social resettlement & rehabilitation plan of cuttack - barang doubling 12.1 km orissa

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I DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The Cuttack -Barang single line section of East Coast Railway on Howrah- Chennai

main line is situated in district Cuttack of Orissa. The project area falls between

Longitude 8554 08 to 855000 and Latitude 202432 to 202741. The East

Coast main line passes through the thickly populated regions of Orissa and connects

important townships like Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar and Behrampur. Cuttack is a

growing commercial and business centre of East Coast of Orissa and Bhubeneshwar

has been growing very rapidly being the capital of the State. Behrampur is also an

important business town of South Orissa. Any increase in passenger services to

these cities has to pass through the project section. The Chief Transport and

Planning Manager, East Coast Railway has made a projection of passenger services

till 2009-10. The projections of passenger services in East Coast mainline are

presented at Table-1. As shown in the table the present 21 pairs of coaching trains

touching Cuttack are expected to increase to 36 pairs by the end of year 2009-2010.

It shows that there is a need for introduction of more coaching trains over the East

Coast main line touching Cuttack. With growth of freight traffic in the East Coast main

line, the numbers of freight trains, which are required to be routed through this

section, are expected to rise. In addition, Paradeep port on the East Coast of Orissa

is growing very fast and any traffic from South of Cuttack to the port or vice versa, will

be routed through this section.

TABLE- 1

PROJECTIONS OF PASSENGER SERVICES IN EAST COAST MAINLINE

S.No

Services Existing servicesDuring 2002

Projected servicesDuring 2009-10

1 Super fast/Express trains 15 29

2 Passenger trains 6 07TOTAL 21 36

Realizing the urgent need for augmentation of the section capacity, Railway Board in

1995-96, ordered for Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey for doubling of this

section. In this background, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has decided to take up the

doubling (provision of 2nd railway line parallel to the existing single line) of Cuttack

Barang broad gauge railway section.

The proposed project envisages construction of a second railway line parallel to the

existing one between Cuttack and Barang stations of East-Coast railway, covering

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11.715km-route length. There are two block sections in the project namely Cuttack

Gopalpur Balikuda and Gopalpur Balikuda-Barang. Kathjori passenger halt lies

between Cuttack and Gopalpur Balikuda stations. The layout plan of the project is

shown in Figure 1. Salient features of the project are given at Table- 2.

TABLE- 2

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT

S. No. Parameter Value

1 Length of the Line 11.715km

2 Gauge 1676mm

3 No. of Stations 4 Including Cuttack And Barang

4 Ruling Gradient 1 In 150

5 Max. Length of Gradient in one Stretch 559m

6 Maximum Degree of Curvature 3.5o

7 No. of Curves 5

8 Length of Track in Curve 3.46 Km

9 No. of Bridges 12

10 Type of Loading for Bridge MBG Loading

11 Sleepers Pre-Stressed Concrete Sleepers

12 Signaling MACL

13 Width of Embankment 6.85 meter

14 Side Slope of Embankment 2H: 1V

15 No. of Road Crossings (Nos.) 3

16 Requirement of Governemt Land 1 hectare

17 Cost of Project (Gross) In Million Rupees 1276.17

60kg. 90UTS Rails with LWR on Main Line & 52kg 90UTS Rails with SWR on Loop

Line are proposed to Be used. The project is scheduled to be completed by March

2008 at a cost of Rs. 1276.17 million. It would involve construction of three important

and two major bridges. The construction shall be of MBG Loading.



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FIGURE 1

LAYOUT MAP OF CUTTACK-BARANG DOUBLING OF RAILWAY LINE



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II METHODOLOGY

The study area covers the entire stretch of proposed doubling over a length of 11.715

km. The study covers the people and socio-economic resources affected as a result

of the proposed project. The methodology used for socio-economic data collection is

as under:

Terms of Reference were discussed with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited officials.

Joint site visits were made with the concerned railway officials, mainly the

engineers related with the project.

Data collection is based on household survey, personal observation and

opinion of the stakeholders, administrators and planners.

Based on the field visits and desktop research a list of affected people wasprepared.

Socioeconomic survey of about 18% of the affected households has been

undertaken to prepare demographic profile of affected people, assess

income & identify productive activities, plan for income restoration, study

relocation options and to identify needs of the society.

Discussions were held with the affected people keeping in view the

composition of the conglomeration and vulnerability of different groups. The

process of data collection included key informant interviews and community

consultations representing all classes/ caste/ tribes.

Objective of the survey has been to generate an inventory of social impacts on the

people affected by the project including their social profile and views about the

project, and on various options of rehabilitation and resettlement. A detailed

questionnaire used to collect information on these aspects is enclosed as Annexure

1.

III LAND ACQUISITION AND IMPACTS

The proposed doubling is planned on up-side (left hand side of the existing alignment

facing Barang) and shall be accommodated in the existing railway right of way

(ROW) except between kilometer 414 and 418, whereas, as per the Preliminary

Engineering cum Traffic Survey (PETS) report, a 10-meter wide strip in small patches

of 1km cumulative length i.e. one-hectare of land would be acquired. As observed at

site a small canal runs parallel to the railway line in the above said section between

km 414 to 418. The proposed land requirement (10 m wide strip) belongs to the

Irrigation Department and there is no private land between the railway line and the

irrigation canal in the affected portion. During field investigation, it has been noticed



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that a portion of the railway land near Kathjori passenger halt station required for

construction of the proposed doubling has been tresspassed. The settlements

(squatters) are locally known as Khannagar/Madhupatna. These squatters have

approximately 40 households/hutments (having about 200 project affected persons at

the average rate of 5 persons per family). In addition to this, about 8 small shops

(Khokas) are also observed near the Barang Station towards Cuttack, which might

have to be removed due to the construction of the 2nd railway line.

III 1 Measures taken to minimize Resettlement

Based on the engineering report and project social analysis, it is observed that to

minimize land acquisition, displacement and disruption to livelihood following steps

have been taken:

As far as possible, the proposed alignment has been kept within the existing

railway land.

Only about one hectare land pertaining to the irrigation department would be

required for the project between km 414 and km418.

No private land is proposed to be acquired for the project.

III-2 Project Affected Persons and Households

The proposed second railway line, parallel to the existing one, from Cuttack to

Barang stretches about 12 km in length. It is planned on the left hand side of the

existing line facing Barang. The proposed line, as per the Preliminary Engineering

cum Traffic Survey (PETS) report, shall be accommodated in the existing railway

Right of Way (ROW), except between km 414 and 418,where a 10 m wide strip in

small stretches of 1 km cumulative length e.g. one hectare area of land pertaining to

the irrigation department shall be required, however no private land/property is to be

acquired for the project.

During field investigation, it has been noticed that a portion of the railway land near

Kathjori passenger halt station required for construction of the proposed doubling has

been tresspassed. The settlements (squatters) are locally known as

Khannagar/Madhupatna. These encroachments have approximately 40

households/hutments (having about 200 project affected persons at the average

rate of5 persons per family). In addition to this, about 8 small shops (Khokas) are



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also observed near the Barang Station towards Cuttack, which might have to be

removed due to the construction of the 2nd railway line.

III-3 Sample Size and Coverage

About 18% of the affected population has been surveyed for data collection. To

obtain a representative sample, the respondents were randomly identified using

cluster approach and interviews were conducted at scattered locations.

III-4 Socio-Economic Profile of PAPs

The socio economic profile has been prepared separately for each of the above

category and the summarized information is given in Table 3.

TABLE 3SUMMARY SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE PAPS

Family size Age Caste Literacy Income

S L Y O G S L I P NP

71 29 100 0 57 43 53 47 28 72

Legend

J : Joint, N : Nuclear, S : family size up to 5 persons, L : Family size over 5 persons,

Y : up to 60 years of age, O : Over 60 years of age, H : Hindus, M : Muslims,

G : General, S : Special (SC, ST, BC, OBC), L : Literate, I : Illiterate, P : Poor(BPL), NP:

Above BPL

III-5 Type of Loss

Depending upon the type of loss, the PAPs have been classified into 6 categories as

given in Table 3 above.

III-6 Nature of Loss

The nature of losses in the proposed railway project (doubling of railway line) has

been confined to squatters only. Amongst these squatters,100% are losing entire

holding and all the Khoka keepers will loose their economic base.

III-7 Loss of Crop

As mentioned earlier that no private land is likely to be acquired, hence the proposed

project will not cause any loss in terms of agriculture land and crop yield.

III-8 Vulnerable APs

The vulnerable groups identified during social analysis of the squatters have been

presented in Figure 2. The analysis shows that; 14% of the squatters belong to the

scheduled tribes, there are no scheduled caste. 29% of the squatters are below



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poverty line and none of the family is headed by a women. There are no squatters

above the age of 60 years.

FIGURE 2 : VULNERABLE POPULATION AMONG SQUATTERS

14

20

0 00

5

10

15

20

Percent

SC/ST

BPL

>60 years

WHH

III-9 Indigenous People

No Indigenous people are being affected due the construction of the proposed

project.

IV RESETTLEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVES AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

This short-term RP is designed to deal with limited impacts of the Cuttack-Barang

doubling of railway line Project. Only one hectare of government land is to be

acquired. The E Co R has taken the appropriate measures to minimise the amount of

land acquisition, taking into account the need of the project. Close vicinity of the

existing line has reduced linear disturbance in the form of land acquisition, loss of

infrastructure and additional facilities requirements. No private land acquisition is

involved in this project. However, squatters need to be compensated in accordance

with the Asian Development Bank policy on involuntary Resettlement (BP, December

2001).

V. ENTITLEMENT MATRIX

The resettlement principals and assistance have been designed to cover

compensation to restore or enhance the livelihoods of affected people. The matrix

given in Figure 3 identifies the PAPs and their losses and defines compensation and

entitlements.



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FIGURE 3

DETAILS OFENTITLEMENT MATRIX

Type of

Loss

Application Unit Entitlement Expected Results

Loss of residential/commercialstructuresby ownersandinformalsettlers/squatters

Structure onthe ROW

(i) Ownersofstructuresidentifiedby DC; (ii)Owners ofstructuresidentifiedby censusand SES

Cash compensation

under Government ofIndia LandAcquisition Law andState Laws to be paidby DC (a depreciationvalue is deductedbased on the age ofthe structure)

The depreciated

value thus deducted

will be paid by theproject as additionalgrant to build newstructure

A lumpsum transfer

grant for shiftinghousehold assetsand other belongingsto relocated sites willbe paid at Rs. 1500/-per household.

Reconstruction of structure and relocation tonew sites

People affected will beallowed to salvagematerials from theirdemolished structures;the affected squatters willreceive transitionalallowance of Rs. 2,000per family lumpsum.

Loss of income and

workdaysdue todisplacement

Householdsaffected by

ROW

Head of households

identifiedby DC listand SES

Cash assistance for 30

days at the local

agricultural wage rate Additional cash

assistance to vulnerablegroups includingwomen-headedhouseholds.

Assistance to

vulnerable; grants willbe paid to those belowthe poverty line, and thevulnerable, includingwomen-headedhouseholds, at the rateof Rs. 5,000 per eligible

household. One familymember from theaffected household willalso receive skilltraining linked toemploymentopportunities at Rs.2,000 per household byway of rehabilitation.

Temporary

employment in theproject constructionwork to APs withparticular attension to

APs below poverty lineby the project

Subsistence and incomein post-displaced period

and poverty-reduction.



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Type of

Loss

Application Unit Entitlement Expected Results

contractor.

Measures towards income restoration and skill training

Following measures shall be taken towards income restorationand skill trainingHead of households identified by the District Collector and through the socio-

economic survey shall be compensated in the following way:

a) There is a provision for additional support to the vulnerable people

including the female-headed households. Grants will be paid to those below the

poverty line and the vulnerable people including women-headed households at

the rate of Rs. 5,000 per eligible household. One family member from the

affected household will also receive skill training linked to employment

opportunities at Rs. 2000 per household by way of rehabilitation.

b) Temporary employment in the project construction work to APs with

particular attention to APs below poverty line(BPL) by the project contractor.

c) Cash assistance for 30 days at local agricultural wage rate to the head of

households identified by the DC list and SES.

Inter Agency Linkages for Income Restoration

Majority of the eligible families for income restoration earn their livelihood form

marginal agriculture or petty business, and it is imperative to ensure that the AP are

able to reconstruct their livelihood. Based on the market feasibility study the list of

livelihood schemes will be developed, and based on felt needs of the target group

population the activities will be prioritized through peoples participation. Further,

these options will be tested for their viability against availability of skill, raw material

and available appropriate technology. Suitable alternative livelihood schemes will be

chosen finally, where training on skill up gradation, capital assistance and assistance

in the form of backward-forward linkages (with respect to the selected livelihood

schemes) can be provided for making these pursuits sustainable for the

beneficiaries, of the target group. Income generation schemes will be developed in

consultation with the project affected/ displaced families. The grants received for

such purpose for the project, will be used for the skill development training to

upgrade their existing skill, purchase of small scales capital assets etc. While

developing the enterprise development or the income generation activities, the NGOs

will contact the local and Lead Bank officers for financing the economic ventures. The

making and milk federations will also be contacted for planning sustainable economicdevelopment opportunities.



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The PIU along with NGOs will play a proactive role to mobilize the various

government schemes and ensure their accessibility and benefits to the APs. Some of

these schemes are as follows.

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana(SGRY)

SGRY is a programme started with merger of Employment Assurance Programme

(EAS) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) with effect from 25th sept.2001.

SGRY is expected to take care of food security, additional wage-employment and

village infrastructure as food grains provided here is an additionality. Guidelines of

SGRY.

Primary objective of this scheme is the creation of demand driven community village

infrastructure including durable assets at the village level and to enable the rural

poor to increase the opportunities for sustained employment. Secondary objective of

this scheme is the generation of supplementary employment for the unemployment

poor in the rural area. First Stream (SGRY-1) is implemented through Zilla Parishad

and Panchayat Samity in the ratio of 40:60.Second Stream (SGRY-2) of 50% funds

are earmarked for implementation through Gram Panchayats. Special

component(SGRY-3) of SGRY is demand-driven food security for natural calamity

affected rural areas. Fund sharing between Government of India and Government of

Orissa is 75 : 25 .Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

Objectives : SGSY was started on 1st April,1999 after restructuring erstwhile IRDP

,TRYSEM, SITRA GKY and MWS. The basic objective is to bring assisted poor

families (Swarozgaris) above the poverty line by providing income generating assets

through mix of bank credit and subsidy. The SGSY aims at establishing micro

enterprises in rural areas based on the ability of poor and potential of each area. It

coveres all aspects of self employment viz. organization of poor in the Self Help

Group (SHG) and their capacity building, training and selection of key activities,

planning of activity clusters, infrastructure build up, technology transfer and

marketing linkage.

Rural Housing: Indira Awaas Yojana(IAY)

To help construction of dwelling units by members of scheduled caste/ scheduled

tribe, free bonded labourer, and also non- S.C/S.T rural poor below the poverty line

by providing them the permissible financial assistance. Credit-cum-subsidy scheme

is also available for families having annual income upto Rs.32000/.Fund sharing



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between Government of India and Government of Orissa is 80 : 20.The unit cost -

Rs.20,000/- plain area, Rs.22,000/- hilly area . Special thrust has been given for

construction of IAY houses with R.C.C roof in natural calamity-prone areas.

Prime Ministers Gramodaya Yojana (PMGY)

This programme will generally be based on the pattern of Indira Awas Yojana and

will be implemented in the rural areas. The target group for houses under the

scheme will be people who are living below poverty line in the rural areas belonging

to SC/ST, Freed Bonded Labourer and SC/ST categories.

Operation Black Board(OBB)

To construct Primary School Buildings for building-less Primary Schools in rural

areas.Unit cost of the school building with two rooms and varandah - Rs. 1.5 lakhs

Special Schemesi) Mission Danapaniii) Sakti Gaoniii) IT Kiosk

Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS)

The Scheme targets the most vulnerable groups of population including children upto

6 years of age, pregnant women and nursing mothers belonging to poorest of the

poor families and living in disadvantaged areas including backward rural areas, tribal

areas and urban slums. The identification of beneficiaries is done through surveying

the community and identifying the families living below the poverty line.

Education of SC/STChildren

The educational development of children belonging to the Scheduled castes and

Scheduled Tribes is a special focus in the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Every activity

under the Project must identify the benefit that will accrue to children from these

communities. Many of the incentive schemes will have a sharper focus on children

from these communities. The participation of dalits and tribals in the affairs of theschool will be specially encouraged to ensure ownership of the Abhiyan by all social

groups, especially the most disadvantaged.

Grievances Redressal Committees(GRC)

The project will establish a Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) in respective

districts, headed by the District Collector, with members from local NGO, the Land &

Revenue department, project implementation unit and selected local leaders from

Panchayat / municipalities and representatives of affected people. The main

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objective of the grievance redressal procedure will be to provide a mechanism to

mediate conflict and cut down on lengthy litigation, which often delays infrastructure

projects. It will also provide people who may have objections or concerns about the

assistance that they have received, a public forum to raise their objections and

through conflict resolution, addresses these issues adequately.

The functions of the Grievance Redressal Committee shall be to: (i) provide support

for the PAFs on problems arising out of their land/property acquisition; (ii) record the

grievance of the PAFs, categorize and prioritize the grievances that need to be

resolved by the Committee; and (iii) report to the aggrieved parties about the

development regarding their grievances and the decision of the Project Authorities

.GRC will meet at least once a month and the decision of the GRC would be final.

The Committee shall deliver its decision within 4 weeks of the case registration.

Public/Community Consultation

The project authorities would continue to ensure that the affected population and

other stakeholders are informed, consulted and allowed to participate actively in the

social resettlement process. This has been and would be done throughout the project

at every stage of the project. i.e. during preparation, implementation and monitoring

of the project. The public/community participation and consultation would be done at

three broad levels: namely I) disseminating information and requesting villagers to

attend the public consulting meetings; ii) listing to the opinions and preferences of the

APs. During the preparation stage, consultations were held at local level. Additional

rounds of consultations with APs would be through appointed NGOs during RP

implementation. The other round of consultation will occur when compensation and

assistance are provided and actual resettlement begins.

Information DisclosureFor the benefit of the community in general and APs in particular, RP and R&R Policy

will be disclosed on RVNL and ADB websites.

VI CONSULTATION AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

During the social assessment, the consultants, assisted by the EA officials,

conducted consultative meetings with the squatters. The policy framework and the

compensation principles defined earlier are based on the feedback from consultation

meetings. This interactive approach and processes will continue during the



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implementation of the project. The EA will inform the affected people of their

entitlements and benefits and implementation schedules. The Short RPs shall be

made available in local language i.e. Oriya to the affected people and

NGOs/community groups during focus group discussions and meetings at the

village/community level. Copies of RPs will be available at the local level to

stakeholders for local inputs.

VII INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

RVNL will be responsible for project development, resource mobilization and

execution of projects for Cuttack-Barang-doubling of Railway line. Various

components related to compensation would be implemented through agency-

department with which it is related. The affected parameters and its implementingagency are summarized in Table 4.

TABLE 4IMPLEMENTING AGENCY FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT

S.No. Parameter Implementing Agency

1. Information and CommunityConsultation Program,Stakeholders Participation anddisclosure of RP

policies/entitlements

Chief Resettlement Officer (CRO) andNGO

2. Distribution of Payments CRO, District Collector, localresettlement committees,

3. Internal Monitoring CRO and his staff

4. External Monitoring Sub-Project monitoring andimplementation consultants

VIII IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK AND COST ESTIMATES

The ESDU from RVNL will have overall responsibility for policy guidance,

coordination, planning, implementation and financing. RVNL will appoint a senior

staff at the rank of Deputy General Manager at Bhubneshwar as Chief Resettlement

Officer (CRO). The CRO will closely work in coordination with the ESDU/Head

Quarter.

Experienced local NGOs will be hired (immediately after ADBs approval of the RP) to

assist CRO in RAP implementation with clearly defined tasks and schedules. The

appointed NGO will be responsible for information campaign, regarding RAP



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policies/entitlements as described in the matrix, and pay special attention to

livelihood programs for vulnerable groups. The NGO will open field offices and will

involve affected persons, including women in the implementation process.

CRO will also coordinate with representatives from the district administration, local

government departments like revenue, and affected persons including womens

representatives. The CRO will work closely with the District Collector to expedite the

payments of all compensation and other benefits as per the framework adopted for

sub projects. The CRO will monitor the progress of the work and ensure co-

ordination between the relevant departments and RAP implementation committees.

Sub-project monitoring and implementation consultants are being hired and engaged

to monitor and evaluate the project independently.

RAP Implementation Schedule

The period for implementation of RAP has been taken as five years starting from

October, 2004 to March, 2008. Planning, surveying, assessing, policy development,

institution identification, PAF participation, income restoration, and implementation are

typical RAP related activities, which have been considered. However, sometimes,

sequence may change or delays witnessed due to circumstances beyond the control

of the project. PIU will initiate actions to start implementation of RAP efficiently by

April, 2005. A time bound implementation schedule has been prepared and presented

in Figure 4 in accordance to the timing of civil works. The project will provide adequate

advance notification of 30 days to the PAPs prior to relocation and will pay their

compensation by the time commensurate with starting of the construction works. Both

internal and external monitoring will be completed by March, 2008.

The estimated budget for compensation to the squatters and implementation of the

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will bear all the land acquisition and resettlement costs and would ensure timely

release of funds during implementation. The squatters will receive compensation

prior to the start of the construction work.

TABLE 5

RAP **BudgetS. No. Description Quantity Rate(RS.) Total (Rs.)

A Compensation for Squatters

1 Replacement cost of commercial structures * 40 * 20000 8,00,000

2 Shifting allowance 40 1500 60,000

3 Transitional allowance 40 2,000 80,000

4 Skill training linked to employmentopportunities

40 2,000 80,000

5 Cash assistance for 30 days for loss of income and workdays

40 50X30 1,80,000

Sub-Total A 12,00,000B Assistance to Vulnerable People

5 BPL/ SC/ ST/ WHH/ Old Age people *18 5000 90,000

Sub-Total B 90,000

6 Compensation for Khokas 8 5000 40,000

C Sub-Total C 40,000

D Miscellaneous

5 Establishment and Support Staff 10,00,000

Sub-Total (C) 10,00,000

GRAND TOTAL (A+B+C) 23,30,000

*Nos based on Pro-Rata basis

** The is indicative & likely to change after the detailed design study and census surveyis done.

IX MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Monitoring and Evaluation are critical activities in involuntary resettlement. Monitoring

involves periodic checking to ascertain whether the activities are progressing as per

schedule while evaluation is essentially a summing up, at the end of the project,

assessment of the actual achievement in comparison to those aimed at during the

implementation. RP implementation will be monitored both internally and externally.RVNL will be responsible for internal monitoring through their NGO, CRO and PIU

and will prepare quarterly reports on the progress of RP implementation. Sub-project

monitoring and implementation Consultants will monitor the RP implementation and

will report on a half yearly basis to RVNL and ADB on the progress of implementation

activities. These consultants shall be appointed by RVNL following ADBs guidelines

for procurement of consultants. It will have social and environmental consultants as a

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Internal Monitoring

The RP includes indicators and benchmarks for achievement of the objectives under

the resettlement program, which can be categorizes as follows: I) Process Indicators,

which includes project inputs, expenditures, staff deployments, etc.; ii) Output

indicators are results in terms of numbers of affected persons compensated and

resettled, incomes restored, additional assistance provided etc; and iii) Impact

indicators related to the long-term effect of the project on peoples lives in the project-

affected area.

The first two types of indicators, related to process and immediate outputs and

results, will be monitored internally by RVNL through CRO. RVNL will collect this

information from the project site and assimilate in the form of monthly progress reportto assess the progress and results of RP implementation, and adjust the work

program, where necessary, in case of any delays or problems. Specific activities

under RP implementation that will be monitored internally by RVNL are the following:

Information campaign and consultation with PAPs; Compensation of affected

structures and other assets; Relocation of PAPs; Payments for loss of income; and

Income restoration activities.

CRO will be responsible for monitoring the day-to-day resettlement activities of the

project. Baseline socio-economic census provide the necessary benchmark for field

level monitoring. Field level monitoring will be carried out through (i) review of census

information for all PAPs; (ii) consultation and informal interviews with PAPs; (iii) in-

depth case studies; (iv) informal sample survey of PAPs; (v) key informant interviews;

and (vi) community public meetings.

A performance data sheet will be developed to monitor the project at the field level.

Quarterly reports will be received from the field offices and the RVNL will be

responsible for overall project level monitoring. Also, Project Supervision Consultants

(PSC) will monitor the RP implementation and will report on a quaterly basis to

RVNL/EoCR and the ADB on the progress of all aspects of resettlement activities.

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As mentioned earlier, Sub-Project monitoring and implementation consultants will

monitor the RAP implementation and will report on a half yearly basis to RVNL and

ADB on the progress of implementation activities. These consultants shall be

appointed by RVNL following ADBs guidelines for procurement of consultants. It will

have social and environmental consultants as a part of the team. The appointment of

these consultants will be approved by ADB.

The work of the panel of experts will start from October, 2005. The team of experts

will review the status of the Resettlement implementation in light of the targets,

budget and duration that has been laid down in the Resettlement plan. The key tasks

during external monitoring include: I) review and verification of the internal monitoring

reports prepared by CRO; ii) Review of the socio-economic baseline census

information of pre-displaced persons; iii) Identification and selection of impact

indicators; Impact assessment through formal and informal surveys with the affected

persons; Consultation with PAPs, officials, community leaders for preparing review

report; Assess the resettlement efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability,

drawing lessons for future resettlement policy formulation and planning.

Monitoring will also pay close attention to the status of project affected vulnerable

groups such as female-headed households, disabled/elderly and economically

backward families (i.e., below poverty line). The following should be considered as

the basis for indicators in monitoring and evaluation of the project: (i) socio-economic

conditions of the PAPs in the post-resettlement period; (ii) communications and

reactions from PAPs on entitlements, compensation, options, alternative

developments and Economic Rehabilitation timetables etc., (iii) changes in housing

and income levels; (iv) rehabilitation of informal settlers; (v) status of Economic

Rehabilitation; and (vi) level of satisfaction of PAPs in the post resettlement period.

Reporting Requirements

The Addistional General Manager(PP&D),RVNL responsible for supervision and

implementation of the RP will prepare half yearly progress reports on resettlement/

Economic Rehabilitation activities and submit to the ADB for review. The Sub-project

monitoring and implementation Consultants will also monitor RAP implementation

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yearly reports to RVNL and to the ADB. They will determine whether resettlement

goals have been achieved, more importantly whether livelihoods and living standards

have been restored/enhanced and suggest suitable recommendations for

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FIGURE 4

RAP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

FIGURE 4: RAP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Year

2004 2005 2006 2007

Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

Land Acquisition

1 Socio Economic Survey & SA & RAP Report

2 Draft SA & RAP Report

3 Review and approval of SA &RAP

4 LA Proposal

5 Appointment of CRO

6 Hiring of NGO for assistance to CRO

7 Appointment of External M&E Agency

8 Disclosure of RAP

9 Information dissemination and PublicConsultation

RAP Implementation

1 CRO and Staff Training

2 LA completed and preparation of award

3 Final list of PAPs and distribution of ID cards

4 LA payments by DC office

5 Formation of GRC

6 Provision of basic Amenities and Areadevelopment

7 Payments of all other eligible assistance

8 Land Transfer to Railways

Monitoring and Evaluation

1 Internal Monitoring.

2 External Monitoring

As and when required


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