Rehabilitation &

ResettlementHimachal Pradesh Power Transmission

corp. case study

Vishal ShindeM.Tech. Project Management

VJTI, Mumbai

Email: shinde.vishal@icloud.com

HPPCL Transmission lines project

• Electricity cannot be stored so it has to be

transmitted from generators to substations as per

demand

• It is transmitted by overhead cables, whereas in

some sensitive places, like cities, it is transmitted

underground

• However, underground transmission has significantly

higher cost as well as limitations

• Hence high voltage transmission line projects are set

up nationwide.

Himachal Pradesh terrains and Power lines

• These projects need to acquire government as well

as private land which may affect some families

• Construction of transmission towers and noises of

power line too affects the people residing near the

projects

• To protect the interests of all such affected people,

HPPCL has prepared resettlement, relief and

rehabilitation policy

Project news and 25 mw

plants map in Himachal

Objectives• To minimize the adverse impact on persons

• To sustain quality of life of the people in the area

• To create a goodwill for organization and have a long term relationship

• To ensure that rights of individual and society (esp. those belonging to vulnerable/weaker groups of society) are safeguarded.

• To assist the affected persons to regain or achieve the standard of living if negative impacts are unavoidable

• to ensure the people are well informed and involved

Rehabilitation Strategies • Each project affected family will be suitably

compensated to ensure replacement of lost assets

• Guidance and counseling for the local population

affected by projects

• Contribute to development by improving local

infrastructure with participation of the affected

Rehabilitation Strategies

• Creating opportunities of income or employment

for local people

• Maintaining a friendly relation with the public by

regular public meetings, public consultations,

project functions etc.

• Provide direct help to the people in extreme

hardship

Impacts of the projectA. Permanent impacts

i. Loss of agricultural land/orchard (full/partial)

ii. Loss of residential/non resi. Structures

iii. Loss of commercial structures

iv. Loss of religious structures

v. Loss of government property eg. govt. offices

vi. Location of tower on private land

vii. Pollarding or cutting of trees

viii.Loss of land value due to laying of tower cables or tower in the vicinity.

ix. Affect of power line on transport routes/rail lines.

Impacts of the projectB. Temporary impacts

i. Loss of standing crops, damage to fruit trees

ii. Hindrance in accessibility to property

iii. Psychological impact due to overhead towers

iv. Loss due to hindrance in agricultural land during

tower/line being erected

v. Disturbance to movement of vehicles, trains.

Compensation policy• Land acquisition will be according to Land

Acquisition Act 1894 or by negotiation if possible.

• Rehabilitation will be ensured before any

displacement of affected families

• While acquiring land or immovable property,

replacement value shall be kept in view.

• Surplus lands, if any, will be returned to community

after project completion.

• For transmission lines, optimum route will be

selected under criterion laid down in

ESSP(Environment and social safeguard policy)

Compensation policy• HPPCL shall give 3 options for title owners

A. Land Acquisition under LAA by paying one time

compensation

B. Land acquired by paying yearly lease money

C. Transmission line laid by invoking the Indian

Telegraph Act 1885

Sanction of grants/facilities to the affected families

• Each family rendered houseless due to HPPCL’s

acquisition will be provided with an independent house

with built up area of 150sqmt along with construction

cost 4000 per sqmt.

• Grant upto Rs. 50,000 will be provided to restart business

which cannot be relocated.

• For crops lost during project, value of crops will be

estimated and paid accordingly

Concept of Transmission Right of way

• RoW interference: HPPCL will make efforts to avoid

RoW over any existing building, if totally inevitable,

compensation will be paid on assessment and

building will be demolished.

• Shifting allowance: For temporary shifting of a

family, rent and goods transportation charges will

be paid.

• Provision of annuity policy for the vulnerable group

• Loss of income from forest or government land

• Accident assistance for affected during project

development and operation

Sanction of grants/facilities to the affected families

Additional schemes• Merit and support scholarship scheme

• Medical fund

• Training cum awareness camp

• Provision of self employment

• Award of petty contracts and hiring of vehicles

• Decommissioning or shifting of transmission line or

other project components will not result in taking

back the released grants.

Thank you