India - Grand Trunk Road Project - environmental assessment (Vol. 16 of 18) : Consolidated resettlement action plan

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Nor#wm Thnk Rode in Anciar* trda X (~~ M&M4uryan) Grand Trunk Road Improvement Project Consolidated Resetdement Action Plan * * 4 XTrt*%4 -~ Nrem Twunk Rou~E432 ~~ _,< ~~in M.~vl IndP A2 Volume 16 oitt nfl Thunk Road (G.IReoUd) i wip. ~~~~PATAP 1,<vwk A` P Y -~~~~~AD -t+_FIL (G.f RDV FINAL REPORtT so ates South Asia 'Pvt. Ltd. w -- ~WI-, .  NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Northern Trunk Route in Ancient India (Raja Marg-Mauryan) 7*t = ^ -Grand Trunk Road Improvement Project Consolidated Resettlement Action Plan Northem Irunk Routes in Mediaeval India ; (Sarak-e-Azam) Northern Trunk Road i9th Century (G T Road) N~~~~~~~~~~~ i, t~~~~~~~~~~t 71.a - Proposed Trunk Road Network 207 A.D.)  TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. E XEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1-1 1.1 THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 1-1 1.2 Indian and the World Bank's Requirements 1-2 1.3 Resettlement in the Project 1-2 1.3.1 Need for Land Acquisition 1-2 1.3.2 Context of Resettlement in GTRIP 1-3 1.3.3 Minimising Resettlement 1-3 * The Definition and Delineation of the Corridor of Impact 1-3 1.4 IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT 1-4 1.4.1 Estimates of Land Required for the Project 1-4 1.4.2 Displacement and Other Impacts 1-4 1.4.3 Vulnerable Groups 1-4 1.4.4 Livelihood 1-5 1.5 SUPPORT PRINCIPLES FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF IMPACTS 1-5 1.5.1 Entitlements for Project-Affected Families 1-5 1.5.2 *Entitlements for Project-Affected Persons 1-8 1.5.3 Entitlements for Project-Affected Groups 1-8 1.5.4 Targeted Support to Vulnerable Groups 1-9 1.5.5 Options and Choices 1-10 1.6 RESETTLEMENT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION 1-10 1.6.1 Social Assessment, Census and Surveys 1-10 * Social Assessment 1-10 * Census and Baseline Socio-Economic Surveys 1-10 * Cut-Off Date 1-10 1.6.2 Resolutl'on of Disputes & Grievances 1-11 1.6.3 Co-Ordination Between Civil Works and Resettlement 1-11 1.6.4 Community Participation and Public Consultation 1-12 1.6.5 Non-Government Organisations 1-12 1.7 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 1-13 1.7.1 The Delivery System 1-13 1.7.2 Capacity Building 1-14 1.7.3 Training 1-15 . Awareness Campaign 1-15 1.7.4 Database Management & Documentation 1-15 1.7.5 Transparency and Accountability 1-16 1.8 COSTS AND BUDGETS 1-16 1.9 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 1-17 Lea Associates z 7D  1.10 EVALUATION STUDIES RECOMMENDED 1-17 2. OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT 2-1 2.1 OVERVIEW 2-1 2.2 THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2-1 2.2.1 Overall Scope of Project Works 2-3 2.2.2 Proposed Improvement of the Project Highway 2-3 2.2.3 Resettlement in the Project 2-4 2.3 PROJECT PREPARATION OBJECTIVES OF GTRIP 2-4 2.3.1 Scope of the Consolidated RAP Report 2-5 2.3.2 Objectives of the Resettlement Action Pjan 2-6 2.4 BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT 2-6 2.4.1 Macro-Economic Benefits 2-7 2.4.2 Local Level Benefits 2-7