Rp of Chalk Gobindapur - LGED

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12. There are no indigenous people (IP) in the area and no negative social impacts were indicated in focus group discussions or from the household survey. Focus group discussions indicated willingness in to support the Water Management Cooperative Association’s (WMCA’s) establishment and to contribute to Operation and Maintenance (O&M) costs. B. Scope of Land Acquisition and Displacement 1. Subproject Objectives 13. Local people have requested the re-excavation of the Chalk Gobindapur – Aldadpur khal. Re-excavation of the khal will increase its water storage capacity and facilitate storing useful amount of water even in the dry season from waste and seepage from fields irrigated with ground water. The subproject objective is to improve monsoon and post-monsoon farming conditions with supplementary surface water irrigation as a result of water conservation in the khal. 2. Construction Activities 14. The main elements of construction activity for the subproject are: · Re-excavation of 2.00 km Chalk Gobindapur- Aldadpur Khal · Dismantling and lowering of the floor of existing culvert at chain1,600m · Dismantling of damaged culvert at Chain 1,300m and construction of new one at that place 3. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement 15. The subproject will not acquire any private land as all the land within the khal the place where the culverts are going to be constructed are khas land, i.e., owned by the Government. However, some people have been cultivating the bed of the khal for generations, and it is estimated that the subproject will affect 61 affected households (AHHs), with a population of 350, among them 17 House hold will be restricted in cultivating the fields they cultivate i.e canal bed2 km stretch of l to be re-excavated. They will lose some portion of their livelihood for long and 44 person will lose their grown trees. No homestead or commercial enterprises (CBEs) will be affected by the subproject, so no relocation of residential structures or CBEs are required. 5 C. Review and Analysis of Socioeconomic Survey Data 16. The subproject area covers six villages namely: (i) Chalkgobindapur; (ii) Aldadpur (iii) Badal Khal (iv) Faridpur (v) Moheshpur and Sherpur under Gaibandha District. The extent of impact varies by location. The villages are located along the khals to be re-excavated. APs of one village will lose access to agriculture land and cultivated crops 17. The proposed subproject area comprises agricultural land including three beels namely Chunater Beel ,Khalshagri Beel and Kumargari Beel. The subproject area is characterized by siltation of the khals and low land from early flooding on the surrounding agricultural land. Farmers have been extending their agriculture field onto the silted khal, as these khals remain dry most of the year. 5 Resettlement required for this subproject, but according to the approved Resettlement Framework (RF), where resettlement does occur it will be implemented in all subprojects in accordance with the policy on involuntary resettlement of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and following The Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance (ordinance II of 1982) and its subsequent amendments in 1993 and 1994. The RF applies to all involuntary resettlement effects, including displacement of non-titled people, arising from land acquisition or conversion, or any other effects that result from project works. Those affected will be helped to maintain at least their standard of living at pre-project level. All losses, including of land, crops, trees, structures, business, employment, and workdays and wages, will be fully compensated, including those incurred by nontitled people. 2
4. Land Use and Settlement Pattern 18. At present the entire subproject affected area is being used as agriculture land. It is a rural area with the primary economy based on agriculture. The agriculture land is double cropped. The field survey could not identify any negative impacts on any CPRs, such as mosques, schools, or Union Parishad offices. 19. The current land use pattern is mixed. Major agricultural production is from Aman and Boro paddy as well as potato, spices and oil seeds. Potato, spices and other Rabi crops are grown in the dry areas of the khals. However, these crops are at risk from flash flooding. Crops are also damaged due to drainage congestion and winter drought. There are many people involved in fisheries activities, mainly open water seasonal fishing. However, no fisherman was found during the field survey that would be negatively affected by the subproject; rather most will be benefited. 1. Methodology and Data Collection 20. In the absence of an Implementing NGO (INGO), 6 the Project Management Office (PMO) staff, with help of the WMCA and the Union Parishad (UP) representative, carried out the DMS and carried out stakeholder meetings with farmers, when necessary in agriculture fields. The DMS shows very limited negative impact on the affected people due to their being no private land acquisition of this subproject area. One hundred percent of the 61 APs were selected for the socioeconomic survey (SES). The households were interviewed through using structured questionnaire. Table 2 shows the distribution of the APs by village of the subproject area. Table 2: Number of Affected Population by Sex and by Village Name of Village Male Female Total Number % Number % Number % Chalkgobindapur 115 41.7 161 58.3 276 100.0 Aldadpur 14 48.3 15 51.7 29 100.0 Total 129 176 305 21. A total of 61 HH will be affected from 2 villages, with a population of 305. The sex ratio is male for 42% and female 58%, the percentage of females is higher than males which, compared to the national census, is very unusual. The HH size is 5.08, which is slightly higher than national average of 4.9. The range of HH size is 2 to 10. Only 9% of HHs is extended- families. Only 5% of HHs is female headed. 22. FGDs were conducted in two locations, including the playground of the primary school and at a bridge. Social groups included in the FGDs represented a wide variety of socioeconomic status, both genders, as well the people both directly and indirectly affected. 2. Socioeconomic Profile of APs 23. The socioeconomic profile of all APs is based on a 100% SES from the total 61 AHH 305 population). The APs were using the canal bed for cultivation annually. Of the 17 AHHs using Khal for cultivation, 9 (52.9%) were using 2 decimal; 4 (23.5%) were using 1 decimal, 3 (17.6%) AHH were using 3 decimal; and only one AHH was using as much as 4 decimal. Table 3: Holdings (Decimal) of APs Farming Khal Land Amount of Farmed Land Number of HH Percent (In Decimal) 2 9 52.9 6 An INGO is expected to be contracted by the Project in Nov-Dec 2011. 3
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