. The superintending Engineer will be overall in charge of the division The Executive Engineer will be the Resettlement Officer. PIU will appoint/ designate an

9 One Focal Person will look after projects under Nagpur, Amravati and Aurangabad divisions and other will for

Nasik, Pune and Konkan region.

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Assistant Resettlement Officer (ARO) in the rank of Assistant Engineer (AE) per sub project, who will either be deputed to the PIU or engaged on contractual basis having adequate land acquisition implementation/resettlement experience. The staffs at the PIU level will be provided with the training by the social/ resettlement specialist of the Authority Engineer for implementation of the resettlement plan. The PIU will maintain all databases, work closely with DPs and other stakeholders and monitor the day today resettlement activities. Some of the specific tasks to be performed by PIU include:

I. Translation of resettlement plan in local language; II. Liaison with district administration for dovetailing government’s income generating

and developmental programs for the DPs; III. Ensure the inclusion of those DPs who may have not been covered during the census

survey; IV.facilitate the opening of accounts in local banks to transfer assistance to DPs, and

organize the disbursement of cheque for assistance in the affected area in public; V. Monitor physical and financial progress on land acquisition and resettlement and

rehabilitation activities; VI.Participate in regular meetings in GRC; and VII. Organize monthly meetings with the NGO to review the progress on resettlement

and rehabilitation

130. For land acquisition, as per the procedure laid down under the Direct Purchase Policy of GoM, a Land Valuation Committee (LVC) will be established at the district level. The Committee will be chaired by the District Collector or his/her representative and will have representatives of local self-government institutions as required. The LVC will be responsible to make independent valuation of land/other assets based on existing market replacement cost and also for completion of land acquisition on behalf of EA.

131. Project management services consultant. Project implementation support, including safeguards implementation, will be provided to the PMU by a project management services consultant (PMSC). The PMSC team will have a gender and social development specialist to assist the PMU to oversee the implementation of the resettlement plans, gender-related actions, and other social development activities. The specialists will support the PMU in monitoring the implementation of social development activities under the project; review of social and environmental monitoring reports submitted by the NGO, authority engineer (AE) and /or contractors; and prepare the semi-annual monitoring report for submission to ADB.

132. Authority Engineer. The project will have two authority engineers (AEs) who will be responsible for supervising implementation of the resettlement plan, gender action plan, and other social development activities of the project.

133. Each AE will include an environmental specialist who will be responsible for at least weekly site level supervision and monitoring. All subplans such as the construction camp layout, waste management, borrow area management, traffic management, tree plantation, and others prepared by the contractor will be reviewed and approved by the AE. The AE will also provide guidance to the contractor on corrective measures that must be taken and monitor their compliance. The environmental expert will review and verify all environmental reports prepared by each of the contractors. Based on site inspections and environmental reports from the contractors, he/she will prepare quarterly environmental monitoring reports for submission to the PMU. The quarterly reports will be consolidated into a semi-annual environmental monitoring report and submitted to the PMU for their review and endorsement for further submission to ADB.

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134. Each AE will also include a social development specialist. The specialist will be responsible for the following: (i) guide the implementation of the resettlement plans; (ii) help set up an internal monitoring system; (iii) participate and monitor the project-level grievance redress committee; and (iv) support the preparation of the semi-annual social monitoring reports.

E. Nongovernment Organization

135. The PMU will engage an NGO with experience in resettlement and rehabilitation matters along with community related skills assigned in the Project Division Office in order to build a good rapport with the affected community and facilitate satisfactory resettlement and rehabilitation of the DPs. To overcome this deficiency, experienced and well-qualified NGO in this field will be engaged to assist the PIU in the implementation of the resettlement plan. The NGO would play the role of a facilitator and will work as a link between the PIU and the affected community. NGO will assist DP by preparing micro plan and guiding to access into various ongoing government development schemes and agencies providing financial assistance and loan. Considering the significant role of the NGO in resettlement plan implementation, it is extremely important to select NGO that are capable, genuine and committed to the tasks assigned in order to ensure the success of the Plan. NGO will be hired for a group of projects which will manage the project resettlement activities, but the cost is proposed in each project keeping in view the PWD norms of requirement of advance administrative approval. The Terms of Reference for the NGO is appended as Appendix 5. 136. The roles and responsibilities of various agencies to be involved in resettlement planning process and implementation of resettlement activities are summarized in Table 30.

Table No. 30: Roles and Responsibilities of Different Agencies for resettlement plan Implementation

Activity Agency Responsible

Establishment of Social and Resettlement Unit in ADB-PMU and appointment of Focal Person (Social)

ADB-PMU

Organizing resettlement training workshop ADB-PMU

Social Assessment and Preparation of land acquisition plan, Resettlement Plan (resettlement plan)

ADB-PMU through Design Consultant

Hiring of (Non-Government Organization) NGOs ADB-PMU

Public consultation and disclosure of resettlement plan PIU / Design Consultant/NGO

Co-ordination with district administration for land acquisition PIU / Design Consultant

Declaration of cut-off date ADB-PMU/ PIU

Review and obtaining of approval of resettlement plan form ADB

ADB-PMU

Payment of replacement cost and allowance PIU

Notify the date of commencement of construction to DPs PIU/NGO

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Assistance in relocation, particularly for vulnerable groups PIU/ NGO

Monitoring of resettlement plan Implementation PIU/ NGO

137. An organogram for the institutional arrangement is presented below in Figure 5

Figure No. 5: Institutional Arrangement for Resettlement and Rehabilitation

F. Capacity Building

138. Close consultations were held with all the concerned departments to have an initial level of capacity assessment and capacity building exercise in the relevant agencies during the preparation of this resettlement plan. The MPWD has already established an ADB-PMU and needs appointment of a designated officials dealing with the land acquisition and resettlement for the project.

139. To allow an effective execution of all resettlement plan related tasks some expansion of the capacity on resettlement plan currently available at EA/PIU may be needed. As soon as the project will become effective PIU will carry out a capacity need assessment and will define the capacity building activities and if needed the additional experts required. All concerned staff at PIU level involved in land acquisition and resettlement activities have undergone an orientation and training in ADB resettlement policy and management. The ADB’s consultant/ resettlement specialist will organize a training workshop and provide training to the PIU staff. Broadly, the training will cover various topics such as (i) Principles and procedures of land acquisition; (ii) Public consultation and participation; (iii) Entitlements and compensation & assistance

MPWD

Chief Engineer, PMU

Superintending Engineer, PIU

PMSC

NGO

Assistant Engineer/ARO

Executive Engineer, PIU

AE

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disbursement mechanisms; Grievance redress; and (iv) Monitoring of resettlement operations. These will be covered through a formal workshop by the consultant under the ongoing technical assistance program. The specific components under the training will cover the following:

❖ Government of India and ADB policy frameworks and requirements on land acquisition and resettlement

❖ Resettlement and rehabilitation policy and procedure adopted for MSRIP ❖ Implementation arrangements and schedule activities ❖ Monitoring and reporting mechanism ❖ Consultation and grievance redress

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XII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

A. Need for Monitoring and Reporting

140. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) are critical activities in involuntary resettlement in order to ameliorate problems faced by the DPs and develop solutions immediately. Monitoring is a periodic assessment of planned activities providing midway inputs. It facilitates change and gives necessary feedback of activities and the directions on which they are going, whereas evaluation is a summing up activity at the end of the project assessing whether the activities have actually achieved their intended goals and purposes. In other words, M&E apparatus is a crucial mechanism for measuring project performance and fulfillment of the project objectives.

B. Internal Monitoring 141. One of the main roles of Project Management Unit will be to see proper and timely implementation of all activities in resettlement plan. Monitoring will be a regular activity for ADB-PMU and Focal Officer (Social) at this level will see the timely implementation of resettlement and rehabilitation activities. Monitoring will be carried out by the PIU and its agents, such as NGOs and will prepare monthly reports on the progress of resettlement plan Implementation. PIU will collect information from the project site and assimilate in the form of monthly report to assess the progress and results of resettlement plan implementation and adjust work program where necessary, in case of delays or any implementation problems as identified. This monitoring will form parts of regular activity and reporting on this will be extremely important in order to undertake mid-way corrective steps. The monitoring by PMU will include:

▪ Administrative monitoring: daily planning, implementation, feedback and

troubleshooting, individual DP database maintenance, and progress reports; ▪ Socio-economic monitoring: case studies, using baseline information for comparing

DP socio-economic conditions, evacuation, demolition, salvaging materials, morbidity and mortality, community relationships, dates for consultations, and number of appeals placed; and

▪ Impact monitoring: Income standards restored/improved, and socioeconomic conditions of the displaced persons. Monitoring reports documenting progress on resettlement implementation and resettlement plan completion reports will be provided by the Project Implementation Unit to ADB-PMU for review and approval from ADB.

142. The following should be considered as the basis for indicators in monitoring of the project:

• Socio-economic conditions of the DPs in the post-resettlement period;

• Communication and reactions from DPs on entitlements, compensation, options, alternative developments and relocation timetables etc.;

• changes in housing and income levels;

• rehabilitation of informal settlers;

• valuation of property;

• grievance procedures;

• disbursement of compensation; and

• Level of satisfaction of DPs in the post resettlement period.

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C. Stages of Monitoring

143. Considering the importance of the various stage of project cycle, the EA will handle the monitoring at each stage as stated below:

1. Preparatory Stage

144. During the pre-relocation phase of resettlement operation, monitoring is concerned with administrative issues such as, establishment of resettlement unit, budget, land acquisition, consultation with DPs in the preparation of resettlement plan, payments of entitlement due, grievance Redressal, and so on. The key issue for monitoring will be:

• Conduct of baseline survey • Consultations • Identification of DP and the numbers • Identification of different categories of DPs and their entitlements • Collection of gender disaggregated data • Inventory and losses survey • Asset inventory • Entitlements • Valuation of different assets • Budgeting • Information dissemination • Institutional arrangements • Implementation schedule review, budgets and line items expenditure

2. Relocation Stage

145. Monitoring during the relocation phase covers such issues as site selection in consultation with DPs, development of relocation sites, assistance to DPs (especially to vulnerable groups) in physically moving to the new site. Likewise, aspects such as adjustment of DPs in the new surroundings, attitude of the host population towards the newcomers and development of community life are also considered at this stage. The key issue for monitoring will be:

• Payment of compensation • Delivery of entitlement • Grievance handling • Preparation of resettlement site, including civic amenities (water, sanitation,

drainage, paved streets, electricity) • Consultations • Relocation • Payment of compensation • Livelihood restoration assistance and measures

3. Rehabilitation Stage 146. Once DPs have settled down at the new sites, the focus of monitoring will shift to issues of economic recovery to the pre - project status. The key issue for monitoring will be:

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• Improvement of business due to improved connectivity.

D. Monitoring Indicators

147. The most crucial components/indicators to be monitored are specific contents of the activities and entitlement matrix. The resettlement plan contains indicators and benchmarks for achievement of the objectives under the resettlement program. These indicators and benchmarks are of three kinds:

• Process indicators including project inputs, expenditures, staff deployment, etc. • Output indicators indicating results in terms of numbers of displaced people

compensated and resettled, training held, credit disbursed, etc. and • Impact indicators related to the longer-term effect of the project on people's lives.

148. Input and output indicators related to physical progress of the work will include items as following:

• Training of PIU staff completed • Public meetings held • Census, assets inventories, assessments and socio-economic studies completed • NGO recruited and trained • Meetings of GRC • Grievance redress procedures in-place and functioning • Compensation payments disbursed • Relocation of DPs completed • Employment provided to DPs • Number of families physically displaced and resettled • Monitoring reports submitted

E. Reporting Requirements

149. Project Implementation Unit responsible for supervision and implementation of the resettlement plan will prepare monthly progress reports on resettlement activities and submit to ADB-PMU. ADB-PMU will submit semi-annual reports to ADB. The Reports will be disclosed in the ADB website.

150. All the resettlement monitoring reports will be disclosed to DPs as per procedure followed for disclosure of resettlement documents by the EA. The monitoring reports will also be disclosed on ADB Website.

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XIII. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

151. Implementation of resettlement plan mainly consists of compensation to be paid for affected structures and rehabilitation and resettlement activities. The time for implementation of resettlement plan will be scheduled as per the overall project implementation. All activities related to the land acquisition and resettlement must be planned to ensure that compensation is paid prior to displacement and commencement of civil works. Public consultation, monitoring and grievance redress will be undertaken intermittently throughout the project duration. However, the schedule is subject to modification depending on the progress of the project activities. The civil works contract for each project will only be awarded after all compensation and relocation has been completed for project and rehabilitation measures are in place.

A. Schedules for Project Implementation 152. The proposed project resettlement and rehabilitation activities are divided in to three broad categories based on the stages of work and process of implementation. The details of activities involved in these three phases-Project Preparation phases, resettlement plan Implementation phase, Monitoring and Reporting period are discussed below:

• Project Preparation Phase: The major activities to be performed in this period include

establishment of Project Implementation Unit at project level; submission of resettlement plan for ADB approval; appointment of NGO and establishment of GRC etc. The information campaign and community consultation will be a process initiated from this stage and will go on till the end of the project.

• resettlement plan Implementation Phase: After the project preparation phase the next stage is implementation of resettlement plan which includes issues like compensation of award by EA; payment of all eligible assistance; relocation of DPs; initiation of economic rehabilitation measures; site preparation for delivering the site to contractors for construction and finally starting civil work.

• Monitoring and Reporting Period: As mentioned earlier the monitoring will be the responsibility of ADB-PMU, Project Implementation Unit and implementing NGO and will start early during the project when implementation of resettlement plan starts and will continue till the complete Implementation of the project.

B. Resettlement and rehabilitation Implementation Schedule 153. A composite implementation schedule for resettlement and rehabilitation activities in the project including various sub tasks and timeline matching with civil work schedule is prepared and presented in the form of Table 31. However, the sequence may change, or delays may occur due to circumstances beyond the control of the Project and accordingly the time can be adjusted for the implementation of the plan. The implementation schedule can also be structured through package wise. The entire stretch can be divided into various contract packages and the completion of resettlement implementation for each contract package shall be the pre-condition to start of the civil work at that particular contract package.

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Table No.31: resettlement and rehabilitation Implementation Schedule

Activity

Progress (Year /Quarter)

2019 2020 2021

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

Project Preparation Stage

Screen sub-project impact

Public Consultation

Cary out Census Survey

Prepare Resettlement Plan

resettlement plan Implementation Stage

Hiring of NGOs for resettlement and rehabilitation Implementation

Obtaining approval of resettlement and rehabilitation from ADB

Disclosure of resettlement and

rehabilitation

Training and Capacity Building PIU

and Other Institutions

Public Consultation

Grievance Redressal

Valuation of Properties

Preparation of Micro Plan

Payment of Compensation

Notify the date of start of construction to DPs

Rehabilitation of DPs

Monitoring and Reporting Period

85

Monitoring and reporting by ADB-PIU

86

Appendix 1: Census and Socio-Economic Questionnaire

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88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

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